Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-15
ARLINGTON.
mcCreery's Proposition 10 Restore
the Estate TO its Owners Exciting
Episode i'm the Senate.

McCreery's Proposition 10 Restore
the Estate 10 its Owners
Episode i'm the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia resolution
which Mr.. McCreery, of Kentucky, sub.
mitted in the Senate yesterday and pro-
posed again to day, to provide a joint
committee to Inquire if Gen. Lee had
ever possessed any title in the Arlington
properg which could be legally confis-
Gated, and if found TO belong to some of
his family, and not to him, 10 ascertain
the number of the intements made there,
and see if they could not be removed to
some other place of sepulture, produced
very decided connection among the
Radical Senators, and elected an excite d
and angry debate, TO which full Senate
! and well crowded galleries listened for
two hours. The Kentucky Senator opened
the discussion in a speech somewhat re-
markable in the Senate for its fine deliv-
cry, its gracefully woTded phrases, and
high eulogium on the life and death of
Lee.
Several of the Republican Senators
naturally got very much aroused by II,
Sdd no less than three denounced it as an
outrage on the loyal sentiment of the
country, on the Senate and on common
decency; while another looked upon it
almost IS rank treason. Edmunds, of
Vermont, moved that the Senate do not
receive the resolution, aproceeding which
Mr.. Trumbull alone, of the Republicans,
questioned very much, as q dangerous
and discourteous precedent, which Demo-
cratic Senators earnestly commented on.
Finally, Mr.. McCreery, who was Who'll
ly unconscious of any intention to create
all this terrible hubbub, got up and said
that no member of the Lee family had
requested him to submit this resolution,
that be had prepared il of his vOlitiOn,
and he now proposed 80 withdraw it The
Radicals objected to this, and insisted on
a vote, which was taken, snd resulted
to 54 that the resolution should not even
receive the consideration CT the Senate.
In the course of the debate Mr. Sumner
stated that he was present with Stanton
when be gave the order for the burial of
the Union dead at Arlington, and stated
that he had issued it 10 prevent any Of
the Lee family from ever getting a foot
hold back again.
LO, the Poor Indian.
In response to a resolution adopted last
April, the Senate Committee on the Judi
ciary this morning reported that the four
teeDth amendment has no effect whatever
upoa The status upon the Indians within
the limits of the United States, and does
not annul the treaties previously made,
Congress having uniformly respected the
rights of Indians to govern themselves.
A CarpetbRg Congressman Arrested
for Bigamy.
THIS morning a bench warrant having
been placed in the bands of the Marshal
for the arrest of Hon. C. c. Bowen, of
South Carolina, who has been indicted for
bigamy in the Criminal Court, Deputy
Marshal proceeded to his residence and
served the warrant Before 10 O'Clock
Mr.. Bowen was at City Hall with his
counsel, Mr.. MerTick, and several gentle
men as securities, and on the arrival of
Judge Cartier appeared before him. After
consultation, Mr. Bowen stating he wished
as early day as possible to be appointed
for bis trial, the amount of bsil was fixed
at 5000 for his appearance at the pres
ent session.