Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-30
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1885.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

4
The Vice. President submitted to the
House a concurrent resolution for portrait
of the late Gen. Thomas for the Houses.
He eulogised the personal worth and i'm.
portant services of the deceased, bat was
averse to the resolution as establishing O
general precedent for all like cases.
Mr.. Davis made some remarks of sim
liar tenor.
Cadetsfaips, Southern Railroads,
Etc.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wilson,
providing the mode for the selection OF
cadets to the military and naval academies.
By Mr.. Mcdonald, for the settlement of
accounts between Southern railroad cor
porations and the United States Govern
| ment.
Also to allow the school trustees in Ar
kansas to enter lands for school purposes
under the homestead law.
BY Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, relating to the
Indian reservations selected by peace Com
missioners
Mr.. Cole offered a resolution to
provide for q standing Committee on
foreign postal and telegraph communica-
ton, Mr.. Summer objecting, the resolu-
ton went over.
$4,000 Worth of Experiment.
The House resolution appropriating
three thousand dollars to pay experiments
In the ventilation of the halls of the Capt.
tol. Passed.
Trade and Coinage.
Mr.. Fenton called up the bill authorizing
the appointment of an agent to inquire
relative.to state of trade between the United
States and British North America, which,
after discussion, was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Mr.. Williams gave notice that he would
offer bill relating to the refining of gold
and silver bullion at the mint of the United
States and branches as an amendment to
the Legislative Executive and Judicial APP
preparation Bill, on the ground that it tends
to reduce the expense of Government
coinage of money. Upon his motion the
bill was taken from the calendBr and re-
ferred to Committee on Appropriations.
The calendar was then proceeded with
and number of House bills passed
A Loyal Claim from Knoxville.
A bill to pay the claim of Messrs. Cowan
d Dickinson, of Knoxville, Tenn, was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Trumbull, on the ground
that it involved the principle that the
Government should pay for cotton used by
our army erecting Notifications He could
see no more reason for this than paying
for the lumber and earth used in such
work.
Mr.. Wiley said half an hour had not
elapsed since the Senate passed an ex-
actly similar claim, and that the only
reason for its assent in one case and re-
fusal in the other, was that one claimant |
lived in Missouri and the other in Tennes-
see. he thought the Government could not |
much longer afford to deny justice to |
loyal men, simply because they lived in
the South A few paltry dollars might be |
saved, but the credit and honor of the |
nation was threatened by persistence in
such a policy.
Mr.. Fowler, in support of the!claim, |
stated that Dickinson, one of the claimants |
publicly refused to take the oath of allegi- |
anee to the Constitution and Government. |
MIR. Trumbull said the bill which had |
passed involved principle presented by |
one now pending; it was equally objection
able. He therefore asked the unanimous
consent to enter a motion for its recall |
from the House.
Mr.. Davis urged the selection of a test |
case, and discussion of the general ques- |
ton, as means of determining the future /
policy of the Senate with view to the |
guidance Of members.
Mr.. Trumbulls motion was then entered. |
After short executive session, the Senate |
adjourned until Monday.