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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 147 (search)
nt and function, and report their action to the next session as an amendment of the Constitution of the United States, to be proposed by Congress to the States for their ratification, according to the fifth article of said Constitution. Mr. Washburne, (interrupting its reading.) I object to the introduction of that resolution. We have had enough of it read. Mr. Cox. I move to suspend the rules to enable me to introduce it. The reading of the resolution was resumed and completed. Mr. Potter. I wish to ask the gentleman from Ohio if he is willing to insert, among the proposed commissioners, the name of James Buchanan? (Laughter.) Mr. Cox. No, sir; not at all. I call for the yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules. The yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. Roscoe Conklin. I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was not agreed to. The question was taken, [on the motion to suspend the rules,] and it was decided in the negative — yeas 41, nays, 85.
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 47: (search)
Chapter 47: Grant and his friends. General Grant's friendships were like everything else in his life—various in character and result, sometimes adding to his dignity and happiness and renown, sometimes unfortunate in the last degree. He was the friend of General Sherman and of Ferdinand Ward, of Dr. Newman and Hamilton Fish, of George Child and the King of Siam, of Rawlins, Belknap, Babcock, Sheridan; of a man named Hillyer, now forgotten, and of Abraham Lincoln; of Roscoe Conklin, Fitz-John Porter and John A. Logan. Many of his early friendships were not with distinguished people, but the manner in which he adhered to these was characteristic of the man, and explains some of the circumstances in his career that have been most criticised. Grant, as every one knows, stepped very low in his fortunes after leaving the army. He bought a farm, but did not succeed in farming; he cut wood and drove it to St. Louis; he tried collecting money; he sought petty office and failed to
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], An Honest man. (search)
the House to enable members from the States bordering on the lakes to grind private axes of their own, or of their constituents, and to direct, if possible, millions from the public Treasury, under the plea of needed fortifications, which are as unnecessary as the useless fortifications erected at St. Louis by Gen. Fremont at such monstrous cost to the nation. On the other hand, however, the Special Committee to which the general bankrupt law was referred in the summer, and of which Hon. Roscoe Conklin is chairman, will probably insure the passage of that act, while the regular Judiciary Committee would have opposed it. It is deemed an indispensable measure by those best acquainted with the commercial interests of the North, and it is believed that the Southern States will regard it as a step in the way of conciliation by removing financial obstacles to the restoration of tranquility. From Missouri — movements of Ren M'Cullochand Gen Price — communication betweenKansas city an
The Daily Dispatch: may 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late from the North. (search)
noon. The previous question was moved, which, with the motion of Mr. Stevens to lay the whole subject on the table, was pending when the House adjourned. The assailants of the committee would make the country believe that the contractors are intensely patriotic and that the Government has been really a gainer by their operations; and, not content with that, have reflected upon the honesty and fairness of the committee. Some very spicy compliments passed between them this afternoon.--Mr. Roscoe Conklin made a spread-eagle speech against them, and Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, called him a defender of robbers, thieves, and plunderers. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, one of the committee, made a speech bristling with facts that would damn any party that should attempt to excuse them.--The opposition members have enjoyed this family quarrel exceedingly. They sit quietly around the ring while the fight is going on and the rascality is shown up. The venerable Mr. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, was an ad
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1865., [Electronic resource], Washington news. (search)
membered, state that Mr. Garland would argue the question on the 15th instant, and test the constitutionality of the oath requirement.] The Public Printing. An idea of the large amount of printing and binding during the current year is furnished by the fact that the Superintendent of Public Printing asks Congress for an additional appropriation of $600,000. Committee on the Southern States. The Republican Representatives from New York have indicated their desire that Hon. Roscoe Conklin be appointed a member of the joint committee to inquire into the condition of the late Southern Confederacy. France, Mexico and the United States. It is also rumored that the Emperor Napoleon has addressed a letter direct to the Secretary of State asking our Government to recognize the empire of Maximilian as the government de facto, and that the Secretary of State is preparing a reply.-- National Intelligencer, yesterday. Tex Chartered. The National Valley Bank of S