Mr. TRUMBULL. I will renew the motion as soon as I have read the action taken at the last session of the Senate in regard to these credentials. The Arkansas case was before Congress at a former session, and a report was made in reference to the very constitution of which the Senator now speaks by the ComJudiciary, concluding with the following res olution: "Reiiolued, That William M. Fishbaclr and Elisha Baxter are not entitled to seat! as Senators from the State of Arkansas." That resolution was adopted by the Senate at the session before the last. Subsequently the credentials of Mr. Snow were piesented at the gccial session after the 4th of arch last; and the ComJudiciary made the follow“ing report: The ComJudiciary to whom were referred the credentials of William. Snow claim iniito have been elected a Senfrom the State of Ar aitilas for nx years from the 4thof March instant, f6 or 1R That in the year 1861the constituted authorities of the State of Arkansas undertook to withdraw that State from the Union, and so far succeededin the nttcm tas by force of arms to expel from the State for a time the authority of the U.S and set up a governmentin hostility thereto, and in pursuanceof an act of congress,the inhabitants of said State have since been cclnred to be in a state of insurrection againstthe U.S. The committee thereforerecommendthat the question of the admission of Mr. Snow to a seat be postponed to the next session of Congress and until Congress shall take action in regard to the recognition of the alleged existing State governmentin Arkansas." Congress having taken no definite action, but having referred to a JtCommee of both Houses the question of the recognition of the existing State governmentin Arkansas, it would manifestly be improper to take an action, according to the opinion of the ComJudiciary which investigated this subject at the 5 coin session, until we shall have a report from that committee and action in regard to recognizing the State government which has been set up in Arkansas. Hence it can do no good, I would inform the Senfrom Kansas, to refer these credentials to the ComJudiciary, because the ComJudiciary unanimously reported a resolution, and the Senate adopted that resolution, that no action ought to be taken in regard to admitting Mr. Snow until Congress determined upon the 01 ganization which had been set up in the State of Arkansas, which Congress is now proceeding to do through a JtCommee. I therefore renew the motion that these credentials lio upon the table to await the action of that committee, which we shall speedily have, I have no doubt.