Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. President, there is another provisionin this resolution as it stands. It not only takes from the Senate all power to not over this subject until this committee shall report and Congress shall take final action, but it declares that we shall refer every paperto the committee without debate. Yes, sir, the Senate of the U.S. is to be led like a lamb to the slaughter, bound hand and foot, shorn of its constitutional power, and gagged, dumb, like the sheep brought to the blockl ls this the condition to which the Senfrom Michi n proposes to reduce the Senate of the U.S. by insisting upon such a provision as that contained in the resolution as it comes from the HoRep?Mr. President, there is a still graver objection to this resolution as it stands. The provision that, ” until such report shall have been made and finally acted onby Congress, no member shall be received into either House from any of the socalled confederate States, ” is a provision which, by law, excludes those 11 States from their representation in the Union. Sir, pass that resolution as it stands, and letit receive the signature of the President, and you have accomplished what the rebellion could not accomplish, what the sacrifice of half a million men could riot accomplish in warriinst this Governmentyou have dissolvedt e nion by act of Congress. Sir, are we prepared to sanctiOn that? I trust never. The Senfrom Michigan talks about the status of these States. He may very properly raise the question whether they have any Legislatures that are capable of electing Senators to this body. That is a question of fact to be conhdered; but as to whether they are States, and States still within the Union, notwithstanding their civil form of overument has been over turned by the rebelion and their Legislatures have been disorganizedthat they are still States in this Union is the most sacred truth and the dearest truth to eve American heart, and it will be maintainedrby the American people against all opposition, come from what quarter it may. Sir, the flag that now floats on the top of this Capitol bears 36 stars. Every star represents a State in this Union. I ask the Senfrom Michigan, does that flag, as it floats there, speak the nations truth to our people and to the world, or is it a hypocritical, Haunting lie? That flag has been borne at the head of our conquering legions through the whole South, planted at Vicksburg, lanted at. Columbia, Savannah Charleston, Sumter the same old flag which came down before the rebellion at Sumter was raised up again, and it still bore the same glorious stars; “not a star obscured, ” not one.