Mr. TRUMBULL. I am notgiven to evading questions which are put to me, and I think it is a pretty 0d answer to the question to tell the Senatort at his case is not this case at all. Of course, each House determines whether a man who votes has a right to vote or not when the organization is admitted. Of course, the HoRep determines whether A, B, and C, who voted for a Representative had a right to vote. In Pennsylvania, when you have a egitimate State organization that nobody questions, of course the Senate determines when a Senator comes here. The question is not whether you have ot a real government in Pennsylvania, but whether the men there who voted for the individual Senator had a right to vote or not; a very difierent question from the one whether there is an government at all in Pennsylvania that can e recognized by the authorities of the U.S. It is a question simply of which was the Legislature. e had a similar case from the State of RhdIsland some years ago, as is suggested by a Sen ator near me, [Mr. POLAKD] The very thing I have been trying to do at this session of Congress, and I believe the very thing the majority of the Senate has been ting to do, is to ascertain the fact whether a State of Tennessee, for that seems to be put forward, has organized a republican State organization, which is loyal to this Government, representing the loyal people of the State of Tennessee. That is what the committee of 15 are charged with inquiringinto, what they have been engaged I understand for 50 or 60 days—I think the committee was not organized until after the holidays—in endeavoring to ascertain. Iam looking for a report from the committee. I am not a member of it. I should have rejoiced if the committee could have ascertained ere this that the government set up in Tennessee was a loyal government representing the loyal people of the State, an in a condition that entitle it to representation in the 2 Houses of Congress. I should have rejoiced if they could have made that report weeks ago. Ihope we shall have it tomorrow; and if not tomorrow, just as soon as the committee shall ascertain the facts and make the report. he Senfrom Connecticut talks about persons acting from passion. So far as I am concerned, my vote will not be controlled an instant and I should think myself unworthy of a seat here if it could be controlled for one in stantby outside speeches in regard to the recognition or non-recognition of the State government of Tennessee. On that question trust I can divest myself of all feeling and all passion and all desire except to do my duty not only to Tennessee but to the whole country. Then what is the complaint? Why assume here that somebody wants to keep 11 States out of the Union when it is the earnest desire of every man to have all the 11 States in as soon as they can be properly admitted? Why say that resolutions are introduced for the purpose of keeping Tennessee out when the object of these resolutions is to facilitate her admission 1 Let me bring to the mind of the Senfrom connecticut the fact—if my recollection is wrong, I ask him to correct me now—that he and I both were anxious to have representatives from the State of Louisiana in this body a year ago.