Mr. HENDRICKS. I do not think it is profitable to protract this debate and therefore I shall not occupy the time of the Senate at any length. I rise simply to say that I think the Senate ought to y some attention to econ omy in the public printin. It has gone up from a few 100,000 dollars to about 2 millions perannum now. Whether this is the result of extravagant orders on the drt of congress, or of the mismanagement otp the public printing by the officers having it in charge, I cannot say; but certainly in these times we ought to introduce some economy. As, however, this proposition does not involve any considerable expenditure, and as it is to present to the country the labors of a very important, although Itink an unnecessar, committee of this and the other body, I shn 1 vote for the resolution as reported by the Senfrom Delaware. On the subject that has been debated I have just a word to say. Every patriot must feel that the restoration of social and political relations between the distracted portions of this country is of the highest importance, that commerce arid trade may return to their ancient channels, that prosperity, contentment, and happiness may spring u in everyportion of the country; and in viewo this fact Ydo not know any wickedness so at, any act so atrocious, as a misrepresentation of the feelings and conduct of one section of the country to the people of the other section of the country. If were speaking to one section of this country of the condition of another section in the present state of affairs, I should regard myself as put upon the highest honor that a patriot can owe to his country to speak the truth and nothing but the truth; and there is no party on earth or in heaven, in my judgment, whether an officer of the Freedmens Bureau, or a general in command, or a private citizen, or the highest official, who can be excused if he misrepresents the facts as to the conduct and sentiments of the people of one portion of the country to the people of another portion. I have thought it unfortunate that this committee was raised, for I knew as a necessity that men who would desire to produce a particular impression would seek to be heard by the comI cannot believe and I do not believe that honorable Senators would select witnesses with a view to producing a particular impression on the public mind, but t iat men who have a purpose not consistent with the good, the pros perity, and the greatness of "the country WHI such a committee cannot be questione, an although I shall not think that by the testimony the committee may be et after the most careful and faithful search into facts, the condition of the country mittee. seek to be hiyd by able to will be truly represented, yet as I believe that committee will labort o doits best, I shall vote for this reasonable publication of its investigations. My judgment is not going to be controlled in voting on the admission of these States by what facts the committee shall find. I believe I understand what is the condition of the countr. I havelried to do so; Ihavetried honestlyto oso, not by what one man says to me from what the people have done. T I am willing to accept them. Right here I wish to correct one error.ern soldiers? at is not the question. not proposed here, nor has it been propos during this session, to repeal the law requiring an oath of him who resents himself as a senator of a State that connection with the rebellion. the whole unfortunate controversy. question is not whether rebels, guilty parties, shall be admitted to the deliberations of the but I judge he President proposed terms that many in the South thought were humiliating to them, but they have accepted them, they have reorganized orreformed their State governments and ask admission, and upon their conduct through their oflieials In the course of the debates it is over and over again asked, shall we admit rebels into the Son ate, shall we admit men to the Senate whose garments are diiipping with the blood of nqrtthis c has had no voluntary That stands as the law and the rule of the Senate, that he who comes here and asks admission as a Senator must take an oath that he has had no voluntary connection with the rebellion; he must show by his oath that he has been loyal throughout Then the they did not want my testimony. Thus it is with these committees. I vote for the publication of these things; at the same time I do not believe that they reveal the truth. The resolution was agreed to. HOUSE BILL REFERRED. The JtResolution (H.R.No. 62) to provide for the expenses attending the exhibition of the products of the industry of the U.S. at the Exposition in Paris in 1867, was read twice by its title, and referred to the ComForRel. PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.