Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-21
rHIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Third Heaslon.
TUESDAY, Janudrv 20, 1868.
SENATE.


Mr.. SUMNER presented a memorial Of clt!-
Gems Of New York, asking for the establishment
Of reliable camp hospital and ambulance
corps.
Mr.. TRUMBULL presented petition In IA
vOr Of a general bankrupt law.
Mr.. SUMNER, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported bill to pay tho Trench
spollation claims" .EE
Mt. HALE, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported back the bill 10 authorize lot
tiers OF marque and reprisal, with certain amend
mcnts. He said he should call II up at an
early day.
Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts, introduced
bill for the prompt aud uniform administra-
ton Of military Justice and the better govern
mGnt Of the military forces Of the United States
On motion OF Mr.. TRUMBULL, The bill to
alter the judicial districts Of the United States
placing Michigan and Ohio In the seventh dis
triet, was taken up and passed. .... -
Mr.. HARDING called up the bill au horlzing
the President 10 negotiate treaties with certain
Indian tribes. Passed.
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved 70 take up the bin
to reorgauize the Court Of Claims.
Mr.. SHERMAN hoped no bill Of this general
character would be taken up while so many inn
portant measures were pending. There was
the bill concerning the discharge Of State pris-
oners; unless something was done on that sub
ieC we should have collisions between States
financial measures and bills from the Military
Committee. He desired TO impress on the sen-
ate the necessity Of acting on these important
measures. We have now almost civil war In
two States Of tho Union, and he would vote 10
take up no bill Of this kind until n conscription
law wss passed and the financial measures dis
posed OF, and some bill passed so that dlsloyal
citizens could be arrested according TO law. II
could possibly make no difference whether the
Court OF Claims has three judges or five.
The motion TO take up was agreed to- yeas
90, nays 10. Several amendments were adopt
At the expiration of the morning hour, the
Chair called up the special orGcr-the bill for
the discharge Of State prisoners.
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved 10 postpone the spe-
cial order.
Tho motion to postpone was agreed to-ycas
| %, nays 10. .
Mr.. HALE moved TO strike out the clause
providing for two additional judges.
Mr.. SUMNER moved to amend so as 10 in
crease the number Of Judges by one, making
| four; which was rejected.
| The question then recurring on the motion 10
strike out the provision for two additional
judges, Il was rejectod-yeas 16, nays 10.
! Mr.. GRIMES moved to strike out tho whole
bill after tho cnacting clause and 10 insert a
substitute repeating tho original bill establish
ing the court.
| Mr.. FOSTER moved TO lay the bill on the
| table. On the question no quorum voted.
| Mr.. HALE moved TO adjourn. Rejected
yeas S, nays 20. Still no quorum voting.
Mr.. CLARK moved that the scrgeant-at- arms
request the attendance Of absent members.
| Agreed TO.
Mr.. CoLLAMER protested against being OBJ
liged to sit in the Senate doing nothing TO walt
for the sergeant-at-arms 10 hunt up absent
members. He moved that the Senate adjourn,
which was agreed to,