Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-23
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. June %.

tH UADhlNGION, June ~.
SENATE.-0n motion of Mr.. Nesrnith, the
House Dill to authorize the President of the
United States to negotiate with certain
indian tribes In Oregon for relinquish-
ment Of certain rights secured to them nv
treaty, was taken up and passed.
Mr. McDougal's joint resolution, hereto
fore offered, in relation to the French Oc-
cupation of Mexico, was read. and after n
short debate ordered to lie upon the table
and be printed.
Mr.. Powell's bill to prevent military in
reference In elections was taken up, and
Mr.. Powell offered amendments decreasing
the penalties for violation of its proyis7
ions, and inserting the following words I'm
the ninth line: "Unless such military shall
be necessary to repel armed enemies.n
NIT" fomeroy moved to add to this the
WORDS, "or to keep peace at the polls"
which amendments were adopted. The bill
Then passed-ayes 10, nays 13. @
MIR. Sumner presented the petition of
Horace Sprigg, colored citizen of WASH
lngton, which represents that prior to
April, 1862, he was q slave of John Parker.
and that he had purchased, in the name of
his brother-in-law, free mason, his daugl-
ter, then slave of said Parker, and had
paid about $500.
The Emancipation Commissioner, before
whom he appeared, claiming full compen-
sation rs the virtual owner Of Martha Ann
Sprigg, refused to allow the claim on the
ground that slave could not acquire slave
property according to the then existing
law. He asks Congress for compensation.
Mr.. Ramsey submitted the following,
which was laid over:
Ros0lred, That the committee on Foreign
Relations are hereby instructed to consider
and report the expediency of extending the
'provisionsof the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, of June Eth. is54.
commonly known as the-reciprocity treaty.
to Central British America, or the district
north of Minnesota, hitherto described as
the Selkirk settlements, and the territory
OF the Hudson Bay Company.
Mr.: Johnson presented petition of the
Polish citizens or residents of the United
States, praying that the Polish citizens
serving in the army of the United States
may not be returned to the Government of
Russia as prisoners.
HoUsE.-On motion, il was resolved, the
Senate concurring, that the present session
OF Congress be closed ON Thursday, the
Both inst.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio said he understood the
Senate would agree to this.
MIR. Dawes, of Mass, from the committee
On i.iOo1lOuo, IepOTJeu RESOLUTION that
Charles w. Corrigan is not entitled to a seat
as Representative from the Fifth Congress-
ional District of Pa, but that A. NJ. TRayer
is entitled to retain the seat he now occu-
pies. The report was laid on the table for
the present.
Mr.. Dawes also made a report i'm the Ar
kansas election cases, accompanied bv a
joint resolution in relation to the different
States which have been declared by the
Presidents Proclamation to he in rebellion.
1t provides, that the President appoint,
by and with the advice of the Senate,
commission of three persons, residents i'm
States net involved in the present rebellion,
whose duty it shall be to visit, during the
recess of Congress, such States as have been
declared to be in rebellion, and which have
or shall, before the next session,
take measures to re-establish or reorganize
civil governments; and after a careful ex-
animation, report to the President for the
information of Congress all such evidence
as may be procured to show whether the
loyalists have succeeded in establishing a
State Government, ETC.; and report the reia-
tive ability OF such people to maintain the
same against domestic violence, and until
Congress is satisfied.