Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-28

ducts OF their own labor or the iaoorof fred
men and others euaplov ed and PAL 5y .hrrn.
The bill VIA fhen passad-y.Rs %, nnys -.
Mr. Powell moyNRs In tske the uesticu m
the u. inR motios. sf Nr. Howard to r.can-
slider the vote by w,neu the bill 10 prevent mil
itsry intsrfe,epc &c In ~r.r-.ous Eas passed..
The motion TO recon surr was rejected yeas
10, nAye -
Mr. Fiddle called up III. resolu to sltow
all Senator'S and K pres natives in Congress
to Welt all forts and military hospitals and
prisons; and 1t was REJECT d-yeas IL. nay "a
The bill to esfabltsh the Freedmen's Bar-au
came mp rs the uu finished business the panf-
ing question being on the amendment OF Ar.
Trumhull, To amend the ciA use in which coh-
fscation lie referred to, to eppa. the osnt rrse.
luton explanatory of the Con scatiou ACT.
The amendment was adopted-yeas g, nays
Is. an rF....-r-.-#.
Mr.. Doolate offered an aneu ssment, As fol-
lows: That all assistant commissioners, local
superintapdrpfsan and clerks, as we'll "a the su-
rprvisiDg specfa, agents appointed within the
States within. which the tnsarrrctiou exists,
and the authority Of the civil tribunal Is over
thrown, sbali be 30 far deemed to bs in the
military service OF the United States As TO he
liable to trial by court martial or military COM
mission, TO bp ord red by the Commanding Cen
eral of the Military Department within which
they act a. such assistant commissi ,nerars.
local superinte dents. clerks, or supervising
special agents; and for all often cas- amounting 10
transportation Of public or private proper
~; for any wIlful act OF oppression OF any
freeman OF or any loyal lnhSbtt0nt; Tor any
act OF taking or receiving directly or in
directly any money or thing Of value: for
any act done or omitted ny them ia their
official capacity; or for being in any man
nsr Interested In any purchase Of cotton.
produced upon any Ian Is leased or worked
under the provisions of this act, or In carrying
on any business. or in being In any matter d.
rectly or indirectly interested in any business
carried on under the superintendencs OF the
officers appointed under this act, or for any
other wilful violation OF their official duties,
upon con viction thereof, shall he subject to
punishment by fine not exceeding i0,n0a, or
imprisonment at hard labor for a period not
exceeding five years, or BY both such fine And
imprisonment.
After debate, in which Massrs. Wilson and
Sumner favored the amendment and Messrs.
Hendricks and Davis opposed it, on tho ground
that it was unconstitutional TO try persons not
in the Military Or Naval service by court mai
tial, though they were aaxious for the propar
punishment OF such crimes as were sure TO be
committed under the bill. The amendment
was agreed TO.
HoUsB-Mr. Hooper called up the Senate
amendments to the loan bill, and agreed to the
same, after having, by q vote of yeas III, nays
that nothing In this act shall i'm pair the right OF
any State TO tax the bonds, notes, and other
obligations Of the United States as other per-
sonal property is taxed.
The amendments OF the Senate were con-
Cured in.
The House reconsidered the vote-yeas SO,
nays 71-bv which last night was rejected the
substitute of Mr.. Smithers for the amendatory
enrolment BILL