, 1866-04-11

oe.eipg or junne mail matter, q l:..es Or r'sr
boxer, from 900 To ts01 substitute tof t1e
Senate bill. btl N king grant o. !anas - a;a
ia The construction Of The Southern Minnesota
ExeeutiFe se.ston. Ad:oafoed.~
HorsK.
Nr. cHANIER, Of n, l., .,Ated iha! II be hah
been prtent ye .trrtsy rhea tht Foae WIS taken On
Inc thu Rights Bill he wonid have rolled IN thr
Tr. DRlGGs. Of Mich, stated tha' he had been
caijtd ont By unavoidable business ye<esdsJ. and
Nas absent hnt tsenty-4cven 1nIuales- Whea ht
esue spack The bill was passed Any one who knew
hin kpew Thai be would not have dodeed IN.
question ii he had been psescnt Ho would have
M. GAWEs, Of rMas,., offered resolution, which
va. adopted directing lhe sfcretary OF War to fur
IN he csse Of the swars to7 the capture Of Booth
NJ. CUILoN, Of IT.. from the Committee On
Of the senate. authorizing Admiral rauldtnp aud
Commodore W.n; RadioEd To accept decorutioAs
from The King Of 1tsly in rceocnlon o! the,r SER
T,ee. rendered 10 the t5eate Be 1tnla, which were
NJ. RAYMO$p, from the committec on Foreign
Affairs. reported resolution teQuee'tne tho Pres-
dent to Inform The a0use What Eteps have been
taken 70 protect The nehtt and interests Of Am.d-
can e1tiza1s n the A,hin9 rrounds adjacent to the
British provinces, and whether any 1eslslation Of
othet action OF The par OF CDnCre=4 i, he iudg-
1oeni, necetEay TO Eecurt tno.e nights and inter
ett' in eonsequei e o. The sbrosatou Of the Reci
IT. fARq6SAR Cd I'd reR resoaon ~ chieS fdSsa ss.
adopted. requesting the COMMITTEE On AilinY
Aka'ss to inquire into The cxped1ency 81
audi I'd ~ lie ut sasms x ,oysS tasns ,o1
horses, mules and other personal property aetzed
md appropriated BY The rebels uadef Aofgan In In
Mr. RAYMOND obtatnea permission to make =
rcpon nom the COMMITTEE on Foreign Adatrs. nc
ttsted That ecne days sfDee te>oluton was rrl7cd
10 that committee calling ou the Secretary Of the
Eay to eend armed vessels to the fisheries adjacent
to The RHti-h rrnv1ncet- He nas instructed TO
make preliminary rTort-
the c1tcuDttances which had made The present s1-
te3ttou to this subject I nat&es Of necessity. It
Efew oat q, q the shroeation ot The iteelpsoeity
CARS 10 p4ake In the theTies Of the coast Of Sea-
foundlund hsd been en5o>ed N common With the
/ had been rceoeutzed Al an existing right b. the
Treaty OF 1853 II vac not conceded. not priv1-
1eee granted. but right admftted and recosuzed
continued toa b there t,1i .e wnr Of 1sl2 By the
Treaty of 1S1< no provtsfon was snadc On The sub
3ee1. The Assstsan Commissioner who wtEe Az
thps1zed TO act were expressly instructed BY their
Government NOT to allow he right OF fAhne on the
coast 70 be dfawn into question at all. The mat
hsd SsD s1s E xbss ssyed d sa eesn
10 nsh; hnt disturbances had occurred between The
nyal fishermen, which led TO the Convention OF
20 nss p - ~ II co.,
ycp,ion tne Amer,oans renouuced the
nsni 10 nsa w,5h9 o'.! three mils. oi & ,hs
Nse not i cnnc> scion By lhe Bsidth Government
nor the ret;r1etlon Of sny rghsE privileges; IL
~ the senund.t'on ~ ,hs United S!ates 81 the
States had enjoyed from the bea.fnninc, and which
| The United State. had previously rens,,nced the
coast. previous 10 1s16- Ame1ieans cnnunDed nsh-
| 1ng until 1851, wncn The Provincial Govefnmenf
Charmed the rtrAs 10 exclude the American Govern
771Rn IN m thArt mt
,iof, namely: Thai The line bywhieh she three u,les
iani 10 hcadisnd Il al 1T bars along
the coast including the t.rcat bar OF fHDdy, the
,ate o. Of Isnsa ,1 Napm h.3 % s1eDaes az
American fishermen from some Of tne Eno.t valu1.
hlc feh.ur grounds on that coast The Au1enean
Interpretation. In 1876, by . rcmons,ranee Of Mr.
| Stevenson, tho Thea M!neser 10 England. the mat
| tss vas ntouEh, 70 The susnt,on Of the nr,,lsh
x1nctal authorities and tuhuaitsed 10 shs law edl.
1Es Of The crown. The case was decided acala-f
e. ''@ e,es eaae to Ses
sshsd = eonnsa tn - the tssa;v a < Isl.
| the ubrocefion. he shoarh, We would never con-
ecn' to line dtaru from headlaud 10 headlaud In
tue Eest bays. AccoEu1ng to the law OF nat1ons ne
| hsd right 10 fish "'thtn nar1ne league OF the
Mr.. PIKE raid there were i thousand ressc.. Of
on.s In those watesf. the F1nstnoe. had ~ many.
ind troubles might easily arise. Armed stlps Of
| esch side are necessary 70 protect the peace
] MI. RAYMOND called aitcutiun to the statements
Of 1he London 1smes, thst var vessel. had been
| Government should do tue Fame BE did not an
ticipate COLLISION bul our interests in thoe nsh
she II 10
Sc rha', Nany, legislanon Be necessary 70 avezt
The sPEAkER prescnted . message ;rom tie
Secretary ot War, with accompanying papers. IN re-
ps:ted % he ss.rs p aIs ss;a iss nd isS u a.
:>tales Of MIts1eslppt Alabama A.lsansas. Florida
rsosa a aoaa e1pe s9 q s.
tion on the lib Of Ausntt, 1866 lraEfnC the roads
for who're benefit the{ were conferred in m unnn-
that the time within which they mu.t be completed
shah be extended toE period Of tve yearf, which
wae refentd 10 the Cornmit.ee on Public Lands.
| Mr.. uEMtSG. from The CommIttee on Military
| Adalrt. reported back. with amendments. bill to
revive the grade Of General IN the United $t1ses
Army. 1t was made The special order tor TUESDAY
Nj. ANCoSA from the Committee on MilItsr,
| Affair. repor1ed back, with substitute the Join
elsi Windeid $. napcock, fos his mesito,aons ant
conspicuous shart in the GREAT and de1=ive victor,
OF Gettysburg. The substitute was agreed to and
lie Al,o reported hi1l to extend The tasi.dEetio,
OF lhe Court Of C!sne. BY giving 1t juEt-oictlon u
heai and dc'errntne ali cla}ms of payma-ters. CON
officers Of tbe United Staer for relief from pon
/ ability On account Of losses Of prbtic funds O
vouchers By captuse o. other*1se during the Lat
/ WEI.
on nofion of Mr. COSELISG, The bill uas 10
| Committed and Ordered printed.
After pumber OF reports from the COMMITTEES o.
| Military Ahhite, The bankrupt Bll came up on th
motion to reconsider the vote by which # VAS re
sesa Hses aiDes The 'ose In f'oF Of feonad
"; sTEytNs called for the yeas md nays
The vote w1s taken and resulted=yess 81, nay
IS So the ycte rejecting the bill WAS fseopsid
The final roe On the pastaee Of the bankrupt bill
resulted a. follows: Teas 70. nays =; 20 the bli
| Vas rejected.
A Ate-e1uion Va. sdopted calling on the Sttteta
n Of War fat 4 statement Of ali artificial limb
| bought for soldle1s, from whom. for whom, When
Iii. sCHEScK reported . bill allowing TO pay
| mae,trs On the regulation nne-fouEah Of one Pc
cent on sunas dIsburted, - extra compensation 10
| 'hesF tahoEs, provided the tum II not 10 e1cee
<1.0G0 a year, N services.
The following business w1s afterwards taken mp
/ The SenA,c 1alnl fe1olu1uo respecting ii
burial OF kold,ers VINO died in the military sers7c
| Of the United States during The rebellion, consid
Tne senate joint resolution respectinr eounse
to colored fol1lets, and penslops. bounde< and u
lowauces to their heirs. read tHace and referred
| | The COMMITTEE on Military A64tfs.
. The senate bill 10 provide for the revision m
consolidation OF etstntea WIS tead twice and II
The senate bill granting certain land! to u
| State OF Mich1p&n to sid In the construction Of
| ship canzl TO counce1 the *ateys Of Lake Supa1t
| With tnoxe know as Lac II Belle In safd state vi
. read twice and referred to the comn1hee on faol
. MI. EAssoS reported hill directing the ,ss1
oI FIVE ccnt coin. copper and nickel: Passed.