, 1866-04-12
PROCEEDINGS .OF CONGRESS.

SENATE
Nj. SUMNER offered resolution, which ms
adopted. inttructns the military Coau1ttce to H.
quifc into tic cxpedIcrcy Of establishing system
Of sdur1tion Tor eolc3er1 II the tinted Staer auy
Mr. WILSON introduced rcsoluuoa. which ~
in 1he Capitol building. r. @N'N o' @t''1'@' NqA'4'
Mr., NcOOCGALl made few ren1arks m the
+hc subject, which be conc,udet bY ssT1ns thst hs
Nae tn ,aEo1 Of wine- "hislcy md var.
The enrloycs oi the C4p,,oi 6ad been geo m tarsd to
had been lent IN commiitce rooms and o,heq par;s
oil the Capitol building. toz the accom- nodait5p Of
ConEreseme1:
Mr. McDouGAlI. demanded the yeas md na5s
Nj. GRIMES a.td TINT .he resolution ought to
70 to the 6 1nmitlee on Public Buildings.
NJ. CLARK said that he oia not know h9w the
employed a. paces we7c rent home drunk, J.here
should be tom.thln done TO prevent the dtecrace-
tui .ctues which had been witnessed about lhc
~. C0SAEss made rome remarks On the evils
ofmte1nre1ance in legislative bodies.
ME. McDouGAtL Said he did moi know but vhat
fornla connsss} to indulge h14elf IN little ecn-
etols vine. He did not know hnt what 1t would he
tetc1 for The Senator from New Hampehire (C!ark}
kt1aly influence On the senior fto:o Maseachu :csts
tN1lsou) to do tho -sme thing The reeVlulIop
Nas adopted BY 5ea. =, nays 2-Meesrs. Dav1s nnd
AeUoaGa!l s9ans n ne neEat'Ee.
penfiou 1sk1nE for Congressional aid for the E1-
rop m aud Son4We=tcru Etatlrcad connecting Hal
1!a1 TO he Ghifed atates MAS referred 10 the Com
mtstce On Foreign Reial1on-.
4 bnf authorizing tue Secretary OF War to zet.1e
the kansss aaI ciaim .>as passed.
Inc Senate then took up The Houke bill In rea-
'1on 70 tne H4Deds tofPW.
Ahef ZONE deoste The hdtt1s earpM bin WAS
Te lii rsistra ~. ~ 10 tSs
4ue ~ ~ ls.ase ~ ,ne qnal'aC!tou o. 1ulot* Eng
WIS q error VAS taken up aao postponed uatil
'o1nonoT;
~ sAoLsbbA1 asked 1of oeiay to examine The
MI H, CLARK a,a m. ne,fcv, that ssr,,o,, -, n,
oleT ride needed further time 10 consider the bill
It vas evident they ha'i e1amined it and made up
'hs;s qp;2,cH. r, ,3;q9. seeeesn.ns 1s IL n,.
Mi.hca to s1amino the ni1l: ne H. W; ~ .e rfnl That
ths distEsets Of country where martial lashs not
The following art the provisions Of Mr. cla.k-s
bill. in 1elnIion 10 jurors md wr1ts O! error.
1hat no perton ehall be disqualified to act upon
any grand Or petit ur, bT rea:on Of having formed
to be submitted 10 such jnr,, founded upon pnb17c
rumor. statements in public tourua!t, or common
It ehal appear to The tatnfactou Of tlte conf. Upon
can and Will, Notwithstanding such IN opinion. act
lmpartfaly upon matte1s 10 be submitted 10 him.
SEC 2. -Aad IL fa1;hsT tndatd, Thai any cues
ion Of lAw asiring upon the triel uf any persou in
nny D-fr1ct Or Circuit Court Of The United st4tes,
OF IN The supreme Court Of the District Of Cp1nm-
tia, Tor any offence the pun1rbmcnt whereof may
be oeaih- MT be rcnos ed 10 he Supreme Cous1 Of
ihe Upiitd statcs by writ Of error 10 be sued out
mcnt in .uch cases In the Co1rt peoN, and lhele-
upon proceedings ehail be stayed IN said cour1s,
sn1 questions Of law heard and determined tn eald
sup1eme Court OF the Tinted States. md tnch
lug tue judeneat- "a the determination Of tnca
questions OF lsx may require.