, 1866-04-19
PROCEEDINGS o. CONGRESS.
WAsHuoToN, April 12.
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ments T. The regular army, which IN. edouted
s sd r 9ss s.s sass
M1th Indian tribes On ,hs Upper Aissoan, L an9 s me
Uppes F1a,tc rivers. 70 be e1p.nded y ne Com;
1nisa1ont1 Of Indian Afatts. under Inc olEoedon ol
After d,.cntsioa o. .he los.o policy q The Gov
e1uueu'. The .e.oluion was finally pa'sed.
Tuoffon wst made to rrcnnPsdeT tbt vote by
which he seo.'r sriused 10 somit Colorado. but
afterwpyp gave say 10 the regular order Of business
With The understanding thzt the question would
1no unfinished bn.tne.s Of 5e-terday, which was
the bill for the relief Of cerfain navs1 consacto,
snepdment oi Mr. Nye 10 TIC .1ncndnen, Q, nr, III
Grimes VIZ: to sfike out u per cent and insert Is
cent 50 ss to make Inc blu read tnst The eou-
tractor. named sha oe entitled 10 receive the sum
zwafacd hy she Board OF Inquiry. provided the
<ae Ehali N no exceed Is pet cent Of the p7e.
5nal contract prtce The bill .s'lef atex remarks from
Mr JOnNsON. N1s poepoped unuI TOMORROW
Mr. WILSON called M 1he resolution OF thanks
to Gen: Hencock, which was passed.
NJ. WILSON called up The nocse resolution sp-
pointing 1snaRcs* ior the National Asylum to-
difa1led soEdlefa. 1t appotnts nine managers 10
be o1s1det LILO three cla<scs-thtre to serve s{x
yeaT three fot fonr, ana three fos Two yeass, Tne
II; SHERMAN called up the Pos. ONCE Appro-
Nj; HEhpEsoN; offered m amendufeut psostd-
ine that IN al cates II which persons have been ap.
pointed u Assistant lortmae.ess either during the
Frce-s u the etffsou OF the senate. sno whoee ap-
pointmt1ts have been eubnitted and rejected, Or
not concerted 10 before the ad}ournmeot Of the
Senate, DO money shall be dr7wn IRON the Treas
my 10 ~ The salaries Of such persons under such
as:such Postmaster afteT snch aufournmeni.
II. TRCMBE1L said there was I lAw slready On
ihs Siainse ,f Sooks hE eo1ain!ns provision
President could not, aecosutu: to II X. m vacancy
c1ea'ed duFine the sersion Of The Scnate without
,s 81 ns ap Tns ppdd1 md e
Ment ~as oFuefcd 10 he pttn'ed.
On motion oi As. CLARKE The House bill to
smcuo m act rc1aling to Auoeos co11us "as taken
The act 10 amend the act relating 10 the 1aa<us
sosZss. md regulating tud1caal proceedings, was
H<N enacted byahs l<zsase and Ron Of Reprs-
stsld5nes Of The UeikAd Szaes ta Gomgreis assena-
S*nd 1hst any search. %ctxure, arTe<1, mprisou-
eommtued 10 be done, during the Estd rebellion, b.
any ofnccr under and by virtue Of any order written
or verbal, ee+1al Or special issued By the Presl-
lie Uni,ed 6taies, holding ths conmand OF suy
department or district within which such eeszurs,
arrest. snd 1mpr1 4onmcni vas made, done,
or committed, or any acts were done, Omitted 1o
be done hy the perron OF onlcst to whom the order
Wa carried ont, OF By any pe1sou aiding OF ae.isr-
come within The purv'e~ Of the 10 ilch Ihis is
snd s,h sections Of said nc, Of Sd Of March, 1861,
sppe. H. er rns p.ioD e e9dsd Ssa
MI. EnAuNDS offered m amendment 10 in.e,t.
II trc cloee Of the dsst section, The following
wozut:
Or 30 iar ~ II op5l rates a. defence for any act
done or committed fn any Slate represented in
congrrre during the rebellion, Il II the time any
Euch act Of om,rs1on martial Law Was rot In force
Ae WIS opposed. be taid, 10 throwing the shield
Of M t%p1,7t Jaso 1an over officers who had tran
trcnied their powcr in regions where 11rse was no
occaeon for H. lie WIS not IN favor OF shielding
The nnu Nbo, while rocuitine company ~ the
No1ti. hsa rto:en horee or committed come Other
thopeb bftl Of indemnify, rn.hrr thsn an edict OF
defence. would best accomplish the pu1posc.
Mf. CONAN endor"ed The amendment Of Ar.
very well Rware Of the duly oil projecting officer.
in the conscientious ditcta1ce Of their duies and
a' The *a1nc time Of protesting citizens from the
difficulty WIS how to draa the bill 1nt accomplish
both pu1pose---prosec1tnc The officers and doing
5u,tjee 10 the citizen. lie beicsea those most Gu
fltled to the protection Of the Government were
The loyal people Of the United st.t-s. =
NJ. CLARKE hoped The Amendment would not
be adopted: There were 'hrEe thousand eutt1 pend
ing IN one Etatr, which had pevcr seeded aralnst
oSsi men and Onion ottc.1s for acts done N nut
ting uoeD The rebellion
doned e.sg dsy-amnesty wa. being granted every
d4y. for the hienets OF c1imcs and Why uot extend
IN amncs1y to men Nho had committed these tros-
IT, EnsnSs r ., IT, IL oof u
NJ: HOWARD ,poke acainst the amendment a
posing ibem to the pofieaf md pezronal psejadice
Pending she consideration OF shi. bill the seu,te
ionfned ~-1 eeeA "''' ~
pousp
On motioa Of Mr. PATTERSON, the COMMITTEES
Of the Whole Mas discharged from 9urthex eooaid-
Clark. and The bill came before the House for con
y.crs OF Mr.. CLARK Il aching Charge TA1dirs It
hITtsel. n, from June 1851 to September. 1853 tine
Nj. PANE pres ensed memorials Of the T1scon.
rn Leeisaat1fe aeEtne fne assent OF CdnEfr1s 70
nom foft.ee 70 Bayaeld, md themes % sapenor,
ano asking Erant Q! iands 10 aid tu the constrne
a ne9 @ 70 mnen o. the foEta1e snd snPef4of Eau
fntn@fale "esc rea1Feo 70 the Committee On Put
A1 n0a9s
III; sS1FiE1o rnsroauesd onl fos tne felief Of
hte7ed e. 70 e. fhr 1,t: c9mHrtee % Easa1 Adaus.
Af; ~. eG1alElod.oa oaHoah Territory. Introduced
seoa rrosa q md pei feees % Inn ION to- ea fa
Minneeoia - NJ Territory q DskotAh; which vas
a1 tMaee aao se'es9eo 10 iee eomnlstse On Fab-
MI BrkLE1Gn also introduced bill to amend
!ne Asl.cniuta Cotleee aes. *hleo vas fclezEea 70
Ihe honse then proceeded TO the reSular order Of
oosnere, tne ea1 9! commMLes lof reports, and re-
eEmeo tne eonAae1anon o. ne oa! repof,od Yes-
se!oa! no@ ING SosasnttHee on lnk1na fenblooa 10
1o9eaee suG sanls q tae Conml.stonef OF Fen-
faons 70 aea % t1a1 @ o. ths Saief Eletk Of ne
ss,in,, ts.' ~ s ~ r1.1. ~ ae pEaasS
TEFH usx ~ 'ne .se a, Saeied y ~.
ton Of :ne bill increasing the tsasss q the ch1cf
az WIstu - t;11nas. ,@ ~ @ @ls AEtesI = ~.
5rr,r1s - t,r,s..ioo ..1sr;a1 ~@@n'7@ e4S seAo~a
Pfnu2se q !pe!eA.19K talsnes.
III. hASSOS, q Iowa. supported tos PROPOSE
oa S,, ,na 10 &c .os ., ~ ,ss o. ef t9S 9a1 S1
moi e1Estd *SNU.
M. MASaoe ~. q 1Nnots. cuntenoea 1nsl
nf,he 1:cmn,s.ion.r ~ frnslcns 1Snn,d nIso ~nn,y