The New York herald., 1866-04-21
THIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS
First Bessl0u.
SEN ATE.

WARRINGTON, April 20, 1866.
THE sourHEE AND wHrxRS BRANCHES on rns pAur
| RAILROAD.
mr.. HOWARD (rep) Of Mich, asked that tho Com.
mttee the Pacific Railroad be discharged from tho
further consideration OF bill TO the
ground that the committee OF opinion that further
pecunary obligations ought 10 bo by the gov
ernment 10 aid in tho construction Of the branches Of the
Union Pacific Railroad The committee was di scharged
| as requested.
Mr.. HowARD, from the Committee on Tho Pacific Rail.
road, reported joint resolution 70 extend the
the Western Pacnc Ra 10 the LIST OF January 1897
which was adopted
MEDALS ron rus RkscUERs of rHE STEAMSHIP sAS Tran
cnco's rAssESorRs
Mr. WILSON, trep OF Nass, called mp the joint rcsou-
ton requesting The President TO procure three valuable
gold medals with suitable devccsone 10 be presented
10 Captain Creighton, Of the ship Three Bells Of Glas-
gov; one to Captain Low Of the bark Kby OF Boston,
and ons TO Captain stouner, Of the ship Antarticas
testimonials Of national gratitude for their gallant con-
duct in roscung about Ave hundred Americans firm the
wreck OF the steamship San Francesca the cos
OF tho same be paid out Of money In the Treasury
not 9th, rwise appropriated.
that ,"n moi S osesd an m
priatcd To enable the President TO IN such man.
ner "A be may deem most appropriate the officers and
from the wreck Of the San Francisco and such
others distinguished themselves by Offices Of herosm
and humanity on that occasion.
The amendment agreed 10, and the Joint resolu-
tion as amended, was adoy ted.
PROTECTION or ARny ovycERs AeAsr civil PROSECUTION
The act amendatory Of In relation the hapeas
corpus WAS taken up. This bill grants indemnity 10
officers OF the army for acts committed aid VI the
suppression Of the rebellion, and exempts them from
lab lily 10 civil courts for such The pending Ques-
ton was upon the amendment Of Mr. Edmunds that
the provisions OF the act shall not apply 10 com.
mued IN states represented Congress during the re-
belton, and In which the habsas corpus sus.
pended
The yeas and nays were demanded on the adoption Of
the amendment, and the vote n foows:-
YrAs-Messrs Buehalew. Cowan, Doolitue. Edmunss
guthrie Hendricks johnson, McDousa, Nesni,h and
s.rs-Mes.rs Anthony, Chandler Clart, conncs., Crs-
En nresve, Foster, Grimes Henderson. Ioward, Howe.
Pomeroy, Ramsey. sherman, stewart sumner 9rumb9i,
Van wlnhie, Wade, Wiley, Williams Wilson aud Yates ~
NJ. sAulsBuRs, ldeml Of Del, moved 70 amend the
bill by striking out the following
sac And be further enacted ths, ~ the State Cour,
as *. . o n. cu Ss ~ da sss .os re-
produced then IN hs, case ali such further pro
seedlings shall be void and of effect part e.
hereunder by co,or thereof shah be aSe m dsmssss
therefor the party aseeved be recovered By action In
coS Of .he unsd ss pPss y &
shsr preceednes may have been had or where the party
recovery Of damages 10 either coar, sSe par, ps,ne
shall Be en,'sied TO double costs -" ''''
Mr. sArtssrsr, In few remarks on the above, saId
that he were Judge he would pay atsstion 70 the
bill, believ ne IL 60 be unconstitutional
Mr. CLARK, rep. Of n NM President would not
take rotcc OF the remarks OF the rom Deisws re-
but this " the second time he has made such
bill IL be, ss that the rebel spirit which denes the
nation IN the perop judges and others crept into
the senate OF thc Ueed States and shows Itself here
ras- II would not yield 10 that authority SO said
he rebels sir, and now, when The over Sen A.
Tor ron Delaware ands W and repeats tha. hs would