The national Republican., 1866-06-12

Conrress commem rative Of tho life, character and
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NJ, o. Jah,.oa os p.,n.,,sr,s. r,,r.c.p, ,b.
c.,..i,a.. N W. :. snd M..ns Ia inouirs into tbe
,spedisrey Of PROVIDING for The .stsc,ion Of Are.
.raof bolainr n IN prineIpsi ely or town Of each
p,oo. ~ W. os;,s .na a. a,,os.
os celIsc,or, and .s,,ssorr On intsfnai revenue.
4 : Nv NJ. navmond of Nav YORK Calling on the
p,.s,d.nt fos stat.m,nt of tbe provisiops Of the
laws and ordlpanoe, Of the late nsurrsnt ststss on
The subject or the rebel debt.
i m, M. Anoona of psnnsvixania. Calling on the
Secretary on war for Information Ia reference to
n psriop1 dra.d amer February, 1895 In the Eighth
conSres,ional district Of Psnnsyiyania who had
previously been draft.d sod paid eommutation or
m,nish.i snh,,iin,ss =, .-.,, :
n Ms pontvsu a. M.....hn,.tt,. p,eiarins
n A. IN. opnion orthe Hs,ise that Jefferson Davis
should be beld IN custody A. q prisoner and sub
ieo,ed Ia trial aooordine 10 the laws Of the land
lAdopted--Io los 10 10. = TT
Nv M. Kerr. Of Indiana: Instruc,ine the Com
m,tt.e on MILITARY Afairs to inquire into the q.
psdenov Of 40 amending The existing laws in rsIa.
top 10 The admission Of soldiers to the Govern
Hospital for tho Insane As to extend is benefits To
persons whose insanity s developed after their dis
charge from causes connected with their service 4
| Bill, vere reported from committees read tvice
and recommitted; as follows: =
| By M. Williams, Of PsnnsyIyania, from Com.
mittse on Judiciary For tho regulation Of appoint-
ments 10 and r,movaIs from once T
nv NJ, NJ COor oS ill;aoi' from ,.m. oommi,,..,
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Of Claims -
Dy Mr. Sloan Of Wisconsin, from COMMITTEES on
Claims: Authorizing the Secretary Of War to pur.
chase property at Nashville Tonnessee for military
purposes
By Mr. Co1rotb Of pennsylyania from Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions: Granting pensions TO the
soldiers and sailors Of the war Of 1917, and those
engaged in Indian wars during that period.
The following bill Was reported from the Commit
tee an Annronrlations and nas.sd. =
| n IA.
olution, passed April ls appropriatng 81 a. 1856 for
negotiating treaties with the Indian tribes for the
Upper Missouri and the Upper Platte rivers. e
The following bills we're introduced, read twice.
| and referred;
BY Mr.. BroomaIl Of PonnsyIyania; To amend the
act Of NAV II, 1885, relating 10 Aabsa, CORPUS, and
regulating judicial proceedings In certain cases
BY Mr. bingham, Of Ohio. Relative to the pur.
chase of a plan for an hospital for soldiers. =
By Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio: To prevent officers Of
the navy from being deprived Of their regular pro.
motion on account Of wounds received In battle,
The bill reported on FRIDAY last by Mr. LeBIond
Of Ohio, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, for
tho relief Of officers of the United States steamer
Sumter, was amended 90 a. 10 limit the compensa.
ton for the effects lost BY them In the sinking Of
that vessel to such effects AZ thsy were reauired by
the regulations TO provide thomselyes with, and Il
was then recommitted 10 the Committee on Naval
Afairs.
Mr. Blaine. of Maine nskkdIeave 10 Offer reso.
luton instruetin0 tbe Commttes on RpIss lo renort
a rule for 6fteen 'minu,. sneaobs, the sams alrays
to have The uTsfer,nc. ~ bour sne.ob.s and no
proposition for an extension of time 10 be enter.
taiped Obieetsd 10 = : =.
The Uou:s then proo,ed.d IN tbs oon,idoration
| of the biiI reported from tbe committee on recop
| struction IN nrovids for r..ior;ng 10 m. Staia,
lately In insurreetion THAR mi noIIs,esi rigbts
Mr.. Kelley, Of Va, offered a substitute for the
hin, - " -
M. Rou,,.au, of XIV .ds,,..,d m, Bon,. ~.
gu;ng that n vas ths Snit ~ ~. Rad,oai ,sior,y
tbat tbe insurvsnt stats, xsrs not nov ys.an,
,trpoted ana ,bn' oouniyy ,..to,.a "a n..,s ana
| pyosneritv Tbs mnior,ty bad ma N. mat,or In
he paIm Of their bands for tbs last ,sy.n montbs
but Ina done nothing Bsfor. Coner.s. mat tbs
| snsalsr h.d Isid Sown ~. rnI. H. vhi.h a..
House was 20 be Governed dsns,ting from ths
policy of restoration laid down by President LIN.
| coin and prssidsnt Johnson .nd "a. Ar. 6r.t 10
Start m. comnIaint se.inst p,os;dsnt Johnson h,
moi having called conerss. toss,hsr Ha arsnsd
tbat N MI CoIfa. and tbs Isading m.mbs,, ~ tbs
FepubHcan marty had daring l,,t an mmsr as.mad
it 50 desirabie tIat Congress Should be convened
| be md tbey sbouId have mad. tbat oninion knovn
10 he Pre.;dent and he eountry and tba snssrar
should have remsined here for tbat nurnos, psts
| Of going on a yisit 10 Rr,gbam Young and bis
ladies and Gathering mster,aI for III. snle,Sid isc
ture, But none Of tbose geptlsmsn ma sslsd n.
President 10 cali Congress togethsr -Tha snsaLsr
bad recently publisbed latter n,,ssting mi ths
d0y af,sr tbs mnrder of p,s.;asnt TSncein he hs5
made such Furrestiop, and that Presidept John.
son told him the r.snonsibiIitv Of tbs presidsncv
had been 80 suddenly thrown on him. that he had
not thought Of the matter That vas the sr,t and
last that any one had heard of denIre ON the nart
Of Speaker Colfax TO have Congress convened, ne
had not expressed the mldost Or most mode,t sort
Of such desire 10 the President: and vet tbe 8rst
! thing he ala when he came back was 10 oomplain
| that the Presidout had moi oalfsd Conersss 10.
| eethsr. ~ - '7f' -. +
Mr. Rousseau passed on To sneak Of the As,anlt
made some weeks siuee on the President bv M
| IngersolI and said that tbe languags mad. ma of
on that occasion was unworthy 10 be uttered on m.
aoor Of the House President being denounced
as a demagogue and ali who supported his noiiey
as lick. .spittiss and sycophapts, Hs hurled bnek
,uch epithets In the teeth Of him who uttered tbem
and who had done nothing during ,he war but .tay
at home and look aitsr the Offices.
Mr., IneersoIl was absent. - '' ''''' :
| Mr. Rousseau SAID he was avare Of that. but that
was mot bis TMr. r. ~ fault. II he was mot here
now he would be baef. and be TMr, n :, wa. not
going 10 leave Ne would not saw tbst hs voalS
be responsible +" here or el,ewhers.n - Hs ana not
seek 10 be hsld re,ponsible outside NJ tbs Hama
Bat II the gentieman IMr, Ineersolll ware bere ho
IMr R. would use stronger tsrms than he would
use in his absence. He vouId saw borsvsr 10
begin with, that when the gentleman stismatI.sd
those who sustained the Presidents polioy as syeo
plants and lick spittles who were seeking for soms