Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-27

were guarding a tobacco house where BOoTH
and HARROLD we're and while CONFER was
getting a guard around, this It. DOHERTY
was lying under shed and no power of
CoNYER's could drive him out and now
1t DoHERTY comes in and claims that he
did the whole work Referring to BAKERs
wealth, he said that to-day BAKER was
bankrupt, and that he had never received
compensation in proportion to his services.
Mr.. briggs denounced the report of
the committee as an outrage, and CONFER
should get ut least $4,000, but he could not
understand what influenced the committe TO
give nearly one-fourth the whole amount to
Col. BAKER.
Mr.. HOTCHKISS would have to take
notice that improper influences were charged
upon the committee by the gentleman from
Michigan
Mr.. briggs disclaimed any personal
allus.on.
Nh. HOTCHKISS remarked, that it was
Ike vringing mans nose and then telling
him he meant 20 personal offence, laughter. ]
He repeated the statement about Mr.. Do
HERTY being under a shed
Mr.. DAWES inquired why they proposed
to give DoHERTY so much.
Mr.. HOTCHKISS said they did 50 in
Difference to popular clamOr.
Mr. FARNSWORTH remarked, that he
supposed the committee was superior to any
such influence.
Mr.. TROWBRIDGE expressed the hope
that his colleague, Mr.. briggs amendment
would not be adopted, as it did not do JUS
tice to 1t Col. CONYEB, who had command
of the expedition, but whose muster out of
service was a few days before and was not
known by him then. After some further
debate the House proceeded to vote the
question. The question was taken up and
an amendment offered by Mr.. briggs and
was adopted by large majority. 1t gives
to CONFER $4,000, BAKER $3.50, i. b.
BAEzEls So, 0G0. It, DOHERrY So 250, Major
OBRIEN $1,000, and the detectives $1,000,
and BosroN CoRBETr and each Of the party
of the New York 10th Cavalry 81 ,S53. The
bill as amended was passed. and a number Of
resolutions and bills mostly of a private
character were reported by the Committee
on Indian Affairs, and disposed OF yarl-
Ously.
Mr.. SCHENCK from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported back with amend
ments the Senate joint resolution TO provide
for the publication of an official history of
the rebellion, which as amended was agreed
to and the bill passed.
Also, the House bill to establish and pro-
tect national cemeteries passed.
Mr.. BINGHAM from the same commit
tee reported the joint resolution to pay to
Mrs. PHELPS of Missouri, twenty thousand
dollars to reimburse her for expenditures by
her raising and equipping United States
troops during the late rebellion, and for ex-
penditures in behalf Of soldiers of the Union
wounded in battle, and of the orphan chill
dren of soldiers of the Union. Passed.
Also a joint resolution directing the Sec
rotary of War to contract with H. L. Brown
of Newbury, n. Y, at price not exceeding
$4,000 for an equestrian statue, in bronze,
of Lieutenant General SCoTT, to be made of
guns captured in Mexico, and to be placed
over his grave at West Point Passed.
The morning hour not having expired
the SPEAKER presented a message from
the President in relation to the House reso-
luton of 23d July, in relation to the Fenian
prisoners, which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed with the Senate's
amendment to the civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, moved their ref
erence with instructions to report back as an
amendment to the House bill to equalize
bounties. The motion was agreed to and the
amendments were so reported.
The house then proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill reported yesterday by Mr..
BANKS, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, to preserve the neutral relations Of
the United States.
Mr.. BANKS proceeded to explain the
nd 81, fba obo Z mr. "a
object of the committee had been to scale
the neutral act of 1918 to the foreign enlist
ment act Of Great Britain in 1919. There
was nothing in this bill that was not con-
tanned in the English foreign enlistment act,
except a provision authorizing citizens of
the United States to sell vessels to the Gov
eminent, or to the citizens OF governments
with which the United States is not at war.
1t proposed to repeat the offensive and OPP
pressive provision of the neutrality act Of
1918. Section 4, of the act of 1918, made
the Government responsible for the acts
of its citizens outside of its jurisdic-
ton. This is repeated, but it is pro-
vided that citizens who have committed
crimes against other governments beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States, should
on their return be prosecuted, that it was
the same provision as was contained in the
foreign enlistment act repeated, section 9, Of
the act Of 1918 requiring owners and con-
signers of armed vessels departing from this
country, to give bonds for their good con-
duct 1t also repealed the. very oppressive
and onerOus provision of section II, which
commanded Collectors of Customs to seize
and detain vessels whenever there shall be
cause for suspicion, that they are going to
commit acts Of hostility against other gov
ernments. The bill gave every requisite
power for maintaining neutrality, but other
nations had no power to prevent and punish
enlistments within the United States. The
power to prevent the fitting out of armed
vessels within the United States, and the
power given to other governments to main
tain and enfore the neutrality laws, imposed
upon the people no prohibition or restriction
inconsistent with the interest of the country,
and of the good order of society. Its policy
and purpose was to bring the neutrality laws
of this country to the same level with those
of England
Mr.. RAYMOND, a member of the Com
mittee, moved as a substitute the following:
Be it enacted, That a joint committee f
three members ofthe Senate, and six men,
bers of the House of Representatives be APP
pointed to revise the several statutes affecting
the neutrality of the people Of the United
States with those Of other nations; to consid-
er and report what legislation is necessary
to secure to the people the rights enjoyed by
other nations; TO secure the largest liberty
and trade consistent with per-
manent peace, and to harmOnise statutes Of
the United States upon the subject, with
those Of other nations, and with the pro-
gressive spirit of the age Of the cur
sorry statement Just made by the chair
man Of the committee, would he said, show
the House, that the changes proposed in the
laws Of the committee, were of
very summary character-that they ought
not be made without a more careful and
mature deliberation than could now be
given. The position which the Government
had always maintained In reference to the
neutrality laws, had commanded the respect
Of other nations, as well as the confidence and
support Of Its own citizens. The government
had providedmore fully than any othernation
for observing the rights and obligations Of
neutrality towards other powers, but it had
held at the same time that war was an affair
Of the Government, and that the citizens of a
nation should never be allowed TO make war
or commit acts calculated TO lead the nation
into war. He knew Of no exigency that re-
quired a change in the neutrality laws
On the contrary, circumstances existed
which inclined him to believe that caution
was more than ever necessary in making /
such a change. He could easily see how |