The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13
Conversational.

SENATE.-The House bill providing for the
safe keeping Of the public moneys was passed
without amendment.
Mr. Wade submitted joint resolution
which was referred to the committee on mill
tary affairs. II provides for the payment of
5000 to B. F. Butler president of the Ma
tional Asylum for disabled volunteer soldiers,
to be applied by him in aid of paying for the
Point Lookout property, for the establishment
of one of the sites of the National Asylum.
When the proper title to the property is
made all the said property ofthe U. S.there-
on shall become the property of the said Ma
tional Asylum.
A bill decaratory of the act to amend the
act establishing the Court Of Claims was in
troduced and referred to the committee on
! the Judiciary. N
The bill relative to the construction of tele
graph lines for government postal, military
and other purposes, was postponed.
The bill granting land titles in California
was taken up, amended and passed.
The bill granting lands to Kansas for the
Kansas and Neosho Valley railroad was taken
up. Pending its discussion the Senate, after
appointing committee relative to the con-
dition of the Mississippi levees, went into ex-
ccutive session.
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pointing commission relative to the losses
sustained by the people of the 10th Pennsyl-
vania congressional district by reason of the
invasion of Lees army
| A resolution was offered nstructng the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to report bill
repeating the neutrality laws. of 1918. A
motion to lay it on the table was lost. A
substitute was then offered recommending the
President to reconsider the pc icy adopted by
him, as between the Fenians and the British
Government, and to assimiate our course to
that of the said Government in regard to the
| "rebels." The resolution and substitute went
| to the Committee on Foreign Affairs by vote
Of 81 yeas to 36 nays. g, 4s.,t.
A communication of the President was laid
before the House transmitting report of the
Secretary of State relative to certain un-
paid claims between the United States and
| Venezuela.
| A letter from the commandant of the arse
| nal at Washington, giving q detailed state
| ment Of the moneys appropriated by Con-
gress for the sufferers by the late explosion.
The resolution relative to appropriations
| for negotiation of certain treaties with the In
dian tribes, was adopted, ,eo..5s-
A joint resolution was passed preventing
the enforcement of an order which prohibited
honorably discharged soldiers since become
insane, from admission to the Government
| Insane Asylum.
| Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, offered a
resolution reciting "that whereas it is notori-
GUS that Jefferson Davis was the leader of the
late rebellion, and is guilty of treason under
the laws of the United States; and whereas by
the proclamation of the President, of May 18,
1865, said Davis is charged with completely
in the plot to assassinate the President of the
/ United States, and said proclamation has not
been revoked nor annulled; therefore ~
| "Resolved, That in the opinion of this
House JEFF Davis ought to be kept in confne-
ment and subjected to trial by the laws of the
land" zee 81 z = ~
The resolution required unanimous consent
for its introduction. eeoss ~
Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey, objected
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to suspend the rules,
which was agreedto, yeas 81, nays So-two-
1 thirds having voted in favor thereof.
| Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey, said he would
1 IKE to ask Mr.. Boutwell, if there was any pre-
tense now that jeff. Davis was engaged in
the assassination 3I{H a2@2
The Speaker said debate was not in order.
Mr.. Rogers, amid loud cries Of "order," de-
clared that the charge was contrary to the
facts and the evidence lately adduced
4 The Speaker said Mr.. Rogers was clearly
out of order, land when called to order ought
to take his seat. u@i04isH G<t tEN
The previous question was seconded, and
the main question ordered, and the preamble
and resolution were agreed to. Yeas 1906
nays 49, The nays were as follows: eJ
I Messrs, Ancona, Boyer, Cohroth, Eldridge
4 Finck, Glossbrenner, Grider, Harris, johnson
Mccullough, Niblack, Randall of Pennsylya.
mia, Ritter, Rogers, Sitgreaves, Strouse, Taber
Trimble, and Wright-19. re l-ila
| After soma unimportant business, the House
adjourned. -