The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-30
TEL EGR APH.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
A NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED.
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REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
lFENLAN SCARE AT FORT ERIE.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
.FENIAN SCARE AT FORT ERIE.
CONGRESSIONAL rTEass.
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CONGRESSIONAL KTEms.
I. WASHINGTON, July 27.-At the ses-
sion of the Senate last evening a con-
ference committee on the miscella-
neous Appropriation bill was asked of
the House. ! gMo2H gq yTTIf
The bill to give transportation ITO
soldiers to and from the place where
the Government furnishes them with
artificial limbs, was passed and goes to
the President.-rrr
Tie joint resolution, continuing in
force the army regulations enacted
since July 4th, 1861, was called up
and amended by adding two colored
regiments to the regular army and then
passed. io t'F1's 2,'l z ho@
The bill extending the jurisdiction
OF the United States Circuit Court was
passed.
The report of the Conference Com
mittee on the Tariff bill was agreed to
and the bill goes to the President.
The report Of the Conference Com
mittee on the Civil Appropriation bill,
increasing the pay of congressman and
respecting the Bounty bill, was agreed
to by the following vote: Ayes
Messrs. Buckalew, Conness, Cowan,
Dawes, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessen-
den, Foster, Gutherie, Henderson,
Howard, johnson, McDougall, Nor
gan, Norton, Poland, Pomeroy, RAM
sey, Riddle, Sherman, Snragae, Stew
art, Sumner, nv an Winkle and Will
lams--z9 IN ysir14.3s7st .qIs4aia3
Nays ara athony, Chandler, Ores
WELL Harris Kirkwood, Lane, Nye,
Ross, Trumbull, Wade, Wiley, VIE
son and Yates--13.1 3ldliq 7ii % aiaenf
Mr.. Wilson then urged that the
bill equalizing bountiess be taken up,
but motion made by Nh. Poland to
proceed with the consideration of the
case of Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee,
prevailed, and the following resolu-
ton was adopted-21 to H.
ReSolUed, That Hon David ID. Pat
terson, upon taking the oath required
by the Constitution and laws, be ad-
mitted to his seat as Senator from the
State of Tennessee.
The following was the,vote: 81
Ayes-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan,
Davis, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessen-
den, Foster, Guthrie, Harris, Hen
derson, Howe, johnson, Kirkwood,
Lane, Norton, Poland, Riddle, Sher-
man, Van Winkle and Williams-21.
Nays-Messrs. Chandler, Creswell,
Howard, Nye, Pomeroy, Ross, Sum
ner Trumbull, Wade and Yates-11.
In the House the Senate bill for
the admission of Nebraska was pass
ed--63 to 81.
The Senate Joint Resolution con-
tinuing army regulations, came up,
and on motion of Mr.. Schenck, who
characterized it as a controversy of
the Senate to avoid passing an army
bill, it was laid on the table.
A report from the Conference
Committee on the civil appropriation
bill was received, relating to the in
crease of compensation e.of Senators
and members, and making the pay OF
Speaker So, 900, was rejected by vote
of yeas II; nays 101 Another con-
ference was asked for from the Sen
ate. The Conference Committee on
the army bill reported, and the report
was agreed to. =.
| The Judiciary Committee submit
ted mass of testimony, showing that
the rebel AUTHORITIES, under direction
of JEFF. Davis, decided not to give ne
/ gro soldiers and their officers the
| treatment due to prisoners of war. Il
is shown that Gen. Kirby Smith OBJ
jected to the capture of negroes in
arms, and a. letter from him to Gen
4 Dick. Taylor is reported in which he
4 says: L have been unoffcially inform
4 ed that some of your troops have cap
tured negroes in arms, i hope this
4 may not be so, and that your subor-
dlnates in command of capturing par
ties may have recognized the propriety
4 OF giving no quarter to negroes in
4 arms, or<thelri officers. ALt|
i A message is also reported in which
he proposes that Union officers, in
command OF negro troops, when cap
tured, Will be dealt with as, criminals
engaged IN lncltlng instruction. With
regard to the maltreatment of Union
prisoners, generally it is shown thai
JEFF. Davis decided that the Union
soldiers were incendiaries and rob
bers, who had forfeited their claim,
to be treated as prisoners of war.
] A great mass of Testimony is pro.
/ duced to show that. the prisoners were
treated in accordance with this view
i of Davis. The documents cited are
i all of rebel origin and show that tn,
4 prisoners at the South suffered in
frightful manner, and tie facts. wert
often brought to the notice of til,
4 Confederate authorities without avail
4 A letter from one Sabina, dateC
| Salisbury, Oct. 22nd, 1864, to Davis
says with regard to the suffering 0
the prisoners at Florence: IF sucl
4 things are allowed to continue the,
must surely.draw summary judgment
upon our country. It's the most hor
rible national sin that cannot go un
punished If we cannot give then