The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-30
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giving the details of visit made by
the writer to the prison at Florence
The account was most horrible one.
The prisoners were described as filthy,
diseased, famished men, with no hope
ofrelief except by death. All were in
rags and bare feet, and crawling with
vermin. A rain storm took place,
and he describes the avidity with
which the prisoners welcomed it.
They opened their mouths to catch
ithe drops, while one would wash off
his face with his hands. and then re-
iceive from him the like kind offer.
"A great mass of similar testimony was
submitted, all going to show that
Davis was fully aware Of the condition
Rof the prisoners.
/ Considerable space was devoted to
the Vaccinations of Clement G. Clay,
| George n. Sanders, and Beverley
Tucker in Canada during the war.
/ And it is shown that portion of
rebels in the secret service were paid
money by one Hirams to convey boxes
of small -pex clothing to be Sold at
In cohneetio8 With ltfR@e matters,
large number of documents are sub
mitted. In all of these schemes it is
shown chat Davis was concerned, and
1 the commit ttees argue that the fact is a
bar to the plea that he and his asso-
ciates we're incapable 6fa crime in the
assassimtion Iny0furtherr reonfrma-
ton fHthisl ~ie8 fcopies are given of
| letters from a foreigner named De
Kalb, who groppsedItog blow up the
| Capitol At Washington when Abe and
his myI5nidOps and the Northern Con
gressmen were sssenlh8elEthere, One
of these letters is ind5rsed by Walker,
the rebel Secretary ofAWar; another
letter from Parramore, Stating that he
had means of disposipg ofFthe lead
ing characters In an underhanded
manner, isFindorseds by jeff Davis.
Copi0us extracts from the testimony
given atstheatrialE of Payne, Mrs Sur
rat, and their accomphces are sub
mitted, all tending to confirm the
| opinion. 1t is also stated that the
Judge Advocate General found sever
al persons who swore that they were
present at an interview between Sur
rat, Davis and Benjamin, for further
establishing the guilt of Davis, but
on being brought before the Commit
tee these parties departed, without
giving any satisfactory reason for so
doing. The report closes with reso-
lutions declaring there is nothing to
prevent the trial of Davis for treason,
and that it is the duty of the Execu
tive to investigate the facts connected
with the assassination. Another let
ter from Dunham was produced, di-
rectly proposing the assassination of
Seward, Lincoln, Greeley, Prentiss,
| 4 Co.. written to Davis, and referred
by him to the rebel Secretary of War,
which the Committee weigh that
these proved that Davis and his Cabi
net knew of the plot of the assassina
tion that was going on.
The resolutions reported by the
Judiciary Committee relative to the
completely of JEFF. Davis in the as
sassination of President Lincoln was
adopted.
The conference report on the civil
bill, as presented to the Senate, in
cTeasinggthe-s compensation to Con,
gressmen and Senators, and paying
extra bounty to soldiers, was present.
| ed, whereupon there was much fatter-
ing. Some asked a91division of the
question, which could not be done
under Parliamentary law. There
seemed at first to be some hesitancy
about ordering the yeas and nays, but
! Mr. Conklin called upon the members
to rise and let the vote be taken
squarely.. There was considerable
excitement, and for time breathless
attention as each, member answered
to his name. As the roll was about
completed groups Of members stood
around the clerk 5 desk waiting to hear
how the vote stood.
Mr.. Schenck rose to a point of
order, insisting thatit5Bas against the
rule for members to be at the clerks
| desk while the vote was being taken;
and the Speaker SO. ruled At<sthe
end of the call there was majority
of ten votes in the negative, but then
there were several members who had
not answered when first called. Some
who had voted aye, finding themselves
likely to be in minority, changed
their vote to. nay. 5&t .4-.h Ifo.lg
| WASHINGTON, July 2S.-After an
Executive session, the doors were re-
opened at 5 O'clock, a NJ The Senate
agreed to the report of the Conference
Committee on the Army Bill. As
agreed upon, the bill is substantially
the same as the last one passed by the
Senate provision for an addition
to the Army of two companies TO the
18th Battalion of Infantry, eight new
regiments, four of which shall be col
/ ored and four Veteran Reserves; also,
/ four new regiments of cavalry. y -
| Sherman, from the Conference
/ Committee on the Civil Appropriation
4 Bill, asked that the Committee be in
structed to agree to the House amend
ment on the subject of bounties III a
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