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WASHINGTON, July II.

s--ss WAodiH0IUNs Suiy IL
HOUSE.
Col. BURN introduced . bill to provide fol
Electors for President and Vice President Of
the United States, TO be formed ont Of the
territory inclnded within the late Confederatl
States, except Tennessee. Referred to Com
nittee On Reconstruction.
On motion Of Mr.. Cobb, the President wal
requested tocommunicate any information in
regard to the action Of any parties for the
purpose, real or pretended. Of avenging thu
death Of Maximilian and the invasion Of Mex
leo, and whether any steps have been taken
to prevent the sailing Of any such expedition.
Mr.. BUTLER emphatically denied, in The
National Inselligencer yesterday, that the
rebel commissioners Of exchange had offered
to deliver up, without equivalent, 2o,o
prisoners Of war, sick and wounded, which
Clerks desk to be read, together with the
Mr.. JULIAN asked leave to offer the fol-
lowing resolution !:
Rssolred, That the doctrine avowed BY the
President in his message to Congress on the
10Th inst, that abrogation Of the rebel States
binds the nation 70 pay their debts incurred
prlor to the late rebellion, 10 ct war with the
principles Of international law, . direct stab
at both credit, honor and abhorent to every
sentiment of loyalty, and we'll pleasing only
to the vanquished traitors, BY whose agency
the above governments of said States were
overthrow and disgraced.
Mr.. BARR objected.
Mr.. JULIAN moved to suspend the rules,
which was carried, 70 to Is, and under the
operation of the previous question the reso-
luton was adopted, 100 against 16, by stric,
party vote.
Action WAS taken on the separate messages
from the Senate, and the House non concurred
in the amendment to the act relative to i'm.
puted deserters, and asked for Committee
of Conference.
The Senate bill for the further security oil
equal rights in the District of Columbia was
slightly amended.
Mr.. COVODE offered as question Of
privilege the following preamble and resolu-
tion:
WHEREAS, Andrew Johnson, President o1
the United States, did, ON the 4th of July,
1867, at the request Of the counsel Of John
H. Surratt, cause TO be issued to Stephen
F. Cameron, Of the rebel army, and one ol
the most notorious violators of the laws o
war, full pardon for all his crimes, in order
that his credibility might be increased as .
witness to aid in the exculpation of SAID Sur
raft from participation in the murder of Lins
coin, showing sympathy with men who mur
dered the President therefore
Resolped, That the Jury be instructed te
enquire into the foregoing charge and to re-
port the evidence to the House the first weeI
Of the next session, together with all the evi
dence taken in the Impeachment case.
After q debate the resolution was agreed tc
and the preamble rejected.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to introduce bill to re
store the Bureau of Indians Affairs to the
War Department
Before proceeding the SPEAKER pre-
ing that that body adhered to its amendment
of the bill in reference to deserters.
On motion Of Mr.. ASHLEY the House re
ceded from its position.
Adjourned.
Mr.. WILSON introduced resolution pro
posing the following amendment to the Con
stitution Of the United States:
No distinction shall be made by the Uni
ted States. nor by any State, Of any citizens
race, color, or previous condition.
Ordered to be printed and laid on th,
table.
Mr.. SUMNER called up bin introduced
by him, proposing that no person shall b,
disqualified from holding Office on account o
race or color. Passed, by vote of rs aye!
to 5 nays.
On motion Of Mr.. POMEROY the bill pro
viding for the appointment of commissioner
to select reservation on which to locat,
Indian tribes was taken un
Mr.. HARLAN did not believe that Con
gress had the authority to appoint commits
sion to make q treaty, and should move. a
the proper time, to amend the bill, by pro
viding that the President appoint a commits
sion to make treaty.
Mr.. SHERMAN thought the only true so
luton for the Indian differences was to alb
sorb the Indians in the general population.
Mr.. POMEROY did not believe it possible
to put all the Indians on one reservation. |
would lead to internal war between the tribes
He thought it would do to establish severa
reservations, and locate the different tribe
on them.
Mr.. HOWARD favored the appointment o
Commissioners to confer with the Indians a
friends, and with view to bringing hostili
ties to close.
Mr.. MORRILL, condemned the Indian pol
ICY Of the Government as unjust and oppress
i've, tending only TO rob the Indians Of thei
homes and lands. 1t would be impossible t,
absorb them into the white population. Tha
meant nothing but determination.
Mr.. THA4ER did not advise the extermi
nation of the Indians. No matter who wa
to blame for the differences existing, it wa
the duty of Congress to secure peace, if pos
sble. Speaking in behalf Of every class o
community on the border, he would say tha
nothing was so abhorrent as an Indian war
Even thieves and gamblers dreaded an India,
war.
A message was received from the House
announcing the nome concurrence in the bill
for the relief of deserters, and asking for
Committee of Conference.
The Senate adhered to its amendment, an
the House must recede from its disagreement
or the bill will fail.
Pending the consideration of the India
bill, the Senate adjourned.
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