Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-18
FORTIETH CONGREss---sECO
SESSION.
SREATE.
w A gHINlT

WAsHTNGTON, July L.
Mr.. Dixon said he was absent Yester-
day when the vote was taken on the re-
construction bill. If he had been pre-
sent he should have voted against it.
Mr.. Chandler asked to have call up
the resolution offered by him few days
since, directing the committee on for
eign relations to inquire how many
Mexican prisoners of war have been shot,
after capture under the decree of Maxi
milan of October 1868.
Mr.. Chandler addressed the Senate in
support of the resolution, Characterizing
Macmillan as flllibuster, and Justify
ing the action of the Liberal government
in shooting him and his principal Off
GERS.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Chambers
speech MIR. Wilson asked that Mr.. Chand-
lers resolution be laid aside to allow
him to offer bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to raise four regiments of
volunteers for the frontier defense, and
arpropriating one million six hundred
and forty eight thousand dollars to pay
the troops already called out for that
purpose.
Mr.. Upton asked and obtained leave
to offer bill for similar purpose, and
both bills were ordered to be printed
after debate, in which Chandler, John
son, Fowler and Nye participated
Mr.. Yates moved the tnrther consider
alton that Nj. Chandeliers resolution be
postponed and the Senate go into execu-
tive session.
Mr.. Ross offered joint resolution for
the suppression of Indian difficulties,
which was ordered to be printed.
At 2:30 D. M, the Senate went into
executive session, and at 3:l5 the doors
were re. opened, and without succeeding
in the taking of any business, and at
p. N recess was taken until 1920.
HOUSE.
The Speaker presented a cOmmunca-
ton from Gov. Bullock of MassaChu-
setts received after recess last night,
announcing the ratification OF the Con.
stitutional Amendment by that State
Mr.. Julian asked leave to introduce
resolution directing the committee on
reconstruction to report bill declaring
forfeited to the U. S. all lands granted by
Congress in 1856 to the States in the
South for Railroad purposes, which
grants had expired by limitation.
Mr.. Wood objected and debate en-
sued. Mr.. Julian expressed a willing
ness to modify the resolution so as to
make it one of inquiry merely. Mr..
Wood raised point of order that the
Committee on reconstruction having
been raised for special purpose, could
take no cognizanCe of this matter. The
Speaker overruled the point of order.
The rules were suspended, SO to As,
and the resolution modified so as to
confine its operations to Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Louis.
nj, T." tri - = special committee of
Southern Railroads, Was adopted.
Mr.. Butler tried unsuccessfully to get
the rules suspended to enable him to Of
fer a preamble and resolution, the gis of
which was to authorize the District
Commander to issue four millions of
bonds, the proceeds to be appointed to
repair the levess OF the State to assume
the debt as q condition precedent to a
real admission to the Union only "a
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Stevens from the reconstruction
Committee reported back the Senat's re-
construction bill with several amend
mems IN y TIA 49,. verbal.