Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-25
IN and the nream,,le rei.c.-s

: the allegations contained in previous
: statement presented In the Kentucky cleo
Y ton case.
n Referred to the Committee on Elections
Before The adjournment the SPEAKER
presented report from The Secretary o
the Interior on the snbiect of the Wash
ingtOn Monument association.
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
D MIR. SCHENCK moved to suspend the
c rules To enable him to introduce bill tC
restore the Bureau of Indian affairs to the
. War Department.
2 Before proceeding, the SPEAKER pre-
sented message from the Senate. annOun.
cling that that body had adhered to lis
I amendment to the bill with reference tC
deserters.
On motion of Mr.. ASHLEY, tho House
receded from its position.
f Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July Is.
SENATE.
Mr.. RAMSEY introduced Joint resolu
/ ton authorizing the extension Of the mai
steamship service between the United
States and China. Referred.
Mr.. CHANDLER called mp his resolu
tion directing the Committee on Foreign
Relations TO inquire into the cxection by
Maximilian of the decree of October 1865,
how many Mexican soldiers and officers
were executed under it, &c. 1t was agreed
to.
Mr.. WILSON introduced Joint resolu-
ton expressing admiration for the long and
heroic struggle of the Mexican people. and
an earnest hope for the consolidation ofthe
Republic. and the pursuance of humane
and liberal policy. Referred.
Mr.. HENDRICKS called up his hill to
establish peace with certain hostile Indian
tribes. by the appointment as Commission
ers of Generals Sherman. Hancock. Augur.
Harnev. and Messrs. John b. SsnbOrn.
VIM. Bent, s. o. Beaumais and Kit Car
son. and the Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs to select reservations upon which TO
locate said tribes.
Mr.. ROSS offered and amendment au-
thorizing the General OF the army to accept
the services Of volunteers. Mt exceeding
1000 in number, from the States Of Kansas
and Nebraska and the Territories to aid in
supressiDg Indian hOstilities, said volun-
teers to I've placed on the same fnoiinr as 10
pay and subsistence al regular troops
Amended by inserting the Secretary of
War under authority of the President" in
stead of the General-in- Chief by a provi.o
that volunteers shall not be called out, un-
less the Commissioners shall do il to secure
peace. The names of the Commissioners
were then stricken ont and a proviso in
serted authorizing the President to appoint
a commission TO consist of three officers Of
the army. not below the rank Of Brigadier
General; the Chairman of the Indian Com
missiOners of each House and the Commits
sioners of Indian Afiairs to negotiate with
the Indians and report proceedings TO the
President
After discussion on the General merits
OF the bill it passed.
Adjourned.
Mr.. SCIIOFIELD, on leave, offered a
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO withhold the payment of the
S3.0o0,000 for cotton claims under the de-
cision of the Court of Claims. Adopted
Mr.. HUBBARD took exception to some
remarks in reference to West Virginia
which appeared in the Globe report in the
speech of Mr.. Van Trump, which lie un-
derStOod had not been delivered. 1t spoke
OF West Virginia as a mere political found
ling, without a drop or constitutional blood
in her veins; al illcgitimate star in our
political constellation. conceived in sin.
publicanism. &c. He (IIubbard) defended
the birth of his State, instanced her loyal
ty during the war, and claimed that she
was an honOred star in our political con-
stellation, born to loyalty and dedicated TO
freedom.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP di.claimed any in
tention of rejecting on the people of West
Virginia. lie had only discussed political
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ZatiOn.
Mr.. KELLY presented communication
addressed to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
Congress by the citizens of Decatur, Ala
bama, presenting the thanks of the suffer
ing poor i'm Northern Alabama for supplies
furnished through General Howard, and
stating that the prospects for crops we're so
flattering they hoped to raise, this year, an
abundance Of everything, and he able to
dispense with further bounty. Laid on
the table and ordered printed.
Mr.. MCLUR Chairman of the Com
mittce on Southern Railroads, Offered q
resolution authorizing the committee to
proceed bv subcommittee Adopted.
MIR. FERRY introduced a joint resolu-
ton authorizing the change of stopping
place of the mail steamers to Japan, from
YokOhoma to Osaca, which passed.
Mr.. ROBINSON asked leave to offer a
preamble and resolution TO remove the tax
on raw cotton.
Mcssrs. ALLISON and BENJAMIN OBJ
jected.
Mr.. BROOMALL offered a resolution
directing the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs to report what action of this Govern
ment will best manifest the sympatlies of
the American people for the heroic Gre
tans, and in what way consistent with its
duties as national and friendly power
the good offices of the government may be
most successfully interpOsed to secure for
the people of Gambia the blessings ofpeace
and the ameioratiOn of their political con-
ditiOn.
Mr.. SCIIENCK, under the suspension
of the rules, introduced bill transferring
the Indian Bureau from the Interior to the
War Department. Referred to the Com
mittec on Military Affairs.
Mr.. LOGAN asked leave to offer the
resolution presented Yesterday by Mr..
Selye, asking the President to issue proc
lamatlon to prevent the departure to Mexi-
co of unlawful organizations, &C, and it
was received and adopted.
Mr.. PILE. on leave, introduced joint
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to suspend payment OF the ludg-
ment of the Court of Claims for the $5S,-
900 in favor of Simon Stevens for the pur-
chase of Halls carbincs Ivy order of Gen
eral Fremont, until further action. Pass
ed
On motion of Mr.. JULIAN, the Sccre-
tary of War was instructed to inform the
House what quantities Of swamp lands
granted to the States lately in rebellion re-
main undisposed of.
Mr.. ROSS asked leave to offer resolu- |
ton directing the judiciary Committee to
report and have printed the testimony ia
ken in the impeachment case.
General objection made on the Republi- |
can side.
The SPEAKER presented the CORES
pondence between the Navy Department
and Admiral Goldsborough, which was or
deredto be printed; also the reply Of the
Secretary of the Treasury to the Scfenck |
resolution relative to the Metropolital |