The Portland daily press., 1867-07-17
XLth CONaREss-Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, July 16.

SENATE.
After the presentation and reference of Petit
tons. Mr.. Watson from the Military commit
tee reported a substitute for the House bill
for the relief of certain soldiers and sailors
charged with desertion.
The substitute provides that no soldier or
sailor shall be held as deserter who faltnfuil ny
served until or before the 10th of April, land
then went home without leave from the proper
authority, but nothing herein contained shall
operate as repression of any forfeit OF any
bounty, back pay or pension incurred by any
deserter.
Mr. Hendricks moved to amend by inserting
a section repeating as much of the Act Of
March 1865 as DISTINGUISHED deserters and dis
qualities them from holding Office
After debate the amendment was disagreed
to z to 20. The bill as reported then passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate a commu-
nication from the President transmitting q
copy Of treaty with Russia and calling the at
tention of Congress to the necessity of appro-
priating 100000 to carry the same into effect;
also the proceedings of the late conven ton be-
tween the United States and the Republic of
Venezuela. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Also correspondence with Lewis ID. Camp,
bell, while Minister to Mexico A similar rer-
erence.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, 1000 copies of
the recent decision of Chief Justice Chase at
Raleigh, N. c., was ordered to be printed for
the use of the Senate, and then at Las the
Senate went lUUO d1l EAcCutlfc S6SSlOu.
The doors were reopened at 2.20 2. M.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution calling upon
the President and Secretary of War to know
if any legislation is necessary to expedite the
payment of bounty under the act of the last
Congress. Adopted.
Mr.. Henderson called up the bill to establish
peace with certain Indian tribes. 1t provides
for commissioners composed of Generals Sher-
man, Hancock, John E. Smith, Angur and
others to treat with view to their removal to
A<<l. sale ,ko1 Far %,Arr1 n~f
Nebraska and South Kansas and appropriates
100000 to carry the object into effect.
Mr.. Henderson said he had report from
the Surveyor of the Smoky Hill route saying
it could not be completed unless the Indians
were removed from the vicinity of the road.
An Indian war, he said, if it lasted through the
Summer and Fall would cost S1OO,0OO,O0O. 1t
was now costing $4,000 per day. He re-
viewed the situation of Indian affairs in a
lengthy speech in support of the bill abiding
to General Sherman's despatch advocating the
killing of every man. woman and child of the
Sioux. He said that for every Sioux man,
woman and child killed, there would be TWEEN
ty-fve whites killed.
Mr.. Howard asked Mr.. Henderson how much
territory it was proposed to give the Indians
in North Nebraska.
Mr.. Henderson said he did not know; the
country was very poor and could not be occu-
pied by whites for a hundred years; the selec
ton however could not be permanent until rat
flied by Congress.
Mr. Morrill, moved to amend the bill so that
the Commissioners shall examine the district
of Country instead of selecting it, which was
agreed to.
MOn motion the boundaries Of the Territory to
be examined were described as Nerth Ne
braska west of the Missouri river, east of
the travelled routes of Montana Territory and
south of the 45th degree of North Latitude.
At 410 o'clock the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE
Mr.. Sely offered a resolution expressing the
opinion Of Congress that future issues of bonds
not already provided for should be made SUBJ
ject to taxation the same as other property.
Referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the two bills pre-
pared by him in reference to reconstruction,
and authorizing the people of Southern terri
tories to form State governments were ordered
to be printed and referred to the reconstruc-
ton committee; also to establish the system of
public schools in the District of Columbia
Referred to select committee of five.
Mr.. Benton introduced a bill to remove the
terms of the Circuit Court from Exeter to Con-
cord. N. H. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr. Eldridge moved that when the House
adjourn it be until Thur 5day.
The Speaker informed the House in connec-
ton with the motion, that the President did
not expect to be able to communicate with the
House on the subject of reconstruction until
Thursday
The motion was rejected, 48 to CO.
Mr. briggs offered preamble and resolu-
ton in reference to the Washington Monu-
ment and collections which continue to be
made in the Patent Office and elsewhere for
1t, and directing the Secretary of the Interior
to inform the House what becomes of the mon
ey 80 collected, the present condition of the
Association, &C. Adopted.
At one o'clock the House adjourned until to-
morrow