Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10
r. Wood objected to the ,ntroduc of ,hs


Mr.. Shanks moved 10 suspend the rules
MT. Sieyens tRa) impaired Of Mr.. Shanks
frTed 70 the select committss apposnued iast
Aondat On motf0n Of Mr.. Butler. insrefefe n 90
= the afsass inisibn conspiracy. ~
I'd slleady as nucn spE,nei. as it could O.
The 4sestioa on sa,psndias the ra,.s was
cken ~ seasSand nays, and rssuited-yeas
So the rules were suspended. and the resolu-
tons introduced.
MIR Dawes called atteaion TO the resolution
copied from that offered 10 other day bg Mr.
'Bntier 1t attempted TO pledge the faith OF the
government, not only that no person shall
may give before the Committee, bnt that he
shah not be tried at all on any evidence from
any source. 9r-.
Mr Shanks admitted that tina, resolution
was, to say the least precautions, and he would
Z. MI. Spalding argued that the subject should
be referred to Mr.. Buffers select commttee,
expressing his opposition @ the appointment
OF SO many special committees = !. aat-'-
Mr. Shanks demanded the previous question
on the adoption of the resolutions.
the 9rs aneston was
ment OF the Committee was adoptsd-yeas, LOO,
The second resolution, authorizing the Com.
WIS
adopted without division. = --~.,'.r,rI.-
The third resolution, promising grace and
amnesty 10 witnesses implicated In the crime.
and which had not been withdra YIN, butsimp o.
nooined, oY Shanks, was relected-Yeas, 81
The preamble was then agreed to, mod.
ided so as to read: ,......g..- =. -s.,,..,. : :
Whereas it is expedient that the subject Of
the treatment Of the prisoners of war and
Union citizens held by the Confederate au :
theTiftes during the recent rebellion shaii be
n mol - Inv act ntaA
Mr.. Ste vens (Pa) HislRg to personal ex :
planahon. referred to. g. correspondence pub-
ished N the New York iAsrakd last MONDAY.
questioned the, propriesy Of pablishinx q pri.
yate CONVERSATION, ADMITTED that the poii,fca,
views attributs to him were correctly stated.
but disclamed (without denying) the remarks
at,rionted 10 MN IN reference to his colleagues
ME-. Hroomall asked, and Was granted, per-
mission to have his name recorded in the az.
frmatye on the pas sage Of tina reconstrn tuition
dill yesterday. Similar permission was grant
ed TO such other members as desired IT,
Mr.. Julian introduced q bill further to ex
tend and apply the provisions OF the home
stead act in 'he States OF Alabama Mississippi,
to COMMITTEE on Reconstruction. =,
recting the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs to
citizen has sbeen arrested, tried, con victed or
sentenced in Great Britain or IfeIand tor
words spoken or acts done Ii the United states
r,, IA support 81 the resolution he sen. up TO
q %
case or Sepnen Meany, who, he said, was
an American citizen. was arrested In Eneiand
and tried in Ireland for words and acts spoken
and done in the city Of New York-not being
accused OF anything said or done nv him ;ss
Great Brtain--anc was now enduring q HI
teen years penal seryitpde He trusted there
metal enough In the army and nav i IL - s %
Mr.. MeaDy out Of prison ana bring him hanis
even If in the march toward that prison Il he,
came necessary TO tread down the nation tha
ho1A i've SrSnr, poH =
- Mr.. Stevens PAL expressed the hope that
the House would NOT adopt the prineipIe of
trying here the Judgments Of The British courts.
Those were matters which every natian ma n
aged for ITSELF and he should be very IN WILLING
to allow any ether nation to decide on the action
OF an American eourtagaihst rebels who might
be subjects otsuch nation But as it was SIM
PLY aIefoiutDn OF reference, he could see no
objection to it r. al - lI .. s.:r H.. -..--I
The resolution was adopted.s =.
Mr.. Wood said that from personal observe.
ton within The last six weeks in Ireland he
was satisfied as to the insecurity of evsry
American citizen in that country. whether
native. hoEn American OF adopted citizen. 1t
was impossible Tor any American to land in
searched for arms, and il he had an orriinary
pocket pistol, or even panknife it was pro-
noanced contraband and seized. He presented
statement y the case OF Cot. VIM. J. Maggie,
NATIVE OF New York, q disting uished officer
OF the Federal army who was arrested on his
way to Waterford, andtis now held as q pris
oner. He asked his colleague (Mr Robinson)
to alloy the resolution to apply also to the
case OF Col. Maggie. a., 81 - =. 1 -
sMr. Robinson assented. ~.eE ...s@at5
3, MT. w shburnes (Ind3 offered resolutio
should be- borne equally; that taxation shonid
be In proportion to property that exemption
ofany material portion Of the Country from
it. due p proportion OF taxation is wrong, un-
out those views the right to tar the bonds If
the Government should be given in any future
system OF funding bonds ~
The House refused to second the previous
question on the adoption OF the resolution and
they were, on motion of Mr. Pile, referred to
Commute OF Ways and Means.
ADAMS fyo ,s the Rroes, Of p
lucky, against the action OF the House in his
case. Also, the answers of Messrs. TrimbIe
Young. They were referred to the Com
On motion of Mr.. Barnes, the Secretaries of
War and OF the Treasury were directed to fur.
nish information as to The number of build
ings leased by their respective departments in
the cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Jersey
Ci'y-thelr location: size, capacity, time and
duration OF each lease and the rent and tfia
amount received from each
Mr. Barnes asked leave to offer a Joint raso
lutioh TO reduce the tax on distilled snirits
trcm two dollars to seventy-five cents per
gallon. H.
Dir, SpaldIng and others Objected
Mr Schenck introduced a bill 10 proyide
fer the granting OF honorable discharges to
cersfn soldiers ciassed as deserters. f.. -.
MT Ashley (Oho) moved his bill fintro.
duced some days siDcey as substitute for it,
and moved thasthe rules be suspended to na We
it considered. ~ he 1877 !; -
Mr.. Stevens inquired of the Spea ker W hetter
the resolution adopted by the House did not
proven the consideration of this bill. ,T.7'a
The Speaker replied that that resolution
simply operated as a rule. which could he AS
all other rules, suspended by rwo- thirds
vote hta. NJ
Several amendments rwere supoos,ad -,
Messrs. Raum, Cobb Garfield, and Others.
They were all ordered to be printed, and their
consideration set tor Tomorrow. "
Mr. Wilson, (Iowa.) from the Judiciary
Committee. informed tAe House that the Com
mttee had instructed him to state that n va
not prepared to report on the Impeachment of
President Johnson. ) T1E.a@f# =
Mr.. Boutwell, lin connection with thar snh.
ject offered conc current resolution for an ad.
journment OF Congress till the 18th OF October
next. E@,"rm.. E".ET4
An animated debate between Messrs Wilson
boutwell,, Pike, Williams and w oodbrldee en,
sned, when al o'clock, Mr.. Boyer rose "a an
nounce the death OF his colleague, Mr. Denni-
son, a.##r.sF.. ..t.e -. -, r
The Impeachment matter went over until
Tomorrow. 4@ 90. . la.1Ig
AFTER euiogies on Mr. Denaison, the House
adjoufned. tsUG j. t.E--
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