Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-07-19
CONGRESS.

The Senate, on Monday, took up the
bill defining doserters, aud will pass Il.
The Senate passed. the House bill au.
thorising Commission for treating with
the Indians.
Tho House concurrcd In an amendment
OF tho Senate 10 tho decentralization Ap.
preparation bin, reducing the amount ap.
propfiated from 81 ,07b, 900 TO 100000.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly. the judiciary
Committee was instructed 10 inquire
whether the States Of Maryland, Delaware
and Kentucky have State Governments 70.
publican In form.
The Senate on Monday confirmed the
nominations OF George Bancroft, John
Hay, Eugene Schuyler. aud several Post.
masters. Mr., Rnymond's nomination was
laid on tho table by decisive vote.
On motion Of Mr., Banks the President
was requested 10 return the Reoonstrue.
ton bill 10 the House, tho words stating
that appointments 10 Office shall stand uns
iil dlsepproyed by the General OF the
army, having been accidentally omitted In
tho enrolled bill.
The House adopted resolution that, In
lts judgment, In any city where there IL a
Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer OF tho
United States, no National Bank ought 10
DO made depository Of public money,
and requesting tho Secretary Of the Treas.
ury 10 transfer any amounts now In such
banks 10 tho Treasnrers.
The Congressional Republican Exeeu
tive Committee held meeting Monday
night, and report was made of the work
accomplished, The Committee has sent
fifty speakers and organizers through the
South, and partially sustained three inea
as many more. Two hundred thousand
documents have been distributed.
The President sent message 10 the
Senate on Monday in which he preached
the opinion that II the new Reconstruction
bill became a law, the National Govern.
ment would be Obliged to puy the debts
owed by the rebel States before the war.
The idea was strongly condemned on all
hands, Mr. johnson, Of Mary laud, making
u suong speech against il.
Mr.. Covode made IN unsuccessful at
tempt 10 have the Judiciary Committee in
strucied to furnish tho public with the ev.
idence already taken on the impeachment
inquiry and authorizing members 10 re.
port at once. The House also refused 10
second The previous question, on a rcsoiu.
ton offered by Mr.. Farnsworh, TO dis
charge the committee from further consid-
Grafton Of the impcachnlcu, inquiry.
In the House on Tuesday another res.
oluiion was offered, declaring that future
issues Of bonds ought to be taxable.
A resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Interior for information regarding the
condition Of the Washington Monument,
passed the II ouse.
Mr. Schenck's resolution. calling on
the Secretary Of the Treasury Cor informa-
ton regarding the Metropolitan Board Of
Internal Revenue, in New York City, was
passed.
An attempt was made to get the House
TO adjourn till Thursday. the Speaker
stating that the President would not re.
turn the Reconstruction bill before that
day, but the motion failed.
The Senate spent some time in discus
sion of the bill to appoint commission
Of army officers to examine aud locate a
n reservation for the Indians. 1t was vo.
ted that the territory should lie located
north of the Nebraska aud West of the
Missouri rivers, east of the travelled route
Of Montana Territory, and south Of the
18th degree Of north latitude.
The President on Tuesday communica-
ted to the Senate copy Of the Walrussia
treaty, calling TO the attention of Con.
cress the necessity of appropriating the
money to pay for the ceded portion of the
Arctic zone. He also transmitted the
proceedings of the late convention between
the United States and Venezuela, and the
correspondence of Lewis d. Campbell,
late minister plehipotentiary to New Or
leans.
In the Senate, Mr. Wilson, from the
Military Committee, introduced a substi-
tute for the House bill regarding deserters,
which was passed by the Senate. 1t pro-
vides that no soldier shall be held to be q
deserter who faithfully served until after
April 10Th, 1865, and them went home
without leave from the proper authority,
but nothing in the bill shall operate as a
remission of any forfeiture of bounty,
back pay or pension incurred by deser-
ton.
Mr.. Stevens introduced into the House
a bill regarding reconstruction and the
status of the rebel States, which was re-
fcrred to the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton. 1t declares that all pretended Gov
ernments in the rebel States are null aud
void, and of no effect other than that which
they derive from Congress: that neither
the President, nor any head of Depart
ment, nor the judiciary or military, have
any right to interfere in matters pertain
ing to the government of this territory,
except they are required to do SO by Con-
gress; and that each district, as now exist
ing, shall be governed by three commits
sioners, civilians, chosen by joint resolu-
ton of Congress.
Report from Gen. Custer.