Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-18
HOUSE OF REPKEsENTATIvEs.

The SPEAKER presented letter from
the Secretary of the Navy in reply to resO-
luton of the House stating that the only
officers OF the navy on the active list who
have been ffty-fiye. years or longer in the
service, are Admiral Farragut and Rear
Admiral Goldsborough. The communica-
tion was referred, and the Secretary called
on for copies of the correspondence.
On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE,t the
Court of Claims was. asked for a list of its
| judgments since March 80, 1866, for the
President and Vice President OF the Uni
ted States, in States to be formed out of
theterritory included within the late Con-
| federate States, except Tennessee. Re-
ferred to committee on Reconstruction.
On motion of Mr.. COBB, the President
was requested to communicate any inform
alton received at the Department touching
the organization of parties for the real or
pretended purpose of ayenging the death
| Of Macmillan or to interfere in Mexican
affairs, and whether any measures have
been taken to prevent such organization or
the sailing of such expedition.
| { Mr.. JULIAN asked leave to offer the fol-
| lowing:
Resolred, That the doctrine avowed by
the President of the United States, in his
message to Congress OF the 10th inst, that
| the abrogation of the rebel State bonds,
to pay the debts incurred prior to the late
rebellion, is at war with the principles of
| international law, q deliberate stab at the
national credit, abhorent to every senti-
ment of loyalty and pleasing only to
the vanquished traitors, to whose agency
| alone the governments of said States were
overthrown and discharged.
| Mr.. BURR objected.
| Mr.. JULIAN moved to suspend the
rules, which was carried, and under the
operation ofthe previous question, the res
olution was adopted by u strict party vote.
| Action was taken on several messages
| from the Senate.l iEt Q -LLslI l[-t 3t-e 3
| The House non-concurred in the amend
ment to the act in relation to reported de-
serters and asked a committee of confer
ence. .E ---z-aes -
| The Senate bill for the further security
of equal rights in the District OF Columbis
was slightly amended. and referred to the
Judiciary committee with leave to report
any time. s ...,;.
Mr.. SELLAYE asked leave to offer 6
preamble and resolution reciting the re.
port and organization of an expedition
against Mexico, and requesting the Presi'
dent to issue proclamation requesting all
proper officers of the United States to pre-
sent them. Reported to the committee Or
Mr. COVODE offered as a question o
privilege the following preamble and reso
luton u q II q us - p "a 90
WHEREAS, Andrew johnson, Presiden
of the United States, did, on the fourth
day of July, 1867, at the request of the
counsel of John H. Surratt, cause to be is
sued to Stephen F. Cameron, of the rebe
army, and one of the most notorious vio
lators OF the laws of war, full pardon fol
all his crimes, in order that his credihility
might be increased as a witness to aid il
exculpating said Surratt from participation
| in the murder OF Mr.. Lincoln, thus show
ing sympathy with the men who murder
I ed the President; therefore, be it = ~
Resolued, That the Judiciary committed
be requested to examine into the foregoins
i charge and report the evidence to thi
/ House in the first week of next session, to-
gether with all evidence taken in the i'm
peachment case.
After debate, the resolution was agreed
to and preamble rejected.
| Adjourned.