The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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WASHINGTON, July s.
: ,SENATE-Johnson and Davis ap-
peared in their seats 3iii'. 9naa a. z !"
III TrumbuIl from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported bill to give effect to
an act to provide for, the more efficient
government of the rebel States, passed
March I'd, 1867, which after some OBJ
lection from Simmer, was read the
,secondItime and ordered printed pug
Henderson offered resolution
which was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of War and Secretary of the
Interior for information as to the
origin and extent of the Indian diff
culties. 9...tw .9st
Resolutions previously submitted,
calling on the State Department for
all correspondence with Lewis ID.
Campbell, while Minister to Mexico,
and with his successor since his ap-
pointmeut,. and also calling on the
| Secretary of State for information
concerning the recent events in Mex
| leo.
In reply to an inquiry from How
ard, Summer said he expected this
resolution would obtain an authen tic
account of the capture, trial and exc
cution of Macmillan and Santa
! Anna
Howard entertained the belief that
if the truth was fully communicated,
it would have a very benehclent eff
feet in correcting a sort of childish
sentimentalism, if he might be allow
ed to use that expression, on the sub
ject of execution, or in other words,
just punishment of one who, accord
to his (Howard's) idea, was the most
arrant felon Of the present day.
The resolution of Sumner was
adopted.
The Senate finally decided that it
could not consider the resolution
adopted till Friday.
The resolution Of the House ten
dering thanks to Gen. Sheridan, came
up. when Pomeroy raised a point of
order, to the effect that the Senate
could not consider it under the resO-
luton of Friday.
Upton moved to suspend the reso-
luton of Friday, to allow the passage
of all these resolutions of thanks,
which was negatlved.
Adjourned. ~
HOUSE. Adams, Representative
from the 8th Congressional District of
Kentucky, was qualified by taking the
| oath
/ A large number of bills and joint
resolutions were introduced, including
a bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law,
and one abolishing national banks
and redeeming the bills with legal
tenders, and making the latter recelv-
i able for customs; and also resolutions
by Brooks, denouncing the execution
of prisoners of war and directing, the
Senate to report a bill repeating SO
much of the neutrality laws as forbid
the organization of emigrant societies
also resolution by Wood, of enquiry
as to what action should be taken by
the United States, in view of the for
cible abduction of Santa Anna from
| an American vessel, by the Mexican
authorities, in June, and whether by
the existing treaty between the United
States and Mexico, the law of nations
were not violated in that case, in such
manner as, together with other out
RACES against the rights and property
of Americans, as. to call for immedl-
ate aud Summary action on the part OF
this Government All referred.
On motion of Banks, the President
was requested to furnish all informa-
ton received by the Government
relative to the arrest and execution OF
Macmillan and'Santa Anna
!. On motion Of Schenck. the Presi
dent was called upon for a full report
l of. the proceedings of the Cabinet
y meeting on the reconstruction act.
Stevens, from the. Committee OF
the Reconstruction bill, made re
port.ffI Lkass s-zASaillL-ka9 -
CLEVELAND. July SIS. Wagner
pawn broker Office was robbed Las