The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, January %.
Mr.. Wade Oho) reseuted the petition OF ctzens of
Ohio the remOVa OF the Capital to point nearer
ieIred to the Committee on the District Of Columbia
Petitions ION 0T higher higher tariff equal rights, increase
ssrsS l0r army o"'s'' s' were presented and re-
scons n, asking Congress to purchase The iibTaIY
Peter Force Of this city for addition The Congress
Mr.. Howe said he believed the Library Committee, of
uG With The prayer Of the pei0ners The S5
relerred to the Committee on the Library,
tendenlS Of Pubic Instruction of indiana iiHois.
Of 9hS snf to 9s e 9a of Bureau
Mr.. Wilson (Mass( from he Military CoWmittee re-
and prohibit peonsge in the Territories OF the UGted
etates ordered to be printed
ported the bill compelling every person in COPING
to send copy the 20 Congressons library
and directing postmasters to forward the the
Congressional library free Of cost The bill con-
President to Inform the senate how often the present
Governor oil Colorado has been absent from the Terri
tory under MS appointment, by whom his absence
permitted, BY whom his expenses 20 and from Washing
Mr. COnness Ca had no objection to this resolution
but he would prefer In lts stead TO bill before
nm al passed The administration of the GSyernment
more corrupt in its Territorial officers than in any
The attention Of Congress ought to be directed to this
SUBJECT ana he hoped to see the bill referred passed
Mr. Wade said he thought that bill had been passed
NT Hendricks moved TO amend the resolution, so us
to make it apply TO Governors Judges, and Secretaries
The amendment was agreed to- aud as amended the
NJ Wilson da,s) ca led up joint resolution to pay
to lam g. Nelson SUOO for services in recruiting for
the Union army in East ennessee.
MI. Lane (lnd explained that Nelson recruited
thousand the armV OF his country at his own
expense and at great risk to his lie he never held
cOmmk SION In the army
would be dangerous precedent 1t was hara to tell
how many similar cases might be presented, and how
much 1t would cost to pay every applicant dollar
Mr.. Lane said Nelson made sixteen trips over the
monnta rs to get his recruits into the af@y When
another deserving ca came up he would be viii ing
MI PATTERSON Tenn said Mr, Nelson was faithful
UnlCnst and deserved more than the resolution ga
sons DISCHARGED at the end OF three years service
! Nr Poland CVtJ gave notice hat when the one term
amendment came for consideration he should move
10 a or Of restricting the service as President to oas
term but believed 1t ought TO be six inseat of lOur
Mr. Trumbul Gl) called up an act to smen" an act
" ch was passed and goes back to The House for CON
cn renee In verbal amendment II provides =
| Sc ton 1 That the several Courts OF the United
sac and the several justices and Judges Of such
H tue saTtboFty SreSdy conerfsd by law snail
Ser to gran wrlts Of babeas corpus n all cases
ne n alton S % Bea t41 OassSR st,E S5d Gr a%y %
OF law Tob sS 80 OF his Sns or s Sa
hertz to apply. 20 either OF said just, or
| ai, vii ana shall set forth the facts concerning
dsten tiOn of the party applying in who's custody
bi or sne "a del ned and virtue OF wh at clam or
an GoiIty II noWn, and the said justice Judge to
wb1 81 ch apn caOu shall be made, shall orG6wlth
vlsrd w n of hahcas corpus, unless IL sha appear
IN tho petition itse that the party s not deprived
q, h. or Re liberty in contra cation of the COnsttu-
tior or aw the United States said writ shall be
i'e,ted TO the person In whose custody The party is
detsined VINO shall make return Of said writ ami
Ss & s5S 6iS Ssr he "tS sSSe'eS Sesa
such psrsS'n esS peHso5 %Sn three Sss there
Che distance oftwenty les, aud yond tee 'istanoe
~ NV nty miles and not above one hundred miles EN-
WirLm 'en Cave, beyond the distance OF one hun
Dr. mites then Within twenty dave aud uDon the re-
tu the writ OF habeas corpus day shall be Set for
liz hTlng OF the cause, not eX eedng five days there
a ter. unless the paiy petitoning shall request q
Ion 'ime IT, petitioner may deny Of the material
ia ct oIth f. the return or NAV legs anv fact to
snow that the deteDt on Is In cOUtravenon the
stutiOn OF the United 81 ites which al egaOns
OF dCni ls shall be made on O'th The said return
he ame nded by leave OF the our or Judge before
aite the same is filed also ali suggestions made
air H. hat thereby the material fact be aseer-
TsiDed, Ibe said Court OF Judge shall proceed Ia
sun mary way TO determine the facts Of the case by
hteting testimony and the argunenis Of ths parties
q cePr!yed OF his or her liberty, q eontrmsyen- raven
she shall forthwith be disch and set ct