New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-13

TIE SENATE~-COMMlIILfS or NoNtIhl->'i ~
roINuD-MR SUMMERS UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
BILL
~ TstssRirR 70
wAsuNG1oN, Friday, July To- 1861
The Senate waited all day for the action OF inc
Honse ON the Reconstruction b and spent the 'i'ne
in speech making on Che resolution offered ny MI
Chandler some days since, instrpeting the COhIui'-
Zee on Foreign Relations TO inquire how many MeA-
leans had been put 10 death under MaNimhahs de-
cree Of Oct 3, 1865. Chandler made n speech IN ms
usually emphatic style in which he more than Iustl-
fed the execution of the Archduke and diWdeu
those who took different view of the subject INTO
three classes purling humanitarans under Greeley
funkeys under Raymond, and rebels and traitors
North and South Reveuly Johnson, without at
fempting any justification OF the French occupation
of Mexico took the ground that Macmillan went
there in good faith upon representations maze 10
him which led him tO believe that ne would be well
received and that his decree was executed Only
against gucrrillas and bandtt The debate was afso
participated in by Messrs. Fowler, Howard, ana Nye'
After waiting three hours upon the House an EXecu-
tive Session was held lasting nearly an hour, and at
O'Clock a recess was taken until Z! o'clock.
Al the evening session Of the Senate the Recon
,trncon bill was received from the House, and after
considerable debate was referred to a Conference
Committee TO settle the differences between the two
Houses Mr. Summer then called mp his bill for Uni
Versal Suffrage throughout the Union, which he
smoke of as n necessary complement of the bills
already passed giving suffrage TO the blacks IN The
Sonth. IL was ruled out however under the Tesolu-
tion OF Friday last
The Senate held an Executive session to-day, and
discussed the question of taking mp at present noml-
nations that were left at the last session 1t
was agreed not 10 act on them until the meeting
next December Among them are the names OF MI
IL J. RAYMOND rs Minister TO Austria; Gen. kilby
Smith Consul to Havana and Col. Capron Com
missioner of Agriculture.
The House spent the most of to-dayS session Ill
considering matters of Reconstruction The Recon-
struction Committee of the House met two hours be
fore the House began its session. and had under con
sideratOn the Senate Reconstruction Bill MI SIC
yens reported the bill back to the House, with long
list of amendments, makingit almost an entirely new
bill After the amendments were read Mr. Stevens
made a motion to recOmmit the bill to the Commit
Tee. and this opened mp debate. Fernando Wood
first obtained the floor and given an hours tIme
INF gave way to Mr.. Robinson of Brooklyn, n. L..
who made rambling speech, remarkable for touch
ing every point could imagine excepting the
point az Issue. lie commenced ON Ireland and the
Fenians. and was interrupted by Kelley, and a war
Of words was had between the two which lasted Tor
some - minutes This collOquy was Very amusing
at times Kelley beat Robinson on America ana
Americans. Out hODllloOh HIS oNh WIN iiN4s'i"
and the Fenans Robinson continued his speech
ahiting 10 the anti-POpery riots in Philadelphia then
10 Robert Emmett and Head-Center Stephens, when
n point of order was raised against him, and the
Speaker sustained the point. For a few moments
Mr. Robinson kept on the Reconstruction track but
again wandered of 10 the anti-Cathoc riots In Bos-
ton Che mObbing of Sisters Of Charity, and the
shooting Of Fenans in Ireland and negroes in the
South. Several more points of order were raised
against Robinson, but be kept on, taking up Brown
low and comparing him with Aaron aud ms mob
He brought in Henry Ward Beecher, Andrew Jack
son. and Washington, and eulOgized Andrew John
son as the greatest of them ALL finally winding up
with nominating Gen. Grant as the Democratic nom
inee for the next President of the United States
Gen Logan next obtained the floor, and spoke for an
hour Mr. Stevens withdrew his motion to TecOmmit,
and then the bill was opened for further amendments
A number were offered and adopted, and the bill
finally passed, and was sent to the Senate. Inc
House took recess until p. NJ, with tue hope Of
getting the bill back from the Senate this evening
The House was in session for two hours this even
ing The Reconstruction bill received back from
the Senate, and Conference Committee appointed.
The Joint Conference Committee will meet to-mor-
row and report a bill in time to have it passed and
sent to the President Tomorrow.
The Senate judiciary Committee has decided to
postpone until the session of Congress the fur
Ther consideration of charges Of dslOyalty against
Senator Thomas Of Maryland.
The Judiciary Committee of the House are still
taking evidence on the impeachment investigation.
Several witnesses gave testimony to-day
MIR. Julian has reported and had offered TO the
House Reconstruction Committee very important
bill, OF which the following is the substance:
Section provides that all the lands granted TO me
soco acres ~ al which grants are now eS d made
subject 10 the southern Homestead law.
This opens "a very large body Of choice lands to set
Element and cultivation, which are new tied up III
the hands of Rebel corporations and Rebel State
Governments.
sectior2 provides that the Freedmans Bureau shall
appoint competent Surveyor TO I1rce ana SstaD,sh
al the expense Of the United states
This relieves the claimants nnder the law from $40
80 80 for surveying a single tract the accuracy OF
which survey is left entirely uncertain.
section provides that al the public lands Of the
state shall be forfeited to the United States, ana made
.ubiect 10 tie said Southern homestead law
The machinery Of the Land Department Of the Govern
Inent extendcd over said lands which is provided for
shall hereafter be sold for nonpayment OF Federal
iaxes and all ike lands which shall be sod by virtue OF
proceedings in bankruptcy, shall be disposed Of only In
lots of not less than 20 nor more than ~ acres
These provisions would go far TO quiet the clamor
which has been raised in the South III favor of con-
fscation without interfering with private property
The Committee appointed TO examine the bonds
and accounts, and the money hand in the office
Of the United States Treasurer state in their report
10 the Secretary We found tho money on hand at
the close of the fiscal year, ending the Both of
June last, to agree in every particular with the
balance shown on the accounts The cash at that
time was $}.SjO,GiG II.
Baron Gerolt, the Prussian Minister has
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