New-York tribune., 1867-07-17

TuR SENATE AMENDS AND PASSES THE DESERT
ERs' ELL-DEBATE ON TIRE INDIAN BILL-
TILE IMPENDING YETO-SURRATT TRIAL
THE, LOUISIANA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BILIS-NEXIC0-THE GRAIN DROP.
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 16, 1867.
In the Senate to-day after some discussion sub
sute for the House bin in relation TO deserters was
,assed. IL relieves froM disability as deserters all
w6o after having served faithfully in the army or
navy, went home subsequent to the 18th Of April
and before being formally mustered ont but provides
that such persons shall not be entitled to bounty
hack nav or PENSIONS After an Executive session,
two hours were consumed in discussing bill for the
appointment of Commission to select reservation
west OF the Missouri River upon which to locate all
IN, Indian tribes in permanent homes There seems
10 I've disposition to pass something of this kind,
hat the Senate took little interest in the debate,
oBly dozen members being present while II was 60
ing on. The subject viii be resumed tomorrow.
The House remained in session for only one hOur
to-day. No business of importance was transacted.
Schcneks resolution calling on theSecretary of the
Treasury to communicate to Congress his authority
for appointing the present Metropolitan Board of
Revenue in New-York City was passed. An attempt
was made to adjourn over to Thursday on the Speak
sts announcement that he had it from official au-
,boritv that the President would not communicate
with the House on the Reconstruction bill before
that day. 1t failed however, and a session will be
held tomorrow in the President should change
his mind and send in the message.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate to-day
were the following Oscar J. Averill, Collector of
the Twenty-seventh District, New-YOrk; Wm.
Silvey, Collector of Customs, Newark, n, j., vice
Martin deceased: Frederick NJ. Williams, Assessor
of the Twelfth District, Penn; Willis b. Goodwin,
Postmaster JeffersOnville, Ind Andrew j. Baker
Postmaster Seymour, Ind; Frank COwan, Secretary
TO Sign Land Patents p. s. Hitchcock Pension Agent
st Fort Gibson Cherokee Nation; James NJ. Moore
and Rufus Saxton, Assistant Quartermasters. with
rank of Major. The President also sent number OF
Army appointments for confirmation
The bill introduced to-day by Representative Ste
yens of Pennsylvania, TO enable the inhabitants OF
the late Rebel States, conquered by the United
States to form State Governments declares that all
Governments and pretended Governments in the
Southern territory are null and void and of no effect
other than that which they shall derive from the
action of Congress; the existing corporations and
officers existing de tactO for local purposes to be con-
tnued until Congress, or those authorized by Con
Cress shall determine their existence with proper
constitutions Until admitted into the Union, each
district as now existing, shall be governed by three
Commissoners-cviaBs chosen by joint action OF
Congress The present registration to be continued,
with view TO the foundation of State constitutions,
Cress The bill declares the admission of new States
into the Union and the reconstruction of old ones IS
the sole duty and work of Congress, and neither the
President nor any head of department. nor the judi
ciary nor the military have any right to interfere III
such matters unless required by Congress Ihe
epnion of the Attorney General upon any point con-
nected with the admission Of new States or the
reconstruction Of destroyed ones is unauthorized
and ought not to be obtruded upon the Government.
Nothing will be done in the House with tue several
contested election cases till the next session Addi-
tional large masses of testimony are being printed
The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the
resolution of the Senate requesting the President to
transmit TO that body all the official correspondence
between the Department Of State and the Hon. Lewis
d. Campbell late Minister Of the United States To
the Republic of Mexico and also the correspondence
with his successor reports that in compliance with
resolution of the House. of the same tenor all the
correspondence called for by the resolution OF the
Senate has already been laid before the President 1or
transmission to the House of Representatives Ihls
report of the Secretary to-day sent to The Senate
by the President
The President communicated 10 Congress to-day a
COPY of treaty between the United States and His
Majesty the Emperor of all the Russlas the ratiica
tions of which were exchanged in this city on the
Goth day of June last. lie says:
This instrument provides for eessOn OF the territory
A. So coo in Sod The attention Of Congress invited TO
the subject OF appropriation for this ana aso
10 that Of proper legislation for the occupation ana gov
Of the territory part OF the dominion Of the
United States.
The President also transmitted to Congress copy
ofa Convention between the United States and the
Republic of Venezuela for the adjustment of claims
of citizens of the United States the Government OF
that Republic. He says:
The rathcations Of Convention exchanged at
Caracas on the ION OF AIi as meet ~ thai civ
within four months from that date the eXpediehcy o
passnR the usual act for the purpose OF carrying he
Convention into effect wi OF course, engage inc atte
ton Of Congress
The following is the text Of the bill introduced by
Senator Sumner to-day:
For the further securing Of equal rights in the Dis
r. Sn0ossl dc That In the District OF Columbia no
eop shall be excluded from Office by reason OF race
or color and all laws making any such discrimination are
hereby repealed"
Speaker Colfax had short interview with the
President this morning to learn abont the time the
expected veto would probably be sent TO Congress.
The President informed Mr. COlfax that the message
would not certainly be sent in for two days My
forrSer suggestion that the message would not be
likely to be presented 10 Congress until next Friday
is sprobably correct.
Mr. Conway whs lately went South under the ans
pces Of the Union League and the Congressional
Committee has just made his report. He states that
there are Union Leagues in full operation in the IL
Southern States, with membership of 100000 loyal
voters. aud that no other organization can, in the
present condition of affairs, do the work required in
the interests OF the loyal in that section Sen
ator Wilson and other members of Congress desire
Inn to return South without delay, to further prose
oute the work in which he has been engaged
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