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Saturday Morning, July l9, 1867.
XLth CONaREsS-Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, July IL.

SENATE.
Mr.. Dixon said he was absent yesterday
when the vote was taken on the reconStruc
ton bill. If he had been present he should
have voted against it.
Mr. Chandler asked leave to call up the res
olution offered by him few days since direct
ing the Committee on Foreign Relations to In
quire how many Mexican prisoners OF wal
had been shot after capture under the decree
of Macmillan of October, 1860
Mr.. Chandler addressed the Senate in sup
port of the resolution, characterizing Maxi
milan as filibuster, iustifying the action OF
the Liberal government in shooting him and
his principal officers.
At the conclusion of Mr. Chambers speech,
Mr. Wilson asked that Mr.. Chandler's resolu-
ton be laid aside to allow him to offer bill
iments of volunteers for further defence, and
appropriating $7,64S000 to pay the troops a.
ready called out for that purpose.
Mr.. Upton asked and obtained leave to offer
bill for similar purpose, and both bills were
ordered to be printed.
After debate in which Messrs Chandler,
johnson, Fowler and Nye participated, MIR:
Yates moved that the further consideration OF
Mr. Chambers resolution be postponed ana
the Senate go into executive session.
Mr.. Ross offered joint resolution i0r Ine
suppression of Indian difficulties, which was
At230P M. the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and at 3.15 the doors were re-
opened and without succeeding in taking up
any business, at L. M. recess was taken un-
til 7.30 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate reassembed at 7.30 p. M.
Mr. Sumner asked leave to call up the bill
for universal suffrage in all the States.
The Clerk of the House announced the ac-
ton Of the House on the reconstruction bill.
Mr. Sumner in alluding to the bill which he
attempted to call up, said if that was passed
unanimously tonight and put as capstOne of
the reconstruction measure, the Senate might
go home in peace and have peace throughout
the country.
Mr. Trumbull did not suppose the Senator
from Massachusetts was earnest in effort to
get up his bill tonight He moved that the
Senate take up the reconstruction bill.
Mr. Sumner said one could not be passed
without the other. Ii the Senate was con-
sistent it would pass both. One was the ne
cessary supplement of the other
The reconstruction bill was taken up and
the House amendment read.
Mr. Trumbull moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Wilson opposed the reference. He be-
heVed the shortest way would be TO take up
the amendments and act upon them.
A debate ensued as to the best mode of dis
posing of the bill-whether to refer it to the
Judiciary Committee or send it to a committee
of conference or to consider the amendments
separately in the Senate.
A motion to refer the bill to the Judiciary
Committee was disagreed to.
A motion to concur and ask for commit gee
of conference was agreed.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Trumbull, Ed
munds and Hen bricks the committee on the
part af the Senate.
Mr.. Sumner again called up his universal
suffrage BILL The bill was read o. length.
The Senate refused to take up the BILLS to
%.
At 9.15 the Clerk of the House announced
the agreement of that body to a committee of
conference called for by the Senate on the re-
construction bill, and then the Senate ad-
jOurned.
The Speaker presented communication
from Governor Bullock of Massachusetts,
which was received after the recess last night,
announcing the ratification of tho Constitu-
tional amendment by that State. Tabled and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Julian asked leave to introduce reso-
luton directing the committee on recon5truc-
ton to report a bill declaring forfeited to the
United States all lands granted by Congress in
1866 to the States in the South for railroad
purposes, which grants had expired by limita-
ton.
Mr.. Wood objected.
Mr.. Julian expressed his willingness to mod
ify the resolution so as to make it one of en-
Quiry merely.
The rules were suspended 80 to So, and the
resolution modified so as to confine its opera
ton to Mississippi Alabama Florida, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana, and to refer it to the select
committee on southern railways, was adopted.
Mr. Stevens, from the Reconstruction Com
mittee, reported back the Senate reconstruc-
ton bill with several amendments.
Mr.. Stevens moved to recommit the bill, so
as to retain contral over it, though he did not
wish TO cut Oft debate.
The debate was continued at length upon
the bill.
Mr. Stevens moved the previous question on
the bill and amendments, which was rescinded
and the House proceeded to vote on the amend
ments.
The amendment substituting the first Sec
ton of the House bill for that Of the Senate
was adopted.
The amendment referring to the Attorney
Generals decision was modified so as to read
that no district commander or officer of the
Board of Registration shall be bound in his
actlon by any opinion of any civil officers OF
the United States, and was agreed to.
All the other amendments were agreed to,
and the bill as amended passed, and gees back
to the Senate.
munication, and the House took recess until
afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. Hooper the Secretary of
War was instructed to inform the House
whether any and what additional appropria-
tons were required to carry cut the provisions
OF the reconstruction acts.
MT: Holman moved to suspend the rules to
enable him to introduce bill providing the
widow, minor children or parents, in the order
named, OF any soldier who shall have died af-
ter beingahonorably discharged shall be enti-
tied to secure additional bounties.
=, lie rules were suspended, and the bill read
three times and passed unanimously.
After miscellaneous talk and the transaction
OF some other unimportant business, mes
sage was received from the Senate, announc-
ing its disagreement to the amendments to the
reconstruction bill and asking for committee
OlNconference.
On motion of Mr.. Boutwell, the Honse in
sisted on its amendments and agreed to COM
mittee of conference, and Messrs. Stevens,
b! utwell and Holman was appointed COM
mittee on the part of the House.
At9.15 the House adjourned.