New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-12
WASHINGTON.


,,soyRsoSvT.LE COMMITTEES AT WoRK-iHE
pExIciN MIssioS-Tm RUSSIAN N0IE-AIii-
tide OF THE CABINET ON TIE RECONSTRUCTION
MEASURE.
E,>sulssHApB TRsUSE
WASHINGTON, Thursday, July II, 1851
Tn the Senate to-day the consideration VI the ne
bill was resumed. Mr.. Howard wluh-
drew the amendment offered by hin yesterday ee
elaring that q vote for the ordnance OF secession
shall not be construed as an act Os war or TeDeon
AGAINST the United States A few onimportaht Nei Di
amendments were sdOIsed, also an amenoinenu -; ~
Mr. Summer forbiddiag disqualification rom SGT
in Boards OF Registration on account OF race VI oi'
also an amendment extending the Oinie ioi az
Using the registry from three to ave days. anu
an amendment thsa the Reconstruction acts shall
ba construed 6berally, TO the emu thae al
the intents thereof may be fully ana peiaeouy
carried out Several long speeches were maue
Rpckalew Esae threeOf them IN the course Vi
the day ore of them in favor OF cumulative
spfraee ON the principle advocated by john stuart
Mill and uthers in the British Parliament "arIe'
Davis induslged in an Grafton oil an hour anu
half Finally. at a O'Clock. vote was reached
and the hill was passed It is not different IN any
;mnortapt respect from what it was when introduced
NV Mr. T1unbull The most important amendment
ia that of Mr. Wilson, which authorizes the appoint
uent Of civilians to civil Offices vacated by DlsUleV
Commanders.
Mr. RoutyyelPs resolution to adjourn until the LIST
pf October next came up IN the House the hist ihins
to-day Great Importance was attached TO the res0-
utoD for the that it was considered as test
of the feeling of the House the question OF lmme
,Iiatelv disposing of impeachment. The Republicans
,Vere divided ON the matter. A number wished TO
have the Committee report Immediately, ana were
urged ON by the course of Lawrence and Wllhams Oh
the Judiciary Committee, who announced that that
Committee was ready to report at once, If 1t wished
The course of Boutwell, and Thomas, also mem-
bers of the Committee, made middle party
between those favOring immediate report
and the chairman of the committee, Mr.. WI
son. who announced that majority Of the commit
tee would not be able to report until October IL.
Aboht an hour was spent in debate, and the question
not Aettled down 10 sustaining the majority Of the
Judiciary Committee. Pike moved to amend Bout
wells resolution making the time for the meeting OF
fhenext Congress on the 18th of November lie ac-
cOmpanied his amendment with most extraordinary
speech in relation to Presidentmakine. Finally the
previous question Boutwells resolution was voted
down and Pike got vote on his amendment, which
was carried by vote of 90 to So The Democrats,
with one exception voting in the affirmative
Standings substitute, TO meet on the lst OF
0caober on the same conditions that the present
session was called was next voted on, but received
only al votes in its favor What seemed to be
singular was that most of those favOTing an mmedi-
ate report on impeachment voted against Spaldings
resolution. Gen. Schenek, of the principal adyo-
Gates for an early meeting of the next session of Con-
gress just before the vote was TAKEN made state
ent the effect that the present meeting of Congress
was Illegal and for that voted in the mega
tive. Speaker Colfax Overrued Schencks opinion,
and on an appeal from the decision of the Chair
asked by Schenck, only II voted against
the Speakers decision. The impeachment Of the
President was again brought up, by Stevens moving
that the evidence taken by the Judiciary Committee
be printed and distributed TO members at once Mr..
Wilson, Chairman of the Committee, opposed this,
and it was voted down by vote of IS to g. and then
a compromise was proposed, to have the evidence
printed and ready for members on the first day of
the next session. but this too, was voted down, and
then Stevens killed the whole matter by moving to
lay it on tine table. This settled impeachment for
the present. half hour spent, before recess
was taken in discussing the position of the negro
race. Ar. Mungen Dem, Ohio doing most of the
talking. AT the evening session the Senate Recon-
struetion bill reported to the House. and quite
lively debate had motion to pass it without
amendment. Bingham and Boutwell, favored its i'm
mediate passage but Stevens warned the House
against unnecessary haste, and on his motion il
committed TO the Reconstruction Committee The
Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and will endeavOr to be ready to report on
the opening Of the session.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate to-day,
under the resolution adopted previous 20 the recess
commenced their investigation Of the charges of
dislOyalty against ex-Gov. Philip Francis Thomas
claiming a seat as Senator from Maryland. 1t will
be remembered that on the night of his nomination
in caucus he denounced the majority in Congress as
traitors, and said they were bent upon dissolyng
the Union and establishing a Military despotism. |
Some eight or ten witnesses were examined to-day,
and others have been summoned He is charged,
among other things, with furnishing aid and COM
fort TO the enemy.
Gen. Buffers Committee Of Investigation of the
Assassination of President Lincoln met to-day, and
organized. Mr. James Redpath of Boston was ap-
pointed clerk to the2Committee. No business was
transacted, and it was decided ON not to take any
evidence until the trial of Sunatt was ended and his
case disposed Of by the Court which is trying him.
The Committee on the Investigation of the Treat
ment Of Union Prisoners by Rebels during the War
was appointed by Speaker Colfax to-day. All of
those Of the Committee were officers in the Union
army during the Rebellion. Gen. Shanks of Indiana
is Chairman. Gems. Pile Missouri; Harding, Illinois;
Stevens New Hampshire, and Col Mungen, Ohio, are
the the other members The latter is the Democratic
member Of the Committee The Committee will
organize at once and commence business so to be
ready TO report early next session.
The Judiciary Committee of the House was engaged
this morning in the examination of witnesses i'm
parchment. Among those who gave evidence was
Gen. Spinner United States Treasurer who testified
as to the condition of the cOnscated and abandoned
property account and was asked the question
whether the President had had anything to do with