The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-19
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.


from the ouse, announcing the action OF that body
IN the District of Columbia.
treasury 70 itbhos Geng nsy 'qg % o,to q, nS
claims adJudcated In the Court of Claims until fur
Mr.. Johnson Qdd.j said there was an error Of fact
amounted TO three millions Of dollars. He had been
credibly informed that the entire amount OF the cot
ton ton c claims allowed by that court did not exceed
Mr., Trumbull (Ill) was astonished that the House
the Court OF claims we're personally known to hins
Integrity The Court Of CLAIMS % was al proiection 70
%Sh RS %er qsnseG 20 he p15 %
clerks, and amounted to hundreds of millions. d
natural result OF legislation conducted UNDER the prs
as e S Believed sS would S ne %
be the case until some reform effected In the
Pending the consideration OF this subject Mr. Fes-
sender {Me) moved an executive session, which was
The doors were reopened at l.i5PM
steamship service between the United tates and
Vsse Sy eS ot
placing the Missouri militia on e1ual footing with
0thss ts9PGPs as to bounty etc THIS reopt3P S vas
to reach the President in time 1t referred to tho
Mr.. sumner tMass), from the Committee FO-
reign Relations reported a Joint rssouton expres-
and directing the President to communicate copy
OF the resolution to the Government Of Turkey.
The Chair laid before the Senate communication
resolution nquiring whether any legislation was me-
cessary to expedite the payment Of bountes Ordered
The House amendment to the Senate bill further to
| concurred in, with amendment authorizing the
Criminal Court to draw grand and petit jurors for the
The Senate at ls5, on motion Of Mr.. Grimes, took q
| House of Representatives.
On motion Of I'm Mr. Barnes m Y the Secretary of
& dreGed m 1 to furnish
ics from distilled spirits for the several fiscal
far far as SS S ts Ss
on shs pSr Of the am for
tty OF whisky seized the amount received for confs
Mr. Boyer lPa5, rising to personal explanation I'm
70 ns % M % the
dsclaimed any intention of dsrespect to the Speaker
desired 10 have the protest read n the House. f
could not have been his nentlon to show any dsre-
spect 10 the Speaker in view OF the fact that he tho
speakerl had been repeatedly thanked by the unani.
The Speaker intmated that he had not regarded
the gentemans objection as any mark Of disreSpeot
took no exception to it,
tract purporIing 70 give remark of Mr. Lowe in the
English House Of Commons to the effect that the Re
IN Congress, had expelled innocent members stated
vote TO expei a member; that since the Republican
party came into power only two members had been
they being at the time in the Confederate services and
ton OF the House in contested election cases It did
2 not become the House now to enter on review Of
y
| British Parliament.
Mr. Ross (IllD suggested that though the RepubIi-
cans had twothirds majority, they could not always
| rely some weak kneed members of the party.
Mr. Dawes replied that the Lord has had the coun-
try in his keeping, and has always furnished means
and power enough to meet every emergency through
| the instrumentaly of the Republican party.
q | Mr., Pruyn IN. " suggested that what Mr.. Lowe
8 | alluded TO not simply the exclusion OF members
by votes of the House. but the great general principle
OF refusing representation to such parts OF the Union
not in accord politically with the majority Of
| the House. ei-
Mr. Judd (Ill) offered preamble and resolution re-
| citing that about year since stone CONNIE moratng
the virtues OF Mr.. Lincoln had been transmitted by
the people of Rome the President OF the United
States bearing the following inscription In Latin:-
"The citizens of Rome dedicate this st0ne taken from
| the tomb OF Servius Tullius, TO Abraham Lincolni
President the second time of the United States OF
, America bv which the memory Of either brave De.
fender of liberty be joined to thatof the other
i | He said that this beautiful memorial has been
allowed to remain In the cellar OF the White House.
surrounded by rubbish. requesting the PRESIDENT 70
cause to be sent to the House or representa-
. tives that IL may have conspicuous place In the
National Capitol. and ift cannot be FOUND directing
the officer In charge OF the Public Buildings TO have
search made tand to have 10 placed In the old nall
| of the House of Representatives. Adopted.
ON motion OF MIR, Butler (MRss.), the Committee on
the Assassin alton of the President was authorized 70
conduct the investigation by such subcommittee as
| the Committee May appoint and at such places as
| may be convenient, with authority to admlnlster
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