New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-11
WASHINGTON.

BuIc-MR. WILSON'S AMENDMENT ADoPTED-AS
ASDERsoNvIILE INVESTIGATION ORDERED By
THE HoUsE-THE CONVICTION or srFPHES ..
MEANY--A DEBATE on IMPEACHsfRNT-'fHH
COMMITTEE NOT READY TO REPORT UNTIL oCTo-
BER-A MAJORITY or THE coMMIiTEE OPPOSED
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July TO- 1857.
The Senate discussed the Reconstruction bill for
four hours to-day and made 10 moro progress than
the adoption of Wilson's amendment permitting the
District Commanders to appoint civilians 10 the
vacated offices in tho South. Before the debate com
menced Sumner made another incffcctual effort to
cali up the resolution to rescnd the exclusion resou-
tiop of last Friday Howard the first speaker on
Reconstruction In carefully prepared argument
he denounced the Presidents policy, and showed the
Inconsistency and incorrectness Of the Attorney
Generals opinion He maintained that the southern
States were conquered provinces existing as ntaes
only so far rs allowed By the suerance OF Congress-
without any rights Except such as the oonqueror
granted After the adoption of wilson's amchdmcnt
Howard offered proviso that the act OF voting for
the Ordinance of Secession at n public election
shall not be construed as an act Of war TO dsquafy
n man from holding Office under the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution. This led to sharp
debate. in the course of which Nye of Nevada cx
pressed himself in favor Of stronger measures of re-
construction and said there would be no peace III the
land until every Rebel was either dead or disiran
| chised Wilson favored adherence to terms ALREADY
put forth and believed that under them the ten
States would renter the Union, seven OF them with
clear maortes for the Union party ana equal rights
The debate was cut off by the announcement Oh ths
death of Charles DennsOn of Pennsylvania, previous
to which Trumbuu gave notice that he should presa
the bill to a vote tomorrow. The Senate seems de-
termined to pass its own BILL and take no action on
the House bill for the present This wall reopen ths
ouestion in both Houses, and cause couple OF days
| delay at least.
| The House was in session for four hours to-day.
and the business transacted was OF little Importance
| Notwithstanding the agreement made at the begin-
ming of the present session of the House that thers
should be no general legislation at this session. thers
seems to be desire among members to disregard ths
! agreement and push important matters through
| The rules were suspended several occasions to-
day. but of the resOlutionssacted upon were OF
particular importance. A welltimed resolution
offered by Mr. Shanks was passed.g 1t provides for
the appointment of Committee of five TO inyesti.
gate the treatment of Union soldiers who were nads
prisoners by Rebels during the late war, and who 10
| to blame for the bnrbarites they suffered while
under Imprisonment. Mr.. Wilson, Chairman a tho
Judiciary Committee, made statement that
he would not be ready to report on inpeach'
ment until October next This brought Mr. Bout
| u
the first of October next and spicy debate followed
! Talking was confined mostly to tho members of the
| Judiciary Committee, Messrs. Wilson, Boutwell,.
| Williams and Woodbridge taking part. Dir. Pike
introduced a resolution to meet on the llth OF No
vember next. ndgMr rSpaulding moved a recess
| until October, when Congress should meet on the
same conditions that they met on the third of July
| last When the debate at its hight, motion TO
postpone the matter until tomorrow prevailed. and
/ IL n 1t,
from the XIIth District of Pennsyl yania. was an
nounced. The adjournment resolutions will come up
the first thing tomorrow, and appearances seem %
indicate that Mr.. Pixies resolution to meet next No
ycmber will be adopted.
| Tho Judiciary Committee has prepared minority
report in favor Of impeachment of the President.
and will be ready to present it when the House shall
so require The probability IS that Congress
will not adjourn until the end of next week The
Senate WILL tomorrow, endeavor to reach vote on
the Reconstruction bill reported by Mr. Trumbull.
irrespective of that passed yesterday by the House
| and now in possession of the Senate.
Representative Stevens has presented to the House
! two petitions from Maryland signed by 1900
and the other by 5000 persens asking Congress to
pass laws securing suffrage and establishing nation
al militia system, without regard to race and color
and excluding those who took part in the Rebellion
| No Executive communications have been transmit
ted to Congress during the present session. A few
| nominations will. however, be sent to the Senate
but nothing of character to prOlong the session.
! Gov Flanders of Louisiana arrived here this even
ing He is here TO confer with Congress in regard to
repairing the levees of the Mississippi also in regard
to reconstruction. Several other prominent louisa
mans arrived here this evening in the evee interest
| Indiana Washburn's resolution in the House to-day
looking to the taxing of Government bonds in flu
! fure fell fiat. 1t was tabled by large vote
Mr.. Ould late Confederate Commissioner for the
exchange of prisoners, has been before the Butler
| Conspiracy Committee, and examined with
reference to the responsibility Of various Federal
| officers as to the exchange of prisoners He was
| closely examined by Gen. Butler as to the acts OF
| Gen. Grant
There are 90 applicants for the position Of Commits
sioner of Agriculture, made vacant by the death OF
the Hon. l. Newton, viz. Norton S. Townshend OF
Ohio; John A. Warder of Cincinnati; Thomas
| Brown of Ohio Col. Capron of Illinois, the Hon.
| John b. Clark of Missouri; the Hon. James Brney
| of Michigan; the Hon. l.. Chandler Bail of New
York +. NJ Blair of Washington, ID. c.. vii.
liam III. Ludlow of New-York; Oliver II. Kelly of
| Minnesota; A. s. Paddock of Nebraska; the Hon.
James r. IIubbel of Ohio; Isaac Newton, jr, OF
Pennsylvania Thomas 7. RObb and Solsom Dorsett
of Illinois +. c. Wilson OF Pennsylvania r. j. Pow
ell, John ii. Klppart of Ohio; the Hon. Frederick
IIolbrook of Vermont; James s. Grinnen of MaSsa-
chusetts; William H. Russell of Washington; the
Hon. W. T. Lemosy of Virginia, and the Hon. Z. II.
| Hyde of Connecticut
| statement recently made that the Military
Commission which condemned the assassination con-
sprators united in recommendation to the Presi-
dent that Mrs. Surratt be pardoned This Is in part
erroneous. majority of that Commission recon-
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