The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-17
CONGRESSIONAL pH6cEEDINes.
WASHINGTON, July 12.


WASHINGTON, July IL.
In the house, Mr.. Julien asked leave to introduce
resolution ordering the Reconstruction Commit
tee to report bill forfeiting the lands granted to
the Southern States for railroad purposes, stating
that there were 100000 of acres of the best lands
in the South in the hands of rebel corporations,
which poor men, white and black, should have for
homesteads Mr.. Wood objected. Mr.. Julien
moved to suspend the rules. The rules were then
suspended by g vote of ninety-nine to thirty-fve,
and the resolution modified to embrace only Mis-
sisssppi Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Louisi-
ana. when it was passed.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution that the District
Commander be authorized to issue 100000 Of
coupon bonds bearing $40 per cent. interest, to
repair the levees and the assumption of which
should be condition precedent to Louisiana's
admission. He moved suspension of the rules,
which failed.
The Senate reconstruction bill was reported
with several amendments. and rambling debate
ensued, during which Logan, of Illinois, said he
had no sympathy with any man who went bail for
Jefferson Davis. If it had been he who captured
Jefferson Davis, he asserted, and Mr.. Greeley could
trouble in trying Jefferson Davis, either in civil
or military court except such as he (Logan)
might organize. He himself would have been she
court, and there would have been no Jefferson
Davis He would, to-day, if he had the power,
hang jeff Davis and every one of his cabinet Off
vho had
enough to hang traitors was Juarez.
Mr.. Stevens moved the previous question, when
the bill, as amended, was passed, and went back
to the Senate.
The House took recess at eight o'clock.
In the Senate, Mr.. Chandler called up his reso-
luton directing the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions to inquire how many Mexican soldiers had
been executed after capture. He said that Maxi
milan's operations were q part of the rebellion
and, had it succeeded the decree of 66 would have
been inflicted on Union soldiers. Maximilian
signed his own death-warrant on signing that de-
cree. He ought not to have died by the bullet
The officers capturing him should have hung him
on the first tree; this not done, proved the Me1i-
cans chivalrous people. The course of this Gov
ernment toward Mexico was cowardly. Mr. John
son spoke favorably of Maximilian. Mr.. Nye de-
nounced him as the agent of Napoleon, to assist
the rebellion, and eulogised Juarez. Mr.. Howard
thought Macmillan met deserved fate. The mat
ter was postponed.
Mr.. Wilson offered bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to raise four regiments and appropri-
ating 81 ,5OOO 900 for frontier defence The Senate
then went into executive session, and took recess
until 8 o o'clock.
One of the House amendments was to the ettec
that the opinion of any civil officer of the Govern
ment shall not rid District commanders of the
subordinates and State officers must take the iron
clad OATH The bill, in its present state, contains
fourteen sections.
WASHINGTON, July l3.
A bill has passed the House appropriating Sl,'
675, 1000 for reconstruction During the discussion
Elridge spoke about the extravaganza of district
commanders-alluding to Sickles as greater mar.
lequin than the commander at New Orleans; and
had read by the Clerk newspaper articles speaking
of the display made by Sickles, riding around
Charleston in coach and four. Bingham replied
it was fitting man who had lost leg in defence
of his Government should ride in O coach and four
Nothing important in the Senate, except the
passage of the reconstruction Act, which goes to
the President.
In the House, to-day, the petition of the Legis,
lature of Arkansas for an appropriate to improve
the Mississippi levees, was received, by q vote Of
ffty-si1 to forty-thrce, and referred to the Com
mi,tee on Appropriations, The reception was op-
posed, ON the ground that Arkansas vas no State
and the Legislature could not petition.