Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-11

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. STEVENS, rising to a personal ex-
planation, referred to correspondence pub
lished in the New York Herald on Mon
day. and questioned the propriety of pub
fishing private conversation. He admit
ted that the pol. .tical views attributed were
correctly stated, but he disclaimed the re-
marks attributed to him in reference to his
colleagues.
Mr.. BROMALL was granted permission
to have his name recorded in the afflrma-
tive on the passage of the Reconstruction
bill.
Similar permission was granted to such
other members as SO desired it.
Mr.. JULIAN introduced bill to extend
and apply the provisions OF the Homestead
act in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida. Referred to committee on Recon-
strUction.
Mr.. ROBINSON, of New York, offered
resolution directing the committee on
Foreign Affairs to report Immediately
whether any American citizen had been ar
rested, tried, convicted or sentenced in
Great Britain or Ireland, for words spoken
or acts done in the United States. In sup
port of the resolution he sent to the Clerks
desk and had read a statement of the cas-
of S. j. Meany. He trusted there was spirit
enough in the nation and weight of metal
enough in the army and navy to take Mr..
If in that march toward the prison it became
necessary to tread down the nation who
held him.
Mr.. WOOD said from personal observa-
tion, within six weeks in ireland, he was
satisfied as to the insecurity of every Amer
ican in that country.
He presented a statement in the case of
Col. w. j. Nagle, native of New York, an
officer of the Federal army. who was ar
rested on his way to Waterford, and now
held prisoner. He asked his colleague
(Robinson) to allow the resolution to apply
to Nagle.
Mr.. ROBINSON assented.
Mr.. STEVENS expressed a hope that it
would not adopt the principle of trying
here the judgment of the British courts.
These were matters which every nation
managed for itself, and he should be
unwilling to allow any other ma,
an American court against the rebels who
might be subjects of such nations, but as it
was simply resolution of reference, he
could see no objection to it.
| The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WASHBURNE offered resolution
declaring that the burthen of the Govern
erty; that exemption of any material
portion of the wealth OF the
country from its due proportion
is wrong and should be avoided, that to
carry out these views the right to buy
bonds of the Government should be given
| in any future system of funding bonds.
| The House refused to second the previ-
Gus question on the adoption of the resolu-
tions, and they were referred to the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. BARNES asked leave to offer q
joint resolution to reduce the tax on dis
titled spirits from two dollars to seventy
five cents per gallon.
Mr. SPAITTD DJNG Ohiaotad
Mr.. SCHENCK introduced a bill to pro-
vide for granting honorable discharges to
soldiers charged as deserters.
Mr.. WILSON, rising to a question ot
privilege, said the judiciary committee
were directed at the last session to make 6
OF the President.
1 am directed by the committee to state
that it is not prepared now to submit a re-
port, but it will be prepared to submit ;
report on that subject at any session thai
may be held on or after the 18th of Octobel
t next.
have been also requested to state tht
\ position occupied by the committee on thi
. question. Five members OF the committed
f are of the opinion that such high crime
have not been proved against the Presiden
\ as would call for his impeachment. Fou
= members of the committee occupy the po
sition that sufficient matter has been de
5 veloped in the case as to call on the i'm
' peachment of the President.
= That is all am directed to state, and
+ believe that statement covers all authorit,
d given me by the committee.
!, Mr.. BOUTWELL,, in connection will
the subject offered q concurrent resolution
for the adjournment of Congress till tn
I 18th of October.
An animated debate between Messrs
: Wilson, Boutwell,, Williams and Wood
bridge ensued.
i Mr.. BOYER rose at three o'clock P. NJ
to announce the death of his colleague, MI
, Dennison.
: The impeachment matter went over til
tomorrow.
= Adjourned.