Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-20

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salldy show lhffo mymliIm iOi
the whites
Admiral fuokor, late ~ ll,o e.
raw hn navy. llns licon appointed hy
tho Peruvian O0vofnmoni 10 inh,
charge ~ nn expedition ~ oxpl0r,
the Amazon river.
Nav YOnE, Julyn.- Internal Row
r onuo collections this year. compared
with those of last year, show n ihll
ing oil OF nearly six und q half mil.
lions.
WAsniSGToN, July Surruti
trial Dcicnco Engaged all day In
impoaohing witnesses u number Of
whom sworo that Mother ribbotts
nor Cloavor, could bo believed ON
oath. Several parties sworo that
there was no dancing at Moiropoli-
tan Hall on tho afternoon of tho
llth, and that there was no round
table in tho hall,
Hon, John Nugont, of California,
is an applicant for the Mexican mis-.
sion aud is backed by tho California
delegation,
Judge Lawrence, of the Judiciary
Committee, has prepared n minori-
~ report in favor of impeachment,
aud will present il when the House
calls for IL,
Tho extremists desire the rom
mittoo 10 report now and adjourn
until October for trial, There will
| ho II severe struggle over this point,
The Senate will ondcavor to reach n
vote ON its bill tomorrow, indie
pendent Of that passed by tho
House.
A committee circumference will be
required,
An effort was made TO ennanchiso
lawyers, aud got q declaration that
voting for secession did not work
disfranchiscment. 1
A statement recently made that
the military commission which con
dcmned the conspirators, united in
recommending the President to par
don Mrs. Surratt, is in part errono-
Gus. A majority Of the commission
recommended that her death SON
toned DO committed. This paper
was never soon by the President,
nor had he ever heard of it until
recently through the newspapers.
Stevens presented to the House
two petitions, one sighed by four
thousand and tho other by eight
thousand persons Of Maryland, ask
ing Congress to pass laws securing
suffrage and establishing national
militia system, regardless of race or
color, excluding participators in
rebellion. ti
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-Control-
Ter Knox has just returned from
New Orleans, and is preparing
final reports regarding the New Or
leans sub-treasury and First Ma
tional Bank troubles. He has re.
covered six hundred thousand dol
lars, which covers about half the
Governments loss.
The kentucky members regard
their admission during the present
session as hopeless.
II WASHINGTON, July 10.-SENATE
Consideration of the Judiciary
Committee reconstruction bill was
resumed. An amendment giving
commanders power to fill vacancies
| by appointing citizcns or detailed
soldiers, was adopted by vote Of
% to 10. giGlaat FNrti
The following was added 70 the
sixth section: "Whether holding
such Office at the time Of the robol
lion or before" Rj
| Mr.. Dennison's death was an
nounced, and eulogies pronounced,
after which the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The timo for taking ev-
idenco in the kentucky election is
extended to December. eH
A committee of five was appoin-
ted to inquire into the treatment of
Union, pisoners, with power to send
for persons and papers.
A bill was introduced extending
the provisions of tho Homestead
Act to Alabama, Arkansas, Misss-
sippi, Louisiana and Florida. Re
ferred to tho Reconstruction Com
mittee.
The Committee on Foreign Re-
| Iations was directed to inquire
whether any American citizons had
been convicted in Great Britain for
words spoken in. America. -
Mr.. Wilson stated that the Judic-
larry Committee had requested him
TO state that thoy were rot readyto
report on impeachment.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered u concurrent
resolution to adjourn until October
next, eliciting warm debate, which
was interrupted by the announce
ment of Mr.. Dennison's death. AT
ter the customary eulogics tn c
House adjourned. Ea y
WASHINGTON, July 12.AHoUsE.-I
Mr. Julian asked leave to introduce
a resolution ordering tho Recon
struction Committee to report a bill
forfeiting the land granted to South-
ern States for railroad purposes,
stating that there were five millions
of acres of the best lands in the
South in the hands of rebel corpo-
rations, which her poor men, white
and black, should have for home
steads. W Gf
Wood objected.
Julian moved to suspend the rules
which were suspended--99 to 35,
and the resolution modified to en-
brace Mississippi, Alabama, Flori-
da, Arkansas and Louisiana, and |
was passed.
Butler offered q resolution that
the district commanders be author
lied to issue 81, 900 600 in Z 3-10Per !
cent interest coupon bonds to repair
levces, the assumption of which
should be a condition precedent to
Louisiana's admission, and moved a