The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-13

States, also; and the whole world
couldn't whip the, United States Jon
ri DIR. Wilson asked that the, resolu-,
itien be laid aside to allow him to- of
fer a bill authorizing the Secretary of
War to raise four regiments OF yolun-
teers for frontier defense, and appro-
priating 81, ,6f8.000 to pay the troops
already called out for that purpose i
Z Mr., Upton wanted leave to offer, a.
bill for similar purpose. Both bills
were ordered printed 49, .I.l5 y
- The resolution Of Mr.. Chandler was,
resumed zxai nlIw ,s2us} ~
Mr.. Fowler spoke against the policy
of the Government toward Mexico
during her struggle for freedom. He
reviewed the history of the Mexican
troubles and justified the execution of
Inel5s 1@sls4 -.F4a -,
- . Mr.. johnson could see no practical,
result likely to follow from this teso7
luton; it was a mere inquiry whether
any legislative action, as he, under.
stood the facts to be, were not as set
forth in the resolution decree Of 1865;
itWas lanly intended to apply to Indi-
ans and ~ guerrillas. q MaximiIian
would give Mexico better Govern
ment than she,ever had Ia Al
Nyes spoke. in favor of the Iesolu-
ton. He regarded Mexico as natur-,
ally belonging to the United States,
e sssasst asa sti it'a he
armies e s victory. He I(NyeY had no
sympathy with those imported mon
arohs that came to subjugate and not
to'ihvigorate country. The, whole,
enlighted world would say amen to
the fall Of Macmillan. America,
while it regretted his death and ad-
his fall was AUST one. He advocated
Mexico, and substantial aid if neces :
sary.
ias Howard thoughtit fair to presume
that the court martial before which
Maximllian was, condemned, acted
fairly and In accordance with the laws
of war. He. spoke, Of the decree of
October, 1855, as most inhuman. and
bar rbareus7 =theGmurderous decree of
a temporarily successful highway
robber. In his opinion, Maximilian
meta Just fate. As fEends of Mexi-
co, in accordance with the law of ma
tions, it became the Senate to Stand
by Mexico ia her struggles against i'm
perialism,@ which it had just over.
thrown. ~ -, -
? Yates Thought this sblbject deserved de rged
more discussion than it had received.
aud therefore moved that the farther
consideration be postponed and the,
Senate go into executive session. s.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and soon after adjourned. -.
House, Julian asked leave to In.
trodueeT a resolutionr directing the
port a bill declaring forfeited to the
United States all lands granted by
Congress in 1886 to States in the
South for railroad purposes, which
gr5 5f'ts expired by limitation. nv feai
Wood objected. .fel
Julian moved to suspend the rules.
and said there were now 5,000,0 900
acres of-the best lands in the South
tied up in the hands of ireb bel con-
spirators at the expense of poor men,
white aud black, while the black
should have some for their home
steads
Chandler, as a select Committee on
Railroads. stated that the question In
relation of those roads to the Gov
ernment, was still under Investigation,
and argued that the action proposed
by the resolution would be premature.
Mr.. Julian. expressed his willing
ness to modify the resolution so as to
make it one of inquiry merely. /
Mr.. Chandler argned that it was a
special question, and should be refer
red to the special committee having
that matter in charge, the rules
suspended, the resolution modified to
coBfne its Operation to Mississippi !
and Louisiana, and refer it to the
Select Committee on Southern rail- |
roads. Adopted - S4y9 4f Il
L Mr.. Stephens, from the Committee |
on Reconstruction, reported back the |
reconstruction bill with several |
amendments, mostly verbal l..a.ia.,
$ Mr.. Ira ofereda as substitute for
the first section. declaring the time,
intent aud meaning of the act of |
March 2, 1867, to have been that |
the governments then existing in the
rebel States were illegal, and there
fore, such governments, if continued, |
we're to be continued subject in all
to. military commanders
and authority of Congress. Among
the new sections reported is one di-
recting that none of the officers of
shall pay any regard to
the decisions or directions of the
Attorney General or any other officer
of the Government, except as directed
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