The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-23
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WASHINGTON, July 23.-Mr. Wilson lMass.)
introduced bill TO provide for more ethcient
Provisional Government oS-Msssslo opl. Re
terred TO The Commlttee on The Judiciary. IL Is
Rs folloWs:-
Be II enacted ETC., that the present govern.
ment If Mississippi being provisional only, aud
subject to the permanent authority OF Con
eress, 1t is hereby provided that all offices
under raid government shall be vacated on the
passage OF this act; that persons voted
% At the elections for he ratI6cacuon of the
cnnttituton, AMI tor the elect on OF officers
under The same who have rPce we'd majority
o the vote, cast, shall enter upou the offices for
which they were voted TOR, and shall Constitute
the provisional government o. Mississippi until
otherwise ordered by Congress; provided that
II any Lerson voted Tor st said election cannet
take and subscr oe to the oath required by the
act entitled an act to pre-cribe an oa o. Office,
tie duties OF the Office tor which he was elected
shall devolve upon the person receiving the
next his hest lumber of votes.
Section 2. That II shall be the duty af the
military commander OF the district of when
MIssissippi forms a part, to zee that the pro-
visions oil this act are carried into immedia.e
effect.
Also a resolution directing the Secretary Of
War 10 communicate 10 the Senate tue facts
relative 10 the trial of Mr.. Rusk by N litary
comm sscn at New Orleans, tor the murder of
coored boy. Adop ed.
MIR. Howe, from the Committee on Claims,
reported the House bill in relation 10 the a card
OF $10C, 600 10 the captors of JEFF Davis, which
was amenced and passed.
Mr.. Howe introduced bill in addition 70 The
several acts tor The suppression of instructions
against the Government of the United States.
Referred to tbe Comm It g on the Juicitry.
Mr. Morrill, (Me) offered re solution instruct
ING he Con mlttee on Fiuauce to inquire luto
the expedlency of reporting a bill author zlng
the Secretary OF the Treasury to issle to bona
f0e bidders, new bonds in place o. o d bonus
VII ch he lie sat.fied have been lost or destroyed.
X" erred to the Con nmIttee on tmaUce
Mr. Pomeroy called up the bill TO facilitate
the establishment of line of steamships De-
tween tew York aud certa n por OF Europe.
Mr.. Morrlll (Vt) withdrew mis- amendment
requiring additional tonnage of the vessels.
MIR. harlan moved TO add the tolio wiug:-
And be IT fur ner provided, that should the
receipts al nually under the ne contract M 4de
in pursuance OF this act exceed an average o.
$780, yearly Tor the period OF the before
named ten YEAR, then such excess shall belong
to the Post Office department, 1t bang the
meaning and lrtent of tins act that tho amount
the said company shall receive during he period
OF the beore-named ten years for postal ser
vice shall not exceed the amounC OF $60l, 600
yearly.
Mir. Morrill, (vt.) moved 10 make the amount
$400 600. He raid the Curard line receive, b 1T
il is proposed to pass by Baltimore, pston,
Portland, Me-, and uth"r ports, and create a
monopoly Tor New York, S400,00g should be
enough of q ubsidy.
Mr.. Nye replied to the remark in regard TO
the MONOPOLY bl p iutine cut that the Ii pro-
poses 10 make The postal service selEsupporuue,
and again ursIng u e proprlrtv of having the
mails carried by American Y, sseIs.
Mr.. Coroitt suggested amcudiDg by adding
the words, ''proV ded such postage snail not
exceed 100000 per annum after the discontinue
ance OF sald inland postage
Mr.. Morrll withdrew his amendment and
accepted Mr.. CorbltCs, which was agreed 10
Mr.. Morrill, moved TO amend by providing
that it The trips take longer time than those
made by similar steam, hips upon the same
route, this contract shall cea'e and determine.
This was agreed to- and the bill then passed.
MIR. Corbett (Oregon) moved 10 iuto Txn.
cutive sess iou, sayine there were large udmber
OF nominations which, IT neglected, must go
back 10 the President.
Mr.. Conuess (Cal.) opposed, and urged that
the blll Tor the protectl N OF American citizens
in toreign countries he taken up.
The motion OF Mr. Corbctt vas teiected ls to
25, and the Above-named bill was taken up.
The question was on Mr.. Buckalcw's motion,
TO strike out The third section aut horlzlng reprl.
sails, and substitute ~ provision max ng the
authority OF the President 10 exert ali hs DO Wer
Vi der the Constitution aud laws or the protec.
tion OF American citizens abroad, and TO re port
TO Congress rom time to time any cases IN which
jnstiCe is 0enIed to citizens of the United States
by foreign Governments. Agreed to-yeas, 29
nays, 81.
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