Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-24
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XLth Congress-Second Session.
WASHINGTON, July %.
SENATE.

| SENATE. .
Mry WILSON introduced a bill forsthel
more efficient PROVISIONAL government for
4 Mississippi. Referred to the Judiciary
Also, a resolution directing the Secreta-
of War to communicate to the Senate facts
In relation to the trial of Rush by a mill
tary commission, at New Orissns,i for the
marderot eolored boy. Adopted.
Mr.. HOWE, from committee on Claims
| reported House bill relative to the award
of 100000 to the captors of jeff Davis,
which was amended and passed.
Mr.. HOWE Introduced bill in addition
to the several acts providing for suppress
ing insurrection against the Goyernnentof
the States. Referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Maine, offered reso-
luton directing the committee on Finance
to inquire into the expediency OF reporting e
a bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue to bona fide holders new
bonds, in place of the old bonds, which he
were satisfied was lost or destroyed. Re-
ferred TO J Judiciary committee. t q
| The bill for the protection of American
citizens abroad was taken up.
i Mr.. Buckalew's amendment of yesterday
was adopted.
stricken out of the bill, and he had no
i further interest in it.
4 After discussion, an amendment by Mr..
Howard was adopted, requesting the Presi-
dent simply to suspend diplomatic relations
with any Government doing injustice to
citizens abroad. sr9 s1s -
At five O'Clock, at which hour a recess
had been ordered, Mr.. r.TRUMBULL moved
/ to table the bill. The yeas and nays were
ordered, but while they were progressing.
Mr.. Fessendon refused to vote, saying the
Senate was not legally in session.
Other Senators cOincided, and the Senate
took a recess. .l.,fHasl sDNAE
Mr.. RAMSEY, of Maine, reported from
the committee of Conference on the bill to
amend the Postal laws. The report was
concurred in.
Mr.. SUMNER, from the committee on
Foreign Relations, reported bill to amend
lexisting laws so as to prohibit trade in
Chinese and Japanese coolies. = ~ Sff q z
A number of pension bills were passed.
Adjourned.
| -- HOUSE ..,s f4-,,
Mr.. GARFIELD replied to the remarks
of Mr.. Stevens, made yesterday, showing
that the extracts quoted were from Ste
vens' remarks at the time of the introduc-
| tion- of the bill authorizing the issue of
5-20's, and not an entirely different prOpo-
sition. as alleged yesterday by MIR. Stevens.
He affirmed that not one utterance had he
been able to find where there was the least
4 intimation that the bonds were payable in
anything less than coin. On the contrary,
he found three or four distinct statements
that they were thus payable, a F-Fs ssf
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, said he
bad had no controversy, with the gentle-
man from Ohio, and why it was that the
gentleman renewed the attack, God only
j knew. He (Stevens) had spoken yesterday
of the gentleman using the. language of
others, and he would show him, when the
time came, that there was not a word of
truth in either wha. he or they said. sCss
| The concurrent resolution of the Senate
j for adjournment from the 9th of July to
1 the Sd Monday in September was discussed
i at length, the debate involving the topics
of the Presidential election, impeachment,
funding bill and the bill to distribute arms
to the South, Finally. the previous ques-
i tiOn was seconded, and the Senate resolu-
4 ton concurred in.
| Mr.. WASHBURNE,5 of Illinois, moved
to reconsider the vote and to postpone that
motion till tomorrow.
| The SPEAKER stated that the President
had signed the tax bill.
| The House resumed consideration of the
Missouri contested election case. The mi
4 nority resolution, declaring Hogan, the
contestant, elected, was rejected, and the
| majority resolution, declaring Pile, the
] sitting member, entitled to the seat, was
1 agreed to without division, % 81 .salA
1 "A. resolution allowing the contestant
$2,500 was adopted. "a ~ a. Esr So. Z
/ The Utah contested election came up .
and the House decided unanimously that
McGroarty, the contestant, was not entitled
4 to a seat.ssz asnssSs So Efs's2yy GIBBS
L Adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the first two hours to be devoted
to; business on the Speakers table.