The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS sIoNAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHINaToN, February u.

" AsHlNGFONs FEBRUARY Il.
SENATE.-Sherman introduced a
bill to declare the State of Alabama
entitled to be restored to the right of
representation in Congress. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Williams, from the Committee on
Finance, reported a joint resolution.
declaring the meaning of the law
relative to settlement of accounts.
aud defining the jurisdiction of ac-
counting officers, and recommending
the passage Of a suitable bill
Yates, from the Committee on Ter
rit0ries, reported a bill to admit Col
orado as State, and gave notice that
he would call it up at an early day.
BY permission of Davis. who bad
the floor on the Supplementary Bill.
johnson moved to take up the case
of Thomas, Of Maryland.
Sumner opposed the motion, saying
that he had intended to address the
Senate on the subject, and had not
expected the resolution would be
called up.
During the debate on reconstruc-
ton. Sherman suggested that the res
olution be disposed Of, and the SEN
ate go into Executive session.
Johnson's motion was adopted, and
by his consent, Morrill,, of Maine.
called up the resolution for inquiry
into the foreible eiectment of an EN-
ployee of the Senate from the cars of
the Alexandria and Georgetown Rail
road
In course of debate, CONFESS urged
the immediate consideration of the
Question of the rights of American
citizens abroad, and complained Of
delay by the Committee on Foreign
Relations, IN acting on his resolution
offered last month, to which Sumner
replied that the subject was receiving
careful and constant attention, both.
By the Committee and State Depart
ment, and that their action would
soon be made known, and he believed
would be satisfactory to the Senate
and entire country. After a lively
debate. the motion to refer it to the
Judiciary Committee was lost, and
the resolution passed.
The bill for the FORMULATION of
the laws of the United States was
taken up, amended and passed.
Sherman introduced the following
bill, declaring the State of Alabama
restored to the right Of representation
In Congress:
WHEREAS, The people of the State
Of Alabama have Ia strict compliance
with the fifth section of the act of
March I'd, 1867. entitled an act to
provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, formed a
constitution for their government, 10
conformity with the Constitution Of
the United States, framed by con-
ventiOn of delegates elected In COM
pliance with said act; and
WHEREAS. The said Constitution
has been ratified by majority of the
qualified persons voting on the ques-
ton of ratification, and said Consti-
tuition contains all the guarantees re-
quired by said Act;
Therefore be 1t enacted and declared
by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tqtiUeS of the United States of ADteTica.
DC, That the State Of Alabama is
entitled to representation In Con-
gress, and Senators AMI Representa-
tives shall be admitted thereof. on
taking the oath prescribed by lay Re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HO USE-Wilson, Of Iowa, intro
duced a bill for the surrender of per-
sons convicted of certain crimes. Re
ferred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
1t -enacts that no person Who may be
duly convicted and adjpdged guilty of
murder, piracy, assassination, arson,
robbery or forgery and where con
VlctlOn.- has not been reversed
shall not be allowed to enter or re-