New-York tribune., 1868-06-11
YIru CONGRESS-TTn s,i.S1oN,S Session.,
SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 10, 1868.


SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 10, 1863
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a COM
uucaDn from the Secretary Of the Interior approVs
ana oninioa Of Gen Sherman Of the Indian Coln
nisSIonerS that immediate action should be taken III ~
matter of the sioux and Nevada Indians
Mr. CoxKLING CRep., n. " presented petition VI
numerous merchants Of the city Of NewYork Gaining %
tenOu to the objection against the act preVehHe
tssue OF executions against Collectors OF CUSTOMS anu
praying the repeal OF that and all similar aets 81,
MI SUMNER Rep Massl, petition OF 'no i1.'.,.
the Circuit Court Of the United States for the ns'
81 n,trs Court Of Massaehusetts praying for an In
crease Of fees above the present rate OF - y -,
cents mile supported by the names OF the VI
tho Massachusetts, judiciary -. .... .A.,.
Mr. CONKLING called attention 70 tne iS0' .n'' '"0ii
rees arc already higher than in many Oo anu
that the theory Of jues is that they receive oo
psnsAton the service which they re"u0i " 'o p'Op'o
In general. .,,r
,h a., q, ovide for carrying mails between the United
states and foreign ports rescnds the section requr
ing prepay Of letter west o kapsas eTeept
when ssnt from the Office OF publication ,.
MT Of sep ne act shall cease and determine on
te sth OF September 1862 the ground that the Paec
RSiiroad will then be nearly completed and on that date
the yearly contract for carrying the mails will expire
Ths amendment was rejected by II to 49, . -
debate
Ohiol Snd MORRILL, ep Me- insisting that the stage
coach transportation will DE Overburdened and the ex-
Messrs CONNEss Rep CALI and RAMSEY urged the
unjust discrimination against California and the far west
in the greatly advanced cost OF newspapers The Dill
was passed by 20 TO u.
. THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Mr. WILSON rep, Mass) introduced bill for the Or
RaniTatian government and payment Of the army.
Mr. MOERlLL rep, Me( made report recommend,
ing that s5 Of ~ & eVss be
appointed by the President by and with the advice anu
consent Cf the Senate and that master mechanics anu
Othep be appointed by the heads from civil life ana not
from the navy. The committee recommend Other uhlh
pOrtant amendments. The report was concurfed H.
RESTORATION THE SOUTHERN STATES. 60
The bill 20 admit North Carolina, South Carolina IeoI-
ga louisiana and Alabama TO representation III Cou
gress. taken mp. =, A.. s,o,r,or
The qurs1ion was on the amendment by MT sherman an
1900 ON georgia OF striking from Constitution the
provisions preventing the enforcement OF contracts aoe
MT. WILLIAMS CRep Oregon) favored the amendment
He remarked that bankrupt law has Deen IN operaon
In ans coUxry more than year the effect OF which Is 10
dissolve existing debts, and he argued tDence nae
Congress Oght not 70 be TOO eager 20 cSnIen % T e
csons leave it IN doubt whether such law Is unconsI
tutona a that Therefore 1t Is proper 10 Vet 'n0 '
Mr. HOWARD Rep, Mlehl replied that tne biS tU & i
{stes the administration Of justice between man
and man, particularly IN the elIolcelhient i "a ~
their contracts and that the miennal days when sncn
ava can he dispeDsed with have not arrived
He reminded Senators that the fourteenth amen9hen.
OF the Constitution will soon be adopted and tnat
Shen the objectionable claims that lead 10 the insertion
~ Sbs ur,lTigiOn will be illegal and void and that
the NatioEal Bankrupt Law can be MADE aNallape III
Seorra m well as in other States Iand he showed that
the GeOrgi2 Constitution contains clause IeeoSnlLIns
for the contingency OF change IN ls PO
visions by Congress, which he claimed was pIOpdDy m
serted Of the doubtful character OF te provision
now under discussion. -.-,--
MT CONKIING Rep., n. " denounced the provision
s clearly unconstitutional and as invading pDnc nOor
and public morals claiming that the addluOhal
imposed hs the bill upon Georgia is I'D pIeclse aoi
IyupOSed Missouri lie Clteu SeNeIdl Iuui
cisI Opnas on the point and called attention 10 PrO
vision In ts Alabama Constitution tOrDlddg any to o
Ntream or compensation for It's occupation except D per
mi NJ the General Assembly WHICH, ne salu, "as
similar 10 rSe provision under discussion. .
Mr. HOWE (Rep, WIS., held tha as the Hlaiu upJoe
aoDle frOta debt contracted IN aid OF the ReDelO anu
es these d5ts mainly contracted to DC payaDe IN
Confederate money, II seems proper 10 reheNe te peoo
M M0PYdS GRep Indl said that all debts were in
rluded wsther contracted IN aid OF the keDein9n o
OthorWise In reply TO Mr. Williams, he observed tat
bankrupt law applies 70 neil VINO are uaOle 20 pay tng
dets and are Wiling surrender their property fairly,
applies to the wealthy as 10 le poor
After farther discussion without encllhB any ehink
ntrikangIy new, q vote on the amendment was urged
MT. BAYARD (Dem- Dell said that he would nOt Vote
nltIer for or against IT. believing the reconstruction laws
subyersive of the Constitution or OF al senDahee vi
government and tending either TO despotsm OF 10
anarchy. -. -, - 4, -. A.. g., A.,
cOitOns satisfied that this one was neees-
Nary would therefore, vote against the amendment
Mr.. HENDRICKS Dem, Ind) believed the provision
and would, therefore, vote against
striknR Oxst the condition white" holding that Con-
S<reGs mad B0 power 70 impose conditions.
Mr. DAVIS (Dem.. KY made remarks on tine general
that Congress had no Jurisdiction over the subject
OF reconstruction than any state ana declared 1ns' nc
Was agaiYsT aay proposition, even for modification.
Tho amendment was rejected as 1Ouows'