Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-03
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senate.


WASHINGTON, June AT the instance
Of Mr.. Sumner, the Foreign Committee
was discharged from further consideration
of the resolution relative to the security of
American citizens in Palestine; for send
ing grain 70 the starving population in
Sgeden; the protest against the reeogni-
ton of the Ottoman Empire as lawful
government the Motley correspondence
and that concerning the participation by
our Consulate in the Italian troubles.
In answer to a question, Mr.. Sumner said
the House bill for the protection of the
rights of naturalized citizens abroad would
be the subject for consideration at the next
meeting of the committee.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported with amendments bill
for the representation in Congress of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Ala
bama and Florida. At his instance, an
other bill on the same subject was indefi-
nitely postponed.
The supplemental national currency act
was called up and postponed.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the bill provid-
ing for appeals to the Court of Claims,
which was materially amended by proyid-
ing for the appointment of two Assistant
Attorney Generals at salaries of $1,000; Of
abolishing Solicitors and Deputy Solicitors
to the Court Of Claims by authorizing the
heads of departments to send in claims over
$50, 900 to the Court of Claims at discre-
ton, and forbidding the prosecution of any
claim in the Court of Claims or any pro-
cess in regard thereto which is pending in
another court 1t passed after a sharp OPP
position from Messrs. Hendricks and Buck
alew.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Kelly presented petition of Henry
C. Semple, charging Hon. Richard Busted,
United States District Judge in Alabama,
with official incOmpetency and corruption,
and praying an investigation of the charge
be ordered. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. Garfield introduced a bill TO restore
the Bureau of Indian Affairs TO the War
Department Referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Mills offered resolution requesting
the President to inform the House whether
an assurance was made to induce John q.
Breckenridge to return to this country.
Adopted.
MI Epson presented a HihOiAty report
in the Kentucky contested election case of
Mckee against Young.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Wisconsin, intro
duced joint resolution relating to Con-
federate property in foreign countries. Re
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Schofeld called up the Ohio con-
tested election case of Delano against Nor
gan, with the committees report. The
resolution that Morgan, the sitting member,
is not entitled to the seat, and Delano, the
contestant, is, be defended. The report OF
the committee, in favor Of the sitting MEM
Der, was presented by Mr.. Kerr, of the mi
nority committee, who occupied two hours
and quarter in his argument in its sup
port, and was succeeded by Mr.. Lawrence,
of Ohio, who supported the claims of the
contestant. The debate was continued by
Mr.. Woodward, on behalf of the sitting
member, and by the sitting member, him
self, without taking the vote, the Houss
adjourned.