Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-09

| WASHINGTON, April 4.-SEnATH.-Nr
Wilson from the Military Commute report
ell bill 10 continue the Freedmen Z
! Bureau
Nh. Harlan called up the hill 10 exenp,
property used for school purposes in shs
District os Columbia from taxation.
hr. Howard called up The bill requiring
the feporis OF railroad companies to be filed
IA the Office ot the scretsry Of the Interior
Instead If the s. cp tsry III the Treasury.
Mr.. 1funbul called up the bill IN regnrd
To the qualifications 81 jaIors. II provides
that The expression OF mn opinion founded
on public funof, or the statements 81 The
public jurors shall rot dhquaiiiy a Juror
who is Otherwise competenl ard who shall
take IN OATH tia' be Can give verdict ac-
cpu.ibc To the evidence.
Mr.. Johnson supposed the law already al
lows u Court ia its disclsilon to accept such
jurors
MIR. irumbull REALIZED that such was the
practice 10 many States. tut the bill pro-
posed TO make the practice Uniform
y T. Bayard thought this dangerous pro-
vision
Mr Davis was not sure tlat the measure
WAS not an innovation on the sacred right
OF an impartial triai by jury.
Mr.. FrcT ghuyse held that in these DAYS
OF general ocwspaper reading the expires
sion OF hyspst!,etcal opinions dies not mil.
ita'e against the impsrtialiiy Of juror.
The bh vas framed 10 correct the in
furious rulings made ly the Courts.
MI bsyatd again opposed. hut Il Passed
BY 37toS
Mr sumner introduced Joint resolution
proposing an amendment 10 the Constitu.
ton Of I'm United States. The proposed
amendment 10 as follows:
mo person elected as President or Vice
President who has Once served - President
shall atterwards " eligible To either Office"
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Al the expiration Of the mesn.ns hour
the senate proceeded 10 the consideration
Of private bills, reported from the Commit.
tee on Claims The consideration of m
bills occupied oil the afternoon.
At hsl!-post three Mr. Morgan moved an
executive session, which was agreed to by
% 10 10, and soon after adjourned.
HousH.-frhe Speaker presented I com
0uutcsetuu MN the Cosnmiasaopes Of In. |
oM" Aussss relative 10 the necuesaty Of
speedy leRisAtioon ON Indian appe61r,s-
nons IN ordef that the faith Of she 0oveeu.
toent and the promises OF the Indian Peare
Commissioners NAV be kept good. II 4
urged thattt cur aGseements are mot faith.
fully carried out. the IpdIans will enn
lose all confidence in The Govercsaen,
they will believe nothing told them Nv lie
officers. and an almost endless war viii be
the result. The communication was re-.
ierree to Committee On Appropriations.
Mr.. Washburne. Of ILL.,, offered a resolu.
ton quoting an advertisement in the N. Y.
Times, fnr The sale Of tbs steamship A liam.
tic. AID directing the Secretary Of The NAVY
10 report all the fse;s in connection with |
The mortgage held by the United States. |
Adopted.
NJ. Robinson offered the following as q
privileged respluticn
Reached, That the resolution Of impeach. |
nent against Andrew johnson, passed Feb |
rusry gath. 1868. and proceedings amend.
story thereof or supplemental thereto be |
'escinded and the Managers be recalled.
he Speaker ruled the fesDluihn not
'7vuesSd. bessuse there was PENDING q /
lo''"a on which the previous question had
pe.h o'u.'.i On the 3ist Of March. Ne to
'A.nils 4..oo cepss Of Mr.. Buffers. open.
'ss aduStss. ard no business was Is 6rder
kept BY nuanisRocs consent until ,h., hsa
eeen disposed OF. VIM ".u
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