Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-27

The bill to amendIth act for the removal
of certain bands of Sioux and Dacotah In
dians passed.
The bill to establish the right of way for
the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship
Canal, and provide for the extension and
completion of the same was amended and
passed.
Mr.. CONNESS offered an amendment to
the bill concerning the rights of American
citizens abroad with which the Sd section
will read:
"And be it further enacted, That when
ever it shall be duly made known to the
President that any citizen of the United
States has been arrested and Is detained by
any foreign Government, in contravention
of the intent and purpose OF this act, upon
the allegation that naturalization in the
United States does not operate to dissolve
his allegiance to his native sovereign, or II
any citizen shall have been arrested and
detained, it shall be the duty OF the Presi-
ident to report to Congress, if in session,
all circumstances of any such arrest and
release of the citizen SO
arrested and detained, that Congress may
take prompt action to secure to every such
citizen of the United States his just right !:
but if Congress be not in session then the
President shall be and hereby is empower
ed to suspend, in part or wholly, the COM
mercial relations with said Government, or
in case no other remedy is available to or
der the arrest and detain in custody any
citizen of such Government who may be
| found within the jurisdiction of the United
States, and who has not delared his inten-
ton to become a citizen of the United
States. except Ambassadors and other
public ministers and their domestics,
servants, and the President shall without
delay give information to Congress of any
proceedings under this act
The order of the day, the legislative ap-
preparation bill, was again taken up. Sew
eral minor amendments were agreed to.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered an amendment
abolishing the Bureau of Statistics, and
transferring its duties to the Special Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, providing
that the Secretary of the Treasury desig
nate clerk at the same salary as head of
| division, to act as deputy for said busi-
ness, under the direction of the Special
Commissioner. Agreed to.
The bill having passed in committee OF
| the whole, the question was on the adop-
| ton of the amendments by the Senate.
Mr.. STEWART moved to add the Com
missioner General of the land office to the
parties whose salaries are increased to $4,-
| 500. which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. HARLAN, the Com
missioner of Pensions was included.
Amendments increasing the salary of
| the Assistant Secretaries of the Interior
and Treasury were ruled out of order.
The amendment as amended was then
agreed to and the bill finally passed.
After short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE
| Mr.. PAINE was excused from acting on
the committee to attend theNational Shoot
ing Festival and Mr.. Washburne was ap-
pointed in his place. v..r.-.a 3
Mr.. PAINE introduced bill providing
for the issue of arms for the use of militia.
Referred.
| Mr.. SCHOFIELD offered resolution di-
recting the Clerk of the House to present
to the Secretary of State the act admittin
| North Carolina, South Carolina, louisiana.
Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Adopted.
| Mr.. HIND, of Arkansas, introduced a
| joint resolution to extend the provisions
OF the act of July 4th. 1866, limiting the ju-
risdiction of the Court of Claims to loyal
citizens of Arkansas. Referred to Judici-
ary committee.
The bill passed increasing to fifty dollars
month the pension of the widow of Gen.
Hackleman, also joint resolution direct
ing the publication of statements of Ma
tioanl Banks in liquidation.
MIR. CLARK of Kansas, presented reso-
luton of a mass meeting of settlers on the
| Cherokee neutral lands, calling on Con-
gress to protect them in their rights.
| The Senate joint resolution devoting cap
| tured ordnance for monument to Gene
raj Sedgwick, passed.
| Mr.. BOLES, of Arkansas, introduced a
bill for the relief of honorably discharged
soldiers. Referred.
The House went into committee on the
tax bill.
Mr.. PIXIES amendment of last night
was ruled out of order.
Some amendments to the tobacco section
having been reserved last night, several
others were offered thereto, but only one
adopted. There was one by Mr.. Wash
burne, of Mass, to increase the duty on
imported cigars from 81 to 81 so per pound.
Section los was struck out, leaving the tax
on banks under the operation of the present
law.
Section 100 was also struck out.
MR.. BUTLER moved an amendment
as a new section, for the taxation on de-
posit circulation and interest on the u. S.
bonds, which was ruled out of order. The
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved the previous ques-
ton, which was seconded. All the amend
ments were agreed to without division
down to section los, and the yeas and nays
being ordered thereon the amendment
striking it out was rejected. So the sec
ton remains as in the printed bill, unaffect-
ed by the subsequent amendments.
Section 100 was restored to the bill. The
bill passed without division.
During the day Mr.. Butler of Tennessee,
had the oath of Office administered to him
by the Speaker.
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