Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-06-26
CONGRESS Ional.

Of tho Court, was passed on Thursday in
the Senate. A bill relating to the sale Of
vessels to bclligerents, was passed aud af.
terward reconsidered. A bill was passed
appropriatiug money to sustain the Indian
Commission. The report OF the Confer
ence Committee on the removal Of pc.
litical disqualidcations, YVES adopted.
In the House, the Speaker appointed
Mr.. Delano on the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and Mr.. Knott on the Committee
on Expenditures Of the Interior Depart
ment, in place Of Mr.. Morgan. On mo.
ton Of MIR. Bingham, the vote giving 20
per cent. additional to Clerks 10 The De.
partmepts was reconsidered, aud the ORR
ginal proposition laid on the table. The
Committee on Indian Affairs reported a
series Of resolutions denouncing as fraud
ulent and corrupt the. recent treaty by
which the Usage Indians were prevailed
upon to give up 5000, 600 acres Of land.
Messrs. ScodeId, Julian, Shanks, Shella
barger and Cary, denounced the treaty in
vigorous terms, and the resolutions were
agreed to. The Committee on Elections
reported In favor Of Mr.. Pile, Of Missouri,
against Mr. Hogan A bill reported from
the Judiciary Committee, regulating the
Jurisdiction OF the Court Of Claims, was
passed. t
In the Senate, on Friday, Mr. Pomeroy
introduced bill, the object Of which Is
to turn over the Indian Bureau to the
Freedmen's Bureau. The vote rejecting
the bill for the relief of certain exporters
Of rum aud alcohol was reconsidered, and
the bill passed. The House resolutions
regarding the treaty with the Osage In
dams were presented, and referred TO the
executive session. The bill relating TO
the central branch of the Union Pacific
Railroad was, taken up and debated by
Mr.. Howard aud MIR. Hendricks, affirm.
lively, and by Mr.. Edmunds in tho neg.
alive.
Ia the House, the bill for the extension
Of the Harvey wood screw patents was
taken up, and after some debate. rejected
The report OF the Conference Committee
on the bill removing political disabilities
then came up, and was rejected, less than
two-thirds voting for il. A motion TO re-
consider was fled. The Senate amendment t.
to the bill continuing the Freedmen's Blu
reau were concurred in. Also Senate
amendments TO the bill relating to the
Supreme Court, and to the bill relating to
Collection Districts in Michigan. Senate
concurrent resolution OF thanks 10 Edwin
vi. Stanton was passed.
On Saturday, in the Senate, tho bill es-
tablishing terms Of the U. 5. District
Court, at Cairo, passed. Several bills were
postponed on account Of the few Senators
present. There was lively passage Of
ness, the latter charging that the former
was quick to resent all outrages on Amer
leans here, but as Chairman of the Com
miilee on Foreign Relations slow to re-
port on the outra2es inflicted on Ameri-
cans by England. MIR. sumner replied
that the committee had held three sessions
on that subject, and denied that either
Mr.. Seward or any member Of the Diplo-
matte Corps had attempted to influence
tie committee.
Ia the House, bill passed requiring
the reports Of railroad companies TO be
made TO the Secretary Of the Interior in-
stead Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The report of the Committee on Elections
b. favor of Mckee against Young, was
AIKEN up, and Mr.. Cook, Of Illinois, sup
ported the report. Mr. Kerr opposed it.
A vote was postponed until ii o'clock
Monday. Tie Presidents veto Of the bill
or the admission. Of Arkansas was receiv.
ID, and the House passed il over the veto,
III to 81, the Speaker voting IN the niiir.
native. Mr.. Schenck r,poried from the
Committee of Ways aud Sleans the new
whisky and tobacco tax bill. and gave no.
ice that he would caliir up Monday. Mr..
Banks gave notice that when TIE tax bill
vas disposed Of, he should ask the House
o consider the Alaska purchase.
The Colorado bill was debated in the
senate on Monday, but not acted upon, !
nd considerable time was spent in con-
liberation of the general appropriation bill. |
The Presidents veto of the Arkansas bill |
vas then taken up, and after speech in |
upport OF the Presidents views by Mr..
Davis, the bill was passed over the veto
ly a more than two.ihirds vote.
The KcLtucky election case wrs taken
Ip in tho House, at III o'clock, but not
Imposed of before the beginning Of wihe
ay 5 regular session. Mr.. Trmble, Of
kentucky, spoke in favor Of Mr. Young's
lain, The House refused to second the
question on a resoluiion offered
y Mr.. Ram, directing that all bridges
YER the 0hio and Mississippi have a
main channel span Of 500 feet. A reso-
uiion insiructiDg the Committee of Ways
nd Means to report at an early day bill
or funding the public debt and reducing
he rate Of Interest thereon. was passed
without division, a molten TO refer the
esoluiion to the Committee of Ways and
'leans having been lost by vote or ca. to
%. Another resolution was adopted in
tructing the Committee OF Ways and
leans to inquire into the expediency Of
a appropriation Of dfy million dollars to
axe up the matured aud maturing indeb.
edness Of the United Suites, payable in
arreney, as il may become due. the APP
'ropriaiion to be made from coin in the
The vote rejecting the Con-
erenre Committees report on removal
{ disabilities, was recopsidered aud the
i'll passed. The Mckee. Young case came
u again, and Mr.. Mckee was admitted,
ook the oath aud lis seat. The new Tax
i'll was then taken up, aud tie House
rent into Committee OF the whole for its
II reduces the whisky per
allon tax to sixty Gems. Mr.. Schenck