Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-23

Vonefusfen 81 YepRfdavss RPoeeedfnHp.
:HATsZYesssueey, after our repor, cIosed-
Senator elect from South Carolina, be sworn
in was aegeed to, and Mr. SAWYER came ar.
Va No 19e v usa 'T ,n,rod IN; . hill
the city Of W snington to issue bonds to paysfHe
nSst.ng ae6sof thsciay, which was placed on
the calendar
the Commissioner ofAgriculture to regard the
library, now under his control, as part of tn
property OF the Department of Agriculture
Passed.
Mr.. Frelinhuysen, from the judiciary, CON
mittee, reported the bill relative TO 'theshabS
corpus, with an amendment.
The concurfent resolution reiative 70 al.
After eonsSer 1SSR t d.Sai sSereos Alas.
"a appropriation bill was received from the
House, with request for 8 committee of con.
fefence, which, on motion Of Mr.. Summer was
agreed to; and Messrs. sumner, Morton, and
Doolittle were appointed. =.
Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on the Ju.
dietary, reported House bill to provide tor an
election IN Virginia, with request that it lie
on the table.
The debate on adjournment was then contin-
usd at great length
The question was then taken on the motion
OF Mr. Sumner to insert Monday, the 9th;
when II was agreed to--ayes vi, noes 49, ..-
The question was then taken on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Wilson, which was modified so as
to take a recess from Monday next until the
third Monday OF September. Agreed te-yeas
70, nays 20.
Dir. Sherman called UP the funding bill, and
the House amendments were disagreed to.
The bill tor the protection OF the rights of
American citizens abroad was then taken up
the amendment reported by the Committee on
Foreign Relations, to strike out the portion of
the bill authorizing the President to suspend
commercial relations with any government
that arrests any OF our naturaliZed citizens
upon the allegation that his naturalization does
not dissolve his allegiance, snd to arrest citi-
zens Of that country IN the United States, and
70 enact clause making 1t the duty of the
President 10 communicate sill the circumstances
question.
After debate the amendment Of the Commit.
tee was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 7-Messrs
Conness, Nye ,Sprague, Stewart, Thayer, Tip
Mr.. Williams moved a substitute for the en-.
tire section, that whenever 1t shall be made
known 70 the President that any citizen Of the
United States has been unjustly deprived of his
liberty, 1t shall be made his duty to demand
forthwlth the reasons for such confnen ent,
and II 1t appears that they are wrongful, the
President shall demand his release, and il 1t
should be delayed or denied the President
snail use such means. not amou nting to acts OF
war, as he may deem necessary to effect his re.
lease. Agreed to-yeas ~, nays IA AID.
journed.
HoUsE-Yesterday after our report closed
Several uDimportant bulls were disposed Of
when the Alaska bill was reached
On motion of MI. Banks, the House non Con-
Cured in the Senate amendments, aud q com.
mlttee OF conference was asked Tor.
The Senate amendments to the bill making
appropriation for the ser vice Of the Columbia
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, were taken
up and referred TO Committee on Appropria-
tiOns.
Senate bill regulating the manner of present.
ing bills to the President was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill to incorporate the National Life
Insurance Company Of the United States was
passed-yeas %, nays 81.
m 40 favynr
ment for the Territory Of Wyoming was passed
as il came from the Senate
Dir. Schenck moved for an evening session,
bot the House refused TO agree to the motion.
Adjourned.