Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-06
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
MONDAY, ApriI6.


SESArE-The Chair prese n ed a cannuri-
cauon from the SECRETARY o the Tat uor en-
closing 4 copy Of a comm uRicStion fron .i..,
Comiuission'r OF Indisn Afisars relative 20 as
A. 3 and Ht csssiti, OF tie Chippewa IudiaI $
81 l-aG' superior. Referred = Committee on
,RolsE Aasirs
Also. r.solsuons Of Iessslaturp OF MINI
sofa, ndOrsing the action Of CoaGress rla,l j. =,
10 an y, aSbmsni. Laid On lie table
number Of unimpoTtanl IlC morials an. - .
ul.ns We're presented and rcierrUd.
:, hr. sumner presented mennor al of lsasc = d.
hoI'Vh' OF Mas. praying CoagrtSs 10 take
soiHe acton "a the Ignoring OF "A law by the
% ". N.nC- M ~ lal lmt ni. heicIret 70 C5mm..-
Mr.. Nye introduced A biif q, ,.r,,tde t.,- ~
completion OF the tranrh mint n 4 non g.
N.Naaa.. he,erred % Csmmitse oa Apo
Mr.. Wilson introduced a hill IN re,nove a. q,
political disabilities from cslta,o riti1c,,. = =
Georg'a. Reierred 20 Committee on the ia
dietary.
Nj. TIumbull introduoed a Io.nt resolution
Authorizing The SECRETARY OF War 10 ISSUE coIr.
niSssrv stores 10 ths tx ppti, on 10 the t'i
riyer under Prof. Powell. Referred 10 C,s,,-
mitiee on Military Affairs.
Also, bail supplementary 10 tue bill 20 ale y,
the United Stats 10 prosecute appeals and
wits of error without giving security
Mr.. Trumtull said that the bill came frcu
the Judiciary Committee, ana asked thaI b D.
Mr.. Edmunds offered 4 resolution reeuesun,;
The SECRETARY OF War % cUmmunicat to tha
Senate an account oi the manner OF settling a.
counts OF that Department since the passage OK
tie ball TO facilitate the proml1t sstti.ment OF
pLbic accounts, and whether any defects exist
now. Adopted.
Mr.. Fess-nden called up the Joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary Of State 20 pay ths
owners of the steamer Monitor for damages rs-
ceiNed by being fred on by Japanese oatieries-
tie sums 20 BE- paid out Of the indemnity re
ceiyed from the Government Of Japan.
Mr.. Hendricks said the Government of The
nited States had received as indemnity from
Japan s9JOteO. This vessel was not the only
one which had claims and be thought that all
the claims should be- paid Al once IL was he
batteries OF rebel prince which did the in
jury, and Commodore McDougal and his m.,n
had destroyed three vessels OF TINS rebel prlaoe
they had behaved in very gallant manner,
and sked the prize money and be Mr. II
thought they were entitled 20 az least SJaoON
The claim OF Commodore NcDougal aud hts
Affairs.
Mr.. Fessenden said this claim was the only
one which had been presented TO the State de-
partment- A claim for damages had been made
on the Japanese Government by all the foreign
powers. and they asked that in lieu of inderi-
nifty another port be- opened 20 commerce. The
japanese GC yernnent had. however, preferred
TO pay the n oney, and had PAID S3OcO.Ot0, OF
which our Government got about ss5aooa, and
AZ was not likely that all the claims would
amount 10 SlO0,Uo0. This particular claim th.
only one which had yet been made, would not
probably be allowed Tor more than 50 90. and
ought 10 be paid.
Mr.. Comes. moved 10 amend. by providing
that the SECRETARY of State shall have power %
audit other claims on the same fund.
Mr.. Fessenden was opposed 10 this an yiung
claims upon the Treasury.
After some further discussion. Mr.. COnness
withdrew his amendment, and the bill passed.
MIR sherman called up the bill TO authorize
the refunding Of duties paid under protest on a
bell imported from France for the ST. Mary's
Institute and Notre Dame University OF Indi-
ana.
The bill was discussed at some length. and
then passed.
MIR. sumner had in his hand very important
bill, 10 regulate the selection Of officers in the
District of Columbia, which he hoped the SEN
ate would take up as soon a. possible.
The naval appropriation bill was then taken
up, the question bring on the amendment re-
ported by the Committee on Appropriations,
limiting the number of boys and apprentices m
the navy to l,25n.
TIE HOUSE was not in session to-day.