The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-18
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHINaToN. Feb. l6.


Mr.. johnson as unwell, and desired
the vote on admission postponed until
to-morroW.
Dixon presented q memorial from
several Generals, asking that the
Secretary of War may be directed to
appropriate large cannon to erect q
monument to General Sedgwick.
ConklIng presented resolution Of
a meeting of the citizens of Detroit
on the rights of American citizens
abroad. | @
FreIinghuysen and Sumner pre-
sented petition that the Freedmen
be sent to Liberia
Sumner presented q memorial from
German citizens for the abolition Of
the Presi deney of the United States,
on the ground that il is copy of
Royalty and is dangerous to the
United States. Y M
Trumbull presented memorial
from. citizens of Illinois, asking for
aid in the construction of deep water
communication between Lake Michi-
gan and The Mississippi River. All
were properly referred.
Trumbi1lt, from the Go mmittee on
Judiciary, reported a substitute for
the House bill, referred to the Com
mittee December 18th, providing that
hereafter any election authorized BY
the reconstruction act Of March 23d,
1867, shall be decided by a majority
of the votes actually cast, and at the
election which question Of adoption
or rejection of any constitution Ia
submitted. ANY person duly regis
tered may vote in any part Of the
State ia which he shall have been
registered where he may reside at the
time Of said election, upon the pre-
sentation of his certificate of regis
tration, under such regulations as the
District Commanders may provide.
Trumbull introduced a bill which
was referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary, defining the Jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States, in
certain eases; afhrms repealed deci-
sions oI the Supreme Court where ID
has been decided that the judicial
COVER of the United States does not
embrace political poYer; It declares
that all courts of the United States in
the administration of justice shall be
bound by the decisions of the politi-
cal departments Of the Government,
on political questions, and that itrests
with Congress to decide what govern
ment is established in a State; it is
further declared that 20 civil State
government, republican In formi. ex-
lists in the States Of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana.
Florida, Arkansas and Texas, and
that no civil governments in either Of
said States shall DO recognized as
valid or legal State Government either
by. the executive or judicial power of
the United States until Congress shall
so provide, or until such State Govern
ment is represented in Congress; it is
further affirmed that the Reconsfruc-
ton act of March I'd, 1867, and the
acts supplemental thereto, are Doliti-
cal in their character, the pr0priety
or validity Of which no judicial trib-
unal is competent to question: and
the Supreme Court of the United
States is hereby prohibited from tax
ing Jurisdiction of any case growing
out OF the execution of said acts in
either of said States, until such States
shall be represented In Congress, or
until Congress- shall recognize the
State government as republican in
form, and all such cases pending in
said court shall be dismissed; and all
acts authorizing an appeal, writ of
error. hdbeuS corpns, and other pro-
ceedings TO bring before said Supreme
Court for review, and any acts, civil
or criminal, or other proceedings aris-
ing out of the execution of said Re
construction acts, or authorizing an
appeal from a Circuit Court in q
habeus c0rpuS proceeding to the Su-
preme Court, or which authorize the
| Supreme Court to. issue a writ of
review aay Judgment OF lower court
in habeas corpus cases. are hereby re-
pealed.
Wilson reported. from the Military
Committee a bill for the gradual re-
| duction of the army BY diseontinuing
the unnecessary grades therein
Edmunds, from the Committee on
/ .Judiciaryg to whom was referred the
bill for the further security of equal
rights in the District of Columbia.
introduced bill TO. regulate the pre-
/ sentation of bills to the President,
and the return of the same; the same
stating that the Committee were
unanimous IN its favor.
Henderson, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, introduced bill ap-
/ pr0priating condemned property to
the use OF the Indians
On. motion of Sumner, the Presi-
dent was requested to communicate
any information concerning the alleg-
ed interference BY the Consul at
| Rome with the late difficulties in
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