The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
wAsH1SeToS. June 20.
SENATE.

The Chair submitted communica-
ton from the General of the army,
transmitting papers in relation to the
election in Arkansas, which were laid
on the table.
for the revision and consolidation of
the statute laws of the United States,
enclosing specimens of their labors.
Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Drake presented petitions against
the ratification ofthe Usage treaty. Re-
ferred.
more economical administration of
government in the Territories. Refer
The bill to amend the act for the re-
moval of certain bands OF the Sioux
and Dakotah Indians, was passed.
The bill to establish the right OF way
or Ship Canal, and to 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:
AIld be Il further enacted. That when
ever 1t 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 aud pur-
pose ofthis act, upon the allegation
that naturalization in the United
his allegiance to his native SOW
ereign, or II any citizen shall have
been arrested and detained, afler
demand for release, II shall be
the duty of the President forthwith
TO report to Congress, IL in session, all
the circumstances of any such arrest
and detention, and any proceedings for
the 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 ses-
sion, then the President shall be,
and hereby is empowered to suspend
tIons with said government or In case
no other remedy is available, to order
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 declared
his intention to become citizen of the
United States, except ambassadors
and other public ministers and their
domestic servants, and the President
shall without delay give information
to Congress of any proceedings under
this act.
The order OF the day, the legislative
appropriation bill, was again taken up
and several minor amendments were
Mr.. Williams offered an amendment
abolishing the Bureau of Statistics, and
transferring its duties to the Special
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
providing that the Secretary of the
Treasury designate a clerk at the same
salary as head of the division to act
as a deputy for said business under the
direction Of the Special Commissioner.
Agreed to.
The bill having passed in Committee
ofthe Whole the question was on the
adoption of the amendments by the
Senate. Hrr
Mr.. Stewart moved to add the Com
missioner of the General Land Office to
the parties whose salaries are increased
TO "a 500, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Harlan, the Conn
missioner of Pensions was included.
The amendments increasing the saia-
ry of the assistant Secretaries of the In
terror and Treasury were ruled ont of
the order. The amendments as amend
ed were then agreed to.
After short executive session the
Senate adjourned.