The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-23
.ess Proeeedings.
General Dyer Asks for a
Court-EIartial.
sO3 4 $40 14sbAHee
Bills and Resolutions.

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SENATEs-.........-..-WA -WAsHINeToN July p.
A letter was received from General
Dyer, asking trial by cOurt-martial for
ofenses imputed to him.
The recentreportof the Joint CasE-
mittee on Ordnance was referred to
the Ordnance Committee. ...sr
The credentials of + A. Sawyer and
T. j. Robertson, Senators from South
Carolina, werc presented.
Howard presented 4 protest from
certain members of the South Carolina
Legislature against the admission Ct
Sawyer, charging him with having
been eugaged in bloekade-running ,.
and being a rebel office holder, nc.
A motion prevailed to allow Robert
son to be sworn IN.
Certain documents containing
charges against the loyalty Of Sawyer
were then read.
After lengthy discussion, during
which Robertson. the newly indicted
Senator from South CaFolina,- declared
| the charges against Sawyer to have
originated with the friends Of DIR.
| Mackey, the rival candidate against
Sawyer, and were utterly iunfounded,
and vouehed for his Republieanism
and ability to take tho test oath.
A motion to refer all the papers in
Sawyer s ease to the Judiciary Com
mittee was rejected by a vote of II to
27, and he was sworn as second SEN
ator from South Carolina.
Sherman called for the special or
der, the motioa relating to adjourn
ment.
Howardimoved a recess from 5 to z
| o'clock. ~ - rsa
Sherman opposed holding any even
ing session till day was fixed for adj
iournment, as until that Is done the
House cannot proceed with its bust
ness, a majority being unable to con-
troll the order of business, except on
Monday, as even two-thirds cannot
suspend the pIles at any other time,
or until the lastteIf dayszof the ses-
sion, two or three important bill were
thus delayed.8 sERNefsbfs A
Howard's motion was rejected-zZ
to "A. ava
Questions of adjournment then
came alt 4GI.8T1Ba.Ia8e
Wilson offered substitute FOR
Sherman's motion, providing for a
recess until the fourth Monday in
September. agNBaA.
Sumner moved to adjourn to Mon
day the 9th instant.
sz Howe aavoeated Waitine4or theveto
on the army bill, and discussion
sprung up between hi1nhnd Sherman,
the latter insisting that adjournment
should be fixed for Friday next.
Hendricks denied the statements
of Sherman and Others, that in his
remarks on the army bill yesterday
he spoke fer the Presidenta AHei had
not seen him for six weeks, and ek-
pressed only his own views. He pro-
ceeded In denupciation of the bill.
Morton denied chat the arms were
to be distributed for political pur-
poses at the South, but for the pro-
4 lection Of the State Governments
from revolution and destruction, with
which they are badly threatened.
They are surrounded by a rebel and
hostile population, in great part
j without an arsenal, and not. piece OF
artillery to protect them, while there
are their tried and trained soldiers
who could fall in line tomorrow.
Drake, as he result of the Investi-
CATION he had made, stated there were
250, 900 arms in the hands of South
eINefS, anu aISucN hAd0 OO0tACA u
speakers refused to recognize or sub.
| nit to the government there; the lat
ter should be provided with means of
defense in case of mutipy. ~
After debate the further question
:, was taken on Summers amendment
, for adjournment to-day until the 9th
Agreed to-26 against 10, -lr-.
The question recurring on Wilson's
: amendment, he modified it by provid-
!, + ing for a recess until the third Mon,
7 day IN September, when it was adopt
} eds to 20. -. - 20
Z On motion sSherman, the Senate
! tnon-co hcnrred ia the House amend
/ ments to the Funding Bill, and or
) dered committee OF conference. :.
The Senate also non-concurred u
the House amendment TO the bill
making an appropriation Tor the pur
/, | chase of Alaska, and ordered Com
: mittee OF Conference.
: The Senate took up the bill to pro