Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-27
CONaRESSIONAL.s

Tn the House, yesterday, Payne intro
duced a bill providing for the issue OF
arms for the use of militia, which was
referred. 3 alr4oas b sFa AZ 70 ssp.
Schofeld offered resolution directing
the Clerk Of the House to present to- the
Secretary of State the act admitting
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, Georgia. Alabama and Florida,
which was adopted, n sfssst Iswgl 8
Kinds, Of Arkansas, introduced joint
resolution to extend the provisions OF the
act of July 4, 1866, limiting the juris-
diction of the Court, of Claims to the
loyal citizens of Arkansas. ! Referred TO
the judiciary Committee. 81 ~
The Senaie's joint resolution donating
captured ordnance for a monument to
Gen. Sedgwiek was passed. o esm "
Bodies, Of Arkansas, introduced bill
for the relief of honorably discharged
soldiers. Referred saeio soiia46 ?
The House then wentinto Committee
of the Whole on the tax bilLb q
All the amendments to the tax bill
we're agreed to, and the bill was reported
to the House. ssslae ae4ssw9i z
4 Butler, of Tennessee, had the cath
administered to him. sasmsl aaoi b
In the Senate the chair submitted a
communication from Gen. Grant trans
hitting the papers in relation, to the
election 10 Arkansas, which was laid on
the table. 81 "a lisa a. .ass.ii7o i8oz
Also the report ef the commissioners
appointed for the revision aand CONSOLE.
datiou of the statutellags Of the United
States, iDclesiDg specimens of their
papers. Referred to the Judiciary Coms
mittee.i rstm ss9t - ,g9t so
CONFESS offered an amendment to the
bin concerning the rights of American
citizens abroad, with which the third
section will read: I'd 8 Nis
oAnd be ii further enacted, etc That
whenever it shah be duly made known
10 the President that any citizen of the.
United. States has been arrested and is
detained by any foreign government,
in conirayention Of The intent and
purpose of this act, or upon iothe
allegation that naturalization in the
United States does not operate TO
dissolve his allegiance TO his native SOW
ereign Grit any citizen shall be arrested
and be detained, whose release upon
demand shall have been sunressonably
delayed or refused, il shall be the duty
Of the President forthwith 10 report TO
Congress, il in session, all the circum-
stances Of such arrest and detention and
any proceedings for the release of the
citizen so arrested and detained, that
Congress may take prompt action 10 Sc
cure to every such citizen Of the United
States bis inst rights. But il Congress
be not in session, then the President
shall be, and is hereby empowered,
to suspend in part or in whole the COM
mercial relations with said Government
or, in case no other remedy is available,
10 order the arrest and detention, and
deiain 10 custody, any citizen Of such
Government who may be found within
thejhrisdiciion Of the United States, and
who has no, declared his intention TO be-
come a citizen Of the United States, ex-
cept am bassadors and other public min.
isters, and their domestios and servants,
aud the President shaliF eithout delay,
give information 10 Congress Of any
pro- eediBgs uader this act sees 81 n
The legislative appropriation bill be-
ing the order Of the day.sit was then
taken up. a ar.IlI IffE n
The appropriation bill. after some dis
eussions pasted. l-.al.-.e,,