The Evansville journal., 1868-07-24
Congressional Proceedings.
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Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE..-....-.....WAsH WAsHINGToE. July %
The bill for the protection of
American citizens abroad was taken
Mr.. Buckalew's amendment of yes
terday was adopted by vote Of
27 to q.
Mr. Conness said all the vitality
was stricken out of the bill, and he
had no further interest In it.
After considerable discussion, an
amendment to Mr.. Howard's amend
ment was adopted, by vote of 20 to
19, requesting the President to sus-
pend diplomatic relations with any
government doing injury to American
citizens abroad
Mr.. Ferry offered a substitute for
the bill, declaring that naturalized
citizens were entitled to thesane pro-
lection as native born, and directing
the President to take any measures
authorized by the laws of nations and
Constitution, treaties, and laws of the
| United States, in case of the infringe
ment of the rights of any citizen
abroad. 1t was rejected BY vote of
II to 80.
Williams then offered his amend
ment, stated yesterday.
Fessenden moved to strike out
Howard's amendment. The latter
modified il by striking out the words
sit shall be the duty of the President
to withdraw" &c, and inserting ''the
President may" &c.
raH acsr
p to "A.
Williams substitute for the third
section was then adopted-32 to 13.
recess had been ordered, Trumbull
moved to table the bill. The yeas
and nays was ordered, but while they
were proceeding Fessenden refused
to vote, saying the Senate was not
legally in session. Other Senator's
conceded, and the Senate took recess.
Mr.. Howe's bill is as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
| United States of America in Congress
assembled, That in case of insurrec-
ton in either of the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama or Ar
kansas, against the governments
/ therein, which have been established
in pursuance of the act of March 2lst
1867. and gthe several acts supple
mental thereto and amendatory there
of. known as the Reconstruction Acts
Lit Shall be the duty of the President,
on the application of the Legisla'
ture of either of said States, OF
the Governor, when the Legislature
| I'M (.,xr4 II,
number Of militia in that or any other
State, or to employ so much of the
land or naval forces of the United
States as may be so applied for to sup
press such insurrection; provided
that the authority hereby vested il
the President shall be exercised only
upon the application of the Leglsla.
!. !. ture or the Executive, or as the casC
may be, chosen in pursuance of the
reconstruction. acts aforesaid.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That so much of the first section o
7 the act of February q, 1875, entitled
IAN act to provide for calling fortl
4 the militia to. execute the laws of tn
Union. suppress insurreetion and re
pel invasion, and to repeal the &C
: now in force for these purposes, ant
all other acts and parts of acts incon
sistent with the provisions of this act
2 be, and the same are, hereby repealed
EVENING SESSION.
Ramsey made a report from tn,
: Committee of Conference. on the bil
q to amend the postal laws, which wa
= concurred in.
: t. Sumner, from the Committee o.
. Fore;ga Relations, reported bill t
& amend existing laws so as to prohibi
: The trade of Chinese and Japanes
: coolies. N
? A number of pension bills wer
n passed.
: HOUSE,...............Y w YAsHINeToN. July %.
= Stevens. of Penn, said he had ha
r no controversy with the gentlema
from Ohio, and why 1t was that th
Ie gentleman renewed this attack Go
+ only knew. He fStevens) had spoke
r Yesterday of the gentleman using th
" language of others. He would sho
n him when the time come, that thel
r was not a word Of truth in either VIII
IS he or they said. ~ tto.4
The Senate amendments to the a.
d | preparation bill for the District
ng Columbia Deaf and Dumb Institut,
he were agreed to, and others added, Il
en- cluding one reducing the sum appr,
ed priated from $25, 600 to 81, 900.
RI The concurrent resolutions of Il
Senate for adjournment from the Y
Of July to the third Monday in Sc
tember, was discussed at length. T.
debate involving the topics of t
~ Presidential election, impeac Inner
- funding bill, tax bill, bill to distribg
= arms to the South, but finally I
. preyious question was seconded, a
= The Senate resolution was concur
in by s. to 90. -
Washburne, of Illinois, moved
re- reconsider the vote and to postpo
le.. that motion till to- morrow.
nd The Speaker stated that the Pre-
We dent had signed the Tax bill.
No Al committee of conference was
J j pointed on the bill making an app