The Evansville journal., 1868-02-05

Fourth Military District, under re.
construction, with copies Of the dis
cusslons and votes in the Cabinet,
on the same subject, was reconsidered.
Buekatew~ moved to strike out the
last clause Of the amendment. Agreed
to. and the resolution was re adopted.
The Senate took upthe bill regu-
lating the tenure Of certain Offices
The question was on Summers motion
to except the special agents of the
State Department.
Sumner adYocateds and Buckalew
and Patterson opposed the amend
ments 8, Ba+.
The morning hour expiring, further
consideration was postponed till 3
o'clock.
The Senate took up the special or
der on the supplementary reconstruc-
ton bill. aud Williams spoke in its
favor.
HOUSE-Butler, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported
bill to regulate the custody and ex-
penditurc Of public monies. Ordered
to be printed and recommitted.
Maynard offered a resolution de-
claring it as the. sense of the House
that il is inexpedient to attempt by
ports, G otherwise Interfere with the
revenue arising therefrom, as estab-
lished by statue. Referred to the
Committee onIWays and Means
The House proceeded to the con-
sideration, In the morning hour, of
the bill reported from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, concerning the
rights Of American citizens Ia foreign
States -
Bailey spoke - support of the pres
ent principles Of the bill and In criti-
cism of its details, and suggested a
declaratory joint resolution, that all
United States citizens, when in for
eIgR States, are entitled and shall re-
ceive' from this Government adequate
Protection of life, liberty and prop
erty.
Butler suggested substitute for
the blu, declaring it to be the settled
rule of the public law, that citizen
of any country not a fugitive. from
| Justice, has an indefeasible right to
expatriate himself and to absolye his
allegiance to the country Of his birth;
| that every naturalized American citi-
zen is entitled to all the protection at
home and abroad which. the@Govern :
| ment can afford TO any citizen thereof,
ands thatswhenevers a citizen OF. the
/ United States shall be deprived Of
4 hbertyEor despoiled of property In any
/ foreign country by the act of the Gov
ernment thereof, he not being held
! for trial, not convicted Of crime against
I IL slorzr ~ c,,oh 4sr-
! for acts done therein, his release or
reparation for the spoliation shall be
demanded by the President, and if
refused on insufficient grounds, ali
/, diplomatic and commercial IN Ter
course between such country and the
United States shall thereupon cease,
/ the President to communicate the
same to Congress.
b After remarks, by Jeneks, Judd
commenced speaking, but the morn
ing hour having expired before Judd
concluded, the bill went over till
the morning hour tomorrow. ri
The Senate bill for temporary relief
to the poor of the District of Column
bia was referred.
The House proceeded to the con-
sideration of the bill reported by
Julian, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, declaring forfeited to the
United States certain lands granted
to aid 10 the of railroads
/ in Alabama, Mississippi Florida and
Louisiana VT
Eldridge spoke in opposition The
bill was further opposed by Munger,
| .ArnelI and .Niblack. Hopkins and
Shanks supported the bill.
The Speaker presented executive
communications as follows: :. from the
Secretary of War, with statement OF
! contracts and purchases by the Ord
nance and Quarter1naster's Depart
/ ments: from the Secretary of the
Treasury. with official copy, the IN
structions issued BY President Lin
coin, to tax the Commissioners OF
South Carolina, eptember- 10th
1868; from the Secretary of War
transmitting the correspondence be-
u tween the President and General
Grant, in reference to the Secretary
of War.
Wilson, of Iowa, moved its refer
ence to the Judiciary Committee.
) Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved
an amendment, that 1T be referred tt
the Reconstruction Committee.
! Wilson accepted the amendment
r and called for the reading of the cor
respondence.
| 1t was listened to with unusual in
terest and attention.
Wilson then called the previou.
|. | question on the motion 10 refer to tht
Reconstruction Committee and print
the correspondence.
Covode asked whether 1t was II
i order, in view of the straightforward
manly course of General Grant II
: the whole transaction, to move avott