The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
FORrlE1H cuNeRlss : sECoNu SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
wAsHINoToN, July 1.-THE credentials of |
william Pinckney Whyte, appointed 70 succeed /
Reverdy johnson as Senator from Maryland, |
were oy Mr. Yickers, and he was sworn In, and |
Further petitions were presented for an In. /
crease of pay TO army officers. |
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill TO authorize
the temporary supplying Of vacancies in the |
Executive Department.
House OF Representative.
Mr.. Myers pal from the Committee on Pat
ents reported back the Senate bill authorizing
Samuel N. Miller, who obtained patent for an
improved compound anchor, on June 70, 1851,
for fourteen years, to apply for q seven years
have manufactured the patent while between
the termination and renewal ofthe patent
After an explanation by Mr.. Myers, the bill
Mr. Mccarthy IN. ", from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, reported a bill authorizing
use the labor of employees of the United states
Government at West Point in butldinv wagon
road from West Point to Corn wall Landing.
After examination, tue DILL was passed.
Mr.. WashburDe Ull) from the Committee on
ION rep3r'sd back Iee Joint tiIe resoiu
allowance of ti0o8 on the accounts OF Peter NJ.
Carmichael, surveyor of the port of Albany,
New Iork, the salary paid TO John Hastings,
deputy surveyor and inspector, before his taking
the required oath OF Office.
Alter explanation by Mr.. Washburne, the
bill was passed
MIR. Logan (lll), from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, reported a bill provid ng that after
The first of January. 1868, the whole compenss-
lion q the United States desiggnsted deposltory
at Chicago, shall not exceed S25a0. After expla-
nation by MIR. Logan, the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes (Mass), the Senate
bill to facilitate the settlement of certain prize
cases in the Southern District of Florida, was
taken from the Speakers table, explained by
Mr. Kooniz (PaS from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, asked leave to report a
substi ute for the Senate bill, providing for the
lighting of the streets of Washington city; au.
tboTizipg the Mayor and City Council TO lay
and collect tax from the property-holders for
Mr. DeIsno (ohio1 objected.
The House at IL 30 went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Garfield in the Chair, on the Alaska
The question being on the appeal taken when
the subject was Last before the comnittee py
MIR. Butler Mass }, from decision of the Chair,
ruling out of order an amendment proposed by
Mr. Butler 10 TO res reserve from the sum to be paid
Of American citizens against the Imperial
Government.
The question was taken, and the decision OF
the Chair was sustained-93 TO q.
The question REQUIRED on a substitute offered
by Mr.. Loughridge Iowa). declaring. after
many preambles tnat the assent of Congress is
given TO the Stipulations OF the treaty, bat de-
clsring that the extension of citizenship aud the
appropriation OF money are subjects submitted
by the Constitution to the power OF Congress.
Mr.. Highly (Cal) asked Mr. Loughridge to
accept substitute for his appropriating the
money but asserting the right of the House to
decide at all times whether an appropriation to
held.
Mr.. Loughrldge declined to accept 1t.
Mr.. Loughridge's substitute.
Mr.. stevens (Pa said that he had and sug-
gesIed derisively that there should be added TO
IL n proviso that members of the House shall be
taken into secret sessions with the Senate be-
fore a treaty is confirmed, Otherwise the substi-
Mr.. Loughridge's substitute was agreed to-,
Mr.. Eliot Mass moved to add to the bill q
provIso that no purchase n behalf of the United
States of foreign territory SHALL be here after
made until after provision il made by law for
vested by the Consti ution III the Pres ident and
Senate TO enter in to treaties with foreign Gov
ernments does otiuclude he power to com pleCe
the purchase before the necessary appropria-
tion has been made therefor by act of Congress.
This amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. Butter (Mass.). made another attempt to
insert a condition for the settlement of claims
against the Russian GOvermept, but the
amendment was again ruled out of order.
The committee then rose and reported the
MIR. Banks Mass j. having one hour to close
the debate, yielded ten minutes to Mr.. Schenck,
bs t6e bs snd SENATE
make no treaty that changes the territory OF tue
United States. cnsDges the people OF the United
acquired territory. Congress could % alone 30 90
| of the Whole took away most OF the bjectlons
which he had to the bill. He held that If
Andrew Johnson had done one thing more
| deserving OF Impeachment than another. it
| was his having dared to take possession of
Alaska without waiting for the assent OF the Q
| people. His only reason now for asseuting TO
| the bill was to avoid complications with a
| friendly power.
The discussion was further continued by
| Messrs. Woodbridge. Delano, Stevens (Pa }, and
Banks
| Mr.. Stevens argued that under the Constitu-
| tion, where treaty was made by the President
| and ratified by the Senate, 1t is perfect tn-
| an appropriation, but simply undertook to
| promise that Congress would do So. II Con-
| gress did not do so, the treaty would simply
| stand as an obligation Of the United States
| unexecuted, an instrument repudiated.
| Mr.. Banks (Mass.) expressed the belief that
| the House had power absolute to the extent OF
It's authority over treaties as over other matters
of legislation. 1t was not limited to treaties
| that require appropriation. but the House had
the right TO examine into the nature of treaties,
| to determine whether they are within the scope
| of the iymaking power. and to acts in It's
| own judgments whether they should be sus-
| tanned or not
| HRARISS BEFoRE THE limited STATES Cow.