The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
sENATE....

sENATE-...........WA W ASH LSGrDS. June Is.
The Chair submitted communication
from the General OF the Army, transmit
ing papers in re alton 70 the election in
also the report Of the Commissioners for
the revision and consolidation OF the stat
ute laws of -ahs United States, 8nciosing
specimens Of their labors. Referred to the
Committee on judiciary.
Drake presented a petition against the
ratification. Of the Usage treaislF Referred,
Yates introduced q oil for tie more eco
nomIcal administration OF the govern
ment IN the territories. Referred.
right OF way through certain public lands
to the Central Pacific Railroad. Referred.
A bill to amend the act for the rrmoyal
efeerlaiu bands OF sioux and Dasotah IN
"A rbiIi TO establish the tight OF way for
the Portage Lake q Lake rapeTior .shiP
completion OF the same was amended and
passes. g SOS res ~
GonnAss offered a n amendment to the
bill concerning tes rights OF AneTican
sent zens abroad, with which she third sec
tion will read
Il snail be ouly made known TO the Prpsts
dent hat any oiiIz OF the United states
has been arrested. an IS detained by any
foreign Government, in e0ntrsventIOn OF
inteTIt aud purpose .nf this act, upon the
allegation that natural zat1On Ia the
United states does not ope ATE to dissolve
! his allegiance to his naffve severe gn "r
| II any cItlzaL shall have been arrested
and deta ned, WI f'se rtsset5. upon 0e1l& a. q
/ shall have been unreasouabiy delayed or
REUSED, it shat be The duty of the Prest-
/ dent fOrthwith TO Feport % Con9resss Il IN
| session. all the cIrcurn Il, nceS of sny such
I arrest am deter uttOn, and any p foceedtugs
| for the rel ase OF the gcitiZeb7s0, arrested
and detained, that CoHgr - may lake
/ prompt action o secure 70 ever sEch ci
/ zen oftSe Uuftsd states hfsJ JuSt right hGt If
1ongreSs be not in session. iAfn the fresI-
&. a shs he, aud i lsrsos mp wered 70
I relatI rs with sSid COVER m nt, or tn case
no other remedy H. eVaiisotes 70 oraer the
arrest and cetalp in custody any eltizen OF
/ IN the yuris isdiptfon OF the United St4tss
/ and who has NOT DECLARED has intention 10
become a CT zen OF tie United States ex-
I elusive OF ambassadors, and other public
/ ministers, aud heir comesticS and domes
tic servants. and the Pres dsut sslan, with
/ out delay, give information TO Congress OF
/ any proceed tngs Ande this act.
I As The order or the day, the Legislative
/ Appropriation Diil was again taken up 3
Several minor amendments were agreed
/ to; one, appfoprlating $4,000 for 10000
copies OF PaScstI's annotsted Constitution,
/ was rejected by q TO b. r4Esv
Williams offered an amendment aboi-
ishtng the Bureau of Statistics and trans
ferring its duties TO the SPECIAL CoInmis-
I sioner OF Internal Revenues providing
| that the Secretary OF the Treasury de~ig-
/ nate q clerk, ut the same salary as heau
| or a D vision, to act as deputy for said
/ business under direction of the Speciai
! Commissioner. Agreed 20. \
| The bill having passed in COMMITTEES of
i the ~ nuAty bnr question: va O1 the aa1O y
! ton Of he amendments by the Senate
4 = ewart moved 10 add the Com fssioner
/ OF the General Land Once. to the part es
i whose salaries were Increased to -, 500,
/ whit was axree to-2S 10 3.
On motion OF Hart. u, tbe Com misslonar
i of Pensions was included in the II cret .
\ b. q vote OF q against ~ An increase TO
the Comm ssi neT Of indian Affairs was
! rejected % 20 20. ss
[ The ttnepdnients increasing the safary
OF the ss-fattHt Secretnries OF the uteEiar
| and ireasnry were rule,f out Of der Ine
! amendment Is amended vas Ah-u agreed
| to-24 agaiust Is. The hi anal y passed
I o te adjourned