Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-20
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The Judiciary Jommitlee reported
with an amendi.,ont, the bill relative "a
holding election for. Senators. *
Mr.. Wilsop iptroduced.a bill to strike
from the rolls Of the army oert1in officers
absent without ~ thority from their com
maptis. sRaf6rred. As, 10 = ~.
Mr.. Ponsse5 insroduced 4 BIZ 10 trabs-
FER the Indian Bureau 70 the War Depart
ment He said the purpose was to turn
!. oysrse the Fsssdpsp's BEssa fs-
The Committee on Military Affairs
|reportedla bin Ia relation 20 The sddi-
tionai bounties, which vas ordered 10 be
printed and rscomuitted5 also o. bill
providing for the appointment ola COM
| missiou ~ examine md report upon GER
tain claim 6'Iron the State Of New York,
which wae ordered 20 be printed and re-
al W VtT1y'
The adverse VOID of yesterday. on. the
bill for the relief-of certain exporters OF
rum and alcohol, was reconsidered and
passed. I"
The Chair laid before the Senate the
House resolutions passed yesterday, de-
nouncing the land treaty made With the
Usage Indiana q
Mr.. Summer saidk the resolutions re-
lated "a 4. matter .>h>t should properly
come bet .ths Sensle, in executive ses.
sion. They we're, therefore, transferred
to an executive session. NY 1Alr'~'
In the House, the Conference Commit
tee on the bill relieving from political
disabilities7certain ,pef8ops in the South
ern States, made q repoft in ifavor Of
striking out the names Of George s.
Houston, Of Alabama, end dsorgeW W.
j ZONES, Of TENNESSEE. " ~D
Mr.. Buck made minority report, and
spoke of the high character Of the men
who were excluded by it and said that
be knew Of 10 reason for il were It not
that MI. jones might probably be dan
gsrous competitor for Congress for the
district in, which he lived. ap.p szr'
Mr.. Farnsworth defended the report,
and said that when the Senate's amend
ment was referred to the Reconstruction
Committee, that committee naturally
consulted the members from Tennessee
as TO the present condition of Mr.. Jones
mind, and came to the conclusion from,
what they said, that until Mr.. Jones
asked to be relieved from his disabilities
it.was not worth, while for Congress to
tender amnesty to him. He did not in.
quife into the politics of the mau pro.
posed to be relieved. s.but he did in
quire as to whether he was acting with
the rebels, Of the South After further
DISCUSSION, the bill was defeated by u to
50, .less than two thirds voting for it. A
motion 30 ,respusi6er it was made, and
the matter was laid sver until Monday
next. .s {saf Ell ssGiz "a siaGlia "a
=. Tha Senate'ssamendmentto the House
jeiatirpsolntion for turning over damaged
ordnance for the Lincoln monument was
agreed to. The, Senate amendment to
the House bill 70, anne nd the act of March
rs, 1864, providing for carrying the mails 4
from the United States TO foreign ports
the Senates -amendmentto the ,billicon.
tinuing the Freedmen's Bureau; the
Senates amendment to the bill relating
to the Supreme Court; aud the Senate's |
amendment to the bill for the relief of
certain exporters of distilled spirits, by
striking out the word alcohol wereall
concnrred in. 10 rfiFi tas yea sliS
The sconcurrent Senate. resolution,
giving the thanks of Congress to Stanton,
passed by l02 IA. la@Rs