The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27
CoNGREs ,roNAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. 26.

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Emigration Union, of Cincinnati, IN
regard to the treatment of ,emigrants
on ship board Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Yates presented a memorial from
the citizens of Utah, praying for the
erection o. a Territory of Wyoming,
and instrumentation of Utah and Idaho
thereto. Referred to the Committee
on Territories
Patterson, of New Hampshire, pre-
sented a petition of 10000 citizens of
Louisiana, setting forth their griev-
ances aud hardships. Referred to
| the Committee on Judiciary.
Morgan reported from the Commit
tee on Finance, the House Joint
Resolution authorizing the Comp
| troller of the Currency to revoke the
appointment Of Receiver of the Far.
mers and Citizens National Bank of
| Williamsburg, N. Y, and restore the
charter of said bank Adopted.
Stewart, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill for the sur
render of persons convicted of GER
tain crimes with amendments. It
forbids persons adjudged guilty of
certain crimes being allowed to enter
the United States, and authorizes the
President, on satisfactory evidence, to
prevent the entrance of such convicts.
land to deliver them up to the country
from whence they came.
After discussion on the subject of
extradition, it appeared that the bill
was not to apply TO persons convicted
Of political otfenses; that it was intro
duced to meet the case of. countries
with whom we have no extradition
treaties.
Sherman offered an amendment to
provide that the principles of extra
ditiQn treaties be applied to those
countries.
After further discussion, the bill
was recommitted 9au
Howard from the select committee
of seven, to whom was referred the
message of the House on the subject
of impeachment, reported the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, The House of Repre-
sentatives, on the 23th day of the
present month, by two Of their mem
bers, Messrs. Stevens and Bingham.
at the bar of the Senate, impeached
Andrew johnson, President of the
United States Of high crimes and
mlsdemeanors in Office, and Informed
the Senate that the House of Repre-
septatiyes will. in duestime. exhibit
particular articles of impeachment
against and make COED. the same,
and likewise demanded that the Sem
ate will take the proper order thereon
of which due notice will be given to
the House of Representatives The
Committee also recommended that
the. .SecretaFy-ofa the sSenate-be direct
ed to notify the Housesof Representa-
tiVes of its passage.
This resolution was adopted with
out dissent The order was made ac-
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On motion of Salisbury, the Senate |
took up the Supplementary Recon
strpctIon4 bill, upon which Salisbury
addressed the Senate.
tTrun4bull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported q bill defiRins the |
jurisdiction of United States Courts |
in certain cases, introduced February |
18th, with amendments; striking ont |
the clause dismissing all eases, now
pending in the Supreme Court, which |
have grown out of the execution of |
the reconstruction acts, changing the |
various acts which authorize an ap- |
peal IN such cases to the Supreme |
Court to their suspension, aud pro
viding that no law heretofore passed I
extending the Judicial system. of. the /
United States over the ten rebel |
States, shah be construed tozrecog-
nize any State. Government. existing
therein until Senators and Represen-
tatlves from such States shall be adj /
mltted, or Congress shall recognize a +
State Government therein as valid
The bill to provide for the defcien-
cy of expenses incurred in connection /
with the Sioux Indian Reservation,
was taken up, and, after debate, re-
terredd 70 the Committee on ApPFo I
priatIOns.
Several messages from the Presi-
dent were presented.
3 The Chair laid before the Senate I
a communication from the President 7
transmitting a report of the Secretary /
of State, in reply to the resolution Of /
enquiry relative to the appointment |
of Anson Burlingame to diplomatic
and other missions, by. the Emperor !
Of China. Also a report of Generals !
of the army, ia reply to a res olution /
calling for copies of the orders issued |
in regard to the Third Military Dis. /
trict, to Generals Pope and Meade. I
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Mill |
tary Affairs. - haa asa
The Senate, on motion of Harlan, /
now coneurred IN the House amend /
ment to the bill appropriatiug $4,000 I
for the temporary relief OF the .destl- /
tute population of the District of Co 4
lumbia.