The Portland daily press., 1868-07-24
XLth O0NGRESS-seoond Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, July 23.-Mr Wilson intro
duced a bill to provide for more efficient pro-
visiOnal government for Mississippi Referred
to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Howe, from the Committee on Claims
reported the House bill relative to the award
of 100000 to the captors of Jefferson Davis
Amended and passed.
Mr.. Howe introduced a bill in add :tion to the
several acts providing for suppressing the in
surrection against the government of the
States. Referred to Judiciary Committee
MIR. Howes' bill is as follows: III.
z BE 1t enacted, de-, That in case of insurrec-
ton in either of the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana Arkansas against the Govern
ments thereof which have been established in
pursuance of the act of March 2, 1867, and the
several acts supplementary thereto and amend
atory thereof, known as the reconstruction
acts, it shall be the duty of the President on
the applics ton of the Legislature of either of
said States, or the Governor when the Legisla-
ture is not in session, to call forth such num-
Der OF the militia in that or any other State to
employ so much OF the land or naval forces OF
the United States as may be so applied for to
suppress such instruction; provided, that the
authority hereby vested in the President shall
be exercised only upon application of the Leg
islature or Executive or, as the case may be,
said. ''''''' 'n' '''o''''fu0'0n ao'S a'0re'
And be ii further enacted That so much of
the first section of the act of Congress, ap-
proved Feb. %, 1895, entitled an act to provide
for calling forth the militia to execute the
laws of the Union, suppress instruction and
repel invasion, and all other acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this
act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, offered a re solution
directing the Committee on Finance to inquire
into the expediency of reporting bill author
izing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue to
bona fide holders new bonds in place of old
bonds which he is satisfied have been lost or
daafrnvad Rafo 70 fhaH NJ,
nance.
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the bill to facilitate
the establishment of line of steamships be-
tween New York and certain ports of Europe.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont Withdrew his
amendment requiring additional tonnage of
vessels. NE.t
MIR. Harlan moved to add the following:
AND be 1t further provided that should the
receipts annually under the new contract made
IN pursuance S of this act exceed the average of
SoOOU0O yearly for the period of the before
y named ten years, then such excess shall belong
to the department, it being the meaning and
intent OF this act that the amount said compa-
ny shall receive during the period of the be-
lore named ten years for postal service shall
not exceed the amount of 100000 yearly.
81 Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, moved to make the
amount 100000.
After debate, Mr.. Corbett suggesting amend
ing by adding the words provided such post
age shall not exceed 100000 per annum after
the discontinuance of said inland postage. Mr..
Morrill, withdrew his amendment and accent
ed Mr.. Corbett's which was agreed to.
Mr. Morrll moved to amend by providing
that If the trips take longer time than those
made ~ similar steamships upon the same
route, inns contract shall cease and determine
Agreed to. Ef6
The bill then passed
line Dill tor the protection of American citi.
Gems abroad came up, the Question being on
Mr.. Buckalew's motion to strike ont The til
section authorizing reprisals, &C., and substi-
tute provision making it the duty of the
President to exert all his power under the con-
stitutional laws for the protection of American
citizens abroad, and to report to Congress from
time to time any cases in which justice is de-
MED to the citizens of the United States by
foreign governments, which was agreed to q
toll. A 3H
The question then REQUIRED on the section as
amended
Mr. Conness exclaimed that all vitality was
stricken out of the bill and that he had no
Iurtner interest," IN It, The insertion of the
clause proposed, he said, l regard and declare
70 be an insult to every naturalized citizen in
the United States ast
Aiter discussion, an amendment by Mr..
% Z! Toward was adopted, requiring the President
10 suspend diplomatic relations with apy gov
ernnenI DONG injustice to citizens abroad
MI. Ferry offered a substitute for the bill de-
claring naturalized citizens entitled TO the
same prosectlon as native born, and directing
the laws of nations and the Constitution trea.
ties and laws of the United States in caSa q,
INFRINGEMENT of the rights of any citizen
abroad.
This was rejected II against 49,
Mr.. Williams then offered his amendment
as stated yesterday,
Mr.. Fessenden moved to strike out Mr.. How
ards amendment, and the latter modified it by
striking out the words at shall be the duty o
the President to Withdraw, &C." and inserting
1.-THE President may, Sc"
=, Mr. Fessendens motion was rejected, q t.
Mr. Williams substitute for the Sd section
was then adopted, 30 against 10.
AT o'clock, at which hour the recess ba,
bill. "'o WV
=, The yeas and nays were ordered. but Will
tney We're progressing Mr.. Fessenden refused
70 vote, saying the Senate was not legally il
session.
Other Senators concded and the Senate tool
o recess,