New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-23
VOL XXVlII.....NO' S.5I4.
WASHINGTON.

RIIJ HAS TIE PRESIDENT SIGNED 1T =
Observation-Disclosures FROM
SOUTHERN STATES IN CONYENTlON-INDlAN
AFFAIRS-SURRATT.
WASHINGTON Wednesday. July o. 1865
In the Senate to-day two new members from
Bouth Carolina were sworn in-namely, Thomas ).
Robinson and Frederick A. Sawyer. There was
long debate on the admission of the latter objection
having been made to him on the ground ,f his DIS
LOYALTY motion to refer his credentials to the Jul
dietary Committee was lost after protracted dis
cussion and the oath was administered TO HIM with
the usual formalities. The subject of adjournment
next occupied the attention of the Senate for
couple of hours the debate turning principally on
the Militia bill the warlike speech of Mr.. Hen
bricks yesterday the revolutionary intentions Of the
Democratic party and the announced forthcoming
opposition of the President to the progress of recon
strnction Mr. Morton Mr.. Nye, Mr.. Howe and
Others insisted very strongly the necessity of pass
ing the Militia bill for the protection of the State
Governments. 1t was finally determined to adjourn
next Monday at - o'clock to the third Monday OF
September. Mr.. Hendricks made a speech denying
that he spoke by authority of the President, yester
day but in no way modifying the views he then ex-
pressed Senator CONFESS got up the bill for the pro-
lection of American citizens abroad, at late hour
and would have been finally disposed of had tnot
been for the absence of several Senators who got
quorum. The repTisal clause stricken out by
vote of 80 to T. Mr.. Wilams'S amendment as
substitute for that section was carried by vote OF
Is to H. 1t is to the effect that whenever citizen
of the United States has been unjustly deprived of
his liberty it shall be the duty of the President to
demand forthwith the reasons for such imprison-
ment, and, if 1t appears to be wrongful, the
President shall demand the release of such
prisoner and If it shall be denied or delayed, the
President shall use such means, not amounting to
acts of war, as he may think proper and necessary
10 effect his release. Mr.. Buckalew offered an
amendment to strike ont the above and insert the
following at the end of the second section:
II shall be the duty Of the President TO exert all his
power under the Constitution and laws for the protec
port promptly Congress from time TO time all cases
where justice shall be refused to such ctzens by Tue
government Of any foreign country.
vote was taken on this proposition, but no
quorum voted, and the Senate adjourned. The de-
bate between Mr.. CONFESS and Mr.. Sumner was very
sharp and personal. Mr. CONFESS charged Mr. Sum
ner with being callous to the claims of naturaiized
citizens Mr. Sumner replied warmly that when the
whirlwind of Know-NothingHm swept over the
country he refused to be drawn into it, and quoted
from one of his speeches then passage in laudaton
of the foreign element He closed his remarks as
follows Be the person Irish or German or Chinese,
he shah have from me the same equal pro-
lection"
The Senate Finance Committee considered the
Funding bill this morning, and instructed Mr.. Sher-
nan to report against it its present shape, and TO
insist on its passage as t went through the Senate
The Senate are determined not TO ask committee
circumference the subject, and the indications are
that it is virtually dead for the present session.
Mr. MorrilPs bill for the adjustment of the bonded
warehouse system was discussed to-day at great
length in the Ways and Means Committee. A vote
which was taken on its adoption resulted in tie.
but one OF two members were absent The subject
was then postponed until tomorrow but there is
very little prospect that it will become law during
the present session.
No executive session was held by the Senate to-
day. The Senate Hobbies were crowded with people
comprising mostly those whose names are before the
Senate for confirmation. There is large amount Of
executive business before the Senate, and now that
the time for adjournment seems to be settled this
business will be pushed through very rapidly The
Sandwich Island and Chinese treaties and several
Indian treaties are still under consideration. 1t Is
expected that the aforementioned will be disposed Of
tomorrow None Of the nominations sent IN on
Monday have been disposed Of yet, excepting in
committee. The withdrawal of Edmund COopers
name as Commissioner of Internal Revenue has set
the large number of applicants for that place again
in motion.
The President sent to the Senate, to-day, the nomi
nation of Charles Peters Of Brooklyn, to be Naval
Officer at New-York. The nomination greatly sur
prsed the New-YOrk members, it being generally
understood that f. ID. Webster the present Deputy
Surveyor, would be the nominee Some thought
Channcey Vibbard would be the successful man, bnt
he was not Webster Vibbard, Rufus Andrews,
McElrath and Collector Smythe all here. work
ing up New-YOrk appointments, but they miscalcu-
d. 1l,f.
Maine and has brother in the present Congress
from that State He is friend and protege of Sena-
tor Fessenden, and said TO be a Republican. The
President nominated him because of his relations
with Fessenden, and as a sort of reward OF rather
complimentary acknowledgment, of the latters
action on the impeachment trial Fessenden may
succeed in having him confirmed, but it is doubtful
Both the New-York Senators are understood opposed
sOhm Webster thinks that if Peters is rejected he
will then receive the nomination Wizards friends
cay that Webster cannot be confirmed on account OF
hisrecord in the matter of purchasing Senators votes
at the time impeachment was in the Senate, and
that then will come Wizards turn
The most uninteresting and stupid question that
can occupy the attention Of the House is contested
election case debate tariff bill always clears
the galleries but generally succeeds in securing the
attention of members the floor; while the consid-
Grafton of contested election case not only empties
the galleries but drives most of the members from
the floor The greater portion of to-
DAVIS session in the House was con-
sumed on the contested election case Of
Hogan agt Pile from the LIST District OF Missouri
Pile is the sitting member and Republican. The
case was not settled but goes over till tomorrow