New-York tribune., 1868-07-24
XIIrH CONGREsS-nD SESSION.
SENATE WASHINGTON, July %, 1863.
pvCoNSTRUCTION.


h ,nacd , That the present government of Mississippi being
y,ovossi only and subject The paramount authority Of Congress II
passage this act and that the persons voted for at he
rec ~ gyisr the sane who have received majority Of
shall the Offices for which they voted io
BY Congress Pro.ied that iay voted % for
entitled 4n o ge;Se % an oa9 hot % and & oI sr % s elected
s derVe upon the person receiving the next highest H'Oe u
sEc Tat .,al be duty Military Commander Of & tse
district Of whieh Mississippi Onas part to see what PROVISIONS O' WIS
Also a resolution directing the Secretary OF War 70
communicate to the Senate the facts oV o f t
Of Rush by military commission az NeWOreahs lor uie
murder OF colored boy Adopted; ,, r,so ,,l1 ro,o
dive to the award to the captors of Jefferson
Davis, which was amended and passed -. -. ...,
Mr. HOWE introduced a bill IN ADDITION 10 the several
Rcs providing for suppressing insurrecuon against the
government of states
e4dctd De- That ia case Of nsunectou in either Of the States
" At bc sct Of Nah IaGT eVc3I acts sun
shall be the the President the application Of the
iare il session number
ohsr state or 70 employ 50 much Of The land or nayh forces o In
ss,J r ~ ~ ys % IN tRe Presept .b1il be e1
oS pUon spp" Of g ieeue or Executive OF as the
ese ae oe chosen ~ pursuance Of '9e rseoasasu9& & s Of
Congress approved February 1895 entitled An act to
provide for calling orh militia the laws Of the Union sup
& tSe anu mi IN be acts and Tats Of acts Inconsistent
Mr. MORRILL, d}cp Me) offered resolution direct
iug the Committee Finance TO inquire into the expe
oRcncy OF reporting bin authorizing the secretary of
the Treasury TO bona tde holders new bonds III
place of old bonds which he IS satisfied nave Deeh os' Oh
Mr f0MEROY Rep, Kan) called up the bill to facil
jate the establishment Of line Of steamships between
NewYOrk aud certain ports OF Europe
Mr.. MORRILL, Vt) withdrew his amendment leP'nr
ing additional tunuage OF the vessels
MI. HARLAN rep, Iowa. moved TO add the follow
1ad Je a rer p1o, should The receipts annually under
the new contract made IN PaTs,snie m nan % @ @ aT then nch
shan belong the Department being thg aus % ana S'gn m
period Of the years postal service shall not exceed
She BGO0O yearly
Mr. MORRILL, Rep WI moved to make the amount
t4OOO0O He said the Cunard line receives but SOOVO
from the British Government, and when II is proposed To
pass by Baltimore, Boston, f0ftland' Me- anu otheI
ports and create monopoly nNewHork 100000 should
Nj ME rep Ncv) replied to the remark regard to
The monopoly, by pointing out that the D proposes TO
make the foreign postal service seltsuppOtng ana again
nIsng the proprety Of having the mails carried by
American vessels
adding the words Provided such postage shall not eX
eeed 100000 per after the dscontnuance Of SAID
Mr MOBRiLL withdrew his amendment, and accepted
MI Cor6etts which was agreed TO- m ro,,i,,, thar II
The trips take longer time than those made & gy iI li
and determine. Agreed TO-
Mr.. CORBET'F moved to 80 into executive session,
saying there many nominations which, rejected,
must go back to the President
b for the protection of American citizens IN foreign
The motion MIR Corbet was rejected IS 25 and the
AbOvenamed bill was taken mp
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.
sion to strike out the third section authorizing reprsals,
President exert all hs power under the constitutional
laws for the protection of American citizens abroad and
which justice denied to citizens United states by
foreign governments which agreed TO by p to 2l.
The question recurred on the section as amended
Mr.. CONNESS exclaimed that all the vitality was
stricken out OF the bill and that LIE had further in
teres in it, The insertion of the clause proposed he SAID
regard and declare 10 be an insult TO every naturd
Bzed citizen in the United States 1t is cruel SIR to those
who prison, aud in opinion would be met az
81 ought 10 be met by the opposition OF men who feel
deeply and have right to feel deeply upon this ques
Mr.. HOWARD G}epq Mich) moved to add the follow
And Whenever any citizen have
,Ssnd e release and liberation Of such ls and in case Of ss OF
ss he ;l duty Of the President q The yie States to eommue
with snc recommendation he think t and he in the mean
soynmeHts aud ref,e to Iod b dpo@ae onesFonieuee Win
s1 sot tie %sc S S s sin & until justice '
Mr. HOWARD briefly explain cd his proposition
abandoned the doctrine OF retaliation incorporated in
knew the bill nothing without this provision During
the had not ignored the policy OF retaliation. We
placed Rebel officers III close confinement to restrain tie
cruel treatment or reinstatement of cOOred soldiers
The Senator from Massachusetts, had also abandoned
times of peace we were in no condition to resent foreign
aggression through reprisas by our merchant nA
from the oceani Retaliation was often the utmost hu
mapty The issuing, OF letters Of, OF maIque q
armed merchant service, aud driven
British commerce from the ISstead OF this We
fused to make available only defensive and had
seen one after another, every American vessel driven
from the waters Fhis was S,s great Rlun9er grS2t
structOn Of property, was hunleuOn bn to submit
20 foreign regulation OF the political status OF our c
zeus was degradation. Mr. spragf said thet there Eas
no grander spectacle IN the history OF Dfuves t4ah
tic recent act Of Great Britain III extending
her strong arm TO remote quarter OF the globe Tor the
protection Of few simple British subjects We hdd al
ready neglected duty IN these natels 9Olh 10 our
and those whom luNCQ 10 OFF SlOltS. Nfl
uraNZed citizens of the United states returning 10 thelr
native shores, had been imprisoned Tor beng Cltl-
nosnS Te1s U '"S We had decided in the past that
even slave taken voluntarily by his master through
of the all powerful slave atsoeIacy Shall we not ac-
cord 10 aree white Englishman OF freshman or scotch
Mr. STEWART followed, advocating the House bin
with its provisions for reprisals.
On motion Of Mr. MORTON rep, ina the lill was
here temporarily Laid aside 70 allow him to call up the
bill pay Mrs Wilson of Indiana quarters salary Of
her deceased husband late Minister at Venezuela which
Mr. HOWARD then modified his amendment by substi-
tut9g The following Tor % She latter % PoTlol a
ihe diplomatic representatives. ile United states from such foreign
with any representative OF such foreign Goyernnes until justice shall
le done in the matter by such foreign Government
Mr. YATES rep, Ill addressed the Senate, holding
the strongest measures should he adopted Tor the
protection Of nsturazed citizens, TO meet the spt Of
Mr. Howard's amendment was adopted-2O 1919.
Mr.. GERRY Rep. Conn., then offered a substitute for
the entire BILL declaring natm1zcd citizens entitled 10
the same protection abroad natycbOrn citizens, and
making n the duty Of the President # the rights of any
citizen abroad be nfnged TO extend to him the proec
OF this Government by every proper means, IN ac
cOrdance with the law OF nations and the Constitution
treaties, and laws of the Uuited states.
Mr.. CONNlSS pronounced olS of the most lame and
inpoent OF The many phases this question has taken
Mr.. WILLIAMS dep, Oregon) then renewed his
amendment above referred to.
Nr. FESSENDEE (Aiel in favor of the bill as
amended by motion OF 'ir. Buckalew He moved to
strike ont Mr.. HOward's amendment.
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