The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-15
Congressional Summary.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
SENATE The Conference Committee on
the Georgia bill, being unable to agree,
Howard moved that the Senate concur in
the House amendments, as he thought
TrumbuiI opposed the proposition, and
Howard withdrew the proposition. SUM
ner, from the COMMITTEE on Foreign Rela-
lions. reported a bill Tor the relief of Mich
olas p. Trist, negotiator of the treaty with
GaudaIOupe HidaIgO. Various bills were
reported and acted upon. wilson. from
the Military Committee, reported adverse
ly on the bill directing the Secretary of
the Interior to deliver the Mount vernon
vas personally in favor OF the bin, but
IL has been OVeTTated by the commit
tee. ON motion of Morrill,, of Vermont,
the bill to construe the act Of March q,
1868 was passed. / allows drawback on
cotton goods exported prior to May l, 1869,
where Internal tax was paid on the raw
dcIency in the ruling of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. AnthoDy was elected Presi-
durInp the recess, the Vice President hav-
ing vacated the Chair for the purpose The
bill for q pension of $1,000 per annum to
Mrs. Lincoln. being considered, Bayard
and morrill,, OF Vermont. opposed the bill,
as creating n bad precedent, and Carpeu-
ter and Cameron favored 1t. Finally the
constitute Houston Port of Delivery,
was passed. Chandler moved to take up
the bill to encourage the building of
American vessels to engage in foreign
trade, the passage OF which he said was
deemed by the administration a matter
of vital Importance. The bill was taken
M and read. The first section allows a
drawback equal to the amount of duty
paid thereon on all foreign material I'M
ported TO be used in the construction of
vessels for foreign trade, and provides that
upon all domestic material 20 used, there
Le paid an amount equal to the amount
OF duty that would have been imposed,
had such materials been foreign. The
second section exempts from import and
Internal duty all ship stores and coal for
the use OF vessels from the United States
| to foreign PORTS. and allowing them to be
| taken in whole packages, in bond.
eight months fl ON the passage of this act,
| A merican registers may be Issued 70 1or-
eign built iron ships for ioEelg13 trade; .Cis;
| prevailed; cas- q, nays l9. Ramsey an
| noun ICED the death OF hts colleague, Hon.
| ID. s. norton, which occurred In Washing
/ ton, the presious evening. He said that
/ In view OF the little time of the session re-
naming, addresses appropriate to the oc.
sion. He then offered q resolution for the
/ appointment of a committee of three
House, to attend the remains to the place
4 of in nterment. The resolution was adopt-
/ ed, and Ramsey, Thurman and Stockton
/ were named as the committee of the Sem
/ ate. Drak e. from the Con ference Commit
/ tee on the naval approprIa ion bill, sub
/ mrtted q report, which was adopted.
/ ference Committee on the army apprcprf-
| alton bill, and stated the provisions of the
/ hill agreed upon WGT6s the paw OF UEe Cen
/ eral of the army fixed at Sl3,50O, with $500
/ ner month as com mutation for fuel and
/ ouart ers, and $500 per annum, for forage,
| making the whole compensation sI7.700.
/ The pay of Lieut.. Gen. was fixed at Sll 900,
4 with fuel, quarters and forage, be ng a re-
i duction OF 81 800 on his present pay. ON
Il GERS In active service are not ailowe1 to
hold civil offices Retired officers may
\ hold office: this entities Gen. Slckles TO
/ continue in the position as Minlsi er
/ to Spain The Committee did not
/ meddie with the dismissal of the
| Sloane papers. therefore. that matter
remains az heretofore Upon the matter
| of brevets in the army, 1t was provided
| that the officer shall not wear the uniform
/ of his brevet rank, while on official duty,
| and leaving it optional with him to wear
any o her. The provision allowing super
numeraTy offices, the alternative of dis
| charge upon their own application, or
| furlough without pay, is stricken oat, and
| q provision made for their muster out.
| sumuarily after the first of January
| next. Nye argued that the Senate
/ had, By direct vote. refused to assent to
the prOpOs1tiOn recommended by the re-
! port. He thought the privilege to breyet
officers 10 wear their uniforms as a specf-
| fed time might suit the line of the army
| but he regarded 1t n direct insult to offi-
GERS who had bravely earned their uni
I form. The proposition to muster out su-
| pernumeraTy officers, that remnant or vet
/ Grams who were already being fast swal-
| lowed mp by DEATH was liable to all the
objections previously urged against IL.
! He preferred to have the present law as
TO all these matters, remain as at present.