Show I 1 A t VITO ine THE deseret NEWS g CO congressional N CR SENATE somner samner presented a memorial from theLi the laboring boring mens committee asking the intervention of congress in behalf of colored laborers in the southern states I 1 asking a division and distribution among them of public lands etc hamlin from the committee of the district of columbia reported with amendments the bill to encourage the industrial exhibition at washington in 1871 the bill contains no appropriation but is simply an act of incorporation after some discussion the bill was laid dver dyer for the present howard howad from tile ohl pacific rali Rall railroad road committee reported a joint resolution relative to lands withdrawn from the benefit of the southern pacific railroad of california with amendments providing g for or tho the 0 passage of the resolution suspending d gt the he order which restores the lands to market but is not to be con st ruedas a Te cognition recognition of the rights of the tho ad verse verso parties casserly offered s rego neso resolution lution which was agreed to directing the secretary of the interior to transmit to the senate a copy of all orders and decisions of his department with reasons for orders and information concerning the area and settlement of said lands brownlow read a long personal explanation with regard to his connection with the late political events in tennessee denying that he aided the attempt to elect andrew johnson senator ae I 1 carpenter made an elaborate speech in support of his resolution declaring the spanish gunboats gun boats should not be permitted to leave new york and put a restriction on their pas safe saie sumner samner objected and made a brief argument again stany interference with the gunboats gun boats or its recognition of the cuban belligerents the resolution was laid over under the rules morrill made a long speech favoring the repeal of the eight hour law various bills have been introduced and referred including one to provide reports for the circuit courts of the united states wilson offered a resolution which was adopted for information from the judiciary committee whether further legislation be necessary for the protection of public meetings in the district of columbia thurman offered a resolution requesting the attorney general to inform ib iff senate whether any arrangement lu to which he is a party exists wherry yerger of mississippi be discharged disch dischar argea argeo gea geu or turned over to the civil authorities in case congress by any legislation takes away or restricts jurisdiction of the supreme 1 r e m e court to delay proceed proceedings lags before ea said baid I 1 d cout court for the discharge of said yerger etc sumner objected to the res rea alution which went over cragin introduced a joint resolution to clo sethe account the Secretary late of the senate J VV forney cameron said he was satisfied forneas For accounts w were ere correct although he had suffered from the misrepresentation of moneys by his confidential of officer licer government would not lose a cent the statement of the first comptroller who examined the accounts says they have been fairl fairly y adjusted the joint resolution passed on motion the senate took up the bill to perfect the reconstruction of georgia mortons Mor tons amendment was read providing that the legislature shall be provisional until it ratifies the and irth amendments and the state be represented in congress carpenter thought the amendment unnecessary and pernicious and might give the southern people good reason to say that thit while in a condition of duress from admission war was declared by congress he want another jefferson davis to bring in a bill of exceptions and move for a new now trial drake said the rebels of the south should be made to feel the power of congress which could not be strangled by the supreme court or any state authorities morton spoke in support of the bill oa on the expiration of the morning hour the unfinished business came up in order the bill relating to the appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court was taken up trumbull made a set speech in support of the bill he said he fully recognized the necessity for a division of the powers of the government ern ment believing that the concentrating of all powers in the hands of a few t tended e n ded aed towards despot despotism SM that the liberties of the people could only be P promoted r 6 and maintained by a faithful fu i regard for the rights and powers of the various departments of the general government and of the states while yielding all ali just respect to the judiciary the object was simply to define by this bill tho the powers of that department this definition could not exceed by one step the limit which the supreme court hai hat had already laid down the bill had not been framed with any view of interference with any question now pending trumbull submitted an amendment restricting the powers of the supreme court to issuing writs of habeas corpus to the cases of persons within their respective spee spec tive districts without further action the georgia billias bill wab was again taken up carpenter submitted a few more remarks and thurman spoke keat heat at some length against the bill blee bice introduced a bill to encourage the establishment of lines of steamships under the american flag flog for the conveyance of U S malls to europe also to india and china via the suez canal and aud for the promotion of emigration from irom europe to the southern states washington 17 in the senate various bills and resolutions were introduced i and referred the senate took up the bill relative to telegraphic communications with foreign countries I 1 which provides that the government of the united states shall enjoy equal privileges vi leges with foreign governments wi with t 11 rega nega regard rato to the uee nee and cont control rolof of such cables and shall have power to control the rates to be charge charged dand and otherwise reg teg regulate the use of the line etc thurman suggested th that atthe the igal agal question had been broached with regard to the right of a state to permit the landing of a cable without permission from the general government it ift was vas moved to refer the bill to the judiciary committee pending the discussion ov tremor mor ning hour expired when the georgia billias bill was taken up bills bille were introduced to abolish the franking privilege and to produce stamps for the payment ot 0 postage on official correspondence and other public matters matten also a bill to provide for the settlement of the expenses incurred by the authorities of Month montana na in the suppression pres slon sion of indian hostilities in 1867 introduced a bill to provide for the reduction of off omm meers officers in the army the bill authorizes the secretary of war to honorably discharge infantry officers who apply provide provided the num berlett in the service shail shall not be reduced below the requirements of twenty five regiments the of ficera thus disc diso discharged barged shall receive one or two years extra pay and allowances according to thie terms of their service the senate held heir a short executive session after which il resi resumed med the consideration of the georgia 4 dl lil ohi ohl CHICAGO xgo ago IS 18 rii rhe e sc late last evening lug ing dinits in its sess session loii nl rei nied the consideration of the geo georgia ria nia bi bial V davis davia made a lengthy speech auli aali ar the ohe bill because it assumed to and imposed uth ith heard of restrictions on the legislature of georgia as to the method of procedure in the details of its organization and that it was ex poste facto in ilk its provisions providing penalties for that which kasnot previously criminal etc A discussion followed assuming a wide range on afna afra affairs irs irb casser casserly ly said enid that four years of government by the tho bayonet in the south had demonstrated the fertility of tho the reconstruction policy of congress and that violent disorders were the legitimate result the senate finally voted on williams amendment requiring the legis legislature lature laturi to ratify amendment which was adopted 15 amorton withdrew his bis amendment respecting penalties upon all persons ineligible to hold office who attempt to exercise official powers intending to inaugurate the proposition in the bill senators nye thayer morton and thurman severally took part in the discussion discuss ion ibn casserly moved an amendment making a distinction in the administration of the oath provided in the bill between those voluntarily giving aid rebellion and thosa those forced into it adopted 29 against 2 several other amendments were offered by casserly and adopted the bill was re reported or ina lna in a committee 0 of the whole an and all the amendments adopt adopted edin in a bo body y except Cass erlys diacri discriminating in favor of those who involuntarily aided 41 the rebel lonon which a debate arose howard as a compromise moved an at amendment T men dment excluding from seats in the legislature all persons who aided the rebellion except such as weri forced into the rebel bervice service in consequence of direct physical forc fore eThis was offered to to take the place of Cass erlys and was adopted T h 6 b ill lii was then read lead the second and third limesand time times sand and passed ab to aby a strict party vote except fowler who wh 0 vote voted nay the bill was amended to read a bill to promote instead to perfect the reconstruction of georgia HOUSE on motion the secretary of ther thet treasury was asked for information relative to the disposal made of received for the aggressions on american commerce under the treaty with japan clarke offered a ie resolution solution declaring declaring that in the judgment of the house u e whenever any publio public lands are disen cumbered cambered cumb ered of indians indiana they shall be immediately open to settlement under the existing law or such regulations as congress may prescribe that the sale of indian lands to corporations an anji anil speculators is contrary to the rights of the people referred to the committee commett e oh on indian afna afra annaira irs irb dyer introduced a bill to increase the tax on the circulation and deports of the average capital of national banks beyond the amount invested in th the e united states bonds referred to the Committe eon banking hayes offered a resolution resu lution requesting the committee on mines to investigate the cause of the late horrible no accident at the avondale mine and to report a bileto bill to prevent the recurrence of such accidents the house went into a committee of the whole on the census bill various propositions were made and discussed relative to the details in the schedules of inquiries bingham moved the adoption of a new section instructing the superintendent of the census to report to congress on or before Se september let the actual enumeration of the people in the beveral several states he supported d the motion by an argument in favor of the right to be represented in congress cording according ite tLe to population in the amendment was aej rejected acted by sixty nine to seventy six the committee reported the bill to the house voie vole the house proceeded to vote on the amendments agreed to in committee of the whole which were mostly mere verbal changes Jen jenckes ekes ches amend amendment me nt was adopted in committee for the appointment of special deputies to collect and rearrange the manufacturing and social statistic statistics agreed to without disposing of all the he amendments tho the ho housa house adjourned while the house then went into a committee of the tho whole on the presidents message henr kerr said the democratic party was not in favor of repudiation slocum and randall bandall emphatically opposed repudiation and protested against the enunciation of such buch a doctrine on the floor of congress during ing the discussion the republican publican Be members gathered around the speakers stand evincing intense interest garfield by unanimous consent moved the committee report to the rouse house the resolution that any proposition to repudiate any portion of the debt is unworthy ot of the honor and good name of the natio nand that the house without distinction of party hereby sets its beal seal of condemnation on all such propositions the committee then rose and the Chair chairman maii mail reported the resolution of the house garfield moved the previous question which was seconded yeas and nays naya were then ordered jones of kentucky moved proved to table the resolution A vote was then taken by a division the motion was lost there being only one affirmative vote that of jones himself it was suggested to postpone the vote on the resolution until next meeting as many members were absent schofield with this object in view moved to adjourn which was lost and the vote taken resulting in yeas nays nass 1 jones I 1 who was nv as allowed to explain his position said baid he was not now in favor of the resolution and probably never would be A message from the president announcing the ehg ratification of the amendment hy the state of alabama was presented to the house A letter from the secretary of tho the navy was presented asking authority to enlist 1500 the na navy vy in addition to the now nov allowed 1 referred to the matter on naval affairs aclair s the house then disposed of the remaining amendments to the census bill the title titie has hag been amended to tead read an act to provide for taking the ninth census of the united states allisia introduced a bill to fix thet thel number of representatives and provide for their apportionment among the several states referred to the committee on the census the speaker announced the assign ment of new members to 6 committees om i mitte y w es also aiso pres presenting presentia entin 9 a 1 messa message e from the president in reference to the tho house resolution calling for correspondence with the american minister at madrid on the subject of cuba the secretary of state says saya it is not deemed advisable at present to comply with the request v GENERA t cli CHICAGO the 1111 illi illinois no is constitutional co n sti tut ional convention at springfield has s spent pen t t the h en entire tire day discussing the q question u e a ciol 1 0 whether he t her its members should tak take ethe the oath to support 6 the constitution of the state finally FIn allyan an amendment was adopted for the members to take an oath to support so much of the state constitution as was not incompatible with the duties imposed on them tha convention then adjourned until tomorrow to morrow A lively fight will probably transpire over the organization of the convention A banquet was given last night by the raritan and delaware bay railroad Company to the officers of the camden and amboy railroad this is memorable by fact that the representatives of the latter company formale formally gave up the monopoly which they iia liz held heid in new now jervay for the last quarter of a century A desperate fight occurred on monday night between a party of whites and negroes at maiden iowa several w were ere wounded on both sides indianapolis iNDiA the society of the army of cumberland commenced its ita meetings at the academy of music at 2 general kimball in the chair the executive committee called the meeting to order and in the absence i of colonel Tr esseler made the welcoming address id dress at which he presented general sheridan who was chosen chairman in the absence of general thomas every allusion to general thomas by all the speakers was received with enthusiastic applause general sheridan made a brief speech on taking the chair general rosecrans Rose Bose crans craus was vociferously palled for and made a brief speech which iwas was 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