The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-24
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hA5HIh0TOH, lee. A0-A.
HoUsE.-Comins introduced bill regu-
lating the duties on imports and for other
purposes. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means /
! John Cochran of New York, submitted
| resolution rendering the thanks of Con-
gress to Captain Samuel @. Read, for hay
| ing designed the present flag of the United
| States. Referred to Committee on Naval
| Affairs.
| On motion of George Taylor, of n. Y,
| special committee of five members was
ordered to be appointed to investigate the
| accounts of the late superintendent of pub
| lie printing, with power to send for persons
| and papers.
| SENATE.-The Senate was opened with
prayer, read by Catholic priest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-P. n.
| HoUsE.-Ritchie, Of Va, and Morris Of
Pa, each made unsuccessful efforts to intro
duce propositions looking to the attention of
| the present tariff, with a view to the estab-
| lishment of protectorate and specific duties.
Grew, of Pa, asked, but failed to obtain
leave, to introduce bill fixing the annual
meeting Of Congress on the second Monday
in November.
| Phelps, of Pa, introduced joint resolu-
| ton authorizing the President to confer the
title of Captain-in-Chief for eminent naval
! services. Referred to the committee on
| naval affairs
On motion of Bocock, of Va, resolu-
! ton was adopted calling on the President to
! inform the House whether any measures
have been recently taken to procure a re-
| duction of duties by foreign governments
on American tobacco.
Coroda, of Pa, asked leave to introduce
a resolution fer the appointment of COM
mittee of FIVE members to inquire into the
| facts of a charge by the President OF the
| United States, contained in letter Of the
President to the Centenary Committee of
| Pittsburg, that money had been thrown in
| to Pennsylvania to influence tho State
Congressional elections in opposition to his
wishes, and to report the names of the per-
sons implicated in the Introduction. This
resolution was objected to amid laughter.
On molten of Mr.. Taylor, of Louisiana,
the Committee on Ways and Means was in
structed to inquire into the expediency
of repeating so much of the act as provides
| for the debasing of the silver Half Dollar
and other small coins, and make them a le
gal tender in sums not exceeding IS. He
also introduced bill authorizing the State
OF Louisiana TO impose tonnage duties for
the improvement of the rivers and chan
nels.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, introduced bill
to repeal the English act for the admission
of Kansas into the Union. Referred to the
| Committee on Territories
Mr.. Leister introduced bill authorizing
the people of the Territories to elect all their
officers Referred to the same Commit
tees.
NJ lair e No hut Lad
ceived consent of the House, to introduce a
resolution declaring the Supreme Court de-
cision in the bred Scott case, extra judicial,
illegal and void, and asserting that Congress
should vindicate its rightto legislate on slav
cry in the Territories.
Phelps, of Mo-, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the civil, naval,
legislative, execution and judicial appropria-
ton bills.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, introduced bill
that the present mileage DO abolished after
the present Congress, and that members be
allowed only their actual travelling expenses.
Referred to the Committee on Mileage.
Morris, of ILL.,, introduced bill for the
admission of sugar and salt free and also a
bill giving the citizens ofthe organized Ter
rtories the right to elect their Governors
and all other officers.
Washburn, of Ill.,, introduced bill for
laying out post route from the head wa
tiers of the South Fork of the Platte river,
near Pixies Peak.
Farnsworth, of ILL.,, endeavored to intro
duce resolution instructing the Committee
on Naval Affairs to inquire and report what
further measures are necessary to carry out
the articles in the Ashburton treaty for the
suppression of the slave trade
PARROT, DELEGATE from Kansas, introduced
bill to reduce the quantity of land now
enclosed in the military reservation at
Leavenworth, and to change the boundary
line of the territory.
A large number of bills and resolutions on
variety of subjects were introduced, and
referred to appropriate committees.
The House then, on motion, adjourned
over till the 4th of January, in accordance
with the joint resolution.
SENArE-Mr Stuart of Mich, attempted
to bring up the Agricultural College bill.
MIR. Fitzpatrick, Of Ala, Mr.. Iverson of
Ga, and Mr.. Bright, of Ind, objected, and
the Senate refused to take up the bill by a
vote of 90 yeas to % nays.
The bill allowing pension to the widow
and family of Col. Trumbull was taken up
and warmly advocated by Crlttenden.
The debate on the bill occupied considera-
BILE time over the morning hour.
Davis, of Miss, in the course of his re-
marks on the bill, said if army officers of
high attainments be retained III the service
at small pay, they are entitled to liberal
construction of the rule regulating pensions.
Houston, of Texas, as is his usual custom,
in cases where old soldiers or their widows
and families are concerned, spoke jealousy
in favor of granting this pension.
Finally, the bill granting $50 per month
was adopted by a vote of &c yeas to 10
nays.
A motion was adopted that when the SEN
ate adjourn, it be to re- assemble on the 4th
of January next in the new hall. Ad-
journed.
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