The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-02

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tenden's resolutions as a whole and not is a
series.
HoUsE-Mr. Phelps from the committee
on ways and means reported bill regula-
ting the value of the new silver coin of
Austria in the custom house computation at
| 46 96-IO0 cents.
/ Washburne of Illinois moved TO postpone
| the report ofthe committee of 80 till the 4th
of July.
The Speaker said the subject would not
come for an hour.
Ely unsuccessfully asked for action on
the bill for an extension to Mr.. Simply
contractor of the Pacific telegraph line, till
Dec. 1868 for completion of the same.
The House then considered the Senate's
amendments to the army bill.
The Speaker quoted the rule that mem
Der Offering measure may open and close
debate and gave the floor to Corwin.
Lovejoy appealed andt House sustained
the Chair.
The pending proposition was an act ad-
hitting New Mexico into the Union.
Hickman moved to lay it on the table
Carried, ia to II.
The next was an act for the rendition of
fugitives.
LllGN tIdh lIOFNA W pOot pune IN biOi40st9 .
The Speaker ruled the motion out of or
der.
The bill was passed-92 10 80.
The bill to amend the act for the rendi-
ton of fugitives from justice was taken up.
Corwin explained its provisions. 1t was
to avoid contradictory decisions by govern
ors of states who are not Judges of cons1i-
| tutional law.
The bill was rejected-47 to 1876.
| Grow asked to proceed to the considera-
/ ton of territorial business.
| The Speaker asked leave to present the
proceedings of the Peace Conference.
McClernand moved to suspend the rules
| Great confusion. Some said they wanted
| to consider more important business.
| Boteler loudly asked what could be more
! important than the peace of the country.
| Grow commended that the territorial was
set for consideration after Corwin's report.
! The Speaker overruled the point
Grow appealed from the decision.
| A motion was made to table the appeal
Burnett said as the effect of the vote was
| to prevent a vote on the peace proposition,
| he demanded the yeas and nays.
| Here the Speaker declared a recess till
o'clock, according to the previous order.
! On re-assembling the Speaker stated the
question pending.
| Hickman moved a call of the House.
McClernand proposed that the report of
| the Peace Congress be taken up.
Loveioy objected.
During a call of the House, Hughes asked
| that the Sergeant at Arms might bring Il 9
! South Carolina members before the bar OF
the House, they had been absent since
| acember 10Th.
Stanton hoped not, as public business had
not suffered the least detriment.
Stevenson reported resolutions adverse to
the claim of Conway of Kansas to full pay
| for the session, allowing him only from the
time he was sworn in. Adopted.
Sherman moved to suspend the rules re-
quirng that no bill be sent from one House
to the other within the last three days of
the session for concurrence, and no bill be
presented to the President on the last day
Of the session.
McClernand proposed to take vote at l
o'clock tomorrow on the Peace Congress
propositions.
The Speaker reviewed his former decs-
ion and said the territorial business was in
order.
Grow being willing that a vote be taken
On a suspension of the rules for the recep-
ton Of the peace propositions, a motion
was made accordingly, but the House decid-
ed not to suspend the rules-92 against &c