The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-10
SENATE

SENATE.
Mr. Foster from the Judiciary COMMITTED
reported back the bill to change the place
of holding the Circuit Court of the United
States, so far as the district of West Ten
nessee is concerned.
Mr.. Foster also reported from the same
committee, the bill amendatory of the act
TO prohibit the slave trade. The bill au-
thorizes the President to make arrange
ments with foreign governments, for the
colonization Of captured Africans.
Mr. King, from the Military Committee,
reported bill for the employ ment of per-
sons of African descent, in buiidiI en-
trenchments and other war purposes.
o. motion of Mr. Sherman, the resolution
in relation to a quorum of the Senate was
taken up. Mr.. Sherman urged the passage
of the resolution as matter of necessity,
to relieve the Senate from danger of being
without quorum any time, by the with
drawal of one or two members. He urg-
ed there could be no constitutional objec-
tion to the bill.
Mr.. Carlisle argued against the passage
of the resolution, as giving two OR three
States power to leeislate for The whole
country. This was entirely against the
provisions of the Constitution
The President pro TEN had paper read
expressing his views on the subject, argu-
ing that, according to the Constitution, no
State could be destroyed that the quorum
provided for in the Constitution, meant a
maj9ri'y of the whole number of Senators
from all the States. He cited various cases
of the aciOn Of The Senate as precedents in
favor of this questisn.
The subject was further discussed by
Messrs. McDougal and Foster, when Mr..
Grimes moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Carried by 10 against Is.
The naval grade bill was taken up and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Wade the Post Route
bill, providing for bridge across the Ohio
river at Steubeuvile, YVES taken up.
Mr.. COwan's amendment to make the
draw 800 feet instead of 27O, was lest. The
bill then passed.
The report Of the Committee on Confer
encn on the bill making appropriations fer
sundry civil expenses, was agreed TO.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the bill amen
datory of the act of 1875, calling for the
militia, was taken up.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment as a
new section, that there shall be no excep-
ton from the performance of military duty
under this act, by any militia of
the U S., on account Of color or lineage,
that whenever the militia shall be called
into service, all loyal nble-bodied persons
shall lie called into service; under this or
any other law the President will have the
power TO organic them into battalions,
regiments, origades, &c, according 10 race
and color, as public interests require, and
that the provisions of the preceding sections
shall be construed so as 10 apply to and in
clude volunteers who may hereafter be
called into the service of the United States,
and all persons who shall hereafter be en-
listed into the service of the United States,
shall receive the same pay as soldiers are
now allowed by law. according to their ie-
speciive grades.
HOUSE The bill amendstory to the act
10 reduce the expenses of the survey, and
the sale of the public lands, was considered
and laid on the table.