The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-17
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-. - Ga 4 WAszM6ToH, AprA 16.
SEEATa.-SeYeral emancipation petitions
| were presented. ~ IS
= Memorials in favor of and against q
I bankrupt law were presented.
Mr. Wilmot presented petition in favor
of q national foundry In Pennsylvania
Referred to special committee.
Mr.. Harris presented q petition for ship
canal from Lake Michigan 10 the MISSISSIPPI
pi river; also, several memorials, in re-
gard to various sections of the tax BILL
Referred to tie Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Harris presented a memorial from the
citizens of Michigan, against tax on lum-
Der. Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Grimes stated that it was the unsni-
nous wish Of the committee on Naval AZ
fairs that Mr.. Hall should withdraw his
resignation as Chairmaa of the committee
which was given fromO Misrepresentation as
was now known to the Senator bimsslk
He would add, in contradiction Of public
rumOr, that the Naval Committee had al
ways been harmonious in its action since it
had been organized with the present mem
bers.
Mr.. Hall stated that he was willing to
acquiesce in the request and wsuld now
withdraw his resignation.
Mr.. Trumbull from the Judiciary Com
mlttee, reported bill concerning courts Of
the United States in the District of Michi-
igan, which was passed.
Mr.: Trumbull also presented bill for the
better enforcement Of the laws of the Unit
ed States, Laid over.
Hr. Pomeroy introduced bill to provide
for the territorial government Of Kanawha.
Referred.
The resolution calling for information in
regard to the arrest Of General Stone was
taken up.
HoUSE.-Mr. StrAtton, from Committee
on Ways and Means reported joint reso-
tuition smendatory to the act authorizing
the Secretary of Treasury to issue csrtif-
Gates of Indebtedness.
The resolution requires such certificates
to bear date the time such claims are
audited and settled.
Mr.. Rice, Of Mass, reported joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary Of the
Navy to discharge the contractors when
they have fulfilled their obligations, with
so per cent additional.
Mr. Rice explained that the contractors
had continued to furnish supplies beyond
their terms of contract, and AFTER the arti-
cles had advanced in price.
He said the object of the resolution was
to effect q settlement without loss 10 them.
Passed.
The bill organizing the signal corps In
the army for the present waslpassed.
The following resolution was adopted
from the Judiciary Committee.
ResolUsd, that the government should nos
interfere with the free transmission Of In |
telligence by telegraph, when the same will |
net aid the enemy or give some information |
concerning the military or naval operations |
on part Of this government, except il may
become necessary under authority of Con- |
gress to assume the exclusive use of the |
telegraph for its own legitimate purpose or |
to accept the right of precedence in the |
transmission of its own dispatches.
Fourteen bills with joint resolution re-
lative to the forfeiting of the property of |
rebels and making il penal affenee for the /
army and navy to return fugitive slaves /
and including kindred subjects, reported the
20th March, with the Recommendation from |
the judiciary committee, that they ought |
not to pass Congress came up. The question i
being on laying them severally on the ia |
BILE, the proceedings were suspended By /
q report from Morrill, of the committee of /
Ways and Means, Of q bill appropriatlng |
$500, 100000 to pay volunteers, and about
800, 900 for pay of bounty and pensions to
officers. and soldiers of the Western Depart
ment The bill was passed.
A zI1easage was received from the Presi- /
dent, saying that he had signed the bill /
abolishing slavery in the District of Co
lumbia.
The death Of Mr.. Cooper was announced
and sulogies pronounced, and the custo- |
mary resolutions passed.