The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-05
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CONC Res SIGNAL.
ESviIfh de6ngress---First Session.

T.
H65sE Dawes, from the Committee
on Elections, reported adversely on the
credentials eof, JEIs McCloud- claiming ras4
seat from the Second District of Vir-
gina ana also on the claims of his con-
teytaHtdW. Waving --.-.-..-.-.- =!
, 1.-The HouseT byua vote of II to- 90,
passed the bill reported Yesterday author
izin9 the Secretary of War to contract
fer:the constFGcfion of a telegraph cable
from FortsMe Henry and Monroe to Gal
weston or New Orleans and Intermediate
points. = 80 . +
rEhe bill reported from the. Judiciary
COMMITTEE by Eckman camefup -
1t provides for board Of three Com
misstoners "a TIA sallery of. $4,000 per. an
mum each, to revise and codify the gem
'eral Statutes of the Uuited States. Re
ieeted 4 42:to2S6. ffs?>1@ ff,tA
. DIN from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported a bin for the CONSTITUTE.
ton of a ship canal from the Mississippi
to Lake MichigaH, and for, the .eniarger /
ment of the Erie and Oswego canal, to
adapt then, tethe. Of the Nortif-ii
erIn' Lakes. This bill is. similar to the,1
one ofyesterday which was re-commit-
ted 10 AheSAilitar5 Committee, but it'hatf'
been amended so as to avoid the obiec-
ton, that it made an appropriation of
money and must therefore under the
rules receive IT'S first consideration in
Committee offhe Whole.y .s4.l -.ttsfy
a-. Objections were made by Holman, Ste
yens and Mcpherson. - -
az HeIeman moved to table Lost-55
to so 'ss5.as -..oai
- 0n-motion of DIN further, ,eoHsidera-
ton was postponed till Friday g.. = =.
~ Dunn from the Military Committee re-
/. ported ahilisfor the protection of over,
land emigrantsto States and Territories
on the Pacific.
Z 1t appropriates $4,000 to be expend-
ed under the direction of the Secretary
Of War PassedsA
McPhersoa reported aIfbals rrofiding
for an ambulance corps The bill was
recommended by the Secretary of War
and Quartefmaster Gen. Meies,f and was
so drawn as to avoid all collision among
those officers! Passed. @FE@4 - ,
RI Yeaman, from the committeesoa mill
tary affairs, reported back the House bill
with the Senate's amendments, aJthofiz-
/ ing 10000 men to he raised. in Keptucilg
T for sixteen months, for the defense Of
| that State -.-''5
K WadSworth, replying to a remark of
| Stevens, certified to the loyalty of the
Governor of Kentucky. Because the BILL
introduced last session was not passed,
much blood had been sled and property
!. DESTROYED. -
In response to Mr. Dawes, he said the
weapons would not, be taken,tol the South
1 ern Confederaey. Kentucky would not
lbetray the flag The .Sepate's. amend
! .iueut was agreed to- The bill has there
/ fore passed both Houses. e
| The Honse. acted on the Sena1e's
amendments to the deficiency bill.
Porter introduced bill which paesed,
that the State of Wisconsin, be- made a
part Of the 9Th Judiciary Circuit, of the
/ United States "@'-'t.lz g. -
& .'SExATB.-Howe' presented the credeii,
falls Of Hon. J.-R. Doolittle, reelected
{U~S. Senator from Wisconsin for six
years from the 4th Of March. e..
Howard, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back the. bill to
change the ti,re of holding the +DistricS
4 Courts of the United States.
> Ten. Eyck, from the Judiciary Com
i mittee, reported sack the bill to prevent
I. correspondence with rebels.
I Wilson of, Massachusetts, from the
Military Committee, reported back the
JOINT reSohtien to revive the act 70 Sc
cure to the officers and men employed in
I the Department of the West their pay:
bounties, and pensions.
l.. Powell, from the Judiciary Committee,
4 reported bill concerning pardons, the
remisSions of penalties and forfettures
in criminal cases The bill .agthorizes
: the President to make qualified pardons,
so as to remit-the fine, relieve from i'm
prisonment, &c. Passed. q, ,i.,.,..fT
: .ETrum6n tfrom the Judiciary Commit
tee reported back the biAfto* amend he
Z act to prevent officers of the Government
/ aud5metnhers of Congress from taking
considerations 6for securing contracts
E office or place. sat q - .asar
+ + TrGmball from the same .CemmHtee
reported adversely on the bill to divide
the State~o Michigan into two judicial
I districts. and also on the resolution to in
creaseitle' fees '4of United States Mar
shalls in California - T. ''-'' -
McDodgat introduced a bill for The
!. sale of certain Indian reservations III
+ California, and the establishment of new
I reservations mdbe same State Referred
> to the Military Committee. - -
d The resolutions relative To the French
. intervention III Mexico were then ta6el
up. sd ~. -r.',., A.'''se-s -'7a;s; :,.
. The question being on the motion t
lay them on the table, it was agreed TO.
E Wilson called up the1,biH for The et
go couragemeuts of enlistments.
An amendment was adopted proyidiu
R that drafted men, may procure subst
Z tutes 81 -eA0 " 0A'' ,LLELe gxA Tx
w. The amendment was adopted. Ais
r an Amendments that no, equipments sha
J. be sold, and when articles are. found i
. the hands Of. any person not a 'soldiei
II they may be. seized. "a -z9tgs7I -.
- Sherman offered an amendment, whic
9 was adopted, providing thatHapY Office
absent with leave shall receive only ba
L paw. and when absent. without IeaSe, i
90 addition to the penalties now provided
shall forfeit all las-pay u except when sic G
NJ or wounded. .aetid, .-,ifrz izstErt-