Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-03
THE VERY LATEST
II L Il G II n h H.
CONGRESSIONAL.
XKXYIIIth CNngresS...First Session.
CGngresS---First Session.
XAsHINGTnN. March ,

WASHINGTON, March =
/ SryATE-Wilson from the Mlitar,
/ Committee, reported new bill to equal
i've the pay of soldiers in the :. army
/ also bill for the pay of cadets in the
| t. 5 Military Academy, and for other
purposes
Sherman called up the bill to encour-
age emigration. which was passed. .
Wilkinson rose to make a personal
explanation in reply TO Gov. Andrew 5
speech in Fanueil Hall, recently made.
A message was read from the House
announcing a new Committee of Con
ference on the whisky bill.
On motion of Hendricks a resolution
was adopted inquiring under whose di-
rection and what cause the recent dis
aster in Florida originated
Stebbens's gold sale bill, which is be-
ing circulated among the members of
the House, meets with general favor. 1t
provides for the sale, at auction. of all
gold in the Treasury not needed to me {
Government payments, after five DAYS
notice has heen given in the New York
papers, or permits the Secretary of the
Treasury to apply the surplus gold to
the redemption in advance Of the in
terest whenever the amount on hand is
sufficient to discharge the entire amount
of cuponds maturing on sale day.
A new Committee on Conference was
appointed without instructions
The Senate went into Executive SEES
sion and adjourned.
HoUsE-The House passed the Senate
bill for the military protection of the
overland emigrants to the Pacific States
and Territories.
The House took up the bill defining
the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims
not to include any claim of the United
States growing out of the destruction of
property by the army and navy, in the
suppression of the rebellion.
Wilson caused letter from Solicitor
Whiting to be read, showing that
claims are principally of persons in the
rebellious States, and would require
hundreds of millions to be expended,
which would have the effect to cripple
the war. 1t would be better to postpone
the claims till We can act understand
ingly.
McClnrg, Of Missouri, asked leave to
make an hours speech relative to the
personalities of his colleagues King and
Blair; but objection was made.
On motion, Eldridge, of Missouri, ask
ed but failed to obtain leave to introduce
a resolution calling on the President,
Secretary of State, and Secretary of
War to furnish the names of all persons
arrested and confined in forts and pris- |
ons who have not been tried or convicted !
by any civil or criminal court, and also
the names of those who have been ban
ished to the rebel States.
Julian, of Indiana, introduced a bill |
to develop the mineral resources of the
public domain. Referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands
On motion of Davis, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, resolution
was adopted calling on the President of /
the United States to communicate all /
not already transmitted |
relative to Mexican and Venezuelan
affairs.
The debate continued ut length.
Thomas, of Maryland, and Bonnewell.
Of Massachusetts, advocated the bill.
Sehenck offered an amendment limit.
ing the jurisdiction of the Court of
Claims to cases where certificates have
been given TO officers, and where the evi.
ience is clear that the property has been
used for the benefit of the Government,
or in cases of contracts.