Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-04
THE VERY LATEST
TELEGR a H II.
CONGRESSIONAL.
XxxVITIth COngress...First Session.
WASHINGTON. March 3

SENATE.-Davis introduced an amend
ment 20 the Joint Resolution to amend
the Constitution. which provides that nc
person whose mother or grandmother i:
a negro shall be entitled to citizenship
and, also, that the States of Maine and
( Massauchetts shall constitute one State
to be called East New England, and that
Vermont, New Hampshire and Connect
1 lieut. shall constitute another, to be called
West New England. Ordered to be
printed.
Wilson introduced House Joint Res
Olution for the continuance Of the pay
ment of bounties to April lst as reported
from the Military Committee with letter
fro the Secretary of War recommending
that it be Immediately passed. The res
olution was passed without amendment
The bill to prevent military and naval
officers from interfering in elections was
called up in order
Powell addressed the Senate at length
Seversl memorials, peti tons, &c, &c,
were presented, including resolutions
from the Wisconsin Legislature in favor
of extending bounties TO April LIST.
Powell condemned the interference By
military officers with elections, saying
that we were the only people who would
tolerate it, and held the President re
sponsible for all such infringments upon
the local laws of the States
IoUsE.-The House, by eight major
ity, recommitted to the Judiciary Com
mittee the bill declaring that the juris-
diction of the Court of Claims growing
out of the miles naval operations during
the present rebellion; also providing for
the settlement of claims for quartermas-
ter and commissary supplies before the
proper bureaus, and making provisions
for the future settlement of claims.
Another bill, reported from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, was taken up,
providing for the settlement of claims
for supplies, on the presentation of sat
isfactory proof
This, after debate, was recommitted
Wilson, of Iowa, presented a resolu-
ton providing for 10000 additional cop
les of Grants report, which was referred
to the Committee on Printing.
Ambrose W. Clark, from the Commit
tee on Printing, reported in favor of
printing $4,000 copies of the Agricultu-
raj Report for 1862
Debate ensued, during which Grin
nell, of Iowa, spoke about the propriety
Of discriminating between the docu-
ments, and having the documents of
military candidates circulated at their
own expense.
Mallory asked what the gentleman
meant by military candidates.
Grinnell. mean military candidates
for the Presidency.
Mallory. Does the gentleman mean
Gen. Grant?
Grinnell. Gen. Grant is candidate
for putting down the gebellion. Your
candidate has been dead for some
months.
Mallory. Who-is that?
Grinnell. / mean Mcclellan.
Mallory. Oh! Mcclellan is a live
man.
Strouse, of Pela., agreed with Steele,
of New York, tat Of all the printed
documents none was more valuable than
the Agricultural Report. 1t was poor
economy to begin printing
Fenton replied to the remarks of Fer
nando Wood and Brooks, saying the Sec
rotary of the Treasury amid the greatest
difficulty had managed our fiscal affairs
with unrivaled ability and success
Holman moved to lay the gold bill on
the table. Not agreed to.
Moore, from the Committee of Con-
ference on the whisky bill, reported that
they are unable TO agree.
Morrill, moved that the House recede
from its disagreement to the Senates
amendment.
Kasson and the other members of the
Committee of Conference agreed in fa-
vor of insisting on the House disagree
ment.
The House finally voted to adhere to
its disagreement to the Senate's amend
ment to the WHISKY bill, and then ad-
journed.