Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-08
THE VERY LATEST
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CONGRESSIONAL.
xxKVIIIth Congress..-First Session.
WAsHINGToN. March

SENATE. The bill authorizing tn
President to negotiate treaty with Ger
tain Indian tribes of Oregon passed
Mallory called up the bill granting
loans to aid in constructing a railroad
from St. Paul to the head Of Lake Supe
rior
Howe opposed the bill, and its consid-
/ Grafton was postponed.
Foote presented petitien from Ely
Thayer praying the passage of law
confiscating the lands of rebels and dis
tributing them among freedmen. Re
ferred to the Committee on Slavery and
Freedmen.
Conner introduced bill to amend the
act TO aid in the construction of rail
road from the Missouri River TO the Pa
ciic Ocean, passed July |, 1862 Re
terred to the Special Committee on
Pacific Railroad.
On motion of Sumner, the bill repeal
ing all acts for the rendition of fugitive
slaves was made the special order for
Wednesday night
Herman offered the following:
Resotred, That quorum of the Sen
ale consist of majority Of the Senators
duly chosen and qualified.
Resolped, That if the election Of the
President deyolyes on the House of
representatives, and the votes OF ma
jority of the States represented in the
House be cast for one person, he is the
President.
Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, and ordered to be printed.
The Senate ratified the treaties made
with various branches of the Idaho In
dams by Gov Doty of Utah for the pro-
lection of the overland emigration and
the security of the proposed Pacific Rail
road and telegraph lines, and for the
safety of the miners in Idaho and Utah.
The Senate proceeded to the House
amendment to. the Deficiency Bill
On motion of Doolittle, the bill grant
ing lands to aid in the construction of
railroad from ST. Paul to the head Of
Lake Superior was postponed until
Thursday
The Senate went into executive SEES
sion at quarter past three, and subse-
quently adjourned
HOUSE.
Cox offered resolution calling on the
President, if compatible with the public
interest, to inform the House what steps
be had taken, or is about to take for the
exchange of prisoners, and that he com
municate all the published correspond
ence in relation to that exchange
Dawes, of Mass, objected, and so the
resolution lies over
Alley, of Mass, from the committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported a
bill requiring all sailing and steam yes
sells, between the United States and for
eign countries, to carry the mails for
such reasonable compensation as NAV be
deemed proper, and authorizing the
Postmaster General to contract for car
rying the mail four years, mail matter
other than letters, to the Pacific coast by
sea. The bill passed.
Brooks made speech, denouncing
the extravaganza in military expend-
lures.
Stevens thought if the items in the
bill WIRE improper, the gentleman could
vote them down.
Smith, of Ky, advocated the item of
$4,000 for the general attendance Of
contrabands, and Mallory opposed it,
wishing to con6ne the appropriation to
those actually employed in the army,
The item of $4,000 for medical at
tendance on contrabands being under
consideration elected some debate, dur
ing which Smith, of KY, said the South
care nothing for US, and would destroy
both white and black to overthrow our
Government For himself, he spoke as
STAKEHOLDER, and his family as far as
he could trace it back were Shareholders.
He would be ever ready to give aid and
comfort to any slave who escaped from
his rebel master, and make him free
man. The Government, if wanting
means to put down the rebellion, was at
liberty to take his horses, negroes and
corn, or anything else.
After long debate, involving politi-
cal questions of no consequence, the
committee rose and the House ad-
journed.