The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-07

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Pending the decision Of the House,
Williams, of Penn, offered an amend
ment to the fourth section, and then
moved that the consideration of the
bill be postponed till Monday, after
the opening hour. Agreed to.
Schenck, of Ohio, moved that the
bill of the Joint Committee on Re
trenchment, on the same subject, be
ordered to be printed, which was
done. ,oAhI1itiSM
Pike, of Mo-, offered a resolution for
the appointment .t0f ajiC Committee of
Three to Investigate the circum-
stances attending she murder of three
Union soldiers on the 18th of Octo-
ers1S65, Lin SoAth Carolina. Agreed
u Davis, of Mass; q inHt I'll Oda6esd 1 BILL to
rese ss i've TT WITCH Tas
read q first, and, second time and or
dered to be printed.
h Thayer, of Pa. Offered resolution
calling on che President to inform the
House whether any portion of Mexi-
co has been occupied by the troops of
the United States, and, if so, by what
authority and for what purpose. The
resolution was laid over. WI
Miller introduced, for reference, a
bill torprotect loyal persons in insur-
rectionary States; alse, a bill grant
ing pension to the soldiers of the
war of 1872, of So per month for life
to those now serving, and who have
never born arms against the Govern
ment nor given aid and comfort to its
enemies Referred to Committee on
Invalid Pensions. 1sEDh
I Elliott, of Mass, offered a resolu-
ton to provide for the appointment
OF committee of three to- proceed to-
New Orleans and inquire into the de-
tails of the last massacre there.
: Blackburn offered an amendment
that the committee should then pro-
ceed to Indianapolis in the State of
Indiana, and investigate into the riot
which occurred there on the excursion,
of the President ,.'4a'
Elliott said rthatlwas another mat
ter and had better be separately inves-
-tigated. -TsgFTE0 8If3
J The resolution, as first reported,
was agreed to.
Garfield, of Ohio, offered resolu
ton directing the Committee on the
judiciary to inquire into the expedi-
ency of passing a law providing for
the more effectual punishment of bri-
berry atelections, which was agreed to.
Inc resolution offered on Thurs
day, calling on the Secretary of War
for the names. of enrolled, and drafted
Iersons who failed to report to the
proper authorities, was called up and
passed. IS So p s3 sH,'4N
Y Briggs offered a resolution calling
on the Postmaster General to furnish
to the House the names of Postmas-
ters who have been removed since the
adjournment of the last session of
Congress, and the reasons for such re-
moval; also if the salaries of their
predecessors has been increased over
the former salaries, and is the reasons
for such exercise agreed to and or
dered Laid on the table. '>
Taylor, of New York, offered reso-
luton to authorize the Committee on
Pensions to inquire into the expedi-
ency of recognizing the Pension
Bureau, which was agreed to.
1 The Speaker announced that Will
Hams bill to regulate appointments to
office, which was made special order
for to-day. would now be taken up.
On motion of Garfield it was laid
on the table.
Eldridge's resolution was laid over.
Kasson, of Iowa. offered resolu-
ton in which he demanded the previ-
GUS question, calling upon the Judi
ciary Comtnfttee to consider the pro-
priety of making it the duty of the
President to proclaim martial law in
those districts. of the lately rehellious
States where murders and other out
RACES have been committed upon the
and where the local authori-
ties have failed or refused to act and
punish offenders; agreed to. Ata
The bill to fix the time for the
meeting of Congress was taken up.
Messrs. dSohenck, Stevens, Morrill,, /
of Vermont, Davis. Garfield, and Lee
bland took part in the discussion.
After which discussion the House
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