The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-23
xI1II ooNGREss-secoBd Session.
WASHINGTON, FebII .

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4 SENARE.-The Chair su omitted th,
resolutions Of the Rhode Island Leg
lslature, ratifying the Constitutions
Amendments. sf3mha4Ufi2 9ll5 . ~
Howard presented the resolution:
I OF the Wisconsin Legislature certify.
ing to the ratification of that BODY d
the l4th amendment to the Constitu.
ton. h9i1Gis us9d 9TGd [T51
r. McDougall presented the creden-
tials of Senator Cole, of California
which were fled o5eulGsa Z. %
d The billain relation to the Indian
bureau was taken up. ~ CON Is3i'
1slDoolittle and Others opposed the
7 House amendment, which was g.disa-
greed to, anda committee of confer
Eence ordered.sq aI3iss9 9nf 81 s53ft {
ilqeOn motion of Sumner, a iioiifit reso
luton, supplementary to that for repl
resentation of the United States at
the Paris Exposition, was considered
and passed. 1t appFopfiatesi $4,000
in additionsto sl56, ,0005 preyiousfy abl
propriated Adjournedao soie'nse'1
~ HQgsE,-SteYens,g from the Com
mItteesI on Appropriations, reported
back with amendments the goSenate
9im!cendlmlent q q to the CIVIL preparation
tbill ra9d aY3 the oqse Proqeededtoaeon-
slfqSr fSl t1nsHrr 1sHr flia ya75a3 igsTa cd. bnG
IadThe Senates amendments striking
out the appropriation for the, daily
Ton fesslondL Globe, We're, onb recon-
m1lennfdfati!onlIof n &. i! the Committee nonseon-
GnTT4n l n
The amendment, of the Senate to
make an appropriation of $4,000
to, facilitate, telegraphic oommuni-
cation between the Atlantic and Pa
cltic, was concurred In. soaus sgorq
Other amendments, forty-eight in
number, were unimportant in charac-
ter.y I'd .siqed m0a 2ntiiTw. .nnsa
Stevens, from. the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the
Stnate amendments to the Military
Academy Bill, the Senate amendment
striking out the proviso that no money
shall be expended in violation Of the
test oath, and that no cadets shall be
admitted from the rebel States Non
concurred in. Yoo ..ls 7i.e!'',2 y 80 ~
IThe other amendments, which were
unimportant, were cbncurred in. in
Stevens, from the same Committee.
reported back the Senate amendment
TO the Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation Bill, the Senate amend
ment making appropriation for the
Portugal mission, which was non con
Cured in. TIE other amendments
were -concurredsing Ca EnIlauTsd
An amendment was adopted that
after. the first of September. 1867, no
tax Shall be levied on cotton grown In
the United States. 9hA large number
of1aFticles were added to the freeslist,
1.-The ICommittee; nosedoA motion to
suspend the rules, so as to close the
debate 1was lost.; gEi1s5gdsegf
: "A motion was adopted that the de-
bate on the pending sections be closed
In one minute --sI9tsiUIN sitqad
/ The House. again went into Commit
tee on the Tax Bill. .99sson
The amendments offered toltheaIh-
come Tax, were lost, and this tax re-
mains at five per cent. in excess of
$1,000 - sr9isiniN igHoi3a1 8IgaoJ
( n Recess Il :bnGlsI 9bo8d yuet1ii
LIE Blond moved to reconsiderithe
vote by which the Senate amendment
in regard to Portugal was now con-
cerred Motion to reconsider laid on
the table.ida od 81 .au0l sIS4sN .9q0d
The House considered the Senate
bill for the relief of contractors for
building iron .clads in the navy; also9i
considered the. substitute submitted
by Sloan. Agreed to, and billpassed.
The Committee on Ways and Means
requested to examine into the expedi-
eney of bringing in a bill to establish
a national school of science. - s'i,; I;s.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the tax hill .121