The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-05
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OGlQ Gtt$GQ III VIEW 1OAA SCobSA0dy ht
1875. IEu RkaNaEo W0A 8s4f
The frienfB Of Garrett Davis gave him a
banquet on Wednesday.
Appointment Senator says the President
informed hinrthatdf the tariff bill passed
the House in its present shape, he would
be compelled to veto it.
The New Orleans Riot Committee will
report a. bill for Professionally governing
Louisiana until admitted to representa-
ton in Congress.
The edrror of the Salisbury IN. C.y Old
North State, genuine Southern newspa-
per, dominates Gen. Grant for the Presi-
dency. 7so- ~ q ~ g. Hsfsar# n
1t is understood that q majority of the
Reconstruction Committee have agreed
upon plan which If adopted by Congress,
will be acceptable TO the South, and will
speedily settle the question.
a Washington special says the Judiciary
Committee have done nothing in the inn
peachment matter yet, except comforting
with several gentlemen Informally. =.
The Alabama Legislature has passed a
bill, granting State aid to the amount of
$4,000 perSIaiie, for extending the Decatur
Railroad to Nashville.
a special dispatch from Nashville says
that citizens of White, Canon, and other
counties llave banded together,an large
sums OF AIJney have been raised, to pro-
cure the assassination of Col. w. B. stokes
and other Radical leaders in the House.
\ San Francisco dispatcil says that the
British ship Schahgehan, was wrecked
yesterday between Fort Point and Point
Haboo, neagS san. Francisco. No lives lost.
Senior Ne5fa remains at Galveston to at.
tend to the shipment to Mexico of con-
signment of Whitworth rifles and other
munitions of war which had arrived
there. ,s8donmd aHoiIav isai u z
A Topeka Kansas special says resolu-.
ton was Introduced into the House asking
Congressto conflscate all property of reb-
els in excess OF 5000.
The highly important consultations
which the President and his Cabinet have
been holding with Southern men on new
plan of reconstruction, and alluded to last
week, ended, on the 3rd, in an agreement.
A series of resolutions were drawn up at
the conference in favor of suffrage, based
on reading and writing, and a property
qualification of $3.50. oe 81 etltAty
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY--SENATE--F FEB
4.-PatteFSons introduced resolution,
which was adopted, calling upon the Sec
rotary of Var to transmit copies of the
orders to Generals Burnside and Schofield
organizing a commission TO investigate
the claims of loyal Tennesseans for army
stores .--.... Harris, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported resolution to nav
the Senators from Tennessee a, compensa-
ton, TO be computed from tie com
meneement of the seth Congress
Patterson presented resolution of the
Tennessee Legislature, asking that Ten
nessee be admitted to the benefit of the
Act of Congress donating land to the seve-
raj States for Agricultural Colleges. 1t was
ordered printed ......s.W iiliams presenteda
bill to provide for the more effectuaI gov
eminent of the insurrectionary States.
HoUsE.ASevera1 bills and resolutions
were introduced, including the following
by Kelly u To prohibit the Secretary of
the Treasury from selling gold ...... CRIMES
offered resolution that the public inter-
est demands that there shall u OF be during
the current year any reduction of green
backs, and directing heCommittee onWays,
and Meansit0 report the bill to chat erect II
A resolution was adopted By 81 to 81 by
Mckee, to empower Judges of the District,
Courts OF the United States to hear and
determine appeais from their own judg-
ment. Referred ......NoelI offered resolu-
tions inStructing the Committee, on the
District O. Columbia to report a bill ex-
tending suffrage to women in the District. -.
Schenck, under the suspension of rules.
offered a resolution instructing the Naval
Committee toinquire into the propriety OF
the removal of the Naval Academy from
Maryland to some point in a loyal State.
and report by bill or otherwise. Adopted
yeas, los. nays, IS. 10 faaa