The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-02
Death of Congressman Johnson. :
INDIANAPOLIS SPECIALS.
The Presidents New Plan Of Ad-
justment. e
Ia tsaiaa ana - T--,t86alE
Gen. Fullerton for Post Master at
st. Louis.
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THE TARIFF BILL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
INDIANAPOLIS.
Congressional AppOrtfOnment-Cau-
Gus Bill RepOrted-It will be made
the Special Order for Tuesday.
[special toHthe Exahsvms Journal
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. l, 1867.

Special to the Evansville Journal
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 1, 1867.
The Senate Committee on Congress
ssionalE Apportionmenta reportedb the
Bill for re- -districting the State, which
was made the special order for next
Tuesday atlhalf past two o'clock. It
is the same bill which was adopted in,
the Republican caucus, and will be
made party measure. Under it the
Districts will be as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT = Knox, Daviess,
Pike, Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh,
Warrick, Spencer, and Perry. These
counties in the October election gave
a Republican majority of 265.
SECOND DIsTRICT-Martin, Dubois,
Crawford, Orange, Harrison, Floyd,
Clarke, Scott, Washington, and Jack
son, Democratic majority of 4,381.
e THIRD DIsTRIcT Bartholomew,
Jennings, Jefferson, Decatur, Ripley,
Switzerland, Dearborn and Ohio. Re-
publican majority 1,440.
FOURTH TRIoT-Hancock, Shell
by, Henry, Rush, Fayette, Wayne,
Union and Franklin. Republican
majority 32O8. r. lI
FIFTH DIsTRICT-Putnam, Hen
bricks, Morgan, Marion and. John
son. Republican majority 2,435. = 81
SIXTH DIsTRIcT-Ve Vermillion, Vigo,
Sullivan, Parke, Clay, Greene, Owen
Monroe and Lawrence. Republican
majority 1,177. -
SEVENTH Decentralization, War
reh, Fountainr, Tippeeanoe, Mont
gomery, Carroll, Clinton and Boone.
Republican majority 1916. 'ia ''A
EIGHTH DIsTRIcT4 4Cass, Howard,
Upton, Hamilton, Miami, Grant and
Madison, Republican majority, 2,Ol2.
Ninth DIsTRIcT-Wabash, Hun
tington, lien, Wells, Adams, Black
ford, Jay, Delaware and Randolph
Republican majority, 1862 3ai
s TENTH DIsTRIoT-El khart, Kosci-
useo, Lagrange Noble, Whitley,
Steuben and DeKalb. Republican
majority, 1888.
ELEVENTH FDIsTRIoT--Lake, New
ton, Porter, Jasper, Laporte, Starke,
80 Pulaski, st. Joseph, Marshal and
Fulton. Republican Majority, 1869.
The minority report, which is the
Democratic caucus bill, has not yet
been submitted. 804si)ykA
Cranes resolution instructing our
Senators, and requesting our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use their
influence to have the interest-bearing
portion of the public debt first paid
came up in the House for final action
to-day. Mr.. Crane made an effective
speech in favor of the resolution, and
it was passed under the previous
question-ayes, 50; noes PAM 8
A lively discussion was had on a
bill reported from the Judiciary
Committee, which allows Prosecuting
Attorneys to arraIgn persons Gon
fined on information, and put then
on trial without sending their case
sa before a grand jury, Messrsy Belford
Kizer and others participating. Pend
ding this discussion, the House wen
into Committee of the Whole OF
House Bill 100, reported by the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means. 1t fxe
the rate oftaxation for the next tw
fiscal years, at 20 cents on each S10C
and 75 cents on each poll. On mo
ton to amend, by making the pol
tax so instead of 70 cents, a long dis
cussion ensued. pending which, tn
committee rose. mth stua
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