The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-26
xxxIxth Congressional Session,
WASHINGTON. January "a.

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SENATE. Wilson presented petition
from the Adjutant General of Arkan-
sas, saying that State furnished 10, 900
troops to the United States army, and.
asking that record of their services
Williams, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported back the House joint
resolution giving increase of compen-
sation to certain civil employees, of
the Government, amended by giving
an increase of twenty per cent. to all
civil employees at Washington whose
salaries are Hess than So, BOO. He
would call itaup to-morrowd9 bHG !.
Wilson gave notice that hefwould
to- morrow introduce a bilIrt regulate
increase and equalize pay Of army.
officers. o9d91 EahaH< n s. nab 1
Lane, Trumbell, and2 Buokalew
were appointed a Conference Com
mittee on the Pension Bill.
Trupibull called up the House bill
relative to the habeas corpus, and it
was passed. 1t authorizes the writ of
habeas corpus fort the removal OF any
case authorized by former acts from
a State Court to the Circnlt Court of
thesUnited States, when the defend
anti in actual custody. 7@
The bill allowing a deduction of
one month per year for good be-
| hayior in the case of persons impris-
loned for offences against the United
States, was passed, and goes to the
| House for concurrence on the amend
ment. igd -, g0I
Trumbull called up the bill empow-
ering Judges of United States Courts
to issue writs of hdbeos corpus, but on
motion of johnson, it was postponed
till tomorrow.
j. A communication was received fro m
the Governor of West Virginia, trans
mitting copy of the resolution ratl-
flying the Constitutional amendment;
also from the Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. ,
Patterson introduced a bill to
amend the act for the collection OF
taxes In insurrectionary States, which
! authorizes transfers to the Internal
Revenue Department of all powers
and duties connected with the re-
demption and leasing of lands. Re-
ferred.
The tariff bill was brought up.
On motion of johnson, after the
debate, it was amended so as to fix
/ the duty on Camel coal at 81 so per
ton. Yeas IS, nays A. The duty on
Asphaltum, Bitumen, Mineral Patch
&c, was raised from so cents to S.
per ton; the duty on machinery was
raised from 45 to 55 per cent. ad val
orem; the duty on copper ore was
changed to 3 cents per pound, regard
less of the copper ore, and copper in
gots, pigs, at ) cents per pound; the
duty on zinc paint was raised to
cents per pound, and on zinc sheets
to 81 cents pound.
Adjourned on
HoUsE.-Patterso of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. reporteda bill
to aid by bonds the construction of ;
European and North American Rail
way.
Orth made minority report u
Longyear introduced a bill to ex
tend the time for the reversion t.
United States lands granted by Con
2 gress to Michigan to aid in the con
S struction of railroad from Amboy t.
!. Traverse Bay, Referred.
!, The Committee on Indian Affair
:, was instructed to inquire into the dis
q bursement of funds for Indians Il
t Colorado. ,
Private bills were considered, an
It the Senate joint resolution authorlz
It ing the acceptance of the steam scre'
sloop of war idaho, from the con