The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-19
xxxlx CONGREss-second Session.
zod WAsHINeroN. Feb. Is.


2 lSENATE.--Morgan and MeDougall
were appointed al Committee of
| EConference on the Bankrupt Bill.
l. Joint resolutions to facilitate the
settlement Of accounts of disbursing
| officers passed. 9TUnsH n9m 5b m
III A5bilflih relation to appeals and
writs of error in the Supreme Court
was demanded and passed, !
I The bin for the election Of Public
Printer, as amended by the Senate,
was passed, sand goes to the House
| for rc0neurrepce,..a a.ft te bl.s.,, a.e32
The River and. Harbor Bill from
the House was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce. .94aii1 II sb1
T. The Military Academy Appropria-
ton Bill was passed. rn,g edt DIDO
|, The, Committee on Finance recon-
mended the restoration Of Portugal
| Mission, and after some debate, dur
ingswhirh Grimes said heGibelieYed
Mr.. Harvey had been paid out Of the
Contingent Fpnd Of the State Depart
ment,, Twas agreed TO- =
7 The 'aihendhent was adopted appro-
ipriatings $50 000ifor cable dispa atohes. @
osWilsonIofared 4 an amendment, to
the Consolidation of the Spanish and
Portuguese Missions. Rejected, The
bill passed. .hehfsf lb. is baa E.
IduR Recess tin 9le'clockt 1i6 sdi d
demonstrating the reading of the
journal the members engaged in earn
est est consultation on on the military bill
aud the course to be pursued in re-
gard to it,! AS the reading concluded,
the Secretary ofthe Senate announced
the passage of the bill for a. more eff
ficient government of the rebel States
with the amendments. Aiff9 Vi.
pi The Speaker proceeded to the regu-
lar business in order. The following
bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced prohibiting the admission, free
from duty, Of foreign iron, and to
abolish the tax on coffee, sugar, mo-
llassesand cotton proposing an amend
mente to the Constitution providing
for the removal of Judges of the Su-
! preme Court and inferior Courts by
the President upon the address of
/ two-thirds off each branch of Leisla-
tion, on any REASONABLE, cause which
is not sufficient ground for lmpeach77,
| mcnt. III
la memorial from the Utah Uegis-
B lature, aprayinG the arepeali of theIact
to punish. .polygamy. was referredoau /
"A resolution for. the recess of the
House daily, except Saturday. from
Al till 70; was adopted gonelio y go
helA Irssolutions declaring that the
CONSTITUTIONS authorizes the chief Exrl
ecutiye to extend the .pardoning pow
er to persons who have Been tried by
the proper tribunals, and convicted Of
! crime, aud snone others and co1sea
l,quently all spardons grantedrto such
| persons as never, have been convicted,
or tried, are null and void, was re-
ferred, i1lHs99ous = d0i5a5THi I'D Ihi
yrA resolution, directing the Commit
| tee, on Banking and, Currency to- in
quire into the expedieney OF the With
drawal Of the, National Bank, Curren-
cy as rapidly as can be, without in
hjustico to- the National Banks, and
lTsupplyinglin place such currency with
/ Y :; Treasury ai A9tesi, was vas tabied-99
Z lNoePs resolution introduced several
weeks since. in reference to Nv omen 5
Suffrage, was tabled y tac 9dt d
The, Committee on the District of
/ Columbia was instructed to, report a
\ Bill to prohibit The sale of liquor as d
beverage ifltthe Distrietnomg a1ofs
. The amendment of the Senate to
the House; bill to provide for. a more
efficient government of the insurrec-
tionary States, was taken up.
si Stevens moved to non-concur In
the Senate 3 amendment, and asked a
] Committee of Conference. .s -ys2 4
Spaulding moved concurrence. Z
/ Boutwell,, Stokes and Stevens spoke
against 1.-THE amendment = Bingham,
Farnsworth, and Sehenek in favor
OF It, laa i l.aio ldP liiw ba