The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-09
xK1Ixo eONGREss- Second Session.
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!. senate Wilson reported House
bill to increase the pay Of Quarterrnas-
ter Sergeants Of Engineers to thirty
six dollars per monthaov sabal u
Trumbull wanted to knowyify this
was one Of the bills for leyeHng up
salaries. Every day, or two such bill
was brought up, He objected to the
practice, 81 @RMpHa n6baoI 9nF
Wilson said that Trumbull was in
the habit of lecturing Senators in a
manner unworthy of the Senate.
Trumbull replied, questioning Will
sons right to say what was worthy or
unworthy of the Senate, and asserting
his right to make such a comment as
he had upon this bill The bill was
passed.
Dickson introduced bill amenda-
tory of the Post Office law relative to
letters held for postage and dead let
ters. Referred. tiaiyid 9ebitdnsg
IsOss offered a resolution that after
the commencement Of the next Con-
gress, publications of debates in Con .
gress be transferred from the Globe to
the GItTbnicleI 4 60 E0INAHQTadd
20 McDougalt objected to- its intr6due-
ton, and theresoluti6Hlies over. q "
I Wade called up the bin to admit
Nebraska, ana, without debate; it was
9paSSed.ed 93dfb9 DsWelisa iliii n
dogThe Senate wentiintp executive ses-.
sion, and Subsequently adjourhed!il
Kassqn 81 hilloto establish
off COS for fbn ae.caurof enid a nd CiIva,.
at penyeE Golorad95 Charlotte, N.
~, and Dahlongas GeQrgiaT apprppri-s
ates s., 900 to each for the, repair Of
buildings at Charlotte and Dahlonga,
and provides that the business, of the
Offices is to be under the control of the
Director of the mintat Philadelphia.
On motion of Clark, of Kansas, the
committee on agriculture was in
ostructed to inquire into the expedien-s
cy of appointing d Commission to IN
yestigate the causes and results of the
Texas cattle diseases eaFjuo9 .e57uto3. +
The debate on Stevens bill was re-
.sumed. 4,v ,f,oy ~ IN
Shanklin o. opposed the bill as more,
dangerous to civil, rights than any
measure ever presented, 1t was, an
enormous outrage on the people. ~. 2
Thayer supported the bill When
enforced it would be followed by
terms OF reconstruction which would
recognize the perfect and equal rights
of all citizens and secure uniform lib
.erty and prosperity throughout, the
country zg598 gIIbaH Of beba9i 1
~ Spalding approved the sentiments Of
the bill. He represented a constitu-.
ency which were determined, at any
cost, to protect citizens of the United \
States against lawlessness and crime,
which was the main objectlof the bill.
Shellabarger explained dis reasons
for voting for the bill, denying that it
was an improper or unusual interfer-
enoe with the rightsof the President.
This measure, however, standing
alone, could not receive, his support,
wereait MOTTO befollowed by measures
to establish, civil governments based
on loyal suffrage - He would not vote
for military measure of this, kind. i
Hotchkissa advocated placing the |
Southern States. under military con- |
troll, but thought the law sufficiently |
covered that matter, if the President |
had not, by his construction Of the |
law, defeated it. tJo 5 b a1s |
+" Griswold and Raymond made strong |
speeches against the bill. .9aassd $40
Garfield SUPPORTED it. fo39siE6 |
] The House, by a vote Of 61 against
81, refused the second demand for the |
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