The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-20


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Howard was unwilling to trust this
important subject to . Committee OF
4 Conference, and thought such meas
shure ought to be settled by the two
/ Houses in open, session. sreyglq 5oog
= Fessenden 3 said as ito withholding
his objections to- 5Blaine's amendment,
there wase strict understanding that
there would be no debate on the Re-
publican; sidessd hi nnianis boo2 Oil
+ The Senator'S from Ohio and Michi-
gan (Wade and Howard were bitter-
ly opposed TO Blaine 5 amendment
when first introducedoHoaud3 1sib0d8.
H. Howard said twas mot true that he
was opposed to Blaine S amendment
as 1t was incorporated in Sherman S
bill He voted for 1t. while Fessea7
den was quietly asleep in his lodgings
or paired of, believing that he EHow-
ard would be afraid t0ay0te .3siflosim
Fessendea explained that he, was
absent when the vote was takeatl that
he bad paired off and been sick, and
retired from the chamber BY the ad-
byiee of his friends. s''oThegenfleman
from Michigan must not lecture me
for being, out ofathelWays analglorify
himself for staying here. nsoiremh
SENATE-s- EpeaiRgD Session. Ii The
Speakerpresented a. eonmphication'
fFOmgthe lPresideht,itf fesp0nsento The
inquiry, whether anyivi6latiohs Of the
Civil RightslBiH were known, and ifr
so, what has. been done to bring the
offenders to Justice. .9iAlso a eomnu q
nication from the President on the
revival oflnthe ~ Reciprocity Treaty.
Ordered to be printed3igo ZIha9lTi q
81 A bill to abolish and forever pro-
hibit pionage in New Mexico. .o u .srt
A bill passed that regular army
! officers shall have, by obfeyet, the
highest rank they held as volunteers.
The bill passed giving $500 to draft
ed men who found substitutes and
were again drafted and went into SER
vice. ion Il XiluBtIoqgo s5l .hnai
n The bill for the increase of pay two
years from the first, of July. next to
army officers below the rank Of Major
General, and continuing In force three
years from August Goth, was lost. ~
The act for the increase of pay of,
soldiers lin the army was considered
among its. provisions. is one prohibit
ing the whipping or manning Of per-
sons for the punishment Of crime 10
any State lately IN rebellion, and an
other for the disarmament of all mig
! litia in said State. edfl 9n59s 8 boss9s
.,',I .,oI HoUsHa7 q a nj The House met att H.
y Banks asked lssssgWe,atosqi2 lssgeato Introduce 70 eepso
Joint resolution directing the assign
ment Of afnaYal vessel to carry. sup,
plies of food and clothing to- Charles.
ton. Savannah AID s Mobile for the.
use Of the gISls destitute people Of &.
'ospaiaihg S Jbjestedit0 Il present rs33 t.
asst might occasion a debate 'sli.n :Sf ~
y t5 The Bouse ,proceeded to c6nsider
Ian act for the more efficient govera-
f1ent of the. rebel States, and by a
vote of 70 against SO refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendment. 2 yeoo 4
y aSchenck, from the COMMITTEES of
Conference on the bill to regulate the I
tenure ofofice, made repOrtth same
as was acted on iH the Senate tyesterr y
day. oItstood 113 against 40,a being a
strict party Fote.ii bus 9jeh nf1, 4
~ The Indian appropriation bill was
considered and passed. y s..''i-a t..s. "
The Speaker presented a message
from the President, transmitting a re-
port from the. Secretary of State, as to
the States which have ratified the
Constitutional Amendment since the
last report was furnished, viz: Tndi-
ana, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota and
New York. Also, telegraphic dis
patch from Z Amsterdam, New York,
ANNOUNCING the death of Saml. Dow
ming "a soldier of the revolution) yes
day, at Edinbnrgh, Saratoga County,
which was entered on the Journal of
Is tne I1ouse.- q zIOIT1.y0Q 'YgOaLHq N
The bill to provide for organizing,
armipg and equipping the militia was
called up, which was explained BY
Ross expressed ahope that it would
90 over to- the next jession.9 Js .s189
s. Paine. who hassthe 'billOin charge !
declined toaaopt xEilIstIe Zion. : a
Eldridge anksyes ksp Id ifbs and itgl
was negatiEsd IS zisf 518TJeS ,yta
- Theibill WesIf '0ver4ll ll7lp tomorrow.
The Senatsb .aine1Ah Ahent ito 1.-THE
House Bill. for thA election of Con-
gressional- Printer, asfd preyidfug for
the electioRto beEb& rfhe SGnat8S was
concurred iin
- The Post Route Bill was passed.
The House went intosa COMMITTEE
Of the whole, On On the army M aggr9J 1,s
section of which provides that the |
General Chief shall have head
quarters at Washington, and not De
assigned to duty elsewhere without
the approval ofothe Senate and orrd
ders gwen olthe contrary to be con;
sidered a amisdemeanorBin in aothce, andt
any officer who shall transmit or OBEY
such orders be liable to lmprlSon- |
rnent not less than two nor more more IMAM
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