The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-22
FoRTIETH eONGREss-First Session.

! - -WAsHIEGToN, March 21.
RTssensed several me-
Howe presented memorial from the
Wisconsin Legislature for aid in the con-
struction.of military roads. Referred.
I. Williams, nom the Finance Committee,
Iireporteda q House joint resolution to ex-
tend to the employeesof OF the first division
of the Currency bureau the bepehts of the
resolution giving twenty per cent. extra
compensation to certain employees of the
Government, with recommendation that
4 1t be indefinitely postponed. Agreed to.
/ ntsResolut3on exenpting wrapping
paper, made from wood or corn stalks,
from Internal Revenue tax was passed
reported a joint resolution placing
certain troops in Missouri ION an equal
footing with other troops IN relation to
"A resolution to print 5000 copies of Su-
perintendent General Humphrey on the
physics and hydraulics of the MISSISSIPPI
river, and protection to all regions from
Anthony introduced a resolution in
strncting the Committee on Printing to in
quire If there be any deficits in the ac-
counts of the lateSuperiniendent of Print
ing; whether he made the zCOntract preju-
dicial to the Government; whether-he
bought more paper than heshould, &c.
Anthony explained the object of the res
olutiOn to be TO remove certain impress
sions created by certain newspaper Wr1-
ters as to the conduct of the late Superin:
| tendent. He read a letter. from Wendell
denying the allegations made against him
| and requesting an investigations Resoiu-
''Sh GhanSisr.p auSESp fron, COMMITTEES ON Com
merce, introduced resolution authoriz-
| ing American citizens to dispose of ves-
| sells to friendly belIigerent Governments,
undsrscertainp circumstances: Laid over
Trumbull introduced a bill to amend the
bankrupt bill by repeating the provision
requiring the Chief Justice to appoint Reg
4 listers RanKFnnfQV.
| Courts.
Trumbull said the bill had the sanction
of the Chief Justice. Laid over for the
| present. A# sM rf &@eh
| Sherman moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill exempting from Inter
/ nal Revenue tax wrapping paper made
from wood or cornstalks was passed.
On motion of Sherman tax of ten pei
| cent. was imposed on all State municipal
and Corporation notes. or scrip issued by
national banks; and thus amended tne
] bill passed. stit q 'iio
A letter from the Secretary OF the
Treasury wasIpreviously read, showing
1.-the national banks in New orleans were
issuing scrip as currency.
The bill 10 sell certain stocks held N
trust for the Chickasaw and Choctaw 1ndi'
III Morgan reported favorably on remittine
the taxes on steam agricultural machinery
The subject was postponed until to-mor
/ Trumbun called upt joint resolution
Ito suspend further proceedings under the
act to appoint commissioners TO pay lOya
owners for their slaves who enlisted in the
army @'fth ~
Davis and Salisbury opposed the resolu
ton, which was then passed by 81 against
Il The Senate went into Executive session
and soon after adjourned.
i HoUSE.-Wilson, of Iowa, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, reported back the Sen
ate bill to provide for the District and Cir
cult Courts for Nebraska with an amend
ment, giving the Judge of the Eighth Cir
cult 500 additional salary to defray travel
ing expenses. After discussion, the amend
ment was rejected, and the bill passed
Hurlburd, Chairman Of the Committe,
on Public Expenditures, stated that tn,
Committee had taken testimony which
! apparently inculpitated one or NOR,
members of the Senate, and the Commit
tee deem 1t proper to report it to the House
that such action might be taken as com
ported with the courtesy due from on,
I House TO the other He offered the follow
4 ing resolution:
. That the House having bean Informed
by one of its Committees, that TESTIMONY
brought to the knowledge of said Commit
tee, which testimony apparently implica
ted one or more members of the Senate
the House therefore, directs all such testi-
mony be transmitted to the Senate for its
| information"
Il Schenck introduced joint resolutio n tC
extend to employees of Quartermaster
and subsistence departments, at Wesning
ton, the provisions of the JOINT reeoloLloL
giving twenty per cent. addltioneI com
pensetton to certain employees In tne caxl