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

Gold closed in New York on yesterday at
1861. .aTAIa-ItT
II is Believed that an additional Bounty
Bill will pass Congress. Y hT1aa
Great danger is apprehended at Fort
Dodge from hostile Indians.
A bill to abolish the usury laws has
passed the MASSACHUSETTS, Legislature ni
The steamer Panama which sailed FROM
San Francisco on the 18th inst, carried
bar Of gold valued at $780, oo.9 sia7 tiiA '3l'i
In New York the Board of National I'm
derwFiteFs presented report In favor OF
limitations to insurance, which will be
submitted to the convention of delegates
OF all companies. EITHTW
The Ways and Means Committee have, to
great extent, restored the original House
Tariff Bill rates.
The Fenians of New York are still san
guine of pending successful movement
ON Ireland Y
tits the opinion of the Treasury Depart
ment that the Loan Certificate Bill will
pass, the House and become rawggvEtb
The United States Court at Louisville
has acquitted DR.. G. w. Farris, indicted for
the murder of Morrow and Baker.
A mob composed of the remnant OF
Quantrells guerrillas, hung Mr.. Carries
at ParksvilIe, Kentucky. He had been
tried on charge of stealing horse to es-
cape from the rebels at the battle of Perry
vile.
A Washington dispatch says that the Sc
cret mission of the Gettysburg, with Fred.
X. Seward and Admiral Porter, has been
unvailed. The intention was to pur-
chase the Island of St. Domingo fora,
naval station. uHlE e1HlnHA &aa1 81
A bench warrant was issued yesterday
by Judge Fisher of the Criminal Court at
Washington, commanding the United
States Marshal to bring John. HI. Surratt
before said Court Immediately. He is now
confined in an iron-clad cell, from which
escape is impossible.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY - SENATE -
February l9.rThe Clerk OF the House an
nounced an agreement of the House to re-
port bill to regulate the tenure of Office,
II goes to the President.........A bill amen
datory to an act to provide for. the safety,
OF the lives ofsteafn passengers on board
vessels, to regulate salaries of steamboat in
spectors,and other purposes, was passed 800.
The Clerk of the House announced the
action of the House on the bill To provide
for a more efficient government for the
1nsurrectionary States....-.A bill to re-
store Lieutenant Commander 8. L. Bresee,
OF the Navy, to the active list, was passed
.......Wnliams moved that the Senate in
sist on amendments to the Reconstruction
Bill, and agreed to a conference be-
ing called for by the House, Quite |
lengthy debate ensued.
HoUsE.-Banks asked leave to Introduce |
a Joint resolution, directing the assign |
ment of a naval vessel to carry supplies OF |
food and clothing TO Charleston, Sayan- |
nah and Mobile, for the use of the desti- |
tute people OF the lSouth........ The House |
proceeded TO consider an act for the more |
efficient government of the rebel States.
and vote of TS against SO refused to-
concur in the Senate amendment [. n.o.
Schenck, from the Committee on Confer |
ence, on the bill to regulate the tenure OF |
office, made arepOrt-the same as was act |
ed on in the Senate yesterday. It stood iiy 4
against 40, being q strict party vote -.
The spealser brssehlea asmessags rom the |
President, transmitting report from the
SeeFeSAf JfsstaSd, as toithe states wkicht
have ratified the Constitutional Amend !
ment since the last report was furnished, !
viz: IndianaqPhio, rI llinyis, Minnesota,
and New Yotk.rv..The bill 10 provide for |
organizing, atming, and eduippings the |!
militia Mascalled up, which was explain
ed by Harding The House ,went, into a |
Committed or the Whole on the army APP
preparation, amounting to S23, 45O,Sl2, Sec
ton of which provides that the Geheral-
in-Chief shall have headquarters at Wash
ington, and not be assigned to duty else |
where without the approval of the senate. |