The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-29
and goes to the House for concur

anu cues CO Ine 1OuSo lOE cOEcur-
renee.
POLAND introduced a bill to amend
the National currency act, by allow
ing shares of National banking asso-
Citations to be taxed by State authori-
ties. Referred.
The House bill, providing for the
punishment of counterfeiting, buy
ing, selling, exchanging, or receiving
as genuine any counterfeit note or OBJ
legation of the United States, prohib-
iting the issue of business cards in
likeness Of the same, and providing
punishment for embezzeling any tool
or instrument used in making bonds,
&C., was passed without amendment
The Tariff Bill was taken up. The
duty on iron ore was reduced to 5c.
The duty on bay rum was fixed at
81 so per gallon. The words "or
other grains not herein provided for "
were inserted in the paragraph i'm
posing duty of Is per cent. on -four,
meal, filings, and mill feed Of wheat,
rye or oats.
HoUsE.-Various bills were intro
duced, including one to repeal the tax
on cotton and sugar; one providing a
criminal court fif the District of To-
lumbia; and one providing for amend-
ment to the Constitution ~
Kelso's resolution for the impeach-
ment Of the President was offered on
the 7th of January, when Sloan moved
to refer it to Select committee. An
animated discussion took place, which
had not ended when. the morning hour
expired. The resolution went over
till next Monday. s,sa, q4f qe.
On motion of Morrill,, the Commit
tee on Ways and Means was directed
to examine the condition of the Trea-
sury. ls
Kaison stated an examination was
going on arising out of reports in
circulation effecting the printing and
issuing of bonds, and that no discov-
cry of frauds had been made.
Morrill, reported bill providing
for annual examination of the Trea-
sury Department Ordered printed
Ross introduced bill to repeal an
Act authorizing the redemption of
legal tender at the rate of 81 ,000, 900
per month. Referred.
Bundy introduced bill to prohibit
the Secretary of the Treasury from
retiring any mutilated notes except
mutilated ones. Referred.
The House proceeded to the con-
sideration of Stevens Reconstruction
Bill, and was addressed by Julian,
Scofeld and Cullom, the former de-
claring himself against the bill, as he
favored the territorial theory and
was in favor of keeping the Rebel
States from representation in Con-
gress for an indefinite period. 81 bs
Stevens modified his billiin several
particulars, striking out the 9th sec-f
ton, which declared any State abro
eating the provisions of the bill
should thereby forfeit its representa-
tion.r 8f bag Hu.siFihdD
Stevens appealed to Bingham to
withdraw his motion to refer, urging
that the bill should first be perfected
in the House, and the notion might
be renewed. p ~
Bingham desired the House to de-
eide the motion for itself, and de-
clined to Withdraw it.
Stevens said the reference of the
bill would be its death
Bingham said he did not recognize
the authority of the venerable gentle
man Stevens] to say
Stevens reminded Bingham that he
had not asked his authority; he did
not propose either to take his coun-
sci. recognize his authority, or believe
word he said.
The Speaker-The remarks of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania are out
of order.
After considerable discussion, the
House came to vote on the motion
to refer the bill, and it was SO referred
-98 to 65. The Democrates all voted
in the affirmative.
Adjourned.