The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-21
ESTABLISHED, 1871.

ernmenC Sn0ulu De placed IN a better
relation to the working people of the
country, and instructing the Com
mittee on Rules to inquire into the
eXpediency of constituting a standing
Committee on labor. Adopted.
Kelly introduced a bill to amend
the act Of February 26, 1853, to regu-
late the fees and costs of Clerks, Mar
shals, and Attorneys of the United
States and District Courts. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Allison introduced Joint resolu-
tion enacting that any obeict of art,
imported for presentation as a gift to
the United States, or any State or
City in the Government, shall be ad-
mitted under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe. Passed. arer
Logan introduced joint resolution
instructing the Second Auditor to
audit and settle accounts of line Off
GERS Of the army to the extent of their
pay, in all cases where they make af-
fidayit of their inability to make their
monthly report or return, by reason
of having been imprisoned by any
authority, or by any casualty of the
war, are unable to account for pro-
perty in their possession. Passed,
Hooper, of Vermont, presented a
memorial of the Legislative Assembly
of Deseret, for admission as a State
into the Union Referred to the
Committee on Territories
The contested election case from
Colorado was taken up, and after an
hours Consideration, the resolution
of the majority was adopted, refer
ring the papers and evidence of Chill
licott and Hunt to the Election Com
mittee. In the meantime Chillicott
is to be sworn in as a sitting delegate.
Chillicott was then sworn in. oH
A resolution was passed authorizing
the Secretary of War to pay a sum
equivalent to the contract price of ar
titicial limbs to such disabled soldiers
as may prefer it. ad sYal aH
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on joint resolution appro-
priating one million dollars for the
relief of the destitute of the South.
Miller withdrew his amendment to
Banks amendment, and Bingham of
fered an amendment to the joint reso-
luton by inserting a provision direct
ing the Secretary of War to apply the
unexpended appropriations for the
Freedmen's Bureau, to the purpose of
this appropriation. sU nq
Bingham 5 amendment was de cided
not in order. ~. r.'..,f - .tsf fsd
Van Trump opposed the proposition.
He said what the people of the South
wanted was not bread, but charity.
Let them have all the rights of citi-
zens and they can take care of them
selves, and neither receive or solicit
Fernando Wood opposed the reso-
luton. ~. ls.l f.5il,.., /, 5..rs
=, Bingham moved, to add to the pro-
viso offered by Banks, directing that
fifty thousand dollars. of the amount
shall be used for the purchase and
distribution of seeds, and an addi-
tional proviso, that no part of the
money appropriated in the joint reso-
luton shall be used until the un-
expended appropriations heretofore
made for food by existing laws for
the use of the Freedmen's Bureau
shall be first applied to the purpose
specified, under direction of the Com
missioners of the Bureau.
A running debate took place be-
tween Bingham, Stevens, Logan, Gar
field, Schenck, Boutwell,, and others,
in which Schenck and Stevens argued
that the Freedmen's Bureau had now
in the South, and that the object of
this bill is. merely to give aims to
sturdy rebels; which Bingham de-
MED, arguing that the term refugees
only applied to persons who had been
driven from their homes, ~ f.
Pike proposed substitute, author
izing the Secretary of War, through
the Freedmens' Bureau, to extend
the distribution of food and clothing,
authorized to be issued to refugees
and freedmen in the rebel States, and
to include destitute women or chill
dren, or helpless aged persons.
Bingham appealed to Pike not to
limit in that manner, but let it apply
to all destitute persons.
Pike suggested that it did include
women, children, and helpless aged
persons. I.....,-.... ii.
Dlngnam Indignantly uemduuSu VI
Pike whether he meant to say that
men of middle age should be left to
perish, if so, he would throw down
the gauntlet and defy. him.
Pike had no objection to modify his
amendment as the gentleman sug-
gested.
The Chairman stated that Pixies
Amendment was not pending.
Bingham moved that the commit
tee rise, in order that he might move
that the House close the debate.
Donnelly suggested proviso that
the total amount to be expended for
food should not exceed one million
dollars, unless it becomes apparent to
the Commissioners of the Freehmen's
Bureau that further expenditures