The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-21

to tfErther amend mept, WITH thegJreT
/ suit now before the Senate. -
Hendricks defended the action OF
the Democrats In the House. They
could not have voted differently with
4 out placing themselves on the records
as in favor of the bill, to which thew
! were opposed IN every respect.
T After debate, Doolittle's amend
ment was rejected by a vote of
against 81.
I Wilson offered an amendment with
an additional section, TO vacate all of
fees now held under rebel authority.
within so days after the passage of the
At INV. Yhich vas dlse greed 70 I.T liz
I4yere then concurred in: Yeas
Brown, Cattell, Chandler, CONFESS.
t'Cragin, Cresswell, Edmunds, Fessen-
Harris, HtsAeis6S6S :, HS aSltRn ToSS
johnson, Kirkwood, Lane, Morgan
Ross, Sherman, Stewart Sumner
t!Frumbull, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wi
ley, Williams, Wilson, Yates. Total.
3d. Nays-Buckalew, C6wan, Davis,
Hendricks, Nesmith, Patterson, and
Sauisbur@. j T6tal9,z.
s The Senate adjourned at 1850.
9 HoUsE.-After some lunimportant
business, the House proceeded to the
consideration of bill to provide ef
uIclent governments for the rebel
States. s.ur .s...-r
) Blaine withdrew his rloti t to re-
cede from disagreement to the SEN
ate's amendments, and moved the pre-
,vious question.
On motion of Wilson, of Iowa, to
ynon-concur with the Senate amend
ment, with an amendment to the 9TH
section, as telegraphed yesterday. the
House refused to second it, by q vote
of ~ to 76.
Mr. Shellabarser moved the follow !
ing amendment to the amendment to
come In as new section:
And be 1t further enacted, That un-
I'll thepeeple of the said rebel States
shall, by law, be admitted to repre-
sentatlon In the Congress of the Uni
ted States, the civil governments that
may exist therein shalllbe fdeemed
provisional only. and shall be in ali /
respects subject to the paramount au-
horlty Of the United States. which
may at any time abolish, modify. con-
.rol and supercede the same, aud. inrr
Ill elections to any office under such \
provisional government. all persons
hall be- Entitled T66i q y13te. L and i5Sne e
others who are entitled to vote under
he provisions Of the 9Th sectionbofl
his act; and no person shall be eligi
lie to any office under such rrovis-
onal governments who would be dis
uallfled from holding Office under the
rovlsions of the Sd article of said
Constitutional amendment.
The previous question was moved
nd seconded.
lived.
Mr.. Shellabarger's amendment
dopted, SO to 20. Wilson's motion to
oncqr in the Senate amendment
18th Wilson 8 amendment as amend
4, was, on motion of Mr.. Shellabar-
er, agreed to-125 against 46. The
III was then sent to the Senate.
The militia bill. ON motion of Mr..
anne. was recornmitted to akcomL
ittee., ~
! TIE House bill, directing the Sec. I
'tary of the Navy to distribute as
'lze money $4,000, the value of
lie piratical steamer Alabama. to
commodore Winslow and the officers
I'd crew of the Kearsarge, was con- as
nsidered without action <@ 7Nys 50
The Army Appropriation Bill was
ken up, ia motion to strike out the
lrd section was rejected. fSee yes
rday Is proceedings for it's substance.) 81
mongsthe yeas were~ Bingham, Da- al
;; Loan Marvin and Raymond. The Sc
y passed7eS8 to 32!FyrRs & 20
The House went info a, Committee !
the Whole on the Tax Bill. 70 Z
The tax, on cigarettes, elierotts. and !
,ars OF all descriptions. was ifxedaa at y
a thousand The line taxing grape
andy at 90 cents gall On. Vas struck
I, leaving the tax at 81. abeSGE 6
Recess till 1880. noftoJ lo0W Ala I
On motioa of Spalding receipts for y,
payment of money were exempted ~
m the stamp duty.g Stamp duties
re also removed from Sall illegal
;umaents. affidayitsJ prohates- of ~
Is &c, where value Of real and 10
,sopal estate does not. exceed
D00+ and for application Of soldiers
mites and pensions .nud u9sTD
he committee rose Adio,uned r ~