The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-31
xxxIEth Congress-SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, january 80.

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WASHINGTON, January 80.
SENATE. The certificate of John
Anthony Winston, Senator from Ala
bama, for six years from the 4th of
March next, was presented and tabled.
The Presidents veto message of the
Nebraska bill was ordered to be prin-
ted and tabled.
Morgan, from the Finance commit
tee reported the House Gold bill with
the recommendation that it do not
pass. talG -.
The vote of Monday, passing the
bill to punish forgeries, &c, of u. 5.
currency, was reconsidered and the
bill amended by the reduction of pen
alties to fine and Imprisonment, and
again passed it. 1t goes to the House
for concurrence. .ahlrq -
The tariff bill was resumed. Sum-
ner's amendment reducing the tax on
| bituminous coal mined at any point,
| 30o or less east of Washington, to 90
cents per ton was rejected. leg aa ~
| The duty on borax was raised to 10
cents per pound, and on crude ,borax
to 5 cents; on free stone, except for
monumental purposes, 81 per ton; on
old scrap iron, 81 per ton; on brown
and bleached linens duck canvas, &c,
4 cents per yard, and % per cent. qd
ualorean, when valued at 30 cents per
yard; and 6 cents per yard, with 40
per cent. dd Udlorens, when valued
over 80 cents per yard; on flint glass
ware, 40 per cent. dd vdt0rena. s4a4.e.,
EVENING SESSION. en r
On motion of Henderson, the Sec
retaries of War and the Interior were
requested to furnish any papers or
documents tending to explain the
cause of the Fort Phil. Kearney mas
sacre. ~
Wade called up the bill prohibiting
| Territorial officers from receiving
leaves of absence over 30 days at one
time Passed
/ Trumbull calledsup the bill to regu-
late the duties Of the Clerk of the
House of Representative in organi-
cation thereof, which was read three
times and postponed until tomorrow.
1t only regulates that the Sergeant-at-
i Arms shall take the place of the
Clerk, in his absence, and the Door
4 keeper shall do so In the absence OF
4 the Sergeant-at-Arms. e..ll,t
! The Tariff Bill came up. The duty
on all wrought-iron ware, and on
glazed; timed or enameled iron hol-
low ware is fixed at II cents pei
pound. 4
HoUsE.-Eliot, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported bill fixing
the compensation of officers of the
revenue service, which was passed
1t appropriates $133, 400.
On motion, Cook of the Foreign
Committee. was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of the assertion
made by Congress of the principle
that naturalization exempts from the
performance of military service under
any foreign government, so long as he
does not voluntarily renounce the
rights of citizenship of the UnlteC
States.
Stevens introduced a bill to estab
lish a system of free schools In the
District of Columbia, which was reaC
twice and ordered printed. No dis
tinction of color is allowed, and the
franchise is refused to the parent o.
guardian who has not caused thei
child to attend some school, at leas
part of the proceeding year.
The House, in Committee of tn,
Whole, considered the Consular ant
Diplomatic Appropriation bill ia
After considerable debate Williams
amendment offered yesterday, AM
e amended by Stephens, was modife,
as to strike out Rome from the plac
: where the United States ministers ar
e stationed, and after the close of tn
n present fiscal year, providing for tn
appointment of Consul. ersi
6 There is a proviso adopted that n
0 further expenditure should be author
e lied for running a boundary betwee
the United States and the BIRTHS
: Possessions, bordering on Washing
e ton Territory after the present apprS
priation of $4,000 is exhauste,
Some other amendments were offere
IS and rejected, and the bill ordered n
/ ported to the House IS rA 81
The bill appropriates S $4O3,9Q
n After some amendment, it, with tt
Consular Bill, was. reported. to tt
s House, and lies over until to-morro
le for action.
s. Raymond presented a memoir
from large number of business me