The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-11
xXxIxth Congressional Session.
WAsHINGTON. Jan. 10.


SENATE.--The memorials presented
from several Western cities, relative
to harbor improvements were referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
Sumner presented a petition from
the citizens of Pennsylvania, asking
legislation preventing distinction be-
ing made on account of color in the
District of Columbia, the Territories,
and Southern States.
Petitions were presented for the
passage of the House Tariff bill.
which, with many other petitions and
memorials, were referred to commit
tees. mi
The bill for refunding the $3,4OO
duty on railroad iron, to the Winona
and st. Peters Railroad was passed.
Poland called up the House bill to
fix the time for the regular meeting of
| Congress ~
Hendricks thought there was no ne
Jcessity for such legislation. If it was
"a party measure, he had nothing to
say : but if. it was claimed to be re-
fquired by the interests of the country,
he would ike to have it explained.
He believed the country had got along
very well without a continual ses-
.sion heretofore. IF it was simply
designed to hold the President in
check the country ought to know it.
If it was for strictly party purposes
the country ought to know it. He
believed the passage of the bill had
| been determined on in caucus, but he
thought the Senator having charge of
the bill ought to explain it.
= Edmunds said he had only taken
charge of the bill at the request of
Senators who were absent, and of
members of the House. So far as he
knew of the reasons that prevented
| the passage of the bill In the House,
the principal one was to provide an
additional officer. for the succession
to the Presidency In the event of the
death of the President. The bill
would give US permanent Speaker OF
the House. which we would not have
without it. How much political sig
nifcance there might be in the bill
he did not know; he was not pre-
i pared to say that. The unfortunate
difference between the President and
Congress had not contributed to the
passage Of the bill, though how much
he could not say. L
Hendricks offered an amendment to
the second section, to add the follow
ing words: F" Unless there be recess
in such session for more than thirty
days in which ease, members of the
former Congress shall receive mile
age. = The.amendment was disagreed
to. The bill was then read three
times and passed; yeas 26, nays z.
Yeas-Anthony, Chandler, Con-
ness, Cragin3 Creeswell, Edmunds,
Fessenden, Fogg, Foster, Grimes,
/ Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirk
wood, Lane, Morgan, Morrill,, Pol
and, Ramsey. Sherman, Stewart, Sum-
ner, Wade Wiley and Williams s-26.
| NAYs-Buckalon, Hendricks, j Ohm
son, Norton, Patterson, Riddle, and
I Saulsbury-7. @A''A -'3 '5A A'. o.s'
AS passed by the Senate and sent to
the House for concurrence in, the
Amendment bill, is as follows:
AN ACT to fix the time for the regu-
lar meeting Of Congress:
- Be 1t 6nocted by the Senate ana
House of Representative Of The United
u States fof, America, an Congress assem-
senbled:: That, in addition to theqegu-
lar times of the meeting of Congress
4 there shall be a meeting of the For
. tieth Congress Of the United States
, and of each succeeding Congress:
{ thereafter, at II o'clock NJ, on the 4tf
day of March-the day on which th'
term begins for. which the Congress il
= elected except that when the 4th o
a#EEfz- d.