The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-13

since their act of rebellion, and under
this power could do what it was now
proposing to do-reducing them to
Territories.
Howe thanked Morton for bringing
the resolutions before the Senate.
He voted yesterday against laying
them on the table, and found himself
compelled to do so without giving his
reasons. He proceeded to address the
Senate on the subject and matter of
the resolutions, prefacing his remarks
with the assertion of the control of
Congress over the whole subject of
reconstruction. He regarded the pro-
vision on the subject of education as
more important than any other. He
did not think it could be controverted.
He assented to the proposition that
homestead was necessary for freed
men, but he was not prepared to say
this could not be obtained under the
existing homestead law.
Trumbpll moved the Senate take up
the Supplementary Reconstruction
Bill. It was taken up and referred
to the judiciary Committee.
Trumbull moved the Senate 90 into
Executive Session.
Sumner opposed it, and there was
slight passage between him and Fes-
sender, Sumner finally saving he
would not proceed with his remarks
just now, but W hen the Supplemental
ry Reconstruction Bill came up, he
should move to amend it by providing
that education shall be secured to all
alike in the rebel States, and, on its
passage, should address the Senate.
The Executive Session soon after
adjourned.
HOUsE.-Stevens introduced a Joint
resolution providing for the expense
of carrying into full effect the act of
the I'd Of March for a more efficient
government of the rebel States, and all
supplementary acts the bill specifies.
1t was moved to limit the amount to
$4,000, 900. Agreed to. And the bill
as amended passed.
Judd, from the Select Committee.
reported bill directing the Secretary
of War to furnish annually one com
plete suit of clothing to each invalid
soldier, who is an inmate of any regu-
larly constituted Soldiers Home in
the United States-private institution
as well as public. The bill passed the
Senate.
A joint resolution of thanks to Geo.
Peabody was referred to Committee of
the Whole.s
The Senate joint resolution appro
priating $15, 200 for the relief of des-
titute colored people in the District of |
Columbia, passed.
The Senate Joint Resolution ap- |
propriating 81, 100000 for the relief of |
destitute persons in the South and |
States, was referred to |
the Committee on the Whole. |
Hooper moved that the House go |
into Committee of the Whole to |
dispose of the two bills thus re- |
ferred. The motion was rejected.
Spaulding, for Washburne, of Wis |
consin, introduced Joint Resolution
the Secretary of the interior |
to suspend the execution of the act |
of last session for the relief of John |
e. Banligny. The Joint Resolution
recites that the act was passed during
the last hours of the late session,
without discussion, and, under mis- |
apprehension of that act, directs that
land warrents be issued to the
amount of Z ,54 acres; and that by
the solemn judgment of the Supreme
Court of the United States, in 1853, it
was adjudged that private land claims
On which the act was based was in
valid, null and void, and that to re-
verse and legalize it would also re-
verse and lara1iz claims +o fba |
amount of many million acres. The
under operation of the
previous question, passed.
Benjamin moved that the House
90 into Committee of the Whole to
dispose of the bill appropriating one
million dollars for the relief Of the
destitute in the Southern and South
western States.
Griswold moved to adjourn. Car
'ied.