The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-05
XxXIIth Congressional Session.
sffo. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.

ltsl u s Z SENATE ~
The joint committee from the leg
islature of Montana was presented,
asking an increase of members in that
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Mr. Morgan presented petitions
from six railroad presidents asking for
reduction of the duty on railroad
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Mr.. Howard, of the committee on
foreign relations, requested inquiries
into our relations with France, Mex
leo and Macmillan.
johnson is discussing a bill repeal
ing thirteen sections of the Amnesty
Act.
The committee on the House post
Office appropriation bill reported and
made special order for Monday.
Mr.. Lawrence obtained the floor in
the committee of the whole on the
Presidents message, reading a lengthy
speech.
Morgan presented memorial of
the National Academy of Design,
asking that specific duty of one
hundred dollars be laid on imported
paintings
-Howard's resolution was laid over,
inquiring into the action of the Ex-
ecutiye branch of the government, in
reference to the intervention of
France in Mexican affairs. .e.s ~
The petition of army officers, ask
ing for an increase of pay, was refer
red to the Military Committee. o1
The following petitions were pre-
sented and referred: For increased
tariff on imported wool; for the reduc-
ton of duty on railroad iron.
A bill was introduced to donate a
portion of the Fort Leavenworth res
erFatlon, for public road, and au-
thorizing the construction of bridge
across the Missouri River, at Lort
Leavenworth, and one granting pre-
emption rights to settlers on the Che
rokee lands In Kansas
A bill regulating tenure of Office,
was taken up, the question being on
Salisbury S amendment, to repeal the
entire confscation bill, instead of the
18th section johnson argued at
length in favor of the pardoning
power resting solely with the Execu-
tive
HoUsE.-Kasson, from Connecticut,
Z on appropriations reported Postoffice
Appropriation Bill 1t appropriates
twenty million six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for the next fiscal
year, of which eight million six hun
dred thousand is for inland transpor-
tation. ~ t4
Stevens reported Fertilization APP
preparation Bill. 1t appropriates
fifty thousand for Fort Wayne, Mich
igan; one hundred thousand for Fort
Alcatras, California, and one hundred
and fifty thousand for surveying
Northern and Northwestern States.
The Resolution that the people
ought not be taxed further, at present,
for the reduction of the public debt,
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
A resolution was adopted request
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
give an account of the internal reve-
nue. collected in the First Illinois
District during each month of the
past year, the amount of penalties,
and the amount RENTED by the De-
partment, and the reason for such re-
mission. #%A
| A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency
of discriminating in the tariff in favor
Of free grown sugar, molasses, coffee,
etc, against slave grown.
| A bill Furnishing by fine and i'm
prisonment persons guilty Of bribery
to secure the election of Congress
men, and disqualifying such persons
from holding Office, was referred tc
the Judiciary Committee.
The bill giving the Court of Claims
jurisdiction in Ohio and Indiana, Sc
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