The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-16
FoRTIETH CONGRESS-First Session.
WASHINGTON. March Is.

luton to amend one of the joint
rules, prohibiting the sale or intro
duction of malt or spirituous liquors
into the Capital buildings. 7.
q Chandler reported from the Com
mittee on Commerce, a. resolution to
amend the ninth section of an Act,
further to protect the lives of pas
sengers on steamboats,, &C., so as to
exempt steamboats, from being COM
PEELED to carry friction matches in
an iron safe. Passed. Dnf
Henderson asked for Committee
to investigate the conduct of the
Printing Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment, to consist of five instead
of three members. se
Sherman spoke in favor Of Joint
Committee He was authorized to
say that there had been no duplica-
ton of United States Bonds. In all
cases of presumed duplication, moth
ing was discovered but erroneous
stamping. The same numbers hav-
ing been placed on two bonds. The
amount thus erroneously stamped
was $4,000.
Pending the consideration of the
resolution, the morning hour ex-
pired.
Cole introduced resolution pro-
viGing that in lieu Of appointment of
special agents of the Post-ofice De-
partment for the Pacific States and
Territories, there shall be appointed
Superintendent of Postal Affairs
for that District, who shall superin-
tend the postal affairs for the same.
Morgan introduced bill providing
that nothing contained in the act for
the preservation of the neutral rela-
tions of the United States shall be
construed to render it illegal to sell or
charter any vessel built within the
United States, and purchased from
the United States to any Government
then at peace with the United States,
or any subject thereof, though such
vessel be prepared for war; provided
such sale, or charter, be a CONNER
cial transaction, and with no intent
on the part of salee to participate in
any hostile act of purchaser. 1t pro-
vides that all penalties incurred under
the act referred to, shall be disposed
ofin accordance with the act regulat-
ing the disposition of penalties in
Cured under the laws relating to
customs, approved Feb. %, 1867. Re-
ferred to Committee on Foreign Re-
lations.
Morton offered joint resolution to
pay, Indiana for Quartermaster and
Commissary stores furnished to the
militia of that State, when called out
to repel invasion. Referred to the
Military Committee.
The Supplementary Reconstruction
Bill was taken up. The question was
on brakes amendment, which was
modified by Morer so as to read that
the Constitutions of the States refer
red TO shall provide that all voting
for State, county, and municipal Off
GERS, shall be by ballot. Amend
ment disagreed to.
Fessenden moved an amendment,
the effect of which he explained yes
terday to be that a Convention to
form a Constitution, shall be called
only upon legal expression in favor of
so doing being transmitted from the
Provisional Governor to the Com
manding General He moved to
strike from the first section the fol-
lowing words 1855
THAT before the 1st day of Sep
tember, 1867, the Commanding Gen
eral in each district defined by an act
to provide for the more efficient gov
ernment of the rebel States, approved
March I'd, 1867, shall cause registra-
/ ton" &c. and insert in lieu thereof
the following: "That before the
Convention shall be held for the pur.
pose of framing State Constitution
under and by virtue of the act to pro-
vide for the more efficient govern,
ment of the rebel States, approved
March I'd, 1867, the Commanding
General in each district defined in
said act, shall cause registration,
&c. Also to strike from the I'd sec
ton the following words: : that after
the completion of registration hereby
provided for in any State, at such
time and places therein as the Com.
manding General shall direct, of which
atleast thirty days notice shall be glver
for the purpose of establishing ;
| Constitution and civil government
for such State loyal to the Union,
and insert in lieu thereof a provision
that after the completion of the reg
1 istration hereby provided for in an.
State, the Commanding General shall
furnish certified copy thereof to tn
Provisional Governor of the State fo
which the same was made, and when
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