The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-06
xxxIxth Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, February 5.


Gen. Sherman had issued any orders
for the protection OF trains crossing
the plains. If so, what?
On motion of Kirkwood, the Mill
tary Commission was instructed to in
quire what legislation was necessary
for the relief Of discharged soldiers
who lost their papers, and report by
bill, or otherwise
Trumbull called up the bill for the
payment of war claims, which was
passed, and goes to the House for
concurrence and amendment.
Grimes, of the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported, with amendment,
bill defining the rank of Admiral
and other staff officers of the navy,
and crediting volunteers and officers of
the naval and marine service, who
may be transferred te the regular SER
vice, with sea service performed as
volunteer officers.
Fessenden, from the Committee on
Finance, reported, with verbal amend
ments, the Invalid Pension Bill. 1t
appropriates S33 100000. '
Wilson introduced the following,
which was agreed to:
ResolUed, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to report for the
information of Congress, what amount
of money has been received from the
sales of cotton or other property
turned over to the Treasury Depart
ment, under the several laws of Con-
gress, and what disposition was made
with the same; or whether any of the
money has been paid or refunded to
the claimants, and if so, the names cf
such claimants, amounts paid, under
what authority of law, and upon what
evidence.
The Bankrupt Bill was called up.
Howard's amendment to strike out
the 9th section, as amended, was
then rejected.
On motion of Fogg, the provision
was struck out of the 18th section,
which fixes the number of votes of
a creditor necessary to choice.
Several amendments were offered
and rejected t5 ~
On motion of Edmunds, proviso
was adopted, that all citizens of the
United States, filing petitions. to be
declared bankrupt, shall ile an oath
of allegiance with said petitions
On motion of Henderson. the min
ium indebtedness. to which volun-
tary bankruptcy may be instituted, be
fixed at 81 900, instead of $300las in
the House bill, was then taken
up, and the Committee on the Whole
reported the same to the Senate. -
On motion of Sumner, the pro-
vision, that no discharge 20 debtor,
whose assets don't pay 30 per cent.
within year from the passage of this
Act, shall be granted, unless with the
written consent of a majority of the
creditors, in numbers and value, was
stricken out, after discussion. A
vote on the bill was then taken: Yeas,
20; nays, %. So the bill was lost.
Holmes originally voted in the af-
frmative, but changed his vote for
the purpose of enabling him to enter
a motion to reconsider.
Adjourned
HoUsE-Wilson, of Iowa, asked
leave to offer a resolution instructing
the Committee on Ways and Means
to report the Tariff Bill as amended
by the Senate, and to exhibit the rates
imposed on articles under tariff in
force on the 1st of April, 1861, and on
the 1st of January, 1865, with those
proposed by House Bill No. 1,718 as
amended by the Senate.
| Jencks objected.
Schenck Interrupted the proceed
ings by announcing the presence in
the House of Phil. Sheridan, and
moving recess of five minutes, that
the General might be presented to the
House. The motion was unanimously
agreed to. m 3snfr ~ naw
| The Speaker proceeded to that por-
tion of the hall where the General
was standing with Gen. Grant, and
escorted them to the Speakers Chair
amidst the plaudits Of the members
and presented Gen. Sheridan person
ally to the House, in these terms:
: Gentlemen Of the House Of Repre-
sentdtiUeS 1t affords me peculiar
pleasure, by your order, to introduce
to you Gen. Philip Sheridan, of the
army of. the United States While
this country will remember, in the
heart of hearts all of its loyal peo-
/ pie, the achievements in fields of dan
ger and death of its glorious defend
ers, they never can forget him who
was brave among the brayest--true
among the truest, and the recollection
of whose deeds will survive solong as
history exists. | present to you Gen.
Philip Sheridan.
Applause on the floor and in the
galleries. -,
The Speaker then presented Gen.
Sheridan to. each member, personally.
Business was then resumed.
A joint resolution was passed glv-
ing Saul Downing, one of the last
surviving soldiers of the revolution,
an additional pension Of $500 per
year. Jan t9-f u03fg1T
Stevens from the Committee on Ap-
, prepriations. made report of the