The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGToS, Dec. A.
SENATE.-On motion OF BuckaIew, who
considered the practice on the part of
clerks OF doubtful propriety, the ournal
Honorable before each members name.
Petitions were presented from private
claimants on account OF losses sustained
in the Government service, for pension
impartial suffrage, and from a private
soldier, one of the captors of Jen. Davis,
for reward. All referred.
The Senate proceeded to the election of
Committees, and ballotttng was dispensed
with by unantm Gus CONSENT
Foreign RelatiODS-Sumner,E EessendeD.
Harlan, Morton, Patterson, n. Il. John
Finance-Sherman Morgan. Williams.
Van Winkle, CatteI, Henderson and Nor
Appropriations - Morrill,, Grimes. VIII
son, Holmes, Cole, COnkling and Guthrie.
Commeree-Chandlr r. Morrill, of Me-,
Morgan. Sprague, Corb SIT, Paterson, of
Tennessee, and D0Ol tile.
MaLuLaetures s-Sprague, Pomeroy, Yates.
griculture-Cameron, Cottell, Morton,
Lyon aud Guthrie.
Military Affairs Wilson, Howard
Sprague, Cameron, Morton, Thayer ana
DOoIttle.
Naval Affairs-Grimes, Anthony, Cra-
gin, Nye, ,Freellnghuysen, Drake and Hen
Post-O -Ofice-Ramsey Conness, Pome.oy.
Van Wrinkle, Harlan, Morrill,, of Vermont,
Public Lands-Pomeroy, Steward, Ed
munds, Cottell, Williams, Upton and
Private Land Claims-wilIiams, How
ard Ferry, Norton and Bayard.
Indian Ahairs-Henderson Morren, Nc
ifffis. KGiit, 0'F'9''' mayer H'ekaie" and Doc
Pens ons-Van Wrinkle, Edmunds, Trum-
puu, Fowler, Upton. Davis and Bayard.
Revolutionary ClaimS-Nye, Chandler,
Howe, Patterson. of Tennessee, and Con-
ness.
Howard, Morrill,, of Vermont; Cole, Davis,
OF the District of olumbia; Harlan. sum
ner, Henderson, Wiley, Patterson, of New
Hampshire /; Corbett, and Patterson, of
Patenis-wnley. sherman, Thayer, Feny
Public Buildings-Fessenden, Trumbull,
Grimes, Feny and Johnson.
Loans . Yates, Of New York; Crager,
Pacific Railroad = Howard, Sherma n,
Morgan, Ramsey, Conness, Stewart, VIII
sou, Harlan and Drake.
Contingent Expense of Senate-CTager,
Drake and Buckalew.
EngrOssed Bill : Fowler, Sumner and
Mines and Mining = CONFESS, teRart
Chandler Anthony, Yates, Conkling and
Prinitng-Anthony, Ross, and johnson.
Enrolled BiilS-ROss, Patterson, OF New
Hampshi e, and Dixon.
Retrenchment-Edwar Williams, Fat
tiers on of New ampshire. and Buekalew.
To Revise and dx the pay OF the two
Houses-Fessenden, sherman, and Bucka-
10 examine claims and accounts for re-
pairs and furnishing the Executive Man
sion-Harian and Norton.
On Ordnance-Howard, Cameron, and
Drake.
on Revising the Rules of the senate
Anthony, PomerOy, and Edmunds.
Williams presented a etition from the
clerks and emploS eeS in the city, that the
provisions OF a resolution passed January
7th, increasing their salaries Ior the cur
rent year, lie continued. Referred.
The Presidents message was announced
by Col. Robert johnson, and the reading
commenced at half-past IL.
on motion of sherman, three thousand
copies OF the message We're ordered TO be
printed for the use of the senate.
The reports o. the SECRETARY of the Treas
ury and the Comptroller of Currency were
presen led, and the same number of copies
NSe introduced bill establishing the
Western Pacific Railroad, and to locate
the terminus of the railroad and telegra ph
at Yerhobona Island, In San Francisco,
and granting them such portion of the
island as may be selected for the fortifica-
this act, authorizing them to construed the
road thence to point on their present
road. at or south of the city of Stockton,
enfranchising them TO all the privileges,
and subjeting them to all the conditions
of the several acts of Congress in regard
to railroad companies, provided nothing
in this act shah be construed TO increase
the subsidies in bonds beyond those accru-
ipg uhder the existing line OF locating and
A resolution was OF red requesting the
Secretary of the Treasury to report the
amount and character of the taxes levied
and collected by such States from nationa
banks: also the amount of bonds depr siteC
by them with the GOvernm ent as security
the mount of Interest paid thereon annu
ally in gold and the value thereof in legal
tender notes.
At the suggestion Of Morrill,, the word
- including the amount from licenses
were inserted IN the first clause.
The resO utiOn was then adopted
Upton then offered resolution dI. et:t-
ing The OmmiItee on Election TO tuqulr'
into the expediency of amending tise or
ganic Law of New Mexico, 50 that th'
Government shall have no greater pOwe
over the legislation OF said Terri cry tnal
the President has under the Constitution
over the legislation of Congress. Referrei
n, .rlle Committee on Territories.
The Serate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The Speaker presented seYera
COMMUNICATIONS from the secretary o
WAR ad interim, including the draft of
resolution. eyplauatery OF certain acts 70