The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
FORTIETH CONGREsS-First Session,
.,..0. WASHINGTON. March 10.


q..pe. WASHINGTON. March 10.
SENATE.-A number of bills pass
ed by the House yesterday, were re-
ceived and referred to appropriate
committees. at
Sherman called up the House Joint
Resolution, authorizing the Secretary
of. War to turn over to the managers
of the National Asylum for Dis
abled Soldiers, the barracks and other
Government property, at Camp Chase,
Ohio. Passed. - fa
Howard, from the Military Com
mittee, reported without amendment,
bill to regulate the distribution of
the awards for the capture of JEFF.
Davis, and recommended its passage.
Pomeroy introduced a bill, amend
atory of the Act, to aid in the con-
struction of a Railroad and Tele-
graph Line, from the Missouri River
to the Pacific Ocean, approved July,
1862, providing that that road, when
completed, shall, in connection with
the Branch Road to Sioux City, afford
continuous communication between
the Union Pacific Railroad and the
head of Lake Superior, which was
referred to the Committee ON the Pa
cific Railroad.
Cole introduced bill to further de-
fine qualifications for members of
Congress, which provides that no per-
son shall be eligible to either House
of Congress who has voluntarily
borne arms against the United States
while citizen thereof, or who has
voluntarily given aid, countenance,
counsel, or encouragement to persons
engaged in armed hostility thereto, or
who has sought, or accepted, or at
tempted to exercise the functions of
any Office whatever, under any au-
thority or pretended government au-
thority or constitution within the
United States, and hostile thereto.
Referred to the Judiciary committee
and ordered to be printed. ~
The Supplementary Reconstruction
Bill was received from the House.
and on motion of Mr.. Trumbuli SEN
ate insisted, and agreed to a COM
mittee of conference. Trumbull,
Wilson, and Buckalew were ap-
pointed members of the committee on
the part of the Senate.
The House resolution to correct the
error In the enrolment of the Wool
Tariff Bill was taken up and passed.
Wilson called up the bill directing
the Secretary of War to furnish cloth
ing to invalid soldiers, and it passed.
johnson said that he had been
requested by his colleague, Mr..
Thomas, since the charges made
against him yesterday, to move a re-
ference of his credentials to the Ju-
dietary Committee, that a full inves-
tigation may be made. Agreed to
without debate.
The Senate went into Executive
session. After some time spent thus,
the doors were re-opened. and Trum-
bull from the Conference Committee
on the supplemental Reconstruction
bill, made report which the Confer
ence Committee agreed to.
The Senate proposition that the
State Constitution shall be ratified by
majority of the votes cast, provided
it shall appear that majority of the
registered voters voted on the ques-
tlon of the ratification act as added,
and that Congress must be satisfied
that all registered voters had an op-
portunity to vote freely and fairly,
without any fear or interruption, and
that the Constitution meets the ap-
proval of majority of the qualified
voters. The report was agreed to,
and the doors were again closed.
After the transaction of further ex-
ecutive business, the Senate ad-
journed
HOUSE. = Bingham introduced a
joint resolution to correct an error in
the enrolment of bill, last session,
increasing the duty on wool and wool
ems. The error was an omission in
the enrolled bill of the words Cana
da long wools, which were not in the
engrossed bill. The joint resolution
passed.
Julian asked leave to report joint
resolution relative to the issue of Ag-
ricultural College scrip, prohibiting
the further issue or delivery of such
scrip to any States lately in rebellion,
except Tennessee, or the acceptance
of such scrip, or any heretofore is
sued, until those States are fully re-
stored to their rights as States by
Congress.
Carr objected, but the rules were
suspended, and under the operation of
the previous question, the resolution
was adopted.
Judd, on leave, introduced bill to