The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-17
xXxIxth Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

.85 WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
SENATE.-Various petitions were
presented, including one from
the citizens of Detroit against
the reduction of the currency:
and one from the loyal citizens of
North Carolina, asking the passage of
Stevens bill for the reconstruction
of that State
A memorial from the Oregon Leg
islature for the establishment of
branch line, was presented and ta7
bled. rf :
The bill to admit Nebraska, as.
amended by the House, was then ta-
ken up. a
Wade moved for concurrence
therein. IL ~ .,s.I .W m aas
Edmdnds- The Senate now con
eur. Either Congress had a right
to impose conditions of universal suf-
frage, or it must be left to the people
of the territory for decision. There
was no middle ground gQ1 r
Johnson expressed his agreement
with Edmunds. I6da +
Hendricks was opposed to all the
conditions mentioned, but if any
were to be imposed, they should be
left to the people of the State to com
ply with. ..-...,.- .5ar $3.50 3
The question was further discuss
ed by { Henderson, Morrill,, and
others, when the morning hour hav.
ing expired, and also the regular order
of business, the bill to regulate the
tenure of Office was called for.
On motion of Wade, the regular
order was suspended by vote of "a
to II. aoE 80
Hendricks offered substitute for
the House Amendment, which was
known as the Brown Amendment.
Passed by vote of Is to 81.
The House Amendment was then
concurred in by vote of % against
Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Foster,
Harris, Hendricks, johnson, Norton,
Patterson, Riddle, Salisbury, and
Smith.
The bill to admit Colorado was
taken up in the House. The amend
ment was concurred in and the bill
goes to the President.
Morrill,, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported bill
to protect the rights of married
women in the District, with an
amendment substituting a new bill.
changing to some extent the provis-
ions of the original measure of last
week.
Sumner, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported resolu-
ton, similar to that offered in the
House on Monday, relative to the
coolie trade, which passed unani-
mously.
nessiutroduced resolution au-
thorizing the mail services, from San
Francisco to Portland, Oregon, in
continuation of the service from New
York for Panama. to cost not exceed
ing $25, 900 annually.
Grimes introduced bill to amend
certain acts in reference to the navy,
making certain changes in the regu-
lations, as to rank, in conformity to
acts already passed, repeating the law
requiring that cadet engineers shall
be under Is years of age when APP
pointed, and shall have been employed
two years in the fabrication of steam
machinery, and authorizing a payment
to enlisted persons, who served in
the navy or marine corps for twenty
years without misconduct, when dis
charged for age and infrmity or dis
ability, in lieu of a home in the Phila-
delphia Naval Asylum. The bill was
referred to the Naval Committee.
Howard moved to take up his reso-
luton of inquiry-by foreign Commits
sioners-into Mexican affairs.
Williams hoped the Senate would
consider, in regular order, the bill to
regulate the tenure of office.
Sumner had no objections to pass
any of Towards resolutions provided
It was amended so as to leave it discre-
tlonary in the committee to report if
expedient. He believed the inquiry
altogether unnecessary, as there was
every evidence that the French troops
were now leaving Mexico. He had
ot1clal information of the fact.
Howard did not believe all these ru-
mors about the departure of the
French troops. AT any rate he would
like to have a report from the com
mittee.
Towards motion was disagreed to.
Fessenden announced that he
would call up the tariff bill on Mon
day, and expected to keep it before
the Senate until disposed of.