The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-20
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. July 19.

further secure equal rights in the
| District of Columbia. '-i'
Mr. Summer, from the Committee
on foreign affairs, reported a resolu-
ton expressive of the sympathy with
the suffering Of Crete. and directing
the President to communicate copy
of the resolution to the Government
of Turkey Passed .43aon assl1
The Chair submitted a communi-
cation from the Secretary and Treas
auiry whether any Legislation was
necessary to- expediate the payment
of bounties.
Ordered upon the table.
The House amendment to the SEN
ate bill. further to secure equal rights
in the, District Of Columbia, was con-
CURED In, with an amendment author
izing the Criminal Court to draw
grand and petit jurors for the June
term of that court. ~ noe .la nya
Ii. After a short recess, Sumner intro
duced bill to strike out the words,
= free white person " from the inatu-
iralizationi laws of the United States
wherever they occur there, = Il .gqnis
"a Sumner stated that he had received
a letter from Norfolk, Of a case of
foreign born colored persons, who
could not be- naturalized under the
laws as, they stand.i a fg3Grulo as 81
! Edmunds, while. in favor of . the
proposition, thought the bill ought to
be examined by the Judiciary Com
mittee, and moved its reference to
the committee. 1t was so referred. II
The Senate then went into execu-.
tive session. sis7h59F- 1'-i - - ! "
A communicationyfrom the Secreta !
yOf- W ar, in response to a resolution
inquiring if legislation was necessary
to expedite the payment of bounties,
was laid before che Senate. Ordered
laid en'the table, ali s"ofii ~
A communication was also received
from the President, In response to a.
resolution calling for information in
regard to- recent events in Mexico.
Referred to Committee on Foreign
Relations. ifsiido l.Tuni io 2DH r-1 -
Sherman suggested that the resolu-
ton of adjournment be taken up and
of. me1 ban So Is Il h9.bi.
Sumner thought it was better to
have the veto message read first. lo 4
johnson called for the reading of
the message, and it was read SD
The Chair put the question, Shall
the bill pass, the Presidents objec-
tions Notwithstanding" ?" Yeas, 30:
nays, 6. sssl
The Chair announced the bill as
having been passed over the veto by
a vote of two-thirds of each house,
and was law
The appropriation bill and the We
to were the two next taken up The
bill was passed without debate, over
the veto; yeas, 80; nays, 4.
johnson voted negatively on the
first veto, and voted in the affirma-
tive on the second. On this the neg
atives were-Buckalew, Davis, Hen
lrick ks and Patterson.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Barnes,
he Secretary of the Treasury was
received in different collec- |
lion districts from distilled spirits, for |
.he several fiscal years since 1862, add
FOR the separate quarter of last year as
FAR as received; also the amount Of |
on the part of the Gov
for prosecuting offenders
against the law; also the amount of |
whisky seized, and the amount of
spirits for fues. |
Mr. Judd offered a resolution, Civ |
ng a prominent place in the National
Capitol, or old hall of representatives,
3or the stone from the tomb of
Servius Tullius, sent here year ago
BY the people of Rome to commemor-
ite the virtues of Abraham Lincoln.
Adopted.
On motion of Washburn, of In
llama, the Select Committee on Sol
liers' Bounty Claims was authorized
o inquire generally into the cases of
he delay of the payment of bounties,
With the. power to examine witnesses
md send for persons and papers.
Main offered a resolution directing
he Secretary of the Treasury to COM
nunicate the facts and reasons on
which an order made on the 3rd of
March, 1867, by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, exempting Thomas
rom the payment Of State tax, or
'ther duty on what is pretended to be
charitable interests. He denounced
he scheme pretending to be for the
elief of Southern. poor as a cheat
nd swindle. The resolution was
dopted 9-a $4,000 t.3F-.
briggs offered a preamble and reso-
ution, 'reciting that great damage
viii be sustained to the crops and
'ther property on the Mississippi and
is tributaries, because of the de-
truction, OF, then. .levees sand that as
n appeal for government aid is being
made by the inhabitants of some of
he States lately in rebellion. that it is
he desire of Congress that all per
Ons In the country shall receive their