The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-12

last session, relative to the redemp-
ton of lands sold for taxes. &c
which was referred.
F Morrill, introduced bill amendato-
ry to the act defining the number.
and regulating the appointment of Of
ficers in the navy. 1t provides that
the President shall nominate, and
with the consent of the Senate, pro-
mote such officers to the navy, not ex-
ceeding ten in number, from thirty
members in the ranks who have dis
tinguished themselves in battle, and
have not already been promoted for
such service. Referred
Sumner called up the resolutions
introduced by him, on Thursday last,
declaring that certain further guaran-
tees in the reconstruction of the
rebel States were required.
After considerable debate, Ere
linghuysen said that three of the
points on these resolutions were con
tanned in the supplementary bill of
Wilson, which was now before the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate.
He movedIto lay them on the table,
Carried-yeas, SO; nays, 10.
Fowler introduced resolution di
recting the Secretary of War to fur
nish arms and accoutrements to the
Governor of the State of Tennessee,
to replace the arms and equipments of
the militia, taken by the rebels. Re-
ferred to Executive Session.
Adjourned. q
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced and
referred, as follows:
By Perham, extending the provis-
ions of the bounty law to widows and
children of soldiers enlisted for nine
months, and killed in battle. I'll,
By Morehead, to provide increased
revenue.
By Williams, of Penn, to equal
ize bounties of soldiers, sailors, and
marines, who served in the war for
the Union. H ego
By Washburne, granting pensions
from the date of discharge.
By Williams, to regulate practice,
and define the powers of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. in
certain cases arising under the Con
stitution and laws thereof.
BY Stevens, relative to damages
done to loyal men. 7u
By Spalding, concurrent resolu-
ton for the appointment of a Joint
Committee of two Senators and Rep
resentatiyes to examine the accounts
for the repairing and furnishing of
the Executive Mansion, as provided
for in the deficiency bill. Adopted.
I The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment of Committees, as follows:
Foreign Afairs-Banks, Orth, Gull
lom, Robinson, and Morgan. ~ sr
Joint Committee on Library-Hays,
Baldwin, and Pruyne. III AZ
On Enrolled Bills--Wilson, Hop
kins, and Holman. 80 aeG5t
To fill vacancies in Joint Commit
tee on Observation-Disclosures and
Holsey. 9 estes rs ssq SIS
Special Committee on Niagara Ship
Canal-Van Horn, Nye, Cook, Ste.
vens, and Washburn of Mass.
Select Committee on Clothing Dis
abled Soldiers-Judge and Pile.
Garfield introduced a bill appro-
priating $15, 400, for department of
education. which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations
The Speaker stated that there was
a certain doubt as to the payment of
mileage to members at the present
session, the law directing that it shall
be paid at the commencement of each
regular session, and this was not
regular session while the act of last
session directs that mileage shall not
be paid to those members of the pres
ent Congress who were members of
the last Congress. He desired, there
fore, to submit the question to the
Judiciary Committee, as he had to
give certificates of milage. 4
Wilson, of Iowa, from the judiciary
Committee, reported a bill calling a
State Convention for organizing State
governments in the rebel States. It's
the bill introduced by Wilson, of
Massachusetts, in the session of last
Thursday. The bill gave rise to con-
siderable discussion, and finally
passed by vote of III to 27.
Donnelly offered a preamble and
resolution, giving encouragement and
sympathy to the Irish revolutionists.
but Stevens objected, and on the
pending motion to sustain the rules,
the House adjourned.