The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-26
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nine steam boat captains and two hundred
merchants and fnanufac. urecs OF Pits.
burg setting forth that the bridge at SUeU-
benviiie is 2 great obstruction 20 uaviga
ton, and pray ingIhat no more bridges be
erected of less than I've hundred teet span
over tie channel. Referred.
sherman presented petitions from the
citizens OF OHIO of he same import.
Cole introduced Dill to aid in the con-
structiOn of a railroad from san Francisco
to HUMBOLDT Bay. Referred.
Ramsey moved to reconsider the vote by
which bill to construct a bridge across
the Ohio River was. at tle last meeting Of
the Senate, referred to the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, with instruc-
tons to report a general bill to require
all bridges henceforth erected on the ONO
and Mississippi Rivers TO nave 8 sd Ieet
span.
He pointed out that the Committee
had heretofore fully considered the sub
ject, in connection with the bills TO bridge
the Mississippi, and had applied TO the
War Department for information; the re-
suit Of their Investigations being tnat
spans of 800 feet would be ample. and all
that was asked Tor by the navigation in
ter est at that time. He said that the
railroad and navigation interests were an
tagonistic. and that some compromise
must be agreed on.
Morton produced further evidence IN re-
gard TO the I'M Jury 10 navigation from the
bridgeat Steubenville. The Increased cost
of q bridge of 500 feet span would be
trlfie compared with the Continuous loss to
commerce from those obs tructions He
moved that all The bills on the subject of
bridging the Ohio be referred to d com
nit ee, with the same instructions.
Davis conceded With Morton in regard
10 the injury TO navigation from the
bridges OF ~ span, and hoped the motion
Morton's motion was agreed to.
IrumDuI, nom the Judiciary Commit
zee, reported adversely on several bills in
relation to the hold Hg of United states
Circuit and District Courts at Erie. Penn
s. IYanla, and 81. Louis and st. Joseph,
Missouri. He gave notice hat on Wednes-
naV next he Will aa
admission of Arkansas.
Morrlll, OF "a tine. reported from the
CommlJtee on Appropriations the Amy
Appropriation Bill, with amendments
The comm ttee recommend striking out
the appropriation of - 0j0 for he signal
service They recommend the following
as q substitute FOR section second: That
from the sums appropriated for each of
the several items cont aimed in this act
there shall be deducted the uDexpendei
bala nee Tor such item which may remain
in the Treasury On the 3Oth~Of June 1858;
a.so, an additional section. pro iding that
o. IN e0JVJJ appFOHr4 ated ID 1860 fOr pub
fishing the me ical and surgical hfStOrv
OF ihe rebellion, and the medical statistics
or z e Provost Marshal Generals ONCE
80 90 be devO5ed to the publication OF
ty thousand copies of tue medical sfa-
tlsttcs OF the Provost Marshal Generals
Bureau. amendments agreed to, and the
The joiot resolution authorizing the
secretary Of War 10 appropriate captured
and damage1 Ofdinance to the Lincoln
Association, was passed.
The joint resolution authorizing the
Secret9ry OF War to issue supplies to Prof
PoWeu ana party engaged IN the survey
OF the Colorado RiV. T., was passed-25 TO 2
The joint resolution donating ordnance
for a monument to Maj Gen. Sed zvick, OF
the ne, sixth army Corps, was passed.
which was referred to the Committee On
+ sectiOns: ' Whereas it Is the sacred du "
OF every peOTle to preserve its posteritv
from every evil influence bad govern
meht, ana demonstration by a wise tore
Slghl and firm maintenance of established
principles OF truth, Justice and liberty
ana whereas irom motives Of self
preservation during the late civil war
between the states of the Union, ii be-
came the policy OF the administration to
array the ack race against the white by
puttlhB aF,us l4 Inc Lands OF slaves and
by promising them freedom and the right
to vote; therefore,
Resotced, That now we deem IL the duty
OF Congress to declare to the original. alb
SOIUte and exclusive dominion in and over
these United States and the territories
thereof is lodged, and of right belongs to
thal people IN the respective States Of this
Union; laaL II Is derived by dissent from
Jhelr European ancestors, the original dis
cOVererS O. This continent by subsequent
conquest, By long established law, and by
the customs OF liberal civilization.
ResOtCe0. That all inhab snts of auv
state or Territory of the United states
other than the people aforesaid, who may
now T hererfter exercise the light of sur
nag do 50 on sufferance under the fran
cht>e grants by ine white race, who may
lawfully hereafter, for u e cd cause shown
at any time, revoke privilege or priv
legeS o granted 10 the mixed races Of At
ricans or ASiatic descent.
Scaheid, from the Committee on Flec-
uons, made report, concluding with
resolution that Geo. w. Morgan Is not en-
titled 70 a seat in the House Repr esen- I
District OF Ohio, @but Columbus Delano is
entitled to a sea-.