The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-15

/ President Tor the views IN his meSsag g
ia relation to the national debt Th
: resolution was briefly debated by Cal
lett, Edmunds, Hendricks, and Nye
and then was referred TO the Commit
tee on France.
Wilson's bill relative to the SUprem
BE IL enocted. &c, That the suprem
) Court shall consist of Chief Justice o
the United States and fourteen AssocIat
SEC. 2 Be ii further enacted, That tn
District of Maine, New Hampshire ant
Vermont, shall constitute the FIJI st Circuit
Court; that OF the District OF Ma sachu
sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut, shal
Constitute the Second Circuit; that thl
Distric of New York shall cOnst tute tht
1 Third Circuit; the Districts of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey snail constitute the Fourth
Circuit; the District OF Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia shall constitute the Fittt
Circuit; that the Districts of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and Flor da
I shall coustituf e tue sixth Cl-cuiI; the Dis
tricts of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas tC
constitute the Seventh Circuit; that the
Districts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Nus
S1SSlppl shall constitute the Eighth Ctrcutt
tDat the Districts OF Ohio ana West Vir-
gtnia shall constitute The Ninth Circuit
that the Districts OF Inilana and Illinois
the Districts of Michigan and Wisconsin
shall constitute the Eleventh rcuft; tuat
The ID stricis of Iowa Minnesota, Dacotah
and Nebraska shall constitute the
| Twelfth Circuit; that the Districts of Mis-
| souri,, Kansas and Arkansas shall cODSti
! tute the Thirteenth Circuit; that The Dis
tricts of California, Oregon and Nevada
! shall constitute the F0urteei h CITcuict.
SEC. B. BE ii further enacted, That the
Chief Justice and seven Associate j Justices,
| to be annually Grawn by law, shall hOlI
one term annually at.the seat of govern
ment, and such adjourned aud special
| terms as they may md necessary for the
dispatch of the business of said Court and
! the Associate Judges not drawn 10 hold
! the term OF said Court at the seat of gov
4 ernment shall annually hold one term In
| each Circuit, and such adjourned and
| special terms as the business OF the sew
/ eral Circuits may require.
Wiley introduced a similar resolu-
l ton, which was referred to the same
committee.
The Senate sgreed to the House
Resolution to adjourn from the 21st
inst. to January 9th, and adjourned
until to morrow.
HOUSE ................. .WAsH1NGroN. Dec II.
A bill was introduced providing for
the defense of the northwestern front
Ter, and making grants to the North
American railway. Referred to Mill
tary Committee.
A large number Of bis and reso-
lutions we're introduced and referred,
Including the following: BY Miller,
declaring that the principal OF ali
United States bonds shall be paid in
coin; referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means. By Whittmau,
directing inquiry into the elections
in South Carolina, Louisiana aud
Georgia: referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction. By Buckly, pro
viding that the State of Alabama may
accept, within two years. the pro-
visions of the Agricultural College
Bill: referred to the Committee on
Public lands By Sypher, a memo
rial of the Louisiana Legislature ask
ing an appropriation of three mil
lions for the Mississippi River
and Mexican Gulf Canal; refer
red to the Committee on Appropria-
tons. By Garfield, to legalize gold
contracts; referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means. By SpaIding,
declaring that Congress will not en-
tertain any project that looks directly
or Indirectly TO the Reputation of the
debt of the United States, and that it
abjures unhesitatingly the proposition
entertained in the Presidents message
of applying the interest of the 6 per
cent. bonds in liquidation of the prin-
cipal; referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means. BY Walker, to re-
peal the act of the 22i of January,
1851, fixing the time for the regular
meetings of Congress; referred to the
Judiciary Committee. By Ashley
proposing an amendment to the insti-
tuition; referred to the Jud ciary
Committee. By Plants, to divide the
State of Ohio into three judicial dis
triets; referred tn the } nd ciary Com
mittee. By Mckee, to establish a
new judicial district in Kentucky;
same reference. By Mullins, a reso-
luton from the Tennessee Legislature
asking appropriations for the improve
ment of the Tennessee River; referred
to the Committee on Commerce. Also,
bill to suppress illegal voting and
punish persons who unlawfuily vote
or endeavor to disturb electors; re-
f5rred to the judiciary Committee.
By Julian, to extend the right of suf-
fcage in Territories and the District of
Columbia; referred to the Committee
on Territories and District of Colum-
bia. BY }4ongbridge, proposing an
amendment to Constitution referred
Judiciary J Committee. By Payne-to
repeal that provision Of the act of
March 22d, 1867, which forbids the
maintenance OF State militia in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama and Georgia; referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction. BY
Hubbard, Of West Vrginia-a joint
resolution of the West Virginia leg
islature, asking Congress to aid in
the completion of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad; referred TO the Com
mlttee on Roads aud Canals. By Pol
atry-a like resolution asking Con-
gress to pass law to incorporate the
Washington & Cincinnati National
Railroad Company; referred TO the
Committee on Commerce. By Caya-
naugh-to establish an. a sly Office in
the Territory Of Moalana; referred
to the Committee on Coinage. By
Kerr-to regulate and limit the jaris-
diction of the admiralty court OF the
United States; relerr>d d to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Arnell offered resolution, reciting
that Ku Kiux outr4ges are continu-
ally practiced In Tennessee and else
where, and instructing the Recon-
struction Committee to ms Ee care
full inquiry in.o the whole matter.
Adopted.
SSStokes introduced joint resolution
granting twenty per cent. additional
compensation to employees in the
service Of the Government at Wash
ington. from the Both Of June, 1867
to the 30th of June, 1869
Benjamin novel to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, which was agreed