The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27
any Of the guards shown by expert

ence to be necessary
Pomer)y believed the property was
at the place where John Brown vas
executed perhaps it would be agree
able to the Senate to strike out this
provision and give it to the heirs Of
John Brown. s. f.ts...
| Hendricks said the Senator could
| donate his own money for that pur-
pose if he pleased, but he questioned
his right, however, to give this prop
erty to them or any seminary of learn
ing or the State of West Virginia.
Fessenden thought it was rather
late in the day for a western Senator
to object to giving land for the bene-
fit of learning or a Gate, He had
the impression that the Government
had the right to dispose of them as it
saw fit. The State of Indiana had
had a very respectable portion of the
public lands for the benefit Of educa-
ton, railroads and for other purposes,
without any horror being expressed
about it.
Hendricks said the criticism in re-
gard to Western land came with bad
grace from the Senator from Maine,
in view of the fact that the Govern
ment had never realized a cent of
money from lands in the State Of
Maine.
Fessenden-The United States
Government never owned any there.
Hendricks said that was because
the State would not cede it to the
Government. The United States
had made a clear profit out of the
public lands Of Indiana Of oneahup-
dred millions. getting them for some
thing like p cents an acre, and sell
ing them for 81 25 to 81 Who, then,
could speak with good grace upon
such proposition If q Senator'fram
Indiana or Ohio could not2 The
lands Of Ohio had realized to tie
United States a clear profit of mil
lion of dollaFs.3o So of Illinois
Hundreds of thousands Of acres in
the Westcould never be settled wF9a
out the grant of alternate sections,
and the Improvements had enabled
the Government to sell the reserved
sections. That had been basedupouia a
principle, but this proposed granFWas
a different affair. s.
After further debate the am63d-
ment was agreed to. Further amBha
ments- were agreed to requiringlthe
sale to beat public auction, and Civ
ing credit OF one or two years. with |
proper. security, and providing for no
tice of sale to be given in Washing
tom New York aud Cincinnati. for |
days previous, and then the
bill was passed. Haal8dIH s. aH1 ia
Adjourned. fe# o1 aaq ki9
HOUSE - Williams presentedoa
petition from the citizens of Allegha- /
ney County, Penn.y Complaining of
the burden Of taxation, and praying
for reduction of government ex-
penses and for the proper adjustment I
of duties Referred to the Commit I
tee on Ways and bleans raI a.1a
The Senate amen2ment to the House +
bill, extending the time for the com
pletion Of the Dubuque and Sioux /
City Railroad, were eoneurredain.
. Shanks offered resolution. calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for !
evidence and areport Of the Comnals
sion appointed under the 9th article
Of the treaty with the Choetaw and
OhickasawI Indians, for a word from
the Secretary of the Interior on such
report, which was adopted q mia
Morgan asked leave to offer a res0-
luton reciting that the welfare of the
country, and especially of the domi-
nant party, at this particular iuneture,
demand admission of at
least one State under the 9recohsFuc-
tion acts; that it had been ascertain
ed that many Alabama freedmen had
deposited their ballots 10 the post
office. contrary to the instructions
of the military commander, and
declaring it highly improper that such f
ballots should be lost, and that with
out further delay Aiabama be ad- +
mitted into the Union; and that any
of any party or any otner
man, votingl against the resolutions, be
adiudged quietly of high crimes and +
and be immediately E
50 i. t7 tfia 3af a ess
Washbburne, of Illinois, interrupt
ed the reading of the resolution, ard 4
Chandler ojectedi TO its being re .
oeiyed. = GeJ Ha9sldaasA - ot
Van Horn, of New York, offered a
resolution directing the Secretary of
to the harbor at Wilson, Nergora
County, In connection with the pro-
posed ship canal; and as to the. pro-
priety of Congress making approprIa-
tions for the Improvement of such !
harbor Adopted y g. I
Julian offered resolution direct
ing the Committee on Public Lands /
to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the Homestead Law as to
excuse honorably discharged soldiers
from the payment of fees. Adopted.
Kerr offered a resolution directing I
the Sectetary of War to cause an ex-