The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


SENATE. W ASH HISsToH. June %.
toward. from the Committee on Mill
tsry Affairs, reported favorably the bill
reau. Il provides that the Commissioner
shall Withdraw the Bureau from al the
States entitled to representation, on the
lst of January next, or as soon thereafter
as may be done without fpjuTy of the Gov
erufnent; but the educational department
of the Bureau. and the collection and pay
meu o. money due soldiers aud sailors.
shall be continued until otherwise ordered
by action Of Con zress. H. also pr0vi es for
the continuance ia offfOe OF the present
Commissioner, kept in case Of his regig-
nation or death, when the once IS Oe
filed only by he appointment OF the
t4ry OF War. with the consent OF the SEN
ate. Aoreed to.
The Senate went into executive session.
Fowler Introduced bill 70 provide for
the election OF certain Territorial officers
After executive session the Senate took
recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Wilson's Bill for the government of the
army was considered. About a dozen Sem
atois were present. The bill is elaborate
varying little from previous regulations,
except In imposing somewha stTicter PEN
alti.s ior violation OF It's provisions.
Wilson offered an amendment as an adj
ostional sectloa providing for punishment
by aashiering for conviction of gam bling.
HOUSE................WA W AsHISoroH. June %.
4 number of bills and joint resolutions
were introduced for reference: To extend
to Arkansas the provisions of the Agricul-
tural Cole 9 Bill; 10 provide for the em-
pIoyment of a Stenographtc Reporter for
the United states District Court tor the
construction OF q railroad and telegraph
line from the Rio Grande o the Pacific
Ocean; to establish new Land District ia
Pries Introduced joint resolution ex-
tending the me for the co1nmencr ment
OF he Northern Pacific Railroad for two
years f ON the % OF July, ls03-requiflng
tue building of one uuudred u1ties per year
there 'fter, and the compie ion of the
whole liue by the 4th Of July, 1877. Passed
under operation Of the previous question -
e5 against q.
Cobo offered a resolution instructing the
Committee OF Ways and Means, to report
a bill levytng a tax of at least 10 per cent.
on the interest OF the bonds of the United
5 a es to he assessed and collected annu-
ally by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
such subordiuates As may be ch Arged with
the duty OF pay rg interest on the bonded
Indebtedness OF the U United states.
The motion to table IL was rejected-Z7
The motion to refer to the Committee of
Ways and Means was also rejected-6I to
The resolution was then passed-92
against 81.
making the action hnal.
Allison offered resolution inQuidng
whether the Secretary of Treasury had
attYe statement concerning the removals
OF revenue officials by the Commissioner
OF Revenue and the President. and asking
for full information relative thereto,
which was adopted.
stevens. of Pennsylyania. from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
the deficiency bill, which was made the
special order for Thursday.
The consideration of the river and har-
Dor bill was resumed An amendment ap-
t,ropriattnz &j6, 900 for Alton, Illinois, was
rejected. One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars was allowed for the Tennessee
river from its mouth to Florence. Ala,
aud S9000 from Chattanooga TO Decatur.
Eighteen thousand dollars OF the quarter
OF a million, for improvement tn he OHIO
river was ordered. TO be applied to expert
menting on the value OF shifting sluces.
A motion to appropriate $4,000 for the
Wabash river was rejected.
Spalding moved to strike out the appro
priation Of S450.O0o for the Louisville and
Portland canal Rejected by 45 against 70.
Root, of Arkansas, mDved that some
IMPROVEMENT be made on White HIv-r
Arkansas. Rejected.
Mckee moved an appropriation of So
900 toe the Big Sandy River, between Ken
tucky and West Virginia, and $4,000 for
above Louisa. Rejected.