The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-24

0nlFed states. therefore Gneir repre-
/ sentation cease. The rebellion had
gone on until the civilized world, in
Guiding the judicial tribunal and
Congress, pronounccdit. a cruel war.
When that rebellion was overthroWn,
aud Gen Sheridan took possession Of
South Carolina, there being no one
there to preserve the. peace. anarchy
must have succeeded, had they not been
controlled by military authority for a
time, until the people could be organ
lzed in harmony with the United
States.
4 H0USEs--The House resumed the
consideration of the Senate Amend
ment to the House Bill9 in relatioA to
an additional bounty question, being
an amendment reported, from the
Committee on Military Affairs. The
Senate Amendment, which is a sub
stitute for the House Bill, provides
/ that if a person, entitled as a soldier
! to bounty, provided ,by SECTIONS II
and 13 of the act ofy uly- %, 1866, dies
before receiving the bounty 1T shall be
paid to his heirslas designated in the
order named thereane and to none
other. The amendments of the Com
mittee aregto add after the word per
SEN the words n or persons" and to
strike out theawprds "a soldier"
After considerable discussion, the
House seconded the previous ques-
ton, the amendmeRts reported by the
Committee on, M llitaFy Affairs were
agreed to, aud the Senate Amendment
asv amended agreed to = yeas 81;
nays 30. NO a1H59q Juo
Garfield, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back, ad-
eyersely, the petition of volunteer CHI
Gers now reFiding at Morristown, Pa,
praying Congress st0, pass an act en-
titling all OF the late volunteer army,
commissioned since March 8, 1865, to
the three months extra pay allowed.
He stated that this wasra specimen of
many similar applications. The ge-
titlon was lhld on the table.
Pile, from athe same epmHIttee, re-
ported q bil 1aAth9rizipgIt the ,Seereta-
ry of War to- sell at such time and
place as, ne de3ms most advantageous
to the Government, the grounds now
occupied by the Hnited states Arse
nal at LlbertY3 missouri with the
public buildip q, mschinery, &c; also
that portion of the Fort LeavenWorth
Reservation lying east of the Nilsson
ri River, and that portion on the
west side which lies, between the city
limits of, LeaYenworthg and a line
Commencing at the north of Carral Ra-
vine and running parallel with cAe
southern line of, the Reservation, to its
western boundary also the grounds
of the ST.. Louis. Arsenal saTe,to be di-
viJa1 into lots for busI 1Snor r,,.Uoea,
and divided into streets &c, one
third to be paid 10 cash. o,o
The grounds Of the Liberty Arse
nal and Fort LeavenWorth .Reserya-
ton are to be sold at public auction,
after due notice, IN such lots as may
be deemed advantageous to the Gov
ernment. r.f., sfay-rg
The Secretary Of War IS to estab-
lish an Arsenal at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo, for the repairs, and storage of
arms, at a cost not exceeding $780,
600
Wilson. of Iowa, moved to
strike out that part Of the Fourth
Section of the bill providing for the
establishment of an armory at JEFF
terson Barracks, and ne moved to
amend by striking out the word re-
pair, in the bill, which gave rise to
considerable discussion, which was
participated in by Washburne. of IL
linois; Wilson, of Iowa; Morgan,
Barnes, Logan, Clark, of Kansas;
Boutwell,, Harding, Garfield, Wash
burne, of Indiana; Pile, Of Maine,
and Stevens of Pennsylvania
Van Wyck moved to amend the
Dill by requiring the lots Of the st.
Louis Arsenal to be sold separately.
Pile said there was no objection 70
that -
Clarke, from Kansas, moved to
amend by a prOviso, that the Fort
LeavenWorth reservation, west Of
the Missouri River, should be sold
In lots not exceeding ten acres.
Pile moved to amend by restricting
the expenditure of Jefferson Barracks
Arsenal to $150,000.
Maynard moved to table the bill
and amendments. Negatived.
Van Wyck and Clarke's amend
ments were agreed to-
Piles amendment, limiting the ex-
penditure at Jefferson Barracks, was
agreed to.
Mungen moved to amend BY pro-
viding that Fort LeaYenWorth reser-
vation Shall be sold in lots Of half an
acre, separately If desired By the pur-
chaser. Agreed to.
Dodge moved to amend by adding
a proviso ,hat all machinery, ordnance
stores, and arms which the Govern
ment may desire 70 reserve from sale
shall be st9re9;s at any arsenal now
esta blished BY law Agreed to.
The bill! then passed.
The death Of the late Cornelius S.
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