The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-13
ESTABLISHED. 1881.


received for cancellation 1t the Treas
ury that the clerks having charge of
the matter became alarmed and in
sisted that the redeemed bonds should
not be destroyed. but be cancelled
and preserved; and that now when
any bonds are received with duph-
cate number, s one gentleman connect
ed with the department is called aud
suggests a number which the bond
ought 20 bear, and the number is
changed accordingly. He suggested
that the committee should turn It's
attention to that particular point.
Stevens. Of Pennsylvania, suggested,
at 2:30 p. NJ. that the matter should
go over until tomorrow, and that the
House take up bill for the admis-
sion of Alabama. Objection being
made By Van Wick, Stevens gave no
tice that at 4:15 to-day, he would
move the previous question on the
Alabama bill
The Speaker presented a message
from the President, informing the
House that an act to amend the sup
Elementary Reconstruction Bill had
been presented to him ON Februarv
Goth, and not having been returned
by him to the House, it had become
a law.
Washburne, of H., from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported
back the Senate amendment to the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton dill All the amendments were
coucurred in except that making the
salary Of the Secretary of the Consul
ate at Guayamas 81, 900 per year, and
reducing the appropriation for contin-
gent expenses of missions abroad
from Ritv thousand to twenty thou
| sand dollars
4 Committee of Conference was
appointed l.
Washburne, of H., offered a reso-
| luton calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information concerning
a contract made under the act to ia
cilitate telegraphic communication
! between the Atlantic and Pacific
| States.
The Speaker announced the follow
! ing committees: On conference on
/ the pension appropriation bill, But
! Ter, kelsey, and Nicholson: On bill
| conveying into the Treasury the pro-
ceeds of rebel captured property;
Washburne, Of Wisconsin, Seo6eld.
and Barnes.
The question as to the destruction
of bonds in the Treasury was resumed
and continued until o o'clock, when
the Speaker announced that the
morning hour had commenced, aud
the bill to continue the Freedmen
| Bureau was before the House. After
various propositions in reference to
the course of business the bill went
over until next Tuesday.
Van Wyck. from the Committee on
Retrenchment, made a report on
whisky fr2uds, which was ordered
printed.
The House proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of bills and resolutions lying
over under the rule.
The resolution calling on the Sec
retary of the Treasury for informa-
ton as to national banks having
changed their securities on deposit,
was adopted.
Various other resolutions were re-
ferred.
Julian's resolution Of December
9th, that the further sale of agricul-
tural public lands ought to be pro-
hibited, and that all proposed giants
of public lands for railroads or other
special objects. should he carefully
scrutinized and rigidly subordiuated
to the paramount purpose of Sc
curing homes for the landless poor,
et cetef0, was adopted
WINDOWS resolution to regulate the
tariff Of freight and passengers on
the Union and Central Pacific Rail
roads. coming up in the House by
yeas 30, nays 73, it was refused to be
tabled, and it went over.
The Senate bill to amend the Judi
cary Act of 1889 was amended by an
additional section, repeating a portion
of the act Of 1867, which authorizes
appeals from the Uircait Court to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Passed.
Bingham offered a resolution pro-
viding for the report Of the Impeach-
ment trial By the House stenographer
and the printing thereof for the daily
use of the House Referred to the
Committee on Printing.
Adjourned.