The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-11

HOUSE .................. WAsHIN6ToE. Dee. 10.
The Senate bill for the sale of Gov
ernment properly at Harper's Ferry
was passed.
A Joint resolution authorizing the
sale of the arsenal at Bergen Hights,
New Jersey, was passed.
| The joint resolution passed relative
to the statutes Of the corps Of the
Judge Advocate of the Army, fixing
| the number at twelve, including the
Judge Advocate General, and author
| izing the President to fill vacancies,
with the consent of the Senate.
A bin authorizing The sale of the
Chattanooga Rolling Mills property.
at chattanooga, was passed.
4 joint resolution donating con-
demned canpon for the erection of a
monument to Major General Keavney
and other Union soldiers, at Tiveli,
New York, was passed.
The Speaker announced the follow,
ing appointments on the COMMITTEES to
fill vacancies occasioned by the resig-
nation OF members who were serving
on other committees and by other
charges:
% Revision of Laws--McKee. Of
Kentucky Dycke, of Pennsylvania :;
Boyle, of NortlfCarolina; an2 Butler,
of Tennessee. r
Ga ElectiOns-Pettis, of Pennsyl-
vania; and Stavor, OF Missouri.
Ga Commerce Kelly, of Ala bama.
On Appropriation = Seoheldl Of
Pennsy .-.-.ss--
On Pacific Railroad - Tsumbull,
of keatucky ysaz-..s. --.---------
T On r. ReconstructiOn-Norris, of Ala
bama.
On Military - Devices of IN orth
Carolina, aud Sippel of Louisiana.
f On Freedmen's Affairs--Bomea, of
South Carolina. --EH
On Education. aud Labor-Whitte-
more, of South Carolina.
[ On Revolutionary Pensions, &c
Jones of North Carolina, Cliit of
Georgia, and Blackburn of Louisiana
On. Revolutionary Claims-Di 4key
of North Carolina, Goss of South
Carolina, aud Edwards of Georgia.
On Mileage-Young of Georgia.
On Enrolled Bills-Collins of Ala
bama.
On Expenditures in the State De
partment-Vidal of Louisiana, Cooley
of South Carolina, and Bales Of Ar
kansas
On Expenditures in the Treasury
| Department-Lash of North Carolina,
and Tiff of Georgia.
/ On Expenditures In the War De
/ partment-Freuch of North Ca rOlina.
On Expenditures in the Navy De
partment-Buckalew of Pennsylva-
MIA, aud Cove of Georgia.
On Expenditures in the Rost-office
and News Department-P Pierce OF
Alabama, and Prince Of Georgia.
On Expenditures on Public Build
4 iugs-Hughey of Alabama tl4
--BeamaH Introduced a bill TO enable
the Hawley, Wayne u Missouri Rail-
road Co, in Michigan, to have the
subscription to it's capital stock stamp
ed, &c. Referred to the Committe on
Ways and Means.
A bill to consolidate the several
asylums for aged and disabled soldiers
was passed; also. a bill granting a
portion of the Military Reservation
to the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion; also, bill providing that all
army officers detailed to give military
Instructions In colleges and universi-
tiea be entitled to thee full pay of
their respective grades, the same as If
they were in actual service.
Washburne. of Indiana, reported a
/ bill to equalize bounties, which was
made the special order for the first
\ Tuesday in January, fer one hour.
i Garfield, from the same committee,
reported bill to establish a national
system Of. military education, author
j izing the detail of a military in
structor for one college in each State,
and for one additional college or
university for every million iuhabit-
ants In such State designated By the
/ legislature, with provision for com
missioning cadets, &c. s
i Garfield remarked that as it was
not a very important bill he woaid
not ask to have it printed and made
| a special order. q fl6se
Washburne, of Illinois, and. others
opposed it, which, on motion Of Ross,
was tabied-73 to 40 - a
i Garfield congratulated the organ of
the incoming admins ration. on the
/ support received from the other side
Dodge. from the same eemfnittee.
reported bill appropriating S229, ,S48
to refund to Iowa the expenses incur
red In connection with raising troops.
Pending the reading of the report, the
morning hour expired, and the bill
.tIwent over for public sbusiness.a Il
Il The House then, ion9l motion Of
| Sehenck, proceeded 10 the business
on the table, and disposed thereof as
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