The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-25

$40 O00 Cor ten1pofary clerks, Of the
fnd,an RaTeau and State Department
and the expenses of the Surveyor
Generals office. haaafAs afazr
The Senate amendments to the
House bill to provide an American
line of mail and emigrant steamships
between New York and European
ports were non-concurredl In and q
committee of conferenee asked. sssiI
The Senate joint resolution grant
ing permission to officers and soldiers
to wear army badges was passed: -a
A. Ne Senate amendments to House
bill for exchange Of pubic decnments
with foreign countries were con-
ban Banks, s. from the Conference COM
mittee on the Alaska bill. made a
report. The preamblo orig ginall ofFefl
ed as an amendment by Loughbridge
declaring the right Of theS House 70
Intervene in treaties is struck out,
and, the following clause substituted .
And whereas, said stipulationsscan :
not be carried into full force and ef-
feet except by legislation, 10 which
the consent Of both III Houses of Con-
gress is necessary.'t s. tAlB 8AakY
After a. brief discussion, q Paine
moved to lay the Conference report
en- the table. Negatived-7yeas 3366,
nays SO. s.n1R5~s e.sssa,zs
After a polsES and excited Discus
sion, in whielss heWeyer, nothing OF
any public interest was developed,
the report of the Conference Com-
,mittee was agreed to-yeas 81, nays so.
The Senate. bill, relating to the
punishmentof certain crimes against
the United States, was passed.IS
Z The motion to reconsider the vote
on taking a recess from Monday next,
was called up by Washburne, Of Illi-
nois, and laid on the tahle-- Yeas 76s
nays. II. This makeso the action Of
the House, yesterday. fnals - G65 &
ssFarnsworth made report from the
Conference COMMITTEES on the bill
farther to amend the postal laws.
Agreed to--Yeas 80, nays 80. lgfET
; The Senate bill for the relief of
contractors in the construction of
iron cIads and machinery was referred
to the Committee on Claims. q ~ s12y'
II Washburne, from Indiana, from the
Committee. on Military Affairs, re-
ported bill reducing the time when
honorably discharged soldiers. can Sc
cure titles under the Homestead bill
from five years to one year. which
passed.
Hoeoghey introduced Joint reso-
lution. placing the loyal citizens of
Alabama on equal terms with citizens
of other States, according to act of
July 4, 1864. Referred to Committee
on Claims. e - - F.x z :
z Syphersintroduced abillsto enforce
the Sd section of the 14th Article of
the Constitutional Amendment. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Also-A resolution for q money
order system. between the United
States and France. Recsfred to Post
Office Committee.
Bingham, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported a bill entitled
AN act to provide for more speedy
Reorganization. of the States of Vir-
ginia, Mississippi, Texas, aud for
other purposes" The first section
authorizes the Constitutional Con-
ventions of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, heretofore elected, to exercise
the following powers, in addition to
the powers now authorized by law
To make removals and appointments
bfnan officers of the Provisional Gov
ernments; to authorize the Pro-
visional Governments to remove and
appoint Registers and Judges of cleo
tiOn; to be eligible to, any, elective
Office, and to organize aud Inaintsln a
constabulatory force to preserve the
peace and to aid in the execution OF
the law; to provide for the re-
assembling of the Conventions,
and for holding elections, particularly
on the ratification of the COnstitu-
ton, and ts pass such ordinances not
Inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws of the United States, as they
may deem necessary to protect all
persons therein In their lives, lIber-
ties and property. ..s..zs E.----
The second section provides that
the ordinances to be passed by such
Conventions shall be enforced by the
provisional governments, until dis
approved. by Congress; not to be
construed into denial of jury trial
for offenses against the laws of those
States. tsan g
| The third section requires military
commanders to give aid In preserving
the peace and enforcing the law and
especially in suppressing unlawful OBJ
structipns and forcible resistance tC
1.-THE executions of the law EEesB seBa
The fourth section provides for the
reassembling of the Mississippi and
Virginia Conventions on the fourtl
Wednesday after the passage of thil
act, which shall proceed to forr con
stitutious and submit the same to th'
people. "a
The fifth section repeals. all law
conflicting with this act. The bill
was originally presented by Mr.. Raun
to the committee. q tls8aG h 8B1C
| Lawrence, of Ohio, offered al
amendment, which was adopted. TIL,
bill was then passed-yeas 112; nay
Ga strict party vote.
+ On motion of Schenck, Com
mittee on Conference was asked OF
the Funding Bill. Schenck, Logan
and Boutwell, were appointed. z p 2
r. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, from
the eCommittee on Accounts, presentt
report on an lnyestiga
ton into the DISBURSEMENT 0
the continent fund of the House
shows that the charges on which tn
investigation was ordered were en-
tirelg. unfounded, and that the mum
her Of House employees in the presen
Congress is only the same as in tn
Thirty-fifth Congress. The reDor
closed 4 with "a resolution ! max IN
changes in the issue of stationery, etC
& In reply to question, Mr.. Broomal
said that. the examination did no
. show any improper conduct on th
part of the door-keeper. The repoI
was accepted, and the resolutio
adopted. esans 81 asal fg
81 Bingham, from the Committee c
Claims, reported a bill for the relic
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