The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHrNaroN.. Jan. q.


| SENATE-The Chair announced
the following House bills for refer
ence: sa tu3w su 5aa ua--r
The Supplementary Reconstruction
/ Act. On motion of Doolittle, it was
Aid over, as he desired to address the
Senate. 81 sa1 57' f't.t5 ~ t-o* g Z
| On motion to instruct the Com
mittee to report certain amendment
bill for the relief of destitute persons
T of the South, it was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
| Trumbull presented memorial
/ from manufacturers in Ohio, COM
planning against the system xof APP.
| pointments for the disbursement and
collection of public monies, and re:
commenting that a system Of exami-
nation of candidates be adopted.
Referred to the Committee on Re
trenchment. gai,f.,
/ Cattell, from the Committee of
| Conference, on the bill to prevent the
contraction Of the currency, reported,
and the report was agreed tO.Ia syl
Sherman presented a report from
the Committee of Conference, on the
bill relieving cotton from tax, stating
that they were unable to agree. and
moving the appointment of another
committee, and instructing them to
recede from the Senate Amendment,
and report an amendment allowing
the importation of cotton free of duty.
At the suggestion of Anthony,
Sherman modified his resolution by
providing the further conference
asked by the House, The members
of the Committee on the part of the
Senate were instructed to recede. from
the Senate's amendments, provided
the House accept the amendment
relative to imported cOttOn.slh 9d s
Morton moved to amend by pro-
yiding that the entire tax be sus-
pended till after 1868, and after that
year it be one cent per pound After
further debate, the amendment was
adopted by p to Is, D gars.4d'3 sdT
Sumner, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported . joint
resolution providing for the repre- j
sentation of the United States at the
International Exhibition at Havre ]
the present year. 1t authorizes the
Secretary of the Navy to detail one
or more officers of the navy Qollf q
i Trumbull opposed the taking up of
the bilL and referred to the appr6pri-
tions on account of the Paris Exposi-
ton, which had kept on growing.
The Joint resolution was laid on
Is Howe introduced bill to amend
the act providing for the collection of
duties on imports, approved March,
1853 Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary. 20 5Al - -I'24Ah5 9 1
s On motion of Cenkling the JUDI
aciary Committee was discharged from
further consideration of the Joint
resolution relative to the rights of
American citizens to sell vessels to
! citizens of other countries. -w H97AeI
Howard introduced bill to grant
landssto. the Northern Michigan Rail-
road, an extension of the Union
Pacific Railroad. Referred to the
Committee on Pacific RaiIroad!. H95A
On motion of Harlan, the Senate
took up the bill as reported, making
appropriations of So, 900 for the tenn
porary reliefof destitute people of the
District of Columbia. #The amend
ment of the Committee, reducing the
amount to $4,000, was adopted and
the bill passed.
Howe introduced a Bin proyfding
for the removal Of suits aud proceeds
ings brought in the estate Courts
against Collectors of Internal ,Reye7 ]
nue. or their deputies, and United
States Marshalls 70 courts of the
United States Referred tOl the Ju-3i
dietary Committee.ai1s2 waE 4 .nJ4sl
The. resolution to admit Thomas,
Senator elect from Maryland on tax
ingtthe oath. was taken up. and de-
bated by 1Doolittle, Drake, dTipton,
md Others. agT.F % ,9ni
The debate was interrupted by the
anpounceme9t Of the death Of Rep
; EuIogies were made by Henderson
aud Drake, and the customary reso-
lutions were adopted E ra
8 Morrill, Of Vermont, Sherman aud
Hendricks were appointed a Second
Conference Committee on the Cotton
Tax bill. - atoe coiadal 17
Adjourned. aasv8 .l7l--51~ ..-
HOUSE.-Clark, of Kansas, offer
ed resolution calling on the Secre-
tary Of War for information as to the
extent of the Fort Riley Military Re-
servation, and whether it is all need
ed for military purposes. Adopted.
Ferry offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Naval Affairs
to inquire into the expedieucy pof
f-estab blishing, a navy yard and naval
depot at Grand Haven, Michigan.
Adopted. A"
Gravely introduced bill to create
a Southwestern Judicial District off
Missouri Referred to the Judiciary
Committee
Butler offered a resolution calling