The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-01
sssIo5al I.ragssdings.
Resolution from Recon-
structton Convention
IN Texas.
Presentation of Resolutions
from the Legislature
s.. of Florida.
The Question of Taxing In
tersst on u. S. Gonds.


The Chair presented a resolution
from the Reeonstructi0n Convention
+ of Texas, setting forth the disorder
ahd murders that prevail in that
+ State Deferred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Howe presented resolutions from
the Legislature of Florida, ratifying
the thirteenth and fourteenth amend-
ments to the Constitution
Mr. Howe also presented the Gre
dentials of Charles Osborn, Senator
from FLORIDA for the term expiring
i In 1873
Howe moved that the Senator elect
I be sworn in.
Fessendeu suggested a reference to
4 the Judiciary Committed
"A long discussion ensued, during
which Doolittle presented the creden-
tials of VIM. Marvin, as Senator from
Florida, signed by Governor Walker,
! and dated November 30, 1866.
/ A motion to refer the credentii s
I of Osborne was rejected-16 against
30.
On motion of Drake, the action of
/ the Legislature on the ratification of
the 14th Amendment, was read. Af-
/ ter long discussion, the vote was
taken on the swearing in of the Sen
/ atOr elect resulting in 33 yeas, nays
Dir. Osborne was sworn in and took
his seat on the Republican side.
/ The Civil ppropriation Bill was
considered.
Several unimportant amendments
were adopted
4 Sherman introduced his funding
/ bill as u rider to the bill. After con
siderable discussion as to whether
such proceeding was in order, the
| House adjournment resolution came
over, and it was tabled for the present.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and alter some time adjourned.
EzOGIs sRs-..--.....-.... NgAsHINGToE, June 20.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented, In order to
have printed. a bill, which he gave
notice he would offer as substitute
for the bill reported by the Committee
on Ways and Means under the resd-
/ lutioB adopted yesterday for taxing
interest on United States bonds 10
| per cent 1t proposes to authorize
the issue Of new bonds to the amount
of $S00,000,00o, payable, principal and
interest, IN coin, to bear interest at
the rate of % per cent, and to be
valid only when IN the hands of citi-
zens Of the United States, these to be
exchapgeabie for ) 20 bonds: also. to
issue 500, 900 900 of 4 per cent. bonds.
payable, prlncipal aud Interest, Ia
coin either IN the United States or at
frankfort or London, without taxa
ton or abatement OF any kind. there
to be exchaugeable Tor 20 bonds be-
fore July 1st, 1863; also, to use S25.-
/ OO0,U00 OF coin now in the Treasury
in the purchase of 500 bonds at mar
ilket price, 10 be used as sinking
fund, and the interest on them to be
applied to redeeming other bonds.
On motion of Geiz, the Committee
on Ways and Means was instructed
to inquire into the expediency Of re-
/ ducing the expenses of collecting the
1 internal revenue by abolishing the
! Offices of collectors and assessors. &c.
and assessing the amount of direct
taxes required upon the several States
In proportion to their taxable popula-
htion, and report at the next session.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania. presented
! the credentials of Charles NJ. Hamil-
1 ton, RepresentatiV elect from Flor
ida, and asked that he be sworn in.
| Maynard moved that the credentials
1 take the usual course and be referred
/ to the Committee on Elections. They
were so referred.
Covode introduced a Joint resolu-
tion directing that ia all cases where
private soldiers served out their time
of enlistment and were honorably dis
charged. the Secretary Of War shall.
I
! desertion that may stand on the rolls
against them, except where there has
been conviction for desertion bv a
court martial Referred 10 the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
The House resumed the eonsidera-
ton OF the river and harbor appro-
priation bill
4 Poland announced that he would
cali up the S@issler VS.. Anderson
Missouri contested election case. on
! Wednesday next.
\ Cook announced that he would
call the Hogan vs.. Pile Missouri con-
tested election case, after the above
was finished
A resolution, offered by Niblack
was adopted: that it is the sense of
the House that Congress ought not to
dNJO0f1 uuAAAE GEACAEtlA @E3EONtNtDl d De
made by law for Americans, native
aud adopted, while travelling OF re-
siding in foreign countries.
The bill passed authorizing the
Chairman of the Committee of either
House to administer the oath to
claimants.
The bill passed regulating and
limiting the admiralty jurisdiction of
the District Courts. A bill passed
explanatory of the act declaring the
title to land warrants In certain cases
also. extending the Jurisdiction of the
Probate Courts and Justices of the
Peace in Idaho and Montana; also.
establishing District Courts at Kan
sas City and ST. Joseph. Th- bill
creating an Eastern District Court for
New York passed.
Resolutions, defining the binding
power of treaties, were introduced
and referred to the Foreign Commit
tee. They declare, in substance,
that treaties are not really binding
until sanctioned by Congress.
The Alaska appropriation bill was
taken up In the Committee of the
Whole.
Banks spoke at length 10 advocacy
of the bill, after which the House
took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
In Committee of the Whole, with
Orth in the Chair, the Alaska bill
was considered.
Loughridge gave notice of an
amendment that Congress has not the
exclusive jurisdiction over the treat
les, and having approved the stipu