The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-23
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN. JUNO p.


The House met at IL A NJ when the
Kentucky election case come up.
1rtmble, from Kentucky, opposed the
report Ofthe Committr on Elections.
Al i2 oiclock. without any ufpe,sifion Of
it. the House proceeded to the business of
the morning nour.
A number of bills and Joint resolutions
were introduced f5T reference, as follows:
To repeal tue act OF 1892 concerning the
registry of vessels; TO allow drawbacks on
articles used in the construction of vessels;
to provide for the funding of the national
debt, snd taxing the interest bearing
bombs hereafter issued by the United
States; to aid in the construction of rail-
road from schenectady to the St. Law
renee; foe providing a method for the re-
lief OF political disabilities through the
Courts with the concurrence of Congress;
for the recognition OF the independence OF
Crete; to regulate treaties with he Indian
tribes: 10 repeal the acts of NJ arch 3D. rel a.
River: for allowing prize money to tue
officers and crew OF the Monitor for the
fight with the Merrimac-
Raum introduced a joint resolution d.
recting nat all bridges to be constructed,
and III process of construction. over the
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, shall be made
with unbroken aud continuous spans,
" ith the span. over the main channel not
less than 500 feet In length In the clear.
The House refused to second the prevt-
GUS quesl ion, and Trlmble, of Kentucky
having risen TO debate the resolution, It
went over underline rules.
Logan offered q resolution for the collec-
tion and binding of the proceedings iP
the different cities, towns, &c. Outhe occa-
SION OF the ceremonies in the decorai ion
ating $1,000 for the purpose, which was
agreed to.
House meet daily at. Tabled.
McClurg offered resolution inst ucting
the Committee on Public Lands 90 inquire
making Il grant of land for the Improve
ment OF Usage River, Missouri. Adopted.
Longbl idge offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That, In the opinion of the
House. the interests of the country require
th~ t the public debt should be reorganiEed
and reduced to q simple. uniform system,
more easily understood by the people than
IL It is in its present complicated FOR n, and
that the interest on the debt should be re-
duced, and for that purpose the ~Commit-
tee of Ways and Means be instructed to
prepare and report at as early daY as
possible a bill providing for funding the
public debt, and the reduction of the rate
OF I'M crest thereon, In such manner and
to such an extent that taxation may be
reduced and equalized as far as possible,
consistently with good faith to the ma
tionaI creditors and justice to the people.
Eldridge suggeSt d that-the word re-
conSi Siructed - be used Instead of the word
q re- organizsd,'' as the former word would
correspond better with the acts OF the
Loughr idge insisted on the previous
Snapdii.g suggested. that. .4he resoluli On
b mod tied 50 as not toinstruct the Com
Ward hoped the resoI1iion would no:
be so modified He thought ths COmmi
/ tes. oug Mt to be INSTRUCTED.
I Pruin moved TO refer the resolution to
/ the Comrnitteeson Ways and Means Re
| iected-yeas67,n nays 69, as follows:
l. Yeas = Allison, AmsS .4sArnel. Bailey
I BALDWIN Banks, Beaman, Bingham,
I tlalne. Blair, Boutwell,, Brooks. ChurchtiI
/ Coburn, Covode. Cornell, Delano. Drisss
/ Eliot Ferris, Fie ds, Garfield, GrisW d
I Hawkins Hfghbee, Hill, Hooper, Hu l.
[ burt. Jencks. KoOntz, Lawrence, Lynch
/ Marvin. Maynard, Mccarthy, ercur
/ Moore, Morrill,, Mullins, Munger, Myers
O'Neill, Paine, Plants, Poland, Pomeroy
Pcuyn, Robertson. Sawyer. SpaUl iing
Schenck, Shella erger, Smith, Starweath
er. stevens, of Pa, stokes, Tanee. Taylor
Twischeli, Upson, Van Wick, Wasnburne
OF Wis. Wasuburne, of Ills Wasnburne
of Mass, Williams, OF P A.. W llson. OF Pa.
Woodbridge
Nays-.Aaanns. Anderson, Axtell, Baker
Beatt Beck. Benjamin, Benton, Boyer
Buckland. Butler. Gleery, chandler, Clark
OF Ohio, Car xe of Kansas Cobb, Cook
Cullom, Donnelly. EeKley, Eggleston, Eta
! Eldridge. Farnsworth, Fox Ferry, Getz
Glossbrenner, Galladay, Gravely Grover
Haight, Harding. Holman, Hotch kiss
Humphrey, Ingersoll, Johnson, JuSd
Julian, Kelsey, Kerr, Knott, Loan, Logan
Longbridge, Mallory, McCIurg, McCOr
mick, Newcomb, Niblack, Orth, Pike, Pal