The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-17
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HOUSE ............--... W AsHINGToN. Dec. I6.
/ A resolution was passed calling on the
! Secretary OF War for the Engineer 'ssre port
relative to a bridge across Missouri River
] at Kansas City.
The bill passed removing disabilities
/ from twelve South Caroiinians and Lieut..
! Gov. Center. OF tennessee.
/ Payne, from the Con mittee on Recon :
| struction, reported a bill to relieve from
legal and political disabii les about doz-
/ en- citizens of South Carolina, recently
elected to Office. which was, on mot on of
FarnSWOrth, amended by adding J. G..
Center, Lieut.. Governor OF Tennessee, and
passed.
Payne also presented a bill 10 repeal the
sixth section OF the army appro priation
bill of March 2nd, 1867 which prohibits
the organization and maintenance o. mill
ftia in The late rebel States, so far as 1T ap
plies to North Caro- ina, south Carolina,
Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida.
Eldridge enquired why Georgia was left
out.
Payne replied that he was not sure but he
should be in favor of admitting Georgia.
There was some inquiry going on b sIOre
Congress as to the condition OF That State,
which made it Questionable whether This
bill should be extended Low. TIE bill
Bdtler, of Massachusetts introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the removal
Lake Ontario.
Schenck, from the Com miitee on Ways
and Means, reported a bill TO amend he
18th section of the Internal Revenue Bill
of July 2Uth, 1868. by extending the time
fixed therein from the lsC of January, ISu9,
u, q
section VIII provide that after the 18th of
February. 1863, all smoking and fine-cut
chewing tobacco or SNUFF snail be deemed
as having been Manufactured after the
passage o. the bill. Passed.
Lawrence, of Ohio, offered a resolution
calling on the heads of the various depart
nents for reports as to the reduction that
can be made IN the number OF efnpl yees.
Washourne, of III, offered resolution
the House report of the special Commits
Sloners TO examine the work on the Union
Pacific Railroad Adopted.
Dawes, from the Committee on Eiec-
tions, reported oil adding Registers in
Bankruptcy To the officers designated BY
law for the taking OF testimony IN contest.
ed election cases. Passed.
altan asked leave 10 offer a preamble
and resolutions reciting that hundreds of
persons are still held in slavery il Ken
lucky, and instrucCug the JUDICIARY Com
m1ttee to inquire into the eXpedIency If
PtONIdinS ~ low iot Tue appointment OF
United States Commissio ners Kentucky
TO hear and determine apDlic ltiOms in eases
INVOLVING legal sIaveholdng
Objection made by Beck and Trim
bic OF Kentucky, on The ground That the
allegations in tue preamble We're unit ne.
Pavne offered q resolution fnstructiDp
the Committee on Banking to inquire i,ftO
the propr1ety of repOTttnga pill prohibit
ing, under severe penalties, any National
Bank rom certifying a check unless the
maker has on deposit the funds necessary
TO meet 1t. Adopted.
DonnelIy fntrodUced a Joint resolution
explanatory OF the act Of July, 1858. to cre-
ate additional land offices in MInne3ota,
and drawing boundaries. Passed.
ONeit Introduced bill giving the con-
sent OF the United states for ths erection
OF bridge across the Delaware River, be-
tween Phlladelphia aud Camden. Refer
red to Committee on Commerce.
Van Nyck Introduced bill subjecting
compounders of liquors to the same pro-
visions as rect lfyers, and providing that no
compromising estaDII hmsnt shan be al
lowed tn-six hundred feet of distiIery.
Referred TO the Commit ee on Ways and
Means.
Clarke, of Kansas. asked leave to offer a
resolution dtreeti g that the public land
d1seneum 0ere1 OF Indian titles ouid be
opened TO settlement under the existing
laws, or under sucl reyulati Dns as Congress s
may prescribe, and that their sale to cor
porations and speculators by treaty stipu-
lati0n is contrary TO sound public policy
and in deroga ION Of the rights of the
people
Maynard objected, remarking that he
did not see any good result to be obtained
Mungen offered q resolution OF inquiry
relative to the arrest OF Americans in
Paraguay. referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
: Drigg introduced a bill the more effect
uaiIy to provide relief FOR the claimants
under the late convention between the
United state aud Nen5 zaeia. Referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.