The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-14
ESTABLISHED. 1871.


Dixon, Henrioks, Johuz51. McCroe-
I ~, Paterson, oi Team. Sallsbery
/ and Nickers. 10
Wade having taken fas chair as
( presiding on ser Of tal Sen ,e after
/ an iueIecutual effort % g) into exec
utive session. adjourned q halt past
five til Monday.
HOUSE After prayer BY the
Chaplain. Farusw0rch askei that the
reading Of the Journal 0e dispense d
WI b, bur Eldri3ge objected. re mar k
/ ing that he understood that q bill had
been rushed through yesterday with
out the knowledge of the Ho1se. al
luding TO amend the judiciary act. in
taxing aopdlate powers from the Su-
/ prene Court IN certain clses.
he.ty resente3 petition from SIX
/ slaves 0 -he late George a. p. Cur
It's. se'tins forth that they had lab0red
on his Arlington estate seyerally from
thirty five TO ffty-nine years without
wages, and had frequently been prom
! ised provision on the estate for their
old age, lnd praying Congress 10 grant
to each homestead Of twenty acres
out Of the estate. which Is now the
property Of the United States
Holman. from the conference com
mittee on the bill for the relief of
Mrs. General Anderson. for depreda-
tions committed 10 the Seminole War
on the property Of her fa.her, General
Clinch, made a report, the substance
Of which IL that $l5 900 be paid TO
Mrs. Anderson during her lifetime,
the sum remaining at her. death 10 be
held IN tru-t for her children A fter
debate, he report was rejected AID
the House receded from It's amend
ment aud agreed to the bin with an
amen1ment reducing theamount from
Sl5 0J0 20 $4,000
Scoded moved that the bin aad
amendment be tabled. aud the yeas
aud NAYS ordered. but the matter was
passed over Informally for the pres
ent.
Maynard asked leave to offer the
following resolution, which read
RsJiUed, That until otherwise or
dered the House, in Committee of
the Whole, will appear at the Bar Of
the Senate pending the trial Of i'm
peachmeut of the President Of the
United States at the conImencement
of the days proceedingsfnud remain
to thg close, and then return 10 the
hall eriu
Spalling objected. II was too i'm
portant a resolution TO be now passed
Coffin. from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution which
was greed to, providing for printing
daily, IN book form. the proceedings
of the impeachment trial, fOr~fne
use of members.
The House rejected a motion BY
Kerr. that during the trial the House
meet for making speeches, but trans
act no legislative business.
While objection was made 10 intro
duce \ proposition By Maynard that
the House attend the Senate daily
during the trial of the President. in
a body, one by Dawes to do so vas
agreed to.
The Secretary Of the Senate ap-
peared at the bar Of the House, and
annouaced that the Senate insists on
the amendments 70 the Consular Ap-
preparation Bill, aud ask for a Com
mittee on Conference. Also. that the
Senator'S were now ready 20 proceed
with the trial, and that seats had been
provided for the accommodation Of
the House.
Washbugne, Of Illinois. moved that
the House resolve itself into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, for the purpose Of pro-
ceeding In a body to the bar Of the
Senate. Agreed to.
The Speaker appointed Washbune
to preside over the members then 10
line, the Chairman, supported by the
Clerk and DOorkeeper. being at the
head, aud fifteen minutes past one
proceeded to the Senate chamber.
The members returned az twenty
minutes past fve, when Nashburne,
a. Chairman Of the Committee Of he
Whole, reported that, according b
the order Of the House. they had at
tended the High Court of Lmpsa8h-
ment. accompluied by the Managers,
aud that the Court, hIy.1g receiVed
the response of the cJlns}. Of the
accused. adjourned until -he 23i iust.
The House then aij3urlsl 4.