The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDINGs.
WASHINGTON, January 25.

iutIOn asking Nne5 reslQSnE IOF I0for :
nation relative to the trial Of Rev.
Father Mcmahon, Robert Lynch and
others BY the British Government.
Adopted. s
The Senate took up the bill for the
removal of the disabilities of Robert
Stewart, ? Pomeroy, Johnson, and
Howard, supported it. Drake and
Buckalew opposed it; the latter on
the ground that he was opposed to
special legislation in individual cases
The morning hour expired, when
the Supple ementary Reconstruction
Bill was taken up. IAJla
The question was on Doolittle' )
motion to instruct the Judiciary Com
mittee to report on his amendment.
Wilson tooksthe feor, and replied
to Doolittle's speech of last Thursday.
HOUSE.-A large number Of bills
were introduced and referred. includ-
ing the following For taxation Of
National bonds; giving the right to
vote at Presidential elections aud all
State elections to every citizen of the
United States who have resided one
hundred days in the district; to pro-
hibit Internal Revenue officers being
interested in any forfeiture TOR viola
-tion of the revenue laws; TO pro-
vide a temporary government for the
Territory of Wyoming; making all
purchases and sales on commission
of United States loansand bonds open
to public competition; providing for
bounties to the widow and ehildren
of certain soldiers who were killed or
died in service: to prevent compro
mise Of offenses against the revenue
laws, and making such compromises
felony; providing thatin case Senator
of the United States becomes Vice
President of the United States, by
reason of being Presidentof the Sen
ate, pro. tena., and In case his Senate
rial term of Office expires before the
Presidential term expires, he shall
continue in Office until the end of the
Presidential term, the office of Sena-
tor alone becoming vacant; iastruct-
ing the Secretary of the Navy.
to dispatch, Ito some suitable
port in Norway or Sweden. one
or more National ships for
transportation of such stores as may
be furnished for the relief Of the
famishing people of those countries
for the sale of a portion of Fort
Gratiot Military Reservation in Mich
igau sgra ntlng 1000 acres of public.
lands to aid IA improving the naviga3
ti0n of the Mississippi, between the
Falls Of ST Anthony aud the mouth
of the Minnesota River. by the con-
strueti9n et q docks !asa'daEn at Meeks'
-eFs Island.
l by Cadya To establish a unifpTm
currency, and to proyide for The malz
agement andilli4uidasf6n 0Bthe0N
tionaI debit Referred to- the CeW-
mittee Of the Whole on the State OF
'"f By ge586 G8oi: % amend d the National o.
Currency Act,s UEssfslged to- the Com
mittee on Banking. rf .r-,-
MaIlory1 offered resolution in
structing the Committee on Ways and
Means toinquire intoIthe expedieney
OF authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury-frst, to employ all the le-
gal tender notes that may come into
his possession, in excess of the
amount necessary to pay the current
expenses Of the Government. in pur-
chasing at their market value such
interest bearing securities of the
obtain.
Second, to employ all the gold in
the TreasIry, IN excess of thirty mix
lions of dollars, in same way, a.. 81
:. Third, TO authorize, 4 loan equal TO
whole amount OF the present interest
bearing debt. of the United States,
and to-issue bonds running fifty years,
7at 4 per cent.zinteres gprincfpai. and
interest, payable in gold, the loan to
be offered only as gold may be re-
quired to pay the current expenses of
the GoTelnment, and to Trurchaset he
present interest bearing bonds.
Fourth, to require the national
banks to replace the bonds now en
deposit In the Treasury, with such
four per cent. bonds. Adopted
Clark, of Kansas offered pream-
BILE and resolution. reciting that the
act of January a. 1861, provides that
there shall beuo denial of tie elective
franchise 10 any of the Territories. on
account of race color, kof previous
condition of servitude, and that it Is
reported that the Legislature of Mon
tana has passed bin which has been
approved BY the Governor of Montana
Territory, restricting the franchise to
white male citizens, and instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the facts and report such.a meas
/ ure as may be necessary to secure obe-
dience, on the part of the Legislature
and Governor of Montana, to the laws
of Congress.
Washburne, of Illinois, suggested
that the Committee be instructed tc
report a bill repeating the act organ
| izinr the Territory.