The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHINaToN, March DO.

during the impeachment trial
After debate, the amendment fixing
the number of tickets to be issued at
100 was agreed to, and the resolution
adopted.
The joint resolution relative to the
new POst-office and Sub-Treasury at
Boston was passed.
At aquarter past two o'clock, Sum
ner presiding, 1T was moved that the
Senate (as Senators were aware that
business of great importance to the
public interest demanded it, 90 into
executive. session. Agreed to.
When the doors opened at 20 min
utes before 4 o'clock the co9Sular and
diplomatic appropriation bin was Un-
der consideration. The question was
on motion to strike out the apprOpria-
ton to Greece, which was not agreed
to. Morgan, By instruction from
the committee on commerce, of
fered an amendment providing for
/ COnsuls to OsOca and Yeddo, Japan,
at a salary ofS3, 600 Each was agreed
upon. The bill having passed
through the committee of the whole,
the question was on the amendment
to strike out the mission to Ecquador,
out the Bolivia mission. The con-
tingent expenses OF the toregoiug
missions were increased from $4,000
to 100000 The mission to Portugal
was allowed to romaIn IN the bill,
which was finally passed
On motion of Sherman, the Fund
ing Bill was made the special order
for tomorrow.
Morrill, Of Maine. from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported
the POst-ofice Appropriation Bill
with an amendment. 81 f-n.4 s,sa
Sherman called up the bill to faeil-
itate the payment. of soldiers bOUn-
ties under the act of 1862 authorizing
the employment of fifty additional
clerks in the Second Auditors office,
&c. Haiis3siH --sHaf1ft .HazaE .naa
On motion of Corbet, the bill was
amended SO as to allow duplicate
checks to be cashed at San Francisco
by the Assistant Treasurer at that
place, aud passed. @ L.1E 94y
Henderson called up the bill for the
removal Of the Navajo Indians, aud
made speech in favor of the billg
and urging justice to the Indians. o &
The Senate adjourned. 4aat
| HOUSE Stevens, from the Re-
/ construction Committee, reported a
bill for the admission Of theiState of
| Alabama, published last week, and
was made special order for to-mor
On motion of Wood, the Commit
tee of. the District of Columbia were
instructed. to report what Government
/ officials have had real estate transfer
red to them since 1861, with a de-
scription thereof. ....t ~. ~.
The Senate Joint resolution, for the
| issue of clothing to soldiers aud Others
to replace that destroyed to prevent
| cOntagI0n, passed. nfs.! s. 20. y.ffe-FHtga
Cook. from the Committee on Roads
and Canals. reported a substitute. for
the bill tor authorizef the bonding of
the military and postal roads from
| Washington to New York, limiting
/ fares to three cents per mile, and re-
quiring the through trip to be made
within seven hours. - .1p-o
Payne, from the Freedmen Bureau
Committee, reported a bill to provide
/ for the sale of certain lands and lots
/ South Carolina. 1t confirms Presi
J
South Carolina Tax Commissioners,
modification By act of Congress; pro
yides for the sale Of all lands set
apart as school farms in st. He
lena Parish, and all lands in
Port Royal, yet suhjet to the disposal
I of said Commissioners and author
ICES sales to freedmen residents In
( Ia Hi E,1n
acre, of all Unredeemed lands in St
Luke's Parish, and will require all
persons who acquired claims under
Gen. Sherman's order of January l6,
1865, to obtain warrants for the same
! aace of the lands not required to meet
| such, to be sold to freedmen who are
heads of families or have served in
the army or navy, at not less thanone
dollar per acre, and In parcels II not
more than forty acres to any one pur
chaser, except the lands on Phillips
4 Caperera, Trips, Sunting and Harbor
/ Islands, which may be sOld+at not less
than fifty cents per acre, and In par
GELS not exceeding three hundred aud
twenty acres: The bill passed under
operation of the previous question.
+ AuC fOSO otOOu % " Of'
Eliot, from the committee on
freedmens affairs, reported back a
substitute for the bill to continue
the Freedmon's Bureau this year
to the 10th Of July next. with author
ity to the Secretary of War to re-es-
tablish the Bureau where 1t has been
discontinued, on being satisfied that
4 the personal safety Of freedmen re-
quires II. The morning hour expir-
I inc the hill went over until fO-mor-