The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-17

Of the secret session during the trial
of impeachment, to bef furnished 20
reporters. Objections being made, il
0atteFi, from tie Committee on
Finance. reported a bill amenda tory
% the currency bilt of J une 81, 1854
1t provides that it SHALL be unlawful
for National Banks located in
the cities Of Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, or any of the cities
named in section 81, of said act, to
pay interest on balances of any other
National Banks, or offer any induce
ment other than the prompt and cor
rect transaction of business In order
TO secure such deposit, under
penalty of having their Offices wound
up by the Comptroller Of the Curren-
cy, according to the provisions Of sec
ton 80 Of the act above mentioned.
1t further provides that every Ma
tional Bank elected as Deputy Of
Public Moneys shall deposit the
United States bonds with the Treas
urer Of the United States on security
for such deposits; and whenever the
public moneys so deposited shall ex-
ceed 90 per centum of the par
value Of bonds held by the
Treasurer as security, it shall be
his duty to reduce the amount of said
deposits TO the sum not exceeding 90
per centum Of the bonds, and the Of
terlng or receiving of any money or
valuable consideration of any kind.
as inducement to obtain, or allowed
to retain deposits of the public money,
Is to be punished by fine of not less
than 81 900, or, imprisonment for not
less than one year, or both, at the dis
cretion OF the Court
Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported House bill to exempt
certain manufactures from Internal
Revenue tax, with an amendment re-
lating to tax on turpentine. coffee,
roasted or ground, and anything in
tended as a substitute for coffee,
mustard, refined sugars, spices, and
on products Of sugar rehners, on
sugar candy and confectionery, on
almonds, emeralds, precious stones
and limitations, and on all jewelry.
The bill leaves the tax on lucifer or
friction matches, and on all other
stamp duties, unchanged. He gave
notice that he would call it up to-
morrow.
Fowler introduced a bill to pro
vide for the survey of the Mississippi
River. Referred to Committee on
Territories.
1t requires the Chief Engineer of
the army to have made a complete
survey Of the Mississippi River from
Cape Girardeau to the mouth; exem-
-pliiying all its Typographical features
on either bank, within such points as
may be necessary to determine a pro
per location Of levees. and that he
shall decide the lines for permanent
,levees in the following districts, viz.
.On the East:
1st. From the mouth of the Ohio
to Memphis, and in such portions
Kentucky and Tennessee as may re-
quire levees.
ID. From Memplsis to the mouth of
YazoO River.
3D. From Vicksburg to New Or
leans, and such portions as may re-
qUire levees.
4th. From New Orleans, as far to-
wards the mouth as lands reclaimed
from overflow will justify the exten-
sion Of leYee
On the west side: 1st. From Cape
Girardeau to the mouth of st. Fran
els River. .......s
I'd. From Helena to the mouth of
White River. amt.5a
3D.. From Napoleon to the mouth
of Red River.
+ 4tbaThence as far down as lands
reclaimed will justify the extension
of levee.
The Chief Engineer is authorized
to employ such engineers and labor
ers, and use such appliances as may
be necessary for the work, to detray
the expense of which there is an ap-
preparation Of S200,000 He Is re-
quired to report as soon as practical
Bile, his estimates Of the cost of the
leVees located on lines of permanent
security. of such suitable dimension
as will render them sure against the
greatest flood, together with the area
Of land that viii be reclaimed from
overflow in each District by the con-
struction Of such, leyees. The BILL
also, provides for the completion of
the Hydropathie and HydrOmeteric
Survey. of the Mississippi from
Cape Girardeau to the GulE and
appropriates for the present expenses
of that work fifty thousand dollars
On motion Of Howard, the Senate
took up the bill relating to the Cen
ira! Branch .2f the Union Pacific
Railroad.
johnson advocated the bill at
! length.
Morrill,, of Vermont. offered a
verbal amendment, the effect Of which
| would be to provide that no subsidy
/ Of United States bonds shall be al
( lowed this branch beyond an allow
ance Of one hundred miles, for which
bonds are already authorized to be