The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-18

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when johnson closed the debate.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the bill supplemental
to an act for the payment of bountles
Adjourned. .,s..s -
H0USE.-A large number of bills
and joint resolutions were introduced
aud referred, including the following
To repeal the act regulating deposi-
tions, fines, penalties and forfeitures
received under the custom laws; pro-
yiding that greenbacks be exempt
from taxation; relative to soldiers
whose discharges dated after their ac-
tual discharge.
By Mr.. Bingham: To restore the
State of Alabama to representation
in Congress. Referred TO Committee
on Reconstruction.
The bill is as follows:
WHEREAS, A large majority of the
votes given at an election held on the
- day of February, 1868, were for
the Constitution presented By the
Convention of the people of tae State
Of Alabama; and,
WHEREAS, A certain combination
Of citizens within said State refused
to vote, with the intent thereby to de-
feat the efforts of the friends of the
Union TO restore said State TO It's
proper relations to the Union; there
fore, be it
Resolved BIZ the Senate and House
Of Representatives., DC, That the State
Legislature elect under the new Con-
stitution of Alabama be convened at
the Capital Of said State as soon as
practicable, BY order of the United
States Military Commander within
said State of Alabama; and upon the
ratification BY said Legislature of the
fourteenth article of the Constitution
of the United States, proposed by
the Thirty Ninth Congress, and the
establishment by law of an impartial
suffrage within said State, as author
lied by said Constitution of Alabama,
said State shall be admitted to repre-
sentation in the Congress of the
United States, in accordance with the
laws of the United States.
On motion of Banks, the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs was author.
lied to report back at any time the
bill concerning the rights Of Ameri-
can citizens In foreign countries.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the legislative appro-
priation bill.
Buffers amendment providing for
the mission to Greece was adopted
Pruyn moved an amendment for a
minister to the Papal States, which
was opposed by Washburne of Hi
Wilson moved to strike out the
missions to Ecuador, New Grenada,
Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Costa Ric8, Honduras, the Argentine
Confederation, Paraguay and Saliva
dor Debated. n
At length vote was taken separ-
ately on each Of the MISSIONS named
in Wilson's amendment, and was re
jected. 1
Brooks moved an appropriation for
the mission TO Rome. Rejected.
.Washburne Of Illinois offered an
amendment. requiring the fees 20 any
Vice Consul or Consular Agent, be-
yond one thousand dollars, TO be ac-
counted for and paid into the Treas
ury, and prescribing that. no greater
sum than s. 900 shall be allowed for
the expenses of any Consul or Con-
suiar Agent.
Peters offered in amendment. that
where fees collected exceed $1,000 the
salary, where it does not exceed 81 300,
shall be $1,000. Both adopted.
Holman offered an amendment re.
quiring Consular salaries to be paid
in lawful money. Rejected. 'a9l
Butler move an afnendmentstFfkin
out the words " Commissioners and
Consul Generals to Hayti and Lib
eria, aud inserting = Ministers res
ident to Hayti and Liberia, and the
Dominican Republic Z Aftera lengthy
debate, he withdrw 1t, and the bill
was reported TO The. House aud passed.
GrisWold moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to Introduce and
have put On passage a. joint -resolu-
tion relative to he'rights Of American
citizens abroad. Pending the question
the House adjourned. H4
NASHVILLE, Feb. l7.-Four ne
groes were thrown into the river to-
day, by the capsizing OF a canoe, One
of them was drowned. The others
were rescued By the crew of. the
steamer Umpire. ae
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