The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-08

ports on the Stanton matter, accept
ing. the amendment by Buckalew te
include the Presidents message.
Alter the debate, the resolution was
adopted. - gr
The bill in addition to the Tenure
of Office Bill being again up, the
Lqqestion was on Henderson's amend
mentato strike out the Sd section.
Is9st.rF fA5l3 sdf g ts N@ .G t
+ Cole moved to strike out ten days
and insert rthirty I" as the time at
which the offices are declared vacant,
and no further appointments without
the consent of the Senate Amend
ment agreed to- aud bill then passed.
HOUSE--Priee from the Pacific
Railroad Committee, reported a bill
for restoring the lands to market
along the line of the Pacific Railroad
and its branches. which passed.
The bill provides that nothing in
the Act of July l 1862 or acts amend
atory thereof, shall be held to author
ize their Withdrawal, or exclusion
from settlement or entry, under the
provisions of the preemption or home-
stead laws, of even sections along the
route of such roads provided they
shall be rated at two dollars and fifty
cents an acre; and toibe subject only
to entry under these Iaws!s It also
directs the Secretary of the Interior
to- restore to homestead settlement,
preemptlon, or entry all even NUM-
bered sections of land belonging to
the Government, and now withdrawn
from market.5on both sides of the Pa
cIhc Railroad and branches hs.4
The House proceeded to business
of a private character. ~ . saI s9d
Perham, from the Committe 0niIn-
valid Pensions, reported a large num-
ber of bills granting pensions to SOL
dlers and widows. and orphans of SOL
diersa Passed. .Fis1 nu Mlf09 4si1
After the morning hour Poland
offered, as question of privilege, a
resolution for new drawing of seats
on Monday next, on background that
wheR-the-- drawing of eats-for this
Congress- in March dast, took place,
there were six States not represented.
The proposition created consider
able opposition, Spaulding observing
that if there was to be new deal and
shuttle every time other States were
admitted, there would be some work
in a fortnight hence, when the Repre-
sentatives from Alabama aresadmitz
ted.
The resolution was finally adop ted.
On motion of Washburne, of Ilh-
nois; the session to1morrowi is to be
devoted to debate, in Committee Of
u The sff House. IL AthEFsg o'shSSakg, Vent
VIZ WsSG y foal@ @ 4 ths dEd Fadd and
resumed the consideration Of Z the
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Appropriation Biz A long and ami
mated discussion arose on the' ques-
ton of adding, tOsaapprepFiationo of
Congressional employees the 20 per
cent allowed Fast year, and which is
omitted in therbilI "a reported finally.
The 20 per cent PROPOSE ton, !, as far as
applies to employees OF the Senate,
passed.
4ngefsell offered a resolution direct.
ing the Secretary Of the HPrsasury to
communicate statement as to the
trade with Canada since the abroga-
tiea of the reciprocity treaty and as
to arrangements for the free naviga-
ton of theaSts 4 LaWrepeeland for the
privileges OF hshIng In waters adjacent |
to Canada. Adopted. al.o-,.
Butler, from Committee on Appro-
priations. reported the pension ap- |
preparation bills a1d aibilHfoFS the
better regulation of custody and ex-
penditure of public moneys 81 fRefer-
red to Committee of the, Whole on the |
State of the Union.
McClurg, fromEommittee on South
ern Railroads., made report, wffcfi,
with the views of the minorlty, sub
mitted by Chandler, was ordered to
be printed and ree6 mmitteda
Proceedings of Board or Trade.