The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-26
: ngresslon+IP Proceedings
RESOLUTIONS or Indignation at the
TOuTse Of the President from o. g
North Carolina COnVen -iOn-BiiiS.
Motions, Reports, Resolutions, 81.

SIN A r ...--....-.. " AsHIN6r0N March >.
The Chair submitted the resolu
tons Of the Cons titutional COnYen-
ton. OF North Carolina. expressing
indignation atthe course Of the Pres
ideut IN opposition to Congress, and
thanking Congress for the stand it has
taken. Also thanking Gen Candy,
and the officers under his command,
for their fearlessness IN carrying out
the Reconstruction laws Mr. Sauls-
bury objected TO their reception, on
the grounds that, being addressed TO
the Senate, that body being also the
high court Of Impeachment having
this matter under consideration, it
could not, properly, receive such a
communication The Chair put the
question, and it was received.
EreIinghuysen, from the Committee
on Judiciary, reported recommending
an indefinite pOstponement of the
Senate bill foIbidding the unlawful
use Of public monies, on the ground
that the House bill had been passed
on the some subject, which was agreed
to- He reported faYorably ito the
House bill named, which was ordered
printed. h ID. .... -...trsarv
~AuNAADAg IVY NN q iNoOtAAADu q INV
ing the reporter of the Associated
Press a seat on the aoor during the
impeachment trial, which was laid
over
On notion Towards bill, relative
to the central branch of the Union
Pacific Railroad, was taken up.
Morrill,, of Vermont, opposed the
bill. He said itawas an oreTous thing
that the United States should be
called upon to build so many Of these
railroads, which belonged not to the
United States, but to gigantic cor
pOrations, controlling the finances and
policies Of sections through which the
roads were built; complained that the
West was unCuly represented on the
Land Committee; he was totally op-
posed to these subsidies, tut if they
must be given, he hoped they would
be confined to the grant of lands.
Hudson took the floor In support of
the bill, but before his remarks were
concluded the morning hour expired,
and the President announced as a
special order the report of the Stand
ing Committee on Rules.
Howard moved to lay it aside and
proceed with the pending bill.
Anthony called for the ayes and
nays, urging the importance of con
sidering the rules, already too long
postponed, and Towards motion was
not agreed to.
The report was then taken up.
Edmunds moved to amend the Both
rule, providing that no amendment
proposing additional appropriations
shall be received to any general ap-
preparation bill unless the provisions
Of some existing law, &c, by striking
out the words, progressing addition
al appropriations and the word
. general" He explained the object
to be to prevent the loading of APP
preparation. bills. with general pro-
visions of legislation, as has often
been done after they had been re-
ported by the committee, which he
thought productive of injury TO
public interests. 4...s..
Sherman said that circumstances
might arise making it neees- airy for
the Senate 10 assert its power over
the report of committee that had
not been sufficiently considered. He,
therefore, thought the amendment
should not be made After discus
sion, the amendment was rejected.
CONFESS called attention to the Fif-
ty-fOurth Rule. providing that resO-
lutiOns of inquiry shall be first re-
ferred to the appropriate committee,
to report as to the expense involved.
He thought it improper.
Anthony said that frequently such
resOlutiOns.passed through unnOticed,
which involved considerable expense.
Howard moved to strike out the
rule. He thought the resolutions
would afterwards be smothered. 1t
was an anamoly in legislation to de-
prive Senators of the right of calling
for information. s
/ After debate the motion to strike
7 out was agreed to- and the report was
adopted.
The Senate then took up the veto
( message at quarter before three.
A discussion sprung up, Democratic
/ Senators desiring to haven't postponed
/ for better preparation 70 discuss 1t,
which ended BY postp0nemeGt until
tomorrow, with the underst nding
that a vote would then be reached.
/ The Senate went into executive ses-
/ sion at 4:l5, aud soon after adjourned.
HOUSE. .-... " AsHINGTON, March >.
Banks, on behalf Of Shellabarger,
introduced ball to provide for the
removal home Of the remains Of
/ Coggshail, late Minister of the United
States Referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
/ Ingersoll asked leave To offer a res
olution reciting the scarcity of notes
of small denominations, and request
! ing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
issue United States notes Of the de-
nomination of ones and twn,s suf-