The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08

| Congress over til g lately 4 ebelffOus state Z,
| legislation had hitherto aimed, aud he
| would give no vote which could, by fmplf-
cation, deny or dispute that power. q
On motion OF SheT man, Mr.. Htll's cre-
dentiaIs were laid on the table for the pres
| ent. nI3 EivoI
| provisions ofthe Constitution abolish1ng
A bill was introduced to provide for re-
sas[tf sun pftlon 70 q specie paynens by Dnly 4th
A resolution in favor of cheap ocean
| postage was introdueast. Ia OH
HOUSE s. & -. : " AS nISGrox. Dec. 7.
Precisely at noon the Speaker directed
5aeso 5he CLERK to call the relbefi members and
One hundred and sixty-four members
answered 70 their names. Tne states of
represented. None of the Arkansas M
/ bers answered to their names.
WaSilburne, of Illinois, offered the usual
/ formal resolutions directing the CLERK to
notify The Senate tnat a quorum of the
House was ready to proceed to business
, and providing for joint committee to
walt on the President for the same pur-
pose. eoEk
The Speaker appointed as such com
and Brooks OF New \ Yofk.
Schenck asked to be excused, and Gar
field was appointed IN his place..
Tue Spea ker presentesI the eredeIli ials OF
Advef 4. Dickery and :. Newton Petis, or
Pennsylvania, elected to nil vacancies
caused by the deaths OF SteYens and For
Mr.. Loan announced the presence of
John "a: Glover. elected saccessorto Me-
The three members elect advanced to
the Speakers Chafr aud took the oaih.
The Speaker also presented credeutials
from Governor Bullock. OF GeorEsia, de-
clarIng that he was satisfied thu ufIler the
fourteenth amef1dmenG of tie Conslitu-
tloD the person elected ron. the sixth
District OF Geotrgla, Mt: Chrisly was not ELI
I tincate TO the person receiving the next
ighesJ humber of votes, Mr. Wimpy.
Brooks SAID he he'd in his hand a. ceEtifi-
cate given by Maj or General Meade to Mr.
Cmisty, and remarked that Mr.. Wempy
had been subordinate officer in the Com
pardon by a bIil passed at the last session.
lie moved that both papers pc referred 20
the CoInmlttees oT Elections V w IA
Dawes supported that motion, and II was
agreed 90.
IeRed she N as entitled from heE vol luntaFy
abolition OF slavery. to an additional Rep
resenfativ We In tire House, and had elected
Thomas j.. HamiltOll HE moved the GER
tificate be- referred to the Committee lpn
Elections, and That meantime Mr.. Hamji-
+ tolI be entitled to the courtes OF "a seabln
Spaiding objected to the latter partsof
+ the motion, and argued that1t Weuld be
es,e e , et Il to ga set gatif ii fhese M vas
The Speaker Remarked that such cOur-
tesy wa ysaal. L was g ral1ted ~ aTsons
Poland said the number of members of
Congress was fixed uy law, and the gentie-
man now presenting bis efedent afs,was a.
Nfb.ack instaneed the case of an O. per-
s91 pgessn.sng 1ss 5fs & sfea4 s iSGm %ho
were den leo the courtesy OF seat.
/ Maynard argued that IN that case the OBJ
lection was not applcaoie 70 the members
themselves, 4l3sit was base on tile attitude
OF the alleged State Cove nments. q. - =
After Further discussion, the credentials7
tions, and the lprfviIesse OF the floor was
refused. .sfl leirsHaz4 Ei IFou
against undue expansion and contractiOn
of the currency, and to allow q draw oack
sells. Referred 10 the Ways and Means
/ Boutwell, Introduced a bill providing
that all male citizens shall be entitled to-
vote for electors of President and Vice
President and Representatives to Con-
gress. tseferred- 10 the Judiciary Com
DIVES offsred. a resolution inst tucting
the JudielAry COMMITTEES 10 N inquire
secure to the Government employees unit
forrnfty of compensation under the eignt +
hour law, Adolsted, h II ,,l ~ q
the Committee on .Reconstruction- 10 -ez-
anime into the condition OF public aff&frs
report what measures are necessary for
the better protectlon of 4lle, liberty, and
property. Adopted. . , = y
/ Ways and Means Committee To report a
bill for the pay meutdn gold Of u. 5. notes
commonly called greenbacks.
FarnsNorta = saEid tn ataa' resOiution was
mandatDry, and suggested It's References
| Pike .prefsrIed q ore previous. .qReStion.
the MRiS 5sPia ss Was tsisffsS 10 EGe COM %
mi tee on " ays and Means.
Elliott introduced a bill continuing the
FreeGmen's Bureau. ia Virginia, Missis-
sippi and exas, and presented memo
rial from the Governor and other citizens
| Committee on Freedmen'S Affair
Elliot atse offered 2 resptuti on hast ructing
the expedlency OF repeating the acts of
July SiL IS32. and June 3Dth, 1875, cCl1lcern-
ing tonnage on Spanish ,vesseas,wh Ieh was
Wood offered q resogutfon fequestIng she1
President 10 comm unfcate copies eli the
iette[s u hhstruSelo1s s 70 tne AiheLletn
ment of tile A4abania ciAiIns, and OF any
subsequent correspondence with him or
the British Government On that subject,
which vas adofted.1e q srqac sFn-as I
/ Washburlie, of / ifin5is, reported thatthei
Joint Committee to wait olH the Preside at
had performed that dntys and that the
Il President would coinfaunicatt3-i in 1Srtt illesss
ON w Wednesday ft 7 r. NJ. - -,
/ posing an amendment to the -CuDsLitu-
| tioasSs. that 40. state SHAH exeillde from
amy any efnSs 4 lie unfs riss by feason ss
of race or color" Re erred TO the Judic-
1 iary committee.
/ 7ESrOIntt.l, r~Of Psaa.,- intFodueed n con-
/ cure Af fesol ation eUaHlendl the COnstitu-
| ZION, so that neither Congress nor any
State by It's Constitution or laws shall
deny or restrict thesrfght of suffrage 10 any
citizen OF the United States on acc INIT OF
race or paTenlage, and declaring VOID such
| limitation inthe U0nstitntionioR laws. Re-
ferred To the Judiciary Committee
| BrOmalI also introduced u bill amanding
| the laws lelatlng TO the naturalization of
Aliens. and prov4tiffsga of eitI-
| zenshfp which sistH be issued 0lsiy by TIA Z
| compeIenC courts held I'M the county or
parish where the applicant resides, anu
| Shall not he issued within three rnlOlitas,
lmmed ateiy preceding the I ftfae fixed for
holding elections forSSgsste Or.J nj ited stRte es
| OfficerS.s Referred to the Committee on
/ Revision, oflLa~s. stfA -a-3ss -'l -s-s+E0sA
Morrill, introdEReed a JOiRt resolatI de-
claring that the conduct offteVerdy Jf}hn--
son, the United States Minister to Eng
| land, IS pHeiHdIcIal To- the gintereStSoaBd
dignity of tile Nation, and requesting the.
President to order immediately -his recall.
/ Randall -rloNed to Lag Ia joipLm rsSolu-
ton on the table, remarkins that thtrG
+ were no factsat0 jusfifyasTIch a declaration.
Banks moved 10 refer II TO tine Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. The smOnOn to
table was TeJecteCt.- 1aaE gTiwGF
I sSschufie ield exp pressed the hopertiIat the
| motion t0Fefer ouIG be voted down, and
that there 1ouid be aisquafle vote
/ 1.-THE reSOlutl6 was referred to the Com
mittee on f0E5lgn d -Ahairs--8f 20 H..
Mr.. EIfileThntr0duced q bill To reduce he
| number of Assessors of Internal Revenue.