The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-19
CONGREssIONAL.
xLth CONGRESS - TuIsD SESSION.
SENATE

SEN ATE. " AsHTNGToE, Dec. Is.
The~bin reported abonshing the irank-
ing privilege was reported from the Post
Office Committee with a recommendation
tor its passage.
Edmnnds offered a bill rereaIing lhe act
adm ittIng Georg ia, providing q ProyiS-
iOual Government for that SJaJe. Refer
red To he j 1diciary Committee.
The President presented q memorial
from the manufacturers OF Detroit in re
faTenca TO the tariff currency.
Trumbull, from the Jodiciary Commit
tee, reported summers resolution deciaT-
ing the necessity of certaiI fulther guar
antees in the reconstruction OF the rebel
states. recommending its indefinite post
Morton Introduced bill in reference to
a site for the Executive Mansion. Referred
TO the COmmitts e on Public Buildings.
Williams introduced a bill TO provide
for the better administration or justice in
the Territories of the United states. Re
feTTed to the Committee on Territories.
Abbott introduced bin To provide for
the payment ol the claims OF loyal ciTi-
zens In the States lately in rebellion. Re
leIted 10 me Coinmittee on judiciary.
The senate then went into executive
session, which lasted about u quarter of an
hour.
ON opening the doors, Harlan introduced
n resolution requesting the Secretary of
/ the Interior to Communicates any further
/ information in possession of the Depart
menJ in reference to the hostile or peace
| full character of the Indians recently kill
/ cd or capt ured by the troops, and as to
| whether they We're at the time re,idiHg on
/ q Government reservation. Adopted.
/ Davis moved to take up the JOINT resO-
/ luton pledgln% the IalLE OF the United
| States for the payment of the public debt
! in coin or its equivalent. which was done
| Warner introduced = resolution instruct
| ing The JudfclIry Committee t. inquire
| whether the bill removing political dis
! abilities OF certain citizens OF Alabama
/ passed before the ratification of the Four
| teenth Amendment, operated to remove
| disabilities caused by the Amendment and
/ by the later Reconstruction Acts Adopted.
Ramsay, from the Loumitt-e on POST
I Offices reported back, with merely verbal
/ amendments, the lint resolution amend
aiOry OF the act 10 provide Tor an Ameri-
| can line Of mail and emigraut steamers
| between New York and one or more Euro
| pean ports. 1t directs the Postmaster Cen
according to the true intent and meaning z
OF the sad acts, nd extends the time for
completing the steamship one year, and
authorizing the Company to lire and em-
ploy others IN the meantime.
| Trum bull, from the Committee on Judi
| ciary, reported adversely on the Joint
/ Resolution to extend TO the loyal citizens
OF Louisiana and Arkansas the provisions
or Ine act OF July 4Jn, 1851; limiting the
! jurisdiction of the Court OF Claim. On mis-
/ motion, it was indefinitely postponed.
| FdmUnds introduced q bill to repeal the
/ act OF June 25th, 1868, admitting Georgia to
represent ton in Congress, and provide
a Provisional Government therein, and
for other purposes, which was referred 10
the Committee on Judiciary.
| 1t premlses that the Legislature of Geor-
-s1a mas violated the Fourteenth Amend
ment, by refusing to purge itself of ineIi-
g1ble members, and has, in violation OF the
Constitution and the fundamental prtncl
pies upon which Congress consented to
the restoration of the state. expelled
large numbers OF regularly installed MEN,
beTS, on the sole ground tnat they were
persons of African blood, and that State
appears 10 be wholly unable, or unwilling,
to protect the lives and property OF It's
peaceful and unodending citizens from
lawless violence, and refrain purpOSely, OF
! from want OF power, from bringing such
offenders 10 justice; the preamble, there
! fore, fully declares, IL appears, That the
/ people of the State of Georgia have
not com piled with the terms, or cOnformed
| to she principles, on which its restoration
] was provided for, and that the Govern
/ ment therein is not in fact republican OF
| regular and the bill provides that as much
of he acts passed June ., 1855 as relates tC
| the state of Georgia, and relates that the
Military Government heretofore provided
By law be received, subject only to the
limitations now prescribed; that the
[ Governments organized under the new
Constitution OF Georgia shslI continue
in operation during the pleasure
! of Congress as provisional only, end
the expulsion of the African members
shall be considered null and void; such
members shall resume their seats. their
successors vacattng the same; and no per-
son shall be a member of the LEGISLATURE
o, hold office under the Provisional Gov
/ ernment. who are Ineligible to the terms
of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is
/ further provided that the Circuit and
District Courts of the United States shall
| have concurrent jurisdiction with the
! courts under said Provisional Govern
ment of all onenSes and forts, but such
! United States Courts shah not proceed
. / therein unless The party In ured, or some
aone on his behalf, shall make oath be-
lore n judge or commissioner that Justice
[ cannot be obtained IN said Provisional
. / Court. Finally, it is IN de he duty OF the
+ President of the United states 10 cause to
I be stationed in the state such part OF the
| land and naval forces OF the United
STATES. as shall be sufficient to carry the
( foregoing provisions into effect.
on motion Of sumner, the Senate took
mn tbe resolution expressing sympathy
/ with the people of Spain.
Davis ala not like the Iatter part OF the
; resoIntiOn recommending the abolition OF
I slavery aud characterized it as piece oi
officious interference.
, Salisbury agreed with them.
. The re olution passed-H yeas; nays.
1t is in these words:
! Resolved That the people OF the United
States, sympathiZing with the people o
I Spain in their effort to establish a more
liberal form OF government, express theL