The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-08
Congressional Proceedings.
COlor6d PeopE -AsKs OF 81 r,
to Emigrl h ID Lib RI.
No Quorum IF ne House
IN washing on.
The Trial of the President
to ntlude Shortly.

SENA TE............-- " AsHINGToN. April Z.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
memorial from the Legislature Of
4 Montana, praying for a giant of land
for educational and agricultural pur-
poses.
+ johnson presented a petition from
two or three thousand coiored citizens
Of South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, asking the Government to aid
Fthem In emigrating to Liberia. He
said that some four thousand more
had authorized their. signatures to the
petition set forth. They could not
+ hope to overcome the social inequality
inseperable from their condition, and
/ they therefore desired to 20 to a Re
4 public of their own The race was
now fairly established, and were prom
Using great prosperity and all the ad-
/ Vantages Of civilization in suitable
/ climate. Referred to the Committee
on Finance. Sc.
i ON motion, of Howe, to morrow,
after one o'clock, was set apart for the
consideration Of the bills reported
from the Committee on Claims.
Harlan called up the bill supple
mentary 60 an act to establish the Of
fee Of Register of Deeds In the Dis
trict of Columbia. ...al
The Committee on the District of
Columbia reported a substitute, au-
thorizing the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District to APP
point a suitable person to act as such
officer, when such vacancy does occur
who shall receive fees until a success
ar n, III ba apt,afufod bu tou A IT,
an objection by Edhuuds, it went
over.
Trumbull, from the Committee on
judiciary, offered an amendment to
the Legislative, Executive aud Judi
cial ppropriatiou Bill. Referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
Ramsey offered resolution In
struct1ng the Committee on Pensions
to bring ia bill to so amend the
Pension laws that the marriage of
longer work a Forfeiture of her pen
sion, which was4dopted
Harlan called up the bin relative
TO the charter ohthe city Of Wash
iDgton.
Sumner offered an amendment as
an additional section, making it the
Couneilmen to meet in jplut cdnven-
ton on the 1st Of the month follow
ingits passage, aud select by ballot
all officers now appointed by the May
on, .whosne to. hold Office one year.
johnson inquired the object of the
amendment OF srG 81 .a)H -
Sumner replied by reading the re
solutions adopted by the Common
Council. He said it was we'll known
that the action of the Mayor was
hostile to eolOuedi men; he hoped to
have the support of the Senator from
Maryland. $50 ,~aI
johnson opposed giYiug eolored I
men Offices for which they were in
competent. IhLUiJ-1Lo
Davis would vote for no PROPOSE
ton to place negroes over white men, |
After further discussion the prot \
viso to allow the Convention to
abolish heef4aih- offices and decrease /
salaries Was0 stricken out. Several
Senators condemned 1t as authorizing
the exercise Of legislative functions
BY the Convention. Bar ~.
Buckalew moved to strike out the
authorization of the Common Coun-
ell andGMayor, to choose a Treasurer
On joint ballot it was. losts .
,.SdmheRs amendment was agreed TOT
" s461efs8@ oferaed ana "a amendment al
lowing the Common Couucilto pro-
vide for paving, grading, planting,
&c. ,Ithe streets by an. assessment on
adjacent property. Rejected.
After debate, the bill was passed 4
by sc to 8.
On motion of Trumbull, tho bill to
remove political disabilities from r. !
Z. Butler, Of Tennessee, was recon-
mitted to the Judiciary Committee.
Morrill,, of Maine, called up the
Navy appro priations, and a debate on !
the propriety of the reduction of the |
navy was continued. u
Gonkling's amendment to reduce I
the number Of seamen to 1900 was
finally rejected.
The Senate went into executive
session at 1870 P. NJ, and soon after
adjourned
Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mite on Appropriations, reported
with amendments to the bill making /
appropriations for contingent expenses
of the Senate, amounting to $4,000, I
aud including SO ,000for the expenses
OF the Impeachment trial.
MILLER KARGES & CO..