The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-15
Congressional Proceedings.
MOrsE........ - wAs.aIlfaTos May 4:

statement of the judgments obtained IL
the Court of Claims aud paid by the Treas
ury Department. Referred.
{ tDDnneliy introduced a Oil to extend the
limits OF certain land grants In Iowa and
Garfield, from the Committee on Militia
~ Affairs, reported Joint resolution d1-
rectIng the Secretary of War to sell the
tract belonging 10 the United states, IN
Baltimore, known as the site Of Fort Cow
ingtOn. The resolution was modified SIM
ply to author re the sale, and in other re-
spects, and adopted.
Pile introduced a bill to establish tele-
graphic communication between the mill
tsry Posts P, -, and / for Inc e9nsiTqetio9n OF
Eckley, from the Committee on Public
L inds, made an adverse report on the bill
the .s. law when. REQUIRES railroad
to carry troops and property of the United
states free OF charge. Tabled.
WaShburne, OF Massachusetts, from the
Committee on Claims, made an adverse
report on the Senate bill to confirm GER
tain sales made by direct tax, by the
commissioner for South Carolina, to per-
sons II the army, navy, or marine corps.
Was nburne also reported a bin appro-
pIiating $4,000 to pay certain tndeb, ed
ness of the Agricultural Department, IN
CURED prior to the first Of July, 1857.
Passed. T.
zDriggs. from he Committee on Public
Lands, reported bAck the Senate amend
ment 10 the House a joint resO ution con-
cernlng certain lands granted TO railroad
in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The joint resolution extends till the 3l>t
Of December, 1872, the time within which
the roads must be C I'M pIeted. The Senate
amendment confines the operation OF The
bill 70 FOnduiac and Escoraba, and Mar
quette and OntOnagOn. The Committee.
reports an amendment, providing that II
the Marquette and OntOnagOn Com pam
les shall not have completed ten addi-
tional miles OF railroad before the lst OF
January, 1869, anu ten miles every year
there fer, the Legislature of Michigan
may declare the grants OF lands forfeited,
aud conf7r the grant On some other COM
pany.
Lawrence, of Ohio, desired 10 offer d
resolution, requiring the land TO be sold
only to actual settlers, in quantities not
each, and a price not exceeding 81 . per
acre.
briggs. refused to allow tn amendment
to be offered.
After some discussion, the amendment
by the Committee was agreed to
A. thus amended, the Senate amend
ment was cOucurred in.
The House proceeded to the cOnSidera-
ton of the bIll to admitthe states OF North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor-
gia and Alabama, to representation in
Congress.
Pr1in and Brooks spoke against the bin,
and Paine and Bingham in favor Of the
Woodbridge moved to amend the bill by
out the word Alabama, wherever
of the voters OF that state have not voted
in favor OF the Constitution, as. prOYId ed
in the Reconstruction Law.
FarnSwDfth denied that >uch was the re-
quirement OF the law, asserting that the
provision was that Congress should be sat
isfied that majority OF the people Of tie
; Jate were in favor OF II. He declared mat
a larger portion Of the registered voters Of
Alabama had voted for the Constitution
than in any other state.
Benjamin moved to amend by striking
out the first section Of the clause prohibit
ing the change ia the Const tuition, and
Inserting instead OF the words, . that the
Constitution of said states sh al never be
amenued or changed to discriminate in
iaYor Of, or against any citizen or class of
to the right TO vote, who are now entitled
to vote by said Constitutions"
Bingham said he would accept that as
substitute for his own amen iment, and it
is hereby made the duty OF the President
within ten Gays afteE receiving official IN
formation OF the ratification OF sad
b. the legislature Of either of
said states, 10 issue a procla nation an
that fact.
stevens-I agree it is a part Of the bill
now. tEE
Brooks made 3ne remarks in criticism
and condemnation Of the Democratic
party.
rhe question was then taken up on
WoodbrIdge's amendn nt 10 strike out
Alabama, and II was rejected. Yeas, 90;
YEAs-Ashiey Of Nevada. Baker, Bald
win, Beck, Blair, Brooks, Burr. COburn,
briggs, EIdridge Ferry, Garfield. Gets,
Gloss bremen, GOllSddy, Grover, Hawkins,
Highly, Hopkins, Hotchkiss, Humphrey,
IngersOll, Jencks. Jon huson, Julian, Kerr,
Ketchum, Knott. Lawrence, Of Pen4fsylva-
MIA, Loan, Marshall, Marver, Mccormick,
Morgan, Mungen, Myers, NIblacK, NIchol-
son, Orth, Phelps, Pollard, Pruin. Ran
Sitgravts. smith, Stewart. Stone, Taylor,
NanAnk zen, Van Trump, Ward, Wash
burne, OF Massachusetts, WashbuTne OF
Illinois, Woodbridge and Woodward.
NAYS-AlitSOn, AInes, Anderson, ArBeI,
Ashley, Of OHIO, BOsley, Beaman, Beatty,
Bingham, Benton, B0ntweII. Broom we'll
IA of IL
of Kansas, cobb. Covode, , uliem,
kckley, FarnswOith, Ferris .ield, GrOvely,
Harding, Hubbard West Na.), Hunter,
Judd, Kelly, Kelsey, Kitchen. KOOutz,
Lawrence (O) Lincoln, Longbridge. Nal
iOry, Mccarthy, Mc lurg, Miller, Moore,
Perham, Peters. p llz5. Pie. Pl6uIs PaiseIy,
Price, Raqm, ScneHek. fScOheld Shanks,
stevens <. H.), Stevens (Pa.). stokes,
ren2, UpSon I9 9 van or6 *. VI tn Vsn Ps
Wick, Wash buFne Tud). Walker, WIZ
Iiams. " ilsoE, lPa.lr Window.
stevens, OF Pennsylvania, then closed
the debate. He said:
8fr.s speaker. do not expect to be heard
over this House, bat what 1 say will be
said in such a manner that th.Se who
choose to be quiet VIII esr it. 'H'-t
Our friends on the other sue to day puT-
sued the same tactics which they have
extent, IN what . hey lave been pleased
to call argument, for the last eight or ten
years. Inat IS not arguing the question,
but arguing man. For ten years no man
on that side Of the House has risen on any
important q estion bat that a person en-
tering the gallery would think 1 was on
trial for some offense. Fourth hs Of the
time OF the gentleman from New York
(Bru0ks) is always consumed in attacks, il
you choose I o call it 50, on he gentieman
from n>ylVania, not On his measures or
hose b e Is advocating. IlceH up0a every
hlalr- minded man here 10 say whether
tnaI course Of argument, 50 long and per-
sSistently. pursued, IS an honorable Or-dis-
ihonOrable course of argument q -ntle-
men need not ha5er theInselYes BY sup
posing take to myself thelr remarks as
hatteiiLE unctiOu to my SOUL or sup
posed them intended nor the purpose