The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
THE TARIFF BILL REPORrED BACK
Appropriation for the impeachment
....r. -. Trial. -. III
Bill in Relation 20 the Purchase Q
~ Foreign Territory.

| SENATEs-..-..--..-.-..WAs w AsHINaToN. July !.
After some unimpertant business,
Edmunds called up theajoint resolu-
tion reported from the Judiciary
Committee. as resolved, &C., that the
| States of Virginia, Nortt Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, AL
abama,1 Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar,
kansas and Texas respectively. shall
not be entitled to representation 10
the electoral college, for the choice
of President and Vice President of
the United S.ates; no electoral votes
shall be received or counted from any
such States, unless, at the time pre-
scribed by law for the choice of elect
ors, the people of such States, pursu-
ant to the acts of Congress In that be-
half. shall, since the 4th of March,
1865, have adopted constitution of
State Government, under which
State Government shall have been or
ganized, and shall be in operation:
and unless such election of electors
shall have been held under the au-
thority of such constitution and GOV
ernment, and such State shall have
also become entitled to representation
In Congress, pursuant to the act OF
Congress in that behalf.
Trumbull regarded it as of much
importance that Congress should take
some action on the subject of the
votes of the late rebel States. If
count In the Electoral College should
be made excluding these States, the
party against whom the count would
operate would be very apt to claim
that unfairness had been exercised,
ha% haI
lion might result.
Trumbull continued, and argued at
length, basing his opposition princi-
pally on the fact that the resolution
would include Arkansas and Florida
in its operations. These States have
the same rights as Illinois or Yer
mont. And contending, also, that
the clause which prescribes that the
election of electors shall be held
under the authority of the State Con-
stitutions, was improper and absurd,
since, by the Constitution of the
United States, the manner of choOs-
ing was to be regulated simply by the
laws of respective States. In conelu-
sion, he offered an amendment 20
strike out from the resolution the
words Arkansas and Florida
Davis rose to speak, but the morn
ing hour having expired, Morrill,, of
Maine. called for the order Of the
day, the Civil Appropriation Bill.
Edmunds moved to lay it aside for
the purpose of continuing his bill.
Rejected-19 to 20.
A night session was ordered for the
consideration of private bills.
The Civil Appropriation bill was
taken up. The question was on Sher-
man s amendment to place the Fund
ing bill as rider upon the Appro-
priatlon bill.
Sherman withdrew his amendment
at the request of number of Sena-
tors, with the understanding that it
should be taken up as a separate bill.
He gave notice to that effect.
Several amend ments were offered
and adopted, including one appropri-
ating "a 800 for surveying the bound
airy between Nebraska and Colorado;
the appropriation for Surveying public
lands in Nevada was increased to
$50, 900; and an appropriation of
$50, 600 was made for similar pur-
pose for Florida.
On motion of Crogin, $4,000 addi-
tional was appropriated for the bal
ance of the expenses of the impeach-
ment trial.
On motion of Anthony, an amend
ment was adopted repeating all laws
regulating the price of labor In the
Government Printing Office, and al
lowing the Superintendent to make
centrats. Anthony stated that the
| employees there were paid 33 per
cent. more than the same class IN
other cities.
Mr.. Patterson, of New Hampshire,
offered an amendment directing the
Secretary of the Treasury for the
purpose of carrying out the Ashbur-
ton treaty, to pay to the State of Maine
one dollar and quarter per acre for
I,122 acres Of land and the State of
Massachusetts, one dollar and a
quarter per acre for 2, ,165 acres, proYi-
ded those States agreed to settle all
claims by settlers:
After considerable discussion and
pending motion for executive session,
4 Mr. Conkling introduced bill rela-
tive to finding indictments in courts
of the United States within rebel
States. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary. After short executive
session Senate took a RECESS
EVENING SESSION.
Several unimportant bills were
passed. nominally of private nature,
} including one for the relief of the
widow and children of Gen. Multi
| gan. Adjourned. aaf
HOUSE..................WA w WAsHINGroN. July 1.
Blaine, of Maine, asked leave to offel
a resolution instructing the COMMITTEES
|. on Ways and Means to inquire into
the expediency of reporting a fund
ing bill providing for the consolida
,, ton of all bonds of Indebtedness o
) the United States into per cent. fol
ten year bonds, and A per cent. foi
thirty year bonds, and 4 per cent. fo1
: interminable annuities. the holders o
| outstanding bonds to have the choic'
l OF these forms of security.
Pillory objected.
Schofeld, from the Committee OF
| Elections, reported Chas. NJ. Hamil
Q ton, OF Florida, entitled to seat
: Agreed to, and Hamilton was sworn
c The bill reported in the morning
hour yesterday by Boutwell,, fro m tn,
judiciary Committee, regulating judi
cial proceedings in certain cases TO-
the protection of officers and agent
!. ofthe Government, and for the bette
defense of the Treasury again ST nm