The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-10

1873 to one thousand nine hundred
millions, and the interest to one hum
dred millions; while the national
wealth, according TO the ratio Of Its
increase from 1910 to 1860, will have
increased from twenty two thousand
millions to thirty-seyen thousand mil
lions; ia 1888 it would be one thou
sand seven hundred millions, with an
interest of one hundred and one mill
lions, and the national wealth sixty
FIVE thousand millions; in 1898 the
debt would be thirteen hundred mil
lions, with an interest of sixty five
millions, and the public wealth one
hundred and fourteen thousand mill
lions; in 1908 the debt would be seven
hundred millions, interest thirty FIVE
millions, and the wealth two hundred
and three thousand millions; and in
1918 the last payment required to ex
tinguish the debt would be only
sixty-three millions, while the public
debt would have reached the en0r-
nous figure of three hundred and
twenty three thousand millions. ~
The Senate again took up the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill. III. .l.-- - .-.r' .ag
A question was raised on the
amendment by the Committee on
Appropriations striking out the ap-
propriatiou for Minister to Portugal
After erconsiderable debate, the amend I
ment was lost. aaa1a a.aE1e
The amendment by the Committee
striking out the appropriation for
Minister. to Ecuador was agreed to.
The amendment reducing the con-
tingent expenses of foreign inter
course from $50 600 to $4,000 ELECTED
general discussion, and was agreed to.
Pending further consideration, a
motion was made to adjourn, The
Senate went into executive session.
and IN few minutes adjourned, ar
HOUSE Bills were introduced
and referred, giving bounties to the
widows, minor children or parents of
drafted men and deserters who re-
turned to duty, who died. or were
killed in the service; for indemnifiea-
ton of ogFnefs of vessels. for property
sacrificed to save human life at sea !;
to reduce the expenses of the Navy
by retiring all officers on reaching the
age of sixty; no further promo
tions to be made to the new grades
created since 1859; the Naval Acad-
emy to be suspended after the present
season .. declaring that the present
debt should not be paid By this gem
Grafton also declaring it the duty of
! Congress- tosprovide for adjoufhment,
aud the payment ofclaims of the loyal
citizensAin the late rebel States for sub
sistence! &c. taken for the Union army;
to facilitate direct importation; to ID
corporate the Lloyd Gar Heatihg aud
Nentilating Company; making an ap-
! preparation for the completion of the
House of Refuge at Michigan City9
refunding duties on bill imported for
the use of the. St. Mary's Institute,
/ Indiana; for Improvements ia the Ill
/ inois River, from the western -termI-
! nus of the Illinois and the western
! Michigan Canal to its mouth; to In
corporate the Mississippi Levee Rail-
way Company and to aid the c0nstEqc-
/ tion of ,evees on the Mississippi. RiY-
er; to amend the Additional Bounty
! Act, making it apply to California
| aud Nevada volunteers; providing
| thatinvalid pensions shall commence
on. the day Of the disability or dis
charge, and continue during life or the
continuance Of the disability: to abol-
I ish the Office of Naval Officerand pro-
vide for an Auditor of Accounts at
Boston. New York, Philadelphia,
! Baltimore and New Orleans, all fees
I to- be paid into the Treasury, the
compeh sation of the officer to be fixed
| bv law and to abolish TIE bureau
Of Education and the Board of Coast
SURVEY; providing that all Gust legal
( i -
| enforced according to the legal mean
ing4of the words used, and as under
stood by the parties at the time OF the
authorizing of the establishment; a
bureau for mining precious metals,
and, providing for its inauguration
support; memorial OF the WISE
consifI Legislature for the eonfrma-
sbtion of titles to unsuryey6d lands son
the Wisconsin, River for the removal
i OF restrictions to az fur her entry 0t
public lands with Agricultural Coz.
lege Scrip, and for the improve nleui
of the St. Croix River, bordering on
the States of Wisconsin and MINES.
sofa, and asking appropriations there
for a joint resolution OF the Wlscon.
sin Legislature, as to the rights 7ol
|. LnatuIalized citizens; a resolution O.
! the Missouri Legislature IN reference
. 10 bounty and repairing levees. Beers
, Pile stated that he was necessarily
, absent from the House when the vott
was taken on the impeachment arti
, cles. but If present, be would have
, voted for them all but the last two
The. House sproceeded to the c0nsid
TNSatien eg the resolution offered las
E Tuesday by Loan, instructing the III
! dietary Committee to inquire into th'
political statues Of Texas. After re
: marks by hoan, the resolution wa