The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-09
0lNGREssIoNAL PROCEED[NGs.



HOUSE-1.-..........g WAsHINGroS, Mays.
Stewart presented a protest. from
the Americah Free Trade League.
against the bill to aid in the construc5
tion aud employment of American
built steamers for foreign mail SER
vice. - aH3 Ia4f
The Secretary Of the Interior was
asked foUafl correspondence = as to the
most improved method of irrigation
of public lands. nf is 1al
Highly presented a memorial from
the California Legislature, asking for
aid Ia the construction of rail and
wagon road purposes
Flanders introduced a bill to aid
IN the construction of atrailrOad from
Wall Walla River TO the Columbia.
Referred.
Butler mover to expunge Robin
SON : resolution Of yesterday from the
Journal, but the Speaker stated that
it had not been entered thereon Not
having been entered. as a question of
privileges, be withdrew the motion.
On motion. the House agreed TO ad-
journ to-day till Monday. mT
Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported back the bill to
admit Arkansas to Representation in
Congress. After some discussion be-
tween Eldridge. Stevens, Beck. Ba-
ker, Spalding, Boutwell, and Robin
son, as to the policy of delay until
the members could examine the Com
stitution adopted by Arkansas. and
the report Of the Committee thereon,
Stevens moved the previous ques-
Il Nba~t r-fafIoI v4,~4 5,eL =
hour to close the debate 10 Wood
ward, Beck, and Pile, who discussed
the gaperal subject, after which he
tions made by Woodward and Beck
to the bill. As to the objection from
a member on his side, that be was
not prepared to vote on the question,
he said if ii were postponed for eter-
nifty he should find them unprepared.
There had been a clamor against his
side Of the House for keeping out
these unreeonstructed States. and
now there was an objection made to
letting them in. aH.
Eldridge moved to adjourn.
The House refused.
The bill then passed Yeas 10,
nays %. f.I -.s#
Baker, Coan, Spalding and VIII
liams, Of Pa, Republicans, voted no.
The Speaker voted aye ah
Robinson moved to amend the bill,
so as to make il read, "A bill to
keep Arkansas, an equal and indie
pendent State, out of the Union un-
less the people submit to despotisnl."
Rejected. cau - l 1855
The bill, as passed has already
been sent to the Senate lsH u.as
Shanks introduced a Joint resolu-
ton to declage the officers elected in
South Carolina TO be the provisional
government of that State Referred
to Committee on Reconstruction
Paine. from the Reconstruction
Committee. reported a bill to admit
South Carolina TO representation in
Congress. Ordered printed and re-
committed. stla1 .I
Van Wick, from the Committee on
Retrenchment, offered a resolution
reeiting that the iron-clads Onata aud
CataWba bad been recently sold to-
Swift 4 Co., and there was reason to
believe that they were to be sold and
delivered to the Peruvian Govern
ment, now at war with friendly
power, and requesting tie President
forthwith to order the seizure and
detention Of these vessels until the
matter shall be investigated by Con-
gress.
Washburne, of Illinois, reported a
bill to supply the deficiencies for the
execution of the Reconstruction laws
in the Third Military District, for the
year ending June 80, 1858 Referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on
the State of the Union tar
The House, at o'clock, went into
Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union, with Wilson, Of Iowa,
IN the Chair, and was addressed by
Cook on the policy of reconstruction,
defending that Of Congress, and con
Adjourned.