The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHINGToN, February 10.

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petition from the citizens of Colorado,
asking admission as State. Re-
ferred.9 -a.a
After the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Henderson introduced
-bill.to set apart Indian territory in
Nevada and other Territories; also,
authorizing the distribution of the
surplus of condemned properly among
the Indians. Referred.
Tae Supplementary Reconstruction
Bill was taken up. = Harlan and Tip
ton spoke in favor of the bill. j
i HOUSE - Bills and resolutions.
were introduced In aid ofthe Union
Pacific Railroad, Eastern Branch.
To provide for commission to
investigate the claims on account of
Indian depredations. t98 s8af
b 10 allow respondents in criminal
proceedings to- testify in United States
Courts heldin States where the same
are allowed by statute. aSa
s To provide for the expectation of
distilled spirits in bond
g To provide for the gradual return
to specie payment by the purchase of
legal tenders on sliding scale for
gold, commencing on the 1st of De-
Bcember and that on and after the 1st
of June, 1871, the United States will
pay all legal tenders, dollarifor dollar,
In gold. to equalize contracts hereaf-,
ter made eos d s taestp E-pc za#
noForapaymentz of gold for retiring
United States notes and free national
banking system IS d9e1 tiF
5i Forextending the provisions of the.
act for the legal protection of officers
Of revenue, and to all civil and
military officers for acts done during
rebellion under the authority of the
Executive Government of the United
States; to abolish specific for ad cdlo !.
rent duties on lnmber, and aut horIzing
rules aud regulations by the Secre-
tary of. the Treasury for the regis
tration of certain vessels on the
Western and Northern lakes; on
the payment of the InternaI Re-.
venue tax: in reference to the con-
tinuance of the, Freedmen's Bureau.
in Tennessee3 to grant .elief to In
diana volunteers of 1864, relative to.
additional bounty; relative to the
payment Of pensions to drafted men :
for use and Inspection on steamboat
boilers made of material other than
vertical plates of wrought iron; rela-
tive to the amen dment to the bankrupt
law. rtoitue effect that majority Hof
the creditors must petition before
the ( debtor can be. compel
ed into voluntary bankruptcy;
requesting the Committee on Recon
struetien 60 report whether further
legislation is necessary to insure a
more speedy restoration of the late
rebel States to full political rights,
with sufficient guarantees for declar-
ing it inexpedient to have any change
or reduction of their banking system.
Paine offered a resolution deciarin4
that the seat of Government ought-to
be removed to the Valley of the
Mississippi Rejected. .995
The Speaker presented several Ex
eeutive documents, including ex
tracts from the proceedings of ? the
Mississippi Conventions relative to
the cotton tax being applied to- the
relief Of the poor; and resolutions
from the Georgia Convention, asking
a loan of $30,000,O00 to Southern
planters. ii i4ae4< a. 4G
The House next drew for seats, af-
ter which the Speaker presented a
message from the President In refer
ence TO the trial and conviction of
American citizens in Great Britain
and Ireland, with partial report on
other subjects, which was appropri-
ately referred. q 91QeI s8j tg 3atf
Stevens 5ef Pennsylvania, asked
leave to offer a reso olutIoh that the eV-
idence taken on impeachment by the
Judiciary Committee may be reported
at any time. adopted.
- The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
Wilson, of Iowa, In the Chair, end re-
sumed the consideration of the legis-
latiyes executive and judicial appro-
priation bill.ds9 sdi ad-
The Speaker presented a communi-
cation from the Secretary of the
Navy, transmitting papers in the
court martial case of Second Engi
heer Sawyer, tried at the Portsmouth
Navy-yard for speaking disrespect-
fullyiof the President Of the United
States and suspeHded for one year.
Schenck, while admitting that dlsre-
| spect to- a superior officer should be
| punished, ,lcharaeterized the action of
I the former ia the case as being en-
gagged IN poor, mean, dirty, pimplng
business aa
Some debate ensued, during which
Schenck added that it was contempt
bic for the Secretary of the Navy to
keep q spy at Portsmouth Navy Yard
| to watch over the conversation of
the officers The testimony would
show that the witness In the case had
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