The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-11

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t0a Mines Vim and Mjtn4ipg -conness.
Chairman; Chandler, Yates, Ross,
Salisbury, White.
goa Revision of Laws ConkIing,
Chairman; Sumner, Cole, Bayard,
| and tsootc.a ca-'-1aalAa 80 -
Special Committee on Railroads.
Sherman. Chairman; Sumner, Buck
alew, Chandler. Stewart, Romeroy.
Committee to inquire whether i'm
proper, means had been used or at
tempted for Influencing .the votes of
| Senators on Impeach ment- Bucka-
lew, Morrill,, of Maine; Chandler,
Stewart, Thayer.
Joint Committee on Printing
Anthony, White, Harris.
| Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
| Ross, Patterson of New Hampshire,
and Dixon.
| Joint Committee on Library on the
part of the Senate-Morgan, Howe,
and Fessenden.
| Joint Committee on Retrenchment
-Edmunds, Williams, Patterson of
Hew Hampshire, and BuckaleW.
Joint Committee to Revise and Fix
Pay of Officers Of the Tive Houses
FesseOden, Sherman, and Buckalew.
To Examine Claims aud Accounts
for Repairs and Furnishing Execu-
tive Misunderstanding, Chairman and
Norton. aE EH
On Ordnance Howards Chairman;
Cameron and Drake.
On Revising Rules of the Senate
Anthony, Chairman; Pomeroy and
Edmunds.
II Rice moved to add two members TO
the Committee on Pacific Railroad as
representatives. of the South, but at
the suggestion of Edmunds he with
drew it temporarily.
| The PresideEt then directed the
Secretary. to read the calendar Of bills
and resolutions on the table, most of
vhich were referred to an appropriate
Committee on the Nation. ~
& Summers bill to resume specie pay
sment on the 18th of July next, was
laid over until next week, when he
would move to refer it to- the Com
Inittee on Finance.
Sumner also explained that the pur-
pose of the bill introduced by him
was to carry out the reco struction
acts In Georgia, viz: to resume to
certain extent the power Of Congress
over Georgia, in consequence Of the
Legislature having been Illegally con-
I sfftuted.@ HIS motion was referred
tD the Committee on Judiciary.
Drake explained the purpose of his
RESOLUTION In relation 20 the grades of
General and Lieutenant-General In
the . rmy, and Admiral and Vice Ad-
rniral in the navy,' to be to keep those
grades in reserve as rewards for ex-
traordinary public services, and not
leaying them open to be reached by
regular promotion and accommodate
ton. Referred, firstto tie Commit
tee on Military Affairs, TO go after
ward, if favorably reported on by
them, to the Committed on NaYal
Affairs.
l,y1 The House bill to- regulate duties
on copper, &c, was referred toCOin-
mittee on Mines and Mining. When
the House bill TO restore the Bureau
Of Indian AffIirs to the War Depart
ment was reached, Thayer moved TO
| refer il to the COMMITTEE on Indian
Affairs, and Wilson moved a reference
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
| Ferry opposed sending it to the
| Committee on Indian Affairs, because
| he thought that would benfatal to the
bill. sssto vaea
| Tiptou favored the motion to send
it to the Committee on Indian 4 fairs.
because he thought If any change was
to be made IN the Indian policy of
the Government, that committee
which had so long had charge of the
whole subject was the one most fit to
deal with 1t.
After an animated debate. the bill
was referred4o the Committee on In
dian Affairs
A resolution was adopted to ad-
iouru from to day until Monday.
Edmunds called for the unfinished
business OF yesterday, saying that he
4 was in favor Of having this message
read, in order to show the country the
kind of man who occupies the Presi-
Dental Office.
The Reading of the message was
i then continued to the end.
After reference to the Indian Bu-
I reau bin, Wilson introduced a bill to
repeal Section 6 of the act making ap-
i preparations for the support of the
army for the year, ending June Both,
1868. Referred to Committee on Mil
Il itary Affars. .S4C
Ramsey introduced a bill granting
lands to aid the construction of a rail-
road from St.-Paul, MINI, to Mis-
souri, River Referred to Committee
i on Public Ian As. 81 sR4
Wilson introduced joint resolu-
ton, submitting for ratification the
following amendment to the Consti-
tuition: In Article 15 no distinction
shall be made by the United States,
nor bv any State. among the citizens
in their civil or political rights on ac-
4 count of race, color or previous con
/ dition, Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee,ses,a. ,slas -flss ,n.ssts..,a
4 Also a bill to .regulatel the elective
franchise in the United States. Re-
ferred to the same committee, 1
l. .Conness introduced a bin fixing
compensation Tor labOr performed for
4 tbe,g9vernment oftheEUnited States,
i which was laid ON the table aud or
i dered printed. Itprovides from and
j after June -25th,--1S69, all laborers,
workmen. aRd mechanics engaged in
the { ID iDioyment-o the United States,
/ shall r9csiyp for days labor As pro-
vided By law, the full wages and COM
.pensatioa naid Tor auchsla Dor as il ten
thours Constituted 4 days labor. s,
On motion OF Sherman, The creden-
.4Hial ! datlA senaturseie eotAfroEn Geor-
Ola. with memorials. relating to them,
: Were SNler relerrelll TO the Judiciary Com
kmittee. sssE0TAJUk as.l-.s 80 ai4Tsa So
Rice called up the bilTlto provide
for7tha issue ofrarms to the militia pt
certain States ately in rebellion.
which, on motion of Wilson, was re-
i. farrnd tn the Comn1ittae on Militarv