The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-21


Pike, from the same Committee, re-
ported a bill to amend certain acts iu
relation to the navy aud mar ne corps.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
DOnnelly introduced a bill addi-
tional to the act giving lands to aid 10
the construction of railroad and teie-
graph lines from Lake Superior to
Puget's Sound, by the northern
route Referred to the Committee on
the Pacific Railroad
Phelps introduced a bill to allow a
certain drawback on copper IN p gs,
bars or nuggets, exported from the
United States Referred 10 the Com
mittee on Ways and Means
Wilson. Of Iowa, introduced a bill
to provide a remedy for the loss or
destruction Of judgments, records or
DEGREES appertaining to the proceed
ings of the United States Court. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
IngeTsoll, rising to a personal eX
planation, referred to the remark
made by his colleague on the 18th
ult, insinuating that the object of an
amendment offered by him QncersolD
10 reference to the Little Falls Bridge
over the Potomac, was that a big job
might be opened in building another
bridge that would cost several mil
lions.
Washburne-T did not say that was
the object of my colleague. OF course
l did not mean him; l only said that
was the intention.
Iugersoll-That is very short ex
p'anation | wish to enter my pro-
test against the use of smooth bore
guns, shooting at random, which
some men here are in the habit OF
using without regard to their effect on
the personal character of others. 1t
Is not right, and shouldanot be in
dulged in.
The House proceeded to consider,
as the morning hour of business, the
reports Of committees on private bust
ness; one for the relief Of William
Skunk, Postmaster at Cordingdon, o.,
S625 dollars; passed. One for an ad
ditional allowance Of 81 400 to James
q. Sloo, late Postmaster at Cairo, Hi
nOis, also passed.
The House resumed the considera-
ton of the Civil Appropriation bill.
The increased appropriation Of $780,,
600 for the Court House at Des
Modes, Iowa, was agreed to-67 70
81 An amendment increasing the
appropriation for a Court House at
Madison, Wisconsin,, from $4,000 to
$50 0000; at SprinQdell, Illinois, from
$4,000 TO S25. 600; and one appro-'I
priating $4,000 for the Post Office
and Custom House at Cairo, Illinois,
were adopted.
The amendment striking out the
items Of S1O0 900 for repairing and
finishing the work of the Capitol
extension, and $4,000 for the new
dome, was, on an appeal Of Wash
burue, disagreed to, and the items
restored.
The amendments increasing the ap-
propriations for the survey Of public
lands In the Territories, We're agreed to.
The amendmentappropriating $l5,
900 for q National arsenal at Colum-
bus, Ohio, was rejected.
This disposed OF all the amend
menis, and the bill passed the Senate
The bill directing the entry of
credit of $3,636 to the account of
Major A. L, Brewer, late Army Post
master, who lost his life by the ex-
plosion Of a steamer on the Missis-
sippi River, was passed.
The bill reported by Washburne,
Of Indiana, in relation to bountles,
provides that bounty of eight do
lars and thirty-three cents per month
for actual service, for deducting of all
bounties received from any source
and for the payment Of the balance in
script, bearing six per cent. interest,
which is to be, receivable only In pay
ment for public lands, and net to be
transferable.
The House joint resolution to Tegu-
late the tariff for freight and passen-
gers on the Union and Central Pacific
Railroad and their branches, cOnsti-
tuting the Secretary Of War, Secreta-
ry of Interior and the Attorney Cen
eral a Board of Commissioners to es-
tablish annually a tariff for freight
and passengers on those railroads not
exceeding double the average rates on
roads between the Atlantic and the
Mississippi River, north Of st. Louis,
was taken up.
Washburne, Of Wisconsin, spoke
Ia favor of the resolution, complain
/ ing that the resources of the Govern
/ ment were directed to purely local
/ enterprises, and that Government
/ bonds had been made second instead
Of first lien on that road, and that the
passage of the bill of 1864 was pro =
cured by the expenditure Of half a
million Of dollars in Washington by
the Vice President Of the Road, and
Of immense rates charged for passen-
I gers aud freight by the Union Pacific
! Road.
Price obtained the floor to reply,
but yielded TO the motion to adjourn.
Wood offered an amendment to the
bill relative to the rights Of natural
izad citizans ahrnad Refarrad In the