The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-08
sIONAL.
xLIst CONGRxss-FIRSr SESSION.

| AhISG CUAaRESo-flBOf DESbEONs
| SEN w AsHINGToN, March 6.
A message from the President, request
ling the passage OF a joint resolution Telev-
law of 1883, which declares no person
! engaged in trade shah be Secretary of the
/ Treasury" was announced.
Sherman introduced q bill to effect this,
but Sumner objected and it went over.
sumner introduced a bllI for the further
Columbia, and moved its Immediate con-
sideratfon.
| Vickers objected.
Grimes introduced a bill to reorganiZe
| the navy of the United States.
Cameron introduced a Dlll supplement-
ary to an act TO authorize the lateral
| branch of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad into the District of Columbia
The bill is the same as that pending before
Patterson Introduced bill to further de-
fine an act for the punishment of lines
against the United states.
Patterson introduced tie following bill,
and asked for ats immediate consideration:
Be 10 enacted, &c, That so much of toe
eighth section of an act entitled " an act
to establish Treasury Department." as
pI Divides that no person holding any once
institu ed by this act shall directly or in
directly be concerned in carrying on the
the business of trade or commerce, and the
same is hereby repealed.
sherman said that the bill ought to be
sumner-I think 1t ought not to be acted
upon SO hastily: must object to IT,
Shernau-It is necessary that the pro-
vision should be repealed TO enable the
new Secretary of the treasury TO no Il the
office.
Sumner-Does the Senator think il ought
to be repealed?
Sherman-I think there is no reason
why il should not he re Bealed.
Sumner-l should rather see the matter
carefully considered by a committee.
Sherman-N well. L move iJ be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Finagce.
Vice Pres1denL--There is no Committee
ON Finance.
Sprague suggested that the difficulty
might be met by providing that claims and
questions OF a strictly CONNER ciai cnarac-
Ter should be considered aud determine
by some other officer than the secret airy
There being 10 COMMITTEES to which to
refer the bill, 10 was laid on he table.
Spencer introduced a btll for the In
provement Sf The river, pay and harbor Of
Mobile.
Thay err moved to take up his resoluti on
| for the appointment OF n joint coin mittse
/ 10 con slider ali propositions fslatt1g 10 the
| Howard hoped t would not BE- taken up,
and the euate refused
| At this point ne following message was
| received ON the President:
| To he >e9ate olthe UltiteL States:
| since lie nontu ton and confirmation
| Of AleN T. 7tewl't 10 the Office OF Sacre-
/ taIy % the Treasury. mud Jhat b. tn
| e & - sect on Of an act OF Ougre~s APP
| pr = : Sc te.nb r 1898 a. provide as fol-
/ II. :, Lo-wIt.: d" ttd D. JttFtheT enacted.
| TIat 40 person app0i sted 10 any uftis lu-
/ stftuted by tnl- acl snail directly Oh iudi-
/ directly be oucerned or Interested IN
| carry ing on he business, or trade, or com
| mefce, o. owner. III whole or part. of Y
| ga vessel, ar pure ase, by himself or an
/ other IN trust fOr him, any public nds or
other pup &c property, or be concerned IN
the puI Icflase or disposal of any public SEE
| curit1es of any state or of the United
states, or take or gain for negotiating or
tgHnSactlng any business in the SAID De-
| partment, other than wils.t shall be allo "
! ed by Jaw; and il any person sinai offend
"A gsstIrSJ any OF she prOhibl- ions of this act
| he shall be deemed guilty Cf a nigh misde-
meanor. and tOreIl 10 The United states
/ the penalty of three thousand dollars, aud
| sh All, upon co yIction, be removed from
| Office, aud forever thereafter be incapabfe
of O.diug any Office under the United
| States: Pro cided, That any other and not
1 a pIblic prosecutor shall give information
OF any sucu oHenSe, upon Whlch prose
! cutlon and conv1ctlon snail be had. One
I half of the aforesaid penalty OF three thou
/ sand dollars, when reco cred, SNAIL b. for
| the use of the person giving such 1nforul4-
ton" In view of these provisions and the
fact that Mr.. Stewart has beea unani
moGsIy confirmed by the enate. would
| ask that he be eXeni pied by j D mt reSOlu
/ tion of the two Houses of Congress from
! the operations of the same.
| WAsHINGfoN, aIarch 6, 1863
Sherman asked leave to introduce a bill
| Vice President The first question Is
what disposition shall be made of the Elk
Summer moved it be laid on the table
and printed. Agreed to.
,
bin. and asked its Immediate considera
tton;
BE it enacted, That so much of the ac
| approved September 2d, 1883, entitled
1 an act to estab blish a Treasury Dapar ment
/ as prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury
from beng concerned or Interested in car
| rying on the busin ess o. trade or com merct
be and the same Is hereby, repealed, bu
| in no case shall the sec -etlry OF the Treas
! ury act in ny ma ter, claim, or accOuG t II
| Whicn he is personally interested.
Vice President-Is there any objection:
tho. Eaff Hraff III Ni-a II
| Sumner object. think that ought tC
be most profoundly considered before it il
Vice p. .estdent-The bill is not before tn,
Senate. The Chair will y before the Sen
, ate the resolutions laid over. yesterday, II
Drake's resolution providing fer tre atie
with dian tribes was considered ia Ope;
session, and, after brief discussion
sawyer's resolution providing for til,
appointment of a joint committee to con
, ! slider all applications and propositions 10
| the removal of the political disabilities
being next, POmeroy oppo.ed the tncr7 as
, | ing OF the number OF special com Laittees
HI e thought there ought to be a Sc pa
rate com tuIttee OF each House.
Trumbull was In favor OF the resolution
| COmIni tee or any other committee havin;
! to 10 other business, to conside- the ap
plieat ons 1or the removal OF disabilitie
ALREADY committed. The judiciary Com
rnlttea had to exam me several bundies O
paners on such business.
| Ferry, speaking upon the resolution. SaiC
| tia I, yesterday, he had intr duced bi
! for Gue general removal of 9oltllcal dis
1 abilities at the South, which he hOpet
wound soon receive the consideration 0
/ the Senate.
Il Abbott was in favor of the appointm al
| o 81 COMMITTEES. but opposed Ferry's bill
| rhe resolution was referred to the Com
mi tee oa the Revision of Rules.
II rlan introduced a bill III relation t
treaties with the Indians. II provide
that hereafter no treaties SHAH be made
with the Indian tribes of the Unitet
states, and that tney shall be deemed in
| cab2Oie CT making treaties with IN,
| United States. II provides, al o tuat nS
, | c.nvention Or con tract, betw cen the United
| | States and any L tdian tribe be entered
| Into or ratified after The enactment of thi
| bii authorizing or prov ld11 & for The pay
| mcnt OF money from the Uuitei state
| Treasury, or the sale or other diSpOsi ioI
I of ouDa c Ia udS, or Indian reservations il
| yLl'e or II part, whether held seyera II
! or in common, shall have force and effec
either in law or equity, or be enforced b.
| any officer of this United states or AM
| : ate o f T-Tritory, unless The enforce IN eal
| | thereon shall be authorized by an act O
Gongre :, passed AID approved subSeQuen
| TO il, ,iats
e The Wee President laid before the Sen
!, | ate "a Joint reso ubion OF the Legislature Q
Z Kansas, ratifyiug the proposed Fifteenth
{ ! Amendment of the Constitution,
The senate adjourned.