The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-24
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Cook of Illinois, from the Gem mittee on
Elections, made o report that j. II. Case
ment is not entitled to a seat in this House
as u delegate from the Territory OF Wy
oming. Laid on the table and ordered
printed
The Speaker laid before the House the
Presidents veto OF the copper tariff bill.
sPhe veto meSsag ge was cad and the queS-
ton being, - shall the bill pass, the Presi-
dents objection to the contrary notwith-
standing?" after some discussion, in which
Blair. of Michigan, briggs, AXtell, Highly,
and Schenck opposed, "a BROOKS, flke,
and Phelps sustained the veto, the bill was
passed under the previous question. Yeas
~ 9EAssAmes, nsas Arnell, d. R. Ashley, ]. NJ.
Ashley, Axtell, Beaman, Benjamin,
Black burn, Blair, Boutwell,, Boydep,
BrOomall, Buckland, Buckley, Il: Il. But
ler Cooke, Calls. Churchill, r. VI. Clark,
Sidney Clark, Gift, Cobb, Coburn, Cartey,
Dawes, DsIanO, Deweese, Dic&ey, Dockery,
Dodse, Donneliy, bfigg3, - Eaekiey, aa Ed
Ferris, Ferry, Fields, French, Cove, Girls
void, Halsey, Heaton, Hi by, Hin, Hop
Ineersol, JenckeS, Johnson, A II. Jones,
Kelley, Kellogg. Kelsey, Ketcham, K1tch-
en-, Koontz, Lawrence, Wm. kawresnce'
Ger, Miller, Moore, MooFhead, Morren,
Mullins, Myers, NewcOmb, Norris, Num-,
O'Neil. Paine, Pettis, Pierce, PA It's. Po-
Roots, Sawyer, Schenck. Scoheld, Sha1-ks,
ar 9 smith SPhIIding, g btokes'
TwitchelI, Upson, Van Aernam, Van horn
of New York, Van Horn of Missouri,
Ward, g. G. Washburn, w. b. Washburn,
WeIker, Thomas Williams, VIM. Williams,
John B. Wilson, and Wiadham.
NAYs-4Aallison, Archer, Baker, Barnes
Gary, Chanter, Cook, Cullom, Fox, Gloss
breuner, .Golliday, Goss, Grover, Haight,
Hotchkiss, Humphrey, Hunter, 1T. Jones,
Judd, Julian, Kerr, Knott, Loughridge,
Marshall, Mccormick, McCullou h. Mum
IL ~ p a. ND.spga
Peters, Phelps, Pike, Ross, Starkweather.
| Stone, Thomas, Tift, Van Trump, White
more, James +. Wilson, and Young.
| Wilson, of Iowa, made personal ex-
PLANTATION, denounciug a letter from Du-
buque in Ciucinnatt paper, chargi ng
him with corruption in connection with
the Sioux City branch of the Pacific RAIL
road as entirely false. He had read q
statement from John ]. Blair, of New Jer-
| ing the charge raise.
/ Allison, OF Iowa, made similar state
me sergeant-at-A Arms presented the two
recreant witnesses who refused to testify
before Inc e ReT 9PrR Eeet'oH TheT Efe9o n
| nounced their readiness to testify, where
| upon the proceedings in the House were
/ suspended, and the witnesses were again
I taken in custody by the Sergeant-at-A Arms.
/ Lawrence presented the report of the
Select COMMITTEES on New ORR ,e,, elec; ion
| Joint resolutions proposing an amend
| ment to the Constitution. He asked I'M
mediate acJ1On Oh the Dill W1bIluTaWABB lllS
| Jurisdiction of naturalization from certain
n courts in New York.
/ Ross objected, but under suspension o
| the rules, the bill passed; yeas 81, nays 81
| 1t is as follows:
| Be d enacted, That the Supreme Court
the C1ruit Courts, and the Courts of Error
I and Terminer in the city and county o.
4 New York, and the Superior Court of the
1 city of New York, shall not hereafter have
power to admit any alien to be a citizen.
4 Brooks entered motion TO reconsider
/ he having voted in the Affirmative for tba'
purpose.
New York Election Frauds, presented 6
minority report signed by Ross and Kerr
The rules were suspended, and a Com
mittee of Conference agreed TO on tht
Constitutional amendment and on tht
naval appropriation Dill: the amend
ments made to the latter in Committee o
the Whole having first been concurred in
The Senate amendments to the pol1t1ea
disability blll were referred to the Com
mi tee on Reconstruction.
The House then resumed the consider
alton of the bill to strengthen the public
credit, and Griswold, of New York, AM
Highly made speeches in its advocacy
! after which Schenck moved the previous
question on the bill and amendments.
Holman moved to table the bill, which
! was lost.
ing Conference Committees: On the bill
in regard TO acting assessors, Schenck
| Brooks and Myers; on the naval apprc
| Driation bill, Spald1ng. Phe' ps and Ptke
| on the constitutional amendment, Bout
well, Bingham and Logan
EVENING SESSION.
The Legislative Appropriation bill wa
| canSsdered in Committee OF the Whol(
! with Wilson of Iowa, in the Chair