The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-26

( as follows:
Yeas-AnthOny, Bayard, Buekalew, Cat
\ tell, Cole, COnkling, Davis. Dixon, Ed
/ munds, Frelinghuysen, Howe, McCreery
Morgan, Morrill, OF Nerm mt, NJ orton, Os-
borne Patterson of Tenn, Sherman ,Spen'
Ger, William
/ Nays-Abbott Cameron, Chandler, Con
ness, Corbett, Cragin, Doolittle, Drake. Fer
! ry. Fessenden, Harlan, Harris, Hendflc lcxs
/ Howard, Mcdonald, NORTH oI Maine, Nye
/ Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Rober son
/ RoSs, sawyer, sumner Thayer, Trumbuli
/ Van WinkIe, Vickers, and Welsh.
The Senate resumed the discussion OF the
bill relating to the Central Branch OF the
! Union Pacific Railroad.
| Messfs. stewart and Eessenden advocat.
ed the bill, and Howe and Conking op'
4 posed il.
/ by Mr.. va es to go into executive session
! Which was lost by Is yeas to "A nays.
Mr.; Dooliltle rose to reply, b9t gave way
/ to Morton's motion for adjournment
/ which was carried. AdJourneu-
HOUS E..........-. w AsHIEGToN. Jan. ..
Several bills were introduced and refer
red, including one by Kelsey, for Innaln 9
/ and paying the National debt. st
Also, one by Price to- authorize the con-
structIou of a railroad from DaVen port,
Iowa, 10 Topeka, Kansas:
One by Taft, gf antlng land to aid IN the
construction of q railrOad from Sioux City,
Iowa. to Columbus, Nebraska.
One by Robinson, declaring that the peO-
| pie OF the United States will not approve
of the ratification of a treaty for the settle
ment of The Alabama claims. nor of an y
other treaty with England, while Ameri-
can citizens are held in prison in Great
Britain, for acts done under the American
flag, and that the people think that the
settlement of the Alabama claims Is OF
very little Importance.
One by Corley, for the better protection
of the loyal men at the South. instFucting
the Committee on Reconstruction to report
special legislation for that purpose, to be
carried out by the aid of the military, all
of which was appropriately referred.
SnAnkS.
delegation, Offered u resolution for the
payment of the Arkansas members of the
House for the fall term of the FOrtIeth
Congress, reciting the pre- eede. Is in the
case of the Louisiana and Tennessee MEM
bers.
Mr.. Washburne, of illinois, moved to lay
the resolution on the table, which was lost
by 70 yeas to 81 nays.
Mr.. Shank S moved the previous QueSti ion
but it WAS not seconded
Mr. Maynard NOV. the reference of the
resolution to the Committe ON Recon-
Stfuct1On carried.
The morning hour having expired the
next business in order was the cOnSidera-
ton of the Constitutional Amendment
and the Dill felat1' z to suffrage reported
from the Judiciary Committee by Mr..
Boutwell,, who remarked that Z ntlenIeu
who desired TO speak on the bill on Con-
stItutional Amend dment were not prepared
O-day, and he moved to POSTPONE It's fur.
tier consideration till Wednesday, next
agreed.
fhe House at rs resumed the consider
alton of the bill granting land and right of
way to the Denver Pacific Railroad & Tele-
graph Company and was addressed by Mr.
Logan N opposition thereto
Window spoke for the bill.
Schencz followed on the same side, re-
marking, in the course of his speech. in re-
ply to n supposed statement OF Logan'S,
That even If it was against thewish OF the
President elect, he should vote accOrdin
to his own judgment and sense of duty,
undeterred by any such Intimidation.
Logan said his remarks had beep misun-
derSlood. lie had not said General Grant
had expressed any opinion TO The pro-
posed road. He had never talked with
nim on the subject. He fad said the rail-
road company was asking the House to
vote against the opinions OF their constlt-
uents, against the platform on which menu
berS had been nominated, and against the
understood and expressed views OF the
President elect. He had not, certainly, un-
derstoed tf1at the remark was THROWN out
reason W ny members should not vote
for the bill He favored the proposition
and the principle of such grants, put he
would try in future to have them better
guarded.
Higbee and O'Neill spoke in support of
the bill,
Covode closed a debate IN its favor, and
moved the previous question on lies pass
age.
bill aad amen tmentS on the table.
Ran all called for the yeas aud nays
Washburne moved a call OF the House,
and wanted a the members 10 be present
House was not ordered. but the questtOa
was taken. mp, and the House refused TO
y 81
The House then refused to second the
previous questiOn-63 10 S6.
Logan moved to refer the bill aud
amendments to the Committee on Public
Lands. A greed tO-S6 To 63
Paine asked leave TO offer thG folio : ing
resC luton, stating that IL had the sapprO-
baton of a majority Of the members of
the Reconstruction Committee, although
he was not authorized 10 report 1t.
WHEREAS, As 1t is provided by the Re-
construction Ae'. passed March 2d, S67,
that untiI the p.ople of the lafe rebvilious
senLatton IN Congress, any civil govern
ment that may exist therein shall be
de med provisional only, and that no
person shall be eligible 10 flee in such
ProviglonaI (fovernments who are not
qualified for Office by the liLh amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, AS it is reported that the
legislature of &c Orgia has expelled col
ored members thereof, and admitted TO
taefr seats white men who received mt
nOf1tieS OF the votes at tue polls, and that
the members OF said Legislature who had
been elected thereto by the votes of the
colOred men Joined in such action, and
that twenty seven disqualified white men
hold sea $ in said Legislature Ia vlolati n
of the 18th amendment OF the Constitution
ana of the Reconstruction acts of Con-
greSs; and
have not been admitted to the Senate of
the United States therefore
IeeSotUed, That the Committee on Recon-
whether any person during the Fortieth
Congress was represen ing the State OF
Geol gia in the House.
Ross objected
Paine novel to suspend the rules.
EIdr1dge called for the yeas and nays.
They We're ordered.
Bingham stated that the subject was
already before the COnmiJtee on Recon-
structiOn under reference of a bill intro
duced by the gentleman from MasSachu-
SettS, Butler
Paine said he hardly liked 10 dispute
with his colleaugue on the committee. ire
said Ross objected to debate. Paine said
that the proposition would not occupy an
time, he would have TO withdraw 1t for the
present; but gave notice that. as soon as
he could obtain the floor, he would move
to suspend the rules.
Scheuck remarked that there were two
bills in the Com nInittee OF the Whole on
the state of the Union-one an amend
ment of the tariff, and the other a general
amendment of the reve. .ue law, on which
! the Committee of Ways and Means desire
the action of the House, and he gave no.
| tice that whenever the Legislative pprO-
priation bill was out of the way, he would
| endeavor to test the sense of the House on
/ taking up these other two bills and dis
posing of them.
Wasbburue of Illinois, moved to go into
Committee of the Whole on the Legisla-
1 tive Approp: iafion bill.
Spalding moved that the House adj .ourn.
/ The latter motion was agreed to-yeas 81 ;
/ NAYS 49, and the House at 4 :l5 adjourned.
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