The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
xrth CONGRESS THIRD SESSION.

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SENATE.....W w AsHrNeToE. January T.
The President laid before the Senate a
from the Secretary OF Ine
Interior and aletter from the Cofnlnlssloa1o Oh
er of Indian Affairs In regaFu " ZIG A~'O
indian battle. sg 80. .1,o
Williams presented a memorial from the
Legislative Assembly of Idaho, Ior tne Ss-
Enlistment of an assay ONCE tnefe' Ne-
ieIE Fessenden presented memorial of a
large number of Episcopal cleIgynen 5oI 5or
heavy penalties, the carrying OF petroleum.
IL. public passenger conveyancss. -, ~
CE,rbetb presented a petition Tor Ine e&-
tension ,st S of the PaeIfie railroad to Puget's
Gonkling presented the. protest Of the
citizens Of New York against the House
bill liking tue duty on copper, ano prOpos-
ing a substitute. Referred to the Conn
mfttee on Finance. 81,
graph communication between the East
srn and Western Continents Referred 10
the Committee on Commerce. .
Urn 4bull. from the CoInfnittee on j udl-
| ciarv reported and recommended ihe in-
defnite postponement Of the folIoWlhS
The execution of Section four of the
a bill to facilitate the decision of qu es-
| ttons in c0pfiict between the United States
and States by the Supreme Court Oh 1he
Tn Joint Resolution for the payment OF
the claims OF loyal citizens OF the hlUeo
The House Bill to extend the juris diction
| of probable Justices OF the Peace IA 1oan u.
and Montana, which were accordingly III
def niteIy postponed. ...h
ON m otIln of Edmunds, the senate JOoh
mn the bin TO prevent the holding OF clVl
| offices by military officers, and 10 preVenl
| the no ldtng of more than one o1lcs at 1ns
Aft er discussion, the morning hour ex
| uired and the Senate RESUMED the conslu
phy. which was debated, without action
az on N motion of Trumbull, the Senate wen
into executive SESSION. and leW moinens
afterwards adjourned.
Ex0uSE w ASHINGToS. Jan. z.
A. resolution was passed directing tn
Printing Committee 10 investigate Tue sta q
, fionery contract of the Interior Deparl
, ment. and suspendins all fnrtaef pay
! ments till action by the House
Tine House took up the bill reported yes
teriav from the Committee on Naval Al
2 sairS 10 increase the efficiency of the Med
2 cal Department of the Navy. AIJsr 9 ori
= 53sc1esion AZ Of the blk on motion or Spald
2 ing. it was laid on the table, 81 10 55.
i -Tne speaker presented commun ieation
n from the Secretary OF the Interior and IN
a Attorney General, in reply TO a resolutio
e of the House, stating that no dlmunltlO
J. can be made in the force q their 1 DSpAl .pI..
:, ments, or Ia the coh hP0nstsoAOn y RASS
ees. ,,...,,,,,.,.a ~, 11o,a,o,
Il AffSsirs, reported biIllto pay the widow
u Tames wilson, late Minister to Senezuel
n one nuarter of her husbands salary. AT
20 osrni auation the Dill passed.
0dsoiIOul. from tho Committee on Foreie
e Affairs, reported q bill for the removat
al the remains OF Mr.. Coggeshall, late Mini
Il | tar of tine u nited States at ECUADOR, TO u
70 United states, ard Of his daughter a
III proprlating s., 800 for the PurpoSSett pSttio,o, a
y ,rnnrfatiofs OF 81 600 for the relief of {
es Widow of Mr.. Coggeshall. The amen
" rnenf was agreed to--yeas 1ls nays oo-Al
= = +he hili az amended, was passed.
y The Speaker presented message fro r.
the President, with the report oI Ine y
he refary OF state, Ia reply TO the House re-