The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-20
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DENLY and roster OF Tie S0H 4tAsSS
to visit Washington City, IN the m
teresfs of Evansville, viii be submit
ted to the City Council to- night:
EVANSVILLE, Dec. IS. 1869.
Hon. ". II. Watker. 5fayor Of The City 81
SIR: We deem it proper to present
to you and through you to the Com
mon Council and citizens OF Evans
vile the result of our visit to Wash
iDgton City, under the recent appoint
ment Of the Council and Board Of
Trade.
Unon our arrival in Washington,
after comforting with our Representa-
tive. Hon. William E. Niblack.
we waited upon our Senators, HoBs.
d. p. Morton and D. =. Pratt, and OK
planned to them in detail the wants Of
our shipping aud mercantile interests,
and were gratifed to fnd them ready
and willing to give hearty support to
the legislation which was desired Of
Congress. We also called upon al
the members of the Indiana delega-
ton of the House seVerally, and
stated to them fully the peculiar and
pressing wants which made the legis-
lation Of Congress 10 our behalf
necessary, and solicited their influ-
ence and co operation.
After having visited the Indiana
Congressional delegation, we met. by
merce, of the House, accompanied by
Judge Niblack, and presented to
them the subject of the establishment
at Evansville Of a Board Of Local
Inspectors Of Steamboats,. The Com
mittee were surprised at the exhibit
we were able to make of the extent
of the steamboat interests aud the
commercial importance Of Evans
vile, and very promptly and unani]
mously instructed Mr.. Holman, tho
member of the committee from In
diana, to report Judge Niblack' bill
TO the House and recommend its
passage. The bill had been be.
fore the committee al the last
session OF Congress, and our
Representative had in vain endeagor-
ed to secure q favorable report Tbis
action places it upon its third reading.
and Judge Niblaek expressed entire
confidence in its passage by the House
at an early day after the holidays.
Senators Morton aud Pratt promised
to secure for 1t prompt consideration
IN the Senate.
A bill for authorizing sessions ct the
United States District Court of Indiana
to be held at Evansville was intro
duced by Judge Niblack q. the last
session of Congress, but owing to the
written remonstTance oil q majority Of
- ! .
Committee declined to recommend its
passage. The opposition to this
measure arose mainly from local roa
sons, and from a want of knowledge
Of the extent OF our shipping inter
ests. We have shoWn, to the satisIae
ton of every member from Indiana,
that the Court Is pressing necessity
to our commercial or river business,
and, as far as we were able, have
sought to remove the local ohiee
tions presented by Representa-
tives from other Districts Of
the State The Judiciary Committee
have decided TO recommend the pas
sage of a bill authorizing sessions If
the Court at Evansville aud New
Albany, and Mr.. Kerf's bill from that
committee will be before the House
upon its third reading. If the Indie
ana delegation were united uBOn il,
there would be no question about It's
passage, and we have reason to hope
that our visit will have the. effect TO
prevent any serious opposition TO a
measure which they all consede to be
of so much Importance TO our section
eff the State We have the assurance
of both Senators, Morton and Pratt,
of their support to the bill, and if il
passes the House, It viii certainly
pass the Senate.
In regard to the proposition 10 Id
clude Evansville in the list OF Ports
of Entry for the West, we found tina
the Treasury Department looks up0n
the whole measure Of creating sadh
ports off the eabOrd with much do1bt.
1t is commended that the interests Of
the revenue service cannot be prop.
erly protected with Ports Of Entry
IN the interior of the county. IF it.
is deemed advisable to pass
bill Of that character, our Senator's
and Represe ltatiyes will insist upon a
port of entry for Indiana, and the e.
preston ELECTED by us was uuani
mously In favor Of Evansville as Ghc
port to be SO designated. Ii such
general bill Is not passed, arrango-s
meuts will doubtless be made TO give
the importers of cur city all the ia
ciiities which it Is possible for he
Of the Treasury to extend fo
Western cities.
We are gratided to be able 20
state that the Postmaster General has
to re tablish the Green
River mail between Evansville and
Bowling Green, thussupllying aWant
long felt by our mercantile cQmmu
nifty.
We called the attention Of Judge
Niblack to the desirabiIity 81 obtaih
ing Government aid Tor the improve
meut OF our harbor: he viii make an
effort TO have such al appropriation
inserted IN the next river ami harbDr
Improvement bill
The legislation Of Congress is stss-
pended until after the holiday recess.
but under the arrangement made BE
fore cur departure, Dir. Philip Horn
brook will remain for some days. and
Mr.. j Ohm lngle, Jr., will visit Wash
lngton IN January or February 20
further the progress of legislation
In conclusion, we take pleasure IN
acknowledging the interest and ready
co-opevation Of our Representative
Hon. Wm. f. Niblack, and our SEN
ators. Hons o. 2. Morton aud ID. d.
Pratt, and the unifert1 courtesy ex-
tended us by the other members of
the Indiana delegation
Respectfully,
CHARLES BENBT
JoHN. w FOSTER
MASONIC IIALL-DR 0'EEARY's
LEcTuRE.-0p Saturday night 1Ia
sonic Hall was completely SLED by a
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