The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-19

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By Julian. to close the 1and system il
| certain states. Referred TO Committee o.
| Public Lands. -r avn Il. tfa
By BoIesi 10 aid in the construction B
| the Arkansas, and Pacific Asiitroastsf q Re
ierred to the Committee on The PaeId'
| Railroad.
BY Upson. making appropriation for Ger
tain h4TboIs in Michigan. Referred TO tht
Com miltee on.A ppFopriations. 3@
BY Wilson of Iowa, TO amend Q. Idi-
clary system of tue United states Refer
/ red 70 tile judiciary GOmmittee. -
| BY Window. additional tO1ae act grant.
ing lands for the construction Of q railroad
a1I; and telegraph line from. Lake superior @
Railroad. IL ~
By Clark of Kansas authorizing the ap-
izs9ointment OF commissioners for the setLle-
ment of claims of citizens of Kansas. Re-
ieTred to the Committee on Claims.
| By Cavanaugh, to authorize the con-
/ siTuction and maintenance of bridge
across the Missouri River, at the Three
Forks, Montana Territory. Referred to
i The Commit ee on Roads and Canals.
| BY Arnell, to provide for the represent
| alton of the District of Columbia In Con-
gress Referred To the Judiciary Commits
BY Lawrence, of Ohio, providing that
after March 4th, 1869, no Senator or Repre-
receive or transmit by mali any letter or
mail matter free of postage. Referred to
the Post Office Committee.
BY Jones. of Kentucky, for the CO. opera
tlon of the United States coast survey in
the geological SURVEYS instituted by the
s.svsral safes; eferred to the Committee
BY Barnes, to compel National banks to
make statement six times a year. Re-
ferrs to COMMITTEES on BANKING lllEeh
Cooarn, on behalf of Ella, offered reso-
luton directing the Committee on Public
Expenditures to inquire into, and report
Ine facts and circumstances concerning
the contract with Wells, Fargo Il CO. for
carry ing the Uniied States mails between
the terminus OF the Pacific Railroad.
Holman offered the following: ns
ResotUed, That IN the present condition
OF the national finance, no further subsi-
dies ought to be given by Congress- either
In bonds or money tosTailrOads or other
1qEpeIab8ns opes boa to or TO pSem9ts Local snter
country ought to be applied to tn pressing
necessities of the public service in such
manner as VIII rel1eVe the people from the
ResotUed, That the grants OF public lands
10 corporations ought TO be discontinued,
and the whole OF such lands ought to be
held as sacred trust to secure homesteads
TO actual settlers, and for no other purpose
lie moved the prevIoussquestIon and the
adoption of the resolutions. The previous
question was secop pded.
W lnuom moved TO ltty the resolution on
the table, which was negatiVed there be-
ing only Ihirty-fOur Affirmative votes.
.Sconeid demanded separate vote on
The FIRST resolutions was adopted yeas 90:
nays 81, as follows:
Beamau, b attic, Benton Bingham. Blair.
Boutwell,, Boy den. BromweII Brooks
Buckiand, Burr. Butler, OF Massachusetts,
nell, CulIonl, Delano. Dockery, Ella, Farms
worth, Ferris, Ferry, Field, Geiz, Grover,
Harqlng, Hawkins, Heaton, Hill, Holman.
Hubbard, OF West Virginia, Jenckes, Jonn-d
son, Jones, of North Carolina, Joiits, OF
kESeentueky, Judd; Julian, Kelsey, Kerr, !
kltcner, Knott, kooniz KiosS, Lawrence,
OF Fenhsyivanta, Lawrence. of o ip,
Mccarthy, Mckee, Mercer, Miller, Moore ]
Mnnger' !, Ni3lack, Nichoison, Paine,
HoSs ScOtield, Shanks, ShelabaI ger. Sit III
ereaves, SpanIding. Stone, Syphsy, ,@Tabsr.
TayioTS; T.g A. Ir1wpTTidge, Upson, Van Anken,
burne. of Il lnois, Washburn, of Indiana,
Wilson, of Ohio, Wilson, OF Louisialia.
Wood, Walker. Williams, of Indiana, and
Nays Anderson, Arneli, Ashley of Ne
v;Ada. A xtel, Banks, Btraes, Beck, Benja-
min, BoleS, Buckley, Butter of Tennessee,
Ualiis, Ghurch1il. Clark OF kansas, a. ,ift,
Uobh, oobtlrn, Coriey, Deweese, Dodge.
briggs, Elliott OF Arkansas, Garfield, Col
laday, Goss, Cove. etraV ely, Haughey, Hig-
bee y opkins, Humphrey, IngersOll, KeI-
ley kellogg. iineoln, aissllors., Mssy nsAral,
McCormicks MUTFfll Mullins, MSers, New
comb, Newsh.1m, Norris, 0'NeIl, PECK
ham, Peters, Pierce, FRINGE, Raum, Roots,
saws er, scheneS, smith, arkwaather,
Bile of Ky, TwItehell, Van Aeruan Van
Horn OF N. Y Washburne OF Mas, Whit
temore and Windam-b7 The question
required ON the second resolution.
Julian desired to offer a substitute, that
no public lands stlail be given 10 aid IN
the constt uctton OF railroads xeept on
coalition Of actual settlement, in quantf.
Ties not greater Than. l60 acres To one per-
son, Tor "a HXcdtaX on the full price.
Holman eeeided to let 1t be offered
Wasaburn, of Indiana, moved 10 lag the
resolution on the table, because II would
interfe' q with the Soldiers bounty BILL
Ihe resolqil ion Was laid on the taD!e-yeas
Yeas-A 4. .ison. Ames.. .Anderss N. ArnelI.
q Y ell r
Be K. njamtn, Bingham, Blair, Boles,
Royden, Bu kiand, Bucs ley, Butter often
fano, Deweese. .~Dockery, Dodge. Orig Egg
gleston. Elliott, Ferris. Ferry, French, Gar
field, Golladay: Goss, Cove, Groyely,
Hotch kfSs, Hubbard of Iowa, Hunter, IN
gerson, Jenckes, johnson, Jones of North
Carollna, Judd, Julian, Kelly, Kellogg,
Knoti, Lash. Lincoln OF New York, MalaO-
ry, Marvin, Mckee, Mercur, Miller, morrill,,
Mullins, Myers, .>ewcomb, ,NeWshanl, Ror-
riS, O'NeiH, Qrth, PerhaIn, Peters, Pettis
phelps, Pierce, Pile, Poland, Price, Prince,
Raums Roots, sawyer, SchenclS, Shanks,
fee, TitTt, Trimb ble of kentucky, TrimbIe of
Tennessee, rrow ridge, ,Twitchell, Van Aer-
man, Van Horn of New York. Van Myck,
WashDurn OF Indiana, Washburn of Mas
ehusetts, Wilkes, Whiftemore, Williams OF
Pennsy iyanla, Williams OF Indiana, WiIsoA
of Iowa, Window.
Nays Bailey, Baker, Baldwin, Barnes.
BJutwell, Beattte, Benton, Burr, Butler OF
Massachusetts,, Cary, Chandler, Clarke of
a..
Fields, aelE. Grover, HARDING, Hawking
Holman, Hubbard raf W. Va, Jones OF
KY. Kelsey. Kerr. kcontz. Lawrepoe of
Pennsylvania. Marshall, Mccarthy. Me-
Cormick. Moore, Mungen, NibIack, Paine,
Pine, Plants, Randall, Ross, Scoteld, Shel
iaDarger, Sitgi eaTes; spanldlng, stevens,
stone, Sypher, Taylor. Thomas, UpS0n,
Van Anxen, Van Trump. Ward, Wilson
of Chio, Wood, and Young-54.
Washburne of Illinois said IL he had
been in the Hail at the time his name was
called ne would have voted No emphatic-
ally.
Washburne, of Illinois, moved to sus-s
| pend the rules that he mi ght confer, as an
amendment 70 the naval appropriation
| BILL sections relating TO the marine corps
/ which had been ruled out as not in order
The rules were not suspended, 70 to ~: not
two-thirds- The amendments reported
i from the Committee on Ways and Means
/ to the naval appropriation bill were
agreed to, and the bill passed.
Butler, o. Massachusetts. from the Conn
mittee on Appropriations, offered a resolu-
/ tion dlre citing the Comptroller OF the Cur
/ rency to inform he House whether any,
and what, National Banks had been allow
/ ed to exchange gold-bea ing interest bonds
/ for currency-bonds issued to the Pacific
/ Railroad, and directing that such exchange
/ shall cease till the further action of the
! House; also, directing the Comptroller OF
| the Currency to inform the House what
I banks had feI1nquiShed their charters as
| National Banks, and were doing bust iness
under State charters. still retaining the
4 National Bank circulation. with the
amount of such circulation outstanding:
| also, VIII ether any bank bad been instruct
/ ed that the 29Gh section of The Banking
| Act limiting the amount of the liability
/ of any person In the association 20 one
tenth of its capital, does not apply to the
1 endorsement or collateral liabilities or
cheeks certified as good.
important Supreme Court DeclsIOn.
WAsHINdFoN, Jan. 1S.-The Su-
preme Court to day made decisions in
the New York bank cases. Opinions
were read by Chief Justice Chase to
the effect that certificates of indebt-
edness and United States notes or