The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-07
CONGREs @IONAL.
xLIst CONGREsS-F,RST SESSION.

SEN ATE. w AsHINGToN, April 6.
Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back, without
amendment, the bill authorizing pay
ment for certain services reRdered to
the United States in the late insur-
rectionqry States. 1t authorizes the
heads of the several Executive De-
partments to pay to the officers and
employees of the United States. who
failed to take the oath prescribed by
the act of July 2, 1882, such sums of
money as may be found due them for
services heretofore actually rendered ;
Provided, 1t shall be made to appear
that said oath was duly taken after
the rendition of such services, or the
person claiming the same shall take,
with the account, the oath prescribed
by the act of August 8, 1861; but in
case of death before the enactment of
this bill, such oath or affirmation
may be waived.
Patterson introduced bill to re-
organize the clerical force of the In
terror Department, and for other pur-
poses. Referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Retreuchment.
Ramsey, Chairman of the Commit
tee of Post Offices and Post Roads,
presented communication from the
Postmaster General relative to cheap
ocean postage.
Sumner said there was a movement
on foot in England to secure penny
ocean postage, and expressed the
opinion that If our Postal Department
should give us three cent ocean
postage, it would be a great thing to
accomplish.
The bill to make San Diego, Cali
fornia, a port OF delivery, was passed
Morton offered a resolution direct.
ing the Secretary of the Senate to pay
the Senators from the reconstruct
States from the commencement OF the
second session of the Fortieth Con
gress. Laid on the table.
Ga motion of Williams, a bill tC
aid in the construction of a branch Of
the Central Pacific Railroad to Port
land, Oregon. was taken up and dis
cussed by Williams, COnkling anC
| Corbett until the expiration of tht
morning hour, which brought up a
unfinished business the joint res0lu
/ ton to protect the interests of The
United States in the Union Pacific
Railroad.
Stewart, of Nevada. spoke at length
against the Union Pacific Railroad
and credit ne9bilier, and in favor o
the Central Pacific.
The amendment offered by Sher
man yesterday. was modified at tn
suggestion of Williams, so as to di
rect the President to fix the point o
junction according to the respective
roads. Adopted-53 to 6 The latte
were Davis, Howard, Mcdonald, Nor
ton, Nye and Osborn.
Davis offered an amendment direct
ing tie Attorney-General first to in
yestigate whether or not the charte
and and all the franchises of tn
Union Pacific Railroad and it
branches have not been forfeited, an
to execute all necessary legal proceed
ings if they have; second, to lnvestl
gate whether the said company ha
not made illegal dividends on it
stock, and if so to execute the neces
sary legal proceedings to have tn
same refunded; and, third, to investi
gate whether any of the directors
agents or employees of the compan
have violated any penal law, and if s
to institute the proper criminal pro
ceedings against all who have don
so. Agreed to.
Howard then moved to strike on
a portion of the amendment and In
sert his amendment offered yesterday
naming as the officers who sha
constitute the Board of Commission
ers, the same list as in yesterdays re
pert, with the addition of Genera
Candy. and directing them TO fix tn
point of junction on the line appIoy
ed by the Secretary Of the Interior.
Nye opposed the amendment an
declared himself opposed to any Iegi;
. lation taking this matter out of tn
hands of the officer to whom th
law had originally committed it, th
Secretary of the Interior. Nobod
but the Union Pacific Railroad Con
pany complained of that action in th
, matter, and the secret Of the who
. struggle on their part was, that che