The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-29

GH0USE.................WA ASHIEGToN. Jan. 2S
Blaine, from the Committee on Appro-
pTiations, reported appropriation bills,
which were referred TO the Committee on
the Whole, and was made the special order
for MONDAY next. IL appropriates 81, ,i99,
Dawes, Chairman of the Election Com
mittee, called up at O'Clock the report of
the Committee in the contested election
case of Ghristy and Wimpy from the Six h
Congressional District of Georgia The re-
port ends with resolution, that j. III.
ChYisty having voluntarily given aid and
TO persons engaged in armed hostility to
the United States, is not entitled To mold a
/ Wimpy not having received majority OF
THE votes east, is not en- titled TO the seat.
Dawes sue geste,dn IL that .aIter the vote TO-
nllftte, the question whether Georgia
should be represented in the House. he
/ did not know but that this subject should
/ be also referred TO that committee.
| tonsiderable discussion took place on
1 that point.
resolution I'll tive third Tuesday in Feo-
/ ruary.
Ihe House then took up, In the morning
heu the bill relating to pensions that
/ was before the House yesterday.
l. NIblack moved to IecommIt the bill,
| with instructions to report 1t back with
the second section stricken out, and also
/ wlththat portion of the first section stricK-
/ resident of the United States.
4 Perham spoke in advocacy OF the bin.
| which. at the expiration OF the morning
/ ahe House then went int Committee
| ofthe Whole, schenck in The Chair.
j the Iegisiaiive biIf was. laid aside on &c,
cou Of OF the sickness of the Chairman of
the Committee on Apprepriation<, Wash
i The next bill on the calender being the
! Indian appropriation bill, Maynard NOV
to lay IL aside IN order to take up the
tariff bill
+ Morehead supported the motion, and
/ some discussion took place, the tarih men
faEoring the motion. The motion was re-
jeeted-46 to 7S, and the Committee pro-
81 ceeded to he consideration OF the Indian
appropriation bill-Wiison, of Indiana, in
the Chair. Tue total sum approprIated by
the bill is s., ,l32, ,20 being 81 go, 81 Tess tha
ths aao%ns aPPa5Rria,iiea ,f1 yeaf 5p tn,
! general Indian system, the committee rose
, without disposing of the bill; SD q.
Il Roots offered a resolution to add two
members to the Pacific Railroad Commit
! tee, that the recOt1structed States may
was referred to the Committee on Rules.
Bout Wei stated that he proposed 90 NOR
. row. To nlovesthe previous questions on The
Constitutional Amendment. He also pro
posed that tomorrow the speeches be linn
= it8d to twenty minutes each.
Eldridge objected.
3 | proposed Constitutional Amendment
. which was ordered to be printed.
| Stark weather offered a-resolntion calling
: 4 for information as TO the destruction o
= commercial vessels by ConfedeFate prtva
I IeGfS during the war. A0lpplSus
Mr.. Lawrence, OF Ohio, from the selec
p committee on the New York election
frauds reported a resolution directing TIN
arrest OF Henry Johnson, who refused Il
| appear before the comtnittee when sum
D / moned.
AIr. Brooks suggested that the eonlmltts
should also Investigate Lhe frauds in TIA
! late eIectiou of Senator in New \ ofk.
= There beIng no 1uQrum present the Not
= WAS not taken on the resolution, and bh
House at :45 took a recess. t.ssa-
+ aae as EVENING SESSION. - sit -
sThe House resumed its session at7:90
> M the Speaker in he chair - 49,
n Mr.. Beck opened the debate, In speee
against the proposed Constitutions
a amendment and the bill in relation TO su
> iratge reported by Mr.. Boutwell, from til
4 Com mmittee on the Judiciary, cOntendtn
"a | for the exclusive control of the States oVt
,r Ithe question of suffrage.
~ MeSsrs. ShanKs, Mckee, and bi iller spoil
in Ifavorof the CONSTITUTIONAL AlnendIuen
a The latter was utterly opposed. hOweve
= tOtthe bill to take the control OF the su
i frslge from tile States.
- Mr.. Burr followed in opposition 10 bot
- the proposed amendments and the bill,
A. jOurned.-