The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
xEIss CeEaREss-sEcoyD sB3sIoS.
sENATE,......... " AsHf,erog. Dec. Is.

SENATE.........wAs " sHEsGToE, Dec. Is.
Sumner presented O memorial from the
1aboring men OF the United States, IN Con-
ventiOn assembled asking the 1ateEYen-
tion Of Congress in behalf OF the colored
laboTers OF the Southern States. After
setting forth the immediate necessity of
the people. the paper asks division and
distribution among them OF the lands of
tae United States. and the appointment of
q Comm issiOner to purchase lands in those
= otithern states where there are now no
public lands. Referred to the Committee
on Public Lands and ordered printed.
HaIniin, from the DIstIict of Columbia,
reported, with amendments, a bill to en-
eouragS and promote an 4nteruat1onal
Indus rial Exhibition in Washington in
1870. He explained that the amended bill
simply authorized its corporation for the
purpose proposed. II was simply an. act
OF Incorporation. The parties interested
being GesirOuS -o1 organizing at an early
aay nS asEso a The Iag bI p % pc tba5 da5sn GP
providing IN detail for means OF holding
the proposed exhibition.
=. Hamlln moved to stJtke out the clause
authorizing the appropriation by the
cities OF washington and Georgetown, in
accordance with the reconmenda ndatioa of
Sumner said that, IN 1871, it was proposed
to hold a similar Exhibition ia london,
under the auspices or the British Govefnr
ment. Our country was iRvited to con-
tribute to fhat ExhfDtttOp, and be present {
through Commissioners. II deemed adj
visabie to proceed with the bill, it might
be better u change the date or postpone
the measure until further Information Is
recefved.
HamIin said he was not aware OF
proposed Exhibition at London. This bill, i,
however, provided for an Exhfbftion
either in 1871 or as soon tnreeafter as de-
sirabe. 5tLl
The bnI was then laid over Tor the pres
emit So ~ t3o "a
for the Distribution to members of Con-
gress' and Cther officials who had not re-
eeived copy OF the Tribute of the Nations
e the memory OF Abraham i-'reoias
Borendan presented a bin to provide for
q building suitable for the pOst-office' and
other U nite fstates orIicss IN Parkersburg,
West Virginia. Referred.
Kellogg offered q resolution, which was
Conmeres to ufre. fnt} the expediency
OF repe 4Iing the laws III relation to the
late distribution Of fines or irenaltles 1nt
Cured under the custom laWs, ard also
for increasing the salaries of collectors,
Surveyors, anu naval officers at tn e priuct-
pal ports OF the UnitedSta;es
On motion of Sumner, 50 much of the
Ffesidents Message as related TO. foreign,
safans whs referred to the Committee on.
On notion OF Sherman, the Senate took
up the HOase resolution providing for
recess from the 22d Inst. TO the 5th prox.
for ADJOURNMENT from the 2plh instant 20
date. The proposition WAS not agreed to,
ana the rsso olution was then cJncurred in.
cifie Railroad, reported a joint resolution
felative'f 10 lands Withdrawn for tue Benefit
ofthe Southern Pacific R. Il. Co. of califor
MIA, with an amendment providing that
the pa sage of the resolution suspeudi n1
the order which restores the lands TO tlfe.
market, shall not be c0nEtrued as recOg
milton of the rights Of either Of the ad-
verse parties.
CasserIy offered resolution, which. was
agreed 10, directing the SECRETARY OF the
Interior to transmit TO the Senate copies
of all orders and decisions OF his depart-
ment touching the above mentioned
lands, with his reasons for The order and
Information concerning the area and set
llement of the lands. IA
11pton introduced a bin extending the
jurisdiction OF the Connnissioner of the
Ieneraf Land ONCE in cases Of appi ic2-
tIons for the cancellation of hpnl estead eu-
tries. Referred to the committees on Pubz
lie Lands. .1
Osborn in ntroduced joint resolution to
authorize the Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue TO ofIer and pay rewards Tor the
detection and apprehension OF any pers 1n
charged with muTdeFtng or attempting to
murder any officer of the luterDal ReVe-
nue. Bureau. Referred 10 The Committee
on Judiciary.
Rice INTRODUCED bin TO provldmfor the
erection of buildings for Government pl7r-
poses at Little Rock, ARK. Referred TO the
Committee on appropriations.
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