The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-26
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Jeuclzes and Benton were announced as
additional mem Oers of the Eetrenchment
Wilson OF Minnesota introd Iced a bin
authorizing a railroad fr0m Portland
Oregon, To the west OF the Cascade Noun
tains. Referred to the Pacidc railroad
Committee
Dawes, IN personal explanation reit-
Grated a form 9r declaration concern lin <
II. II. Heath, Secretary OF New Mexico,
that he could have no confidence IN a
Northern IN IN VINO had rendered his ser
vi eS To the rebellion.
Poland reported a joint resolution pro-
Viding that claims for Ste4mDDlLS or auV
other vessels impressed by the United
/ states in --oufs.eru States duriu. The rebei-
lion, be adJudIcated by court claims. pro-
VIded the c-aimantS Were loyal and re-
mained loyal, aud We're residents a. loyaI
States, and provided the vessels were III
1nsurrecjionary districts, b. proper au-
thority.
the Joint resolution was explained and
advocated by Poland. Il gave rise 20 cOa-
siderable DISCUSSION. which was p+rtlci-
pated in by WaShburnt. of Wiscon~ D,
Lawrence, Fia<ieubu. z, Maynard, Hoar,
Hawkins, A liSou, Benjamin and Logan
Wsshburne. OF Wisconsin, moved 10 lay
the joint resolution ON the table, which
vas uegatived eas, 81; nays, S3. 1t was
| then pa>sed-yeas, s. nays, 50.
Poland was excused from fuTther service
on tue Reconstruction Committee, in order
to perfect arrangene ats IN another com
mittce-
U SON was also excused from service on
/ the Committee on Revision of Laws, and
/ was subsequently, n signed 10 the Commit
I tee on Reconstruction.
/ \ bill fer the rt4iiei of samuel II. Moore.
1 of the 57th OGio Infantry, passed.
The Speat.Get G announced as a sp, ciai com
American tonnage - HOtchkiss. MOrriiI,
/ Judd, Holman, Calkiits and We Is.
Lyme j ffsrGd - resolution for a comm L
I tee 10 inquire whether the efficiency Ot tna
/ naval service requ res the maintenance of
/ two navy yards at points 50 near o. tgatHer
I as Kittery Maine, and Chnrlestown. Mass.
! le..fa vat IA htaM Naval tttrsh unffTFp
Butler iutrOdu ed biii To enforce the
Fourteenth Amendment 10 The Coustitu-
I ZION and Laws Of The United states, ana
/ to restore the state OF GeorS a TO the Re-
/ publican Cove rnmeut elected under It's
/ new Constitution. Referred 10 tne COM
I nit ee on Rec0hstruction ana ordered
The bin recites IN the preamble that the
Legislature of Georgia has refused 10 purge
/ Itself of members VINO were dISquaI fled
\ ley the cOnStruc ed amendment, and ha1
/ expelled fully qualified members on tue
/ groupd that tn y were persons of AT lean
blood, and that tie state authorities are
/ wholly unable or unwilling 10 protect the
/ lives, liberty and property. OF loyal and
unOnend1ng ciIlzens, thereby providing
/ the people had not complied WiJa the
/ terms or conformed to the principles on
\ which the restoration OF georgia was pro-
vided for, and that the COVE Hmeut there
I of is not fact Republican or r guar.
\ It tneI efore, authorizes and Qirect, The
I Government TO summon forthwith. uy
I prOclamatiOn, ali persons appearing to
have been elected TO the Legis ature ac-
I e al 21esde OF June 18th, 1905 70 meet
/ at Atlanta within SIX mont iis of the pas
l sage of the act. Sucl Leg stature is H.
/ vested with authoTitv TO make sucn enact
ments and have such legislative pIOce5d-
I IngS as are authorized by the laws OF the
United states anu Dy the Constitution OF
I Georgia Members of the Legislature are
I 10 take the teSt-Oath. except thOse whose
Dol tical d IsabiLitieS have been removed
I bv act of Congress. The attela pied ex 3uI-
/ SION Of African members is an1u.led ri and
I declared void. The President OF the United
1 states is required To station IL the State of
I Georgia a Sufficient armed force 70 e. -rv
( ito execution the act, anC It's or --Ts
I REQUIRED to render aid AM assistance IN
( The administration OF the Government { on
I demand OF the Governor.
Tue House then took up the bill TO pro-
+ vide for the organization of provisional
I Government, which was under al scussi0n
I yesterday, and was addressed Dy Mr.. Wood
Y in opposition to the bill. The bill was then
7 laid aside and the House proceeded to the
I business on the Speake 5 Jable-the first
matter being Senate amendments to ne
I ii Jus5 bill reIealing the Tenure or Office
I Act.
Butler moved to refer the bill and
amen tments to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
/ and desired to give some reason Jaeretor
/ EarnsWorth desired To enter motion TO
] concur in the Senate amendments
! Bingham had risen for the same purDOsa
| Butler declined To yield FOR that purpose
/ but yielded TO Logan, who moved to
' amend the bill by ploYiso that ali civil