The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-14
HoUsE.........W Wls1r1NaToS. Dec. 1s


The following bills were introduced and
referred: One to amend the currency act /;
TO abolish the franEing privilege; to pro-
vide free sytem of National banking I;
to repeal the acts OF 1865, extending the
jurisdiction of the United States District
Court 10 certain cases on tile lakes and
navigable waters connected herewith; to
provide for the construction of the Mag
ara Ship Canal: also q joint resolution
for the admission of Virginia. as pending
in the Reconstruction Committee.
BOles also introduced resolutions for the
relief of the surviving soldiers and sailors
of the war of 1872 granting pensions to the
surviving soldiers of the war of 1872; also
granting universal amnesty: making ap-
pronrtations to improve the navigation of
A L'Outre and Southwest Pass, Louisiana ;
to amend the National Currency A ct to
amend the act relating to the ranking
privilege; to provide for the payment >of
loyal citizens of Tenn essee for qua rterTn as
ters' and commissary stores taken by Fed
eral troops; to facilitate the settlement of
| tue public lands: TO amend the act of
| April 8. 1868, to protect all persons in
their civil Iiehts, and for the means
of their vindicatton; relative to swamp
lands In Indiana, establishing 2 uniform
system of naturalization. authorizing
the building of q railroad from Fort
| Wayne, Ind, to Ottawa, Ills. To define
peal the act for taking the seventh and
subsequent census of the United States.
Making an appropriation for the erection
of q building for Post Office and Custom
| House at Port Huron. To amend the act
| of May Y, 1864, granting railroad lands
! the construction of a railroad from
o 'Brten County, Iowa, to the Miss ouri
River. To divide the District Of Wis.
eonsin into two Judicial districts,
To vacate and provide for the sale of the
| Uniattllo Reservation, In Oregon; also,
| granting lands to aid in the construction
the Columbia River TO Great Salt
Lake. To provide for a building
judicial officers of the United States in
| Leayenworth, Kansas; also, for with
holding money from American Indians
holding white captives.
Butler. of Massachusetts. Chairman OF
| the Reconstruction Committee, presented
4 tho following bill, heretofore introduced
| by Farnsworth, also member OF the same
committees:
l. WHEREAS, The people of Virginia hav,
| adopted q COnsttt utiOn, Republican IL
| form, and have in all respects conformec
TO the Requirements of an act of Congress
entitled AN act authorizing the submts
| sion OF the Constitutions of Virginia, Mis-
Sissippi and Texas to q vote of the people
and authorizing the election of STATE
officers provided by said Constitution. anC
members of Congress-" approved April 10
1869; therefore be it
Resolvsd, BY the Senate and House of Re-
TeSe7afa ICES, That the said State of Vir
ginia is entitled to representation in th
Congress of the United States.
The following is proposed sa substitute
by Paine, of the Reconstruction Com nit
tee:
WHEREAS, The people of Virginia hav,
adopted Constitution, republican In
form, and have, in all respects, com plieI
with the requirements of the several act
OF Congress providing for the recOnstruc
tion OF the late rebel States; therefore be
ReSoJred. That the state of Virginia /
| entitled to representation in the Congress
of the United states.
Butler introduced the following:
WHEREAS, The people of Virginia hav
adopted Constitution Republican II
form, and by its provisions assuring IN
equality of rights to all the citizens of Ia
United States before the law, and has, Il
oil respects. complied with the require
ments of the several acts of Congress- pro
viding for the reconstruction of the lat
insurrectionary States, aud
WHEREAS, The Congress OF the Unite'
assured that the people of Virginia, especi
ally those heretofore in insurrectio
against the United states, GsZve renounce
: all claim of any right TO secession in
) State, and that they are now well dispose
to the Government of the United State
and will support the Constitution submit
ted under the Reconstruction Act of Con
gress, if ratified by the people OF Virgins
in the letter and spirit: therefore,
ResoIved, That the State of Virginia
entitled to representation in the COngres
OF the United States.
] ferred to the Committee on RecoI
struction, who meet on Tuesday morning
: and ordered printed. Bills We're also II
: | troduced to veeate the Fort Dakota Mil
D.. tary Reservation.
, Peters offered a resolution declaring tbs
= the sentiment of the Il ouse accords wit
the opinion expressed in the President
message. that renewal OF the treaty {
reSiprOcitY with the British province
i would be wholly in favor of the BIRTHS
producer, and should not, In our preSeI
: ! condition, be favorably eous' 1ered.
Cox moved to table the resolution.
The House refused. Yeas, AZ nays, II
generally q. party vote. The resoiutio
, was then adopted.
Dawes offered q concurrent resolution X
= the adjournment of the two Houses frol
: Wednesday, December 22d, to Wednesd9.
n January 5th. Agreed to.
Butler, of Massachusetts, offered a resC
Y luton, inStruc.ing the COMMITTEES @
Ways and Means to prepare and report
bill forthwith to place the taxation of il
comes derived from United states bond
by the holders thereof on the san
h grounds as now provided 70. the paymel
4 4 of the taxation OF the income from raj
{ road and other corporation bonds; that
: that a i've per cent. income tax shall
!, deducted from the Interest on all Govern
q naent bonds paid by the United States
q the holders thereof.
Peters moved to lay the resolution c
.' the table, but afterwards withdrew it, gi
c Ing notice that ii the previous quesLiC
q were not seconded, he would move to ref
to the Committee of Ways and Means.
@ The previous question not being secOn
: ed and FarDsWOIth rising to debate, q
resolution went over, under the rule.
Wood offered resolution declaring tn
! laws giving exclusive privileges or epjo
ments to particular classes or pFofesslo
are unequal, unjust ana in violation OF Il
. Constitution, ana tnag a protective Tar
Il is Of that class cf legislation.
a The previous question was not seeonde
{ and GARFIELD rising to debate, the resOl