The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-08

Committee on Commerce. First, be-
cause that was standing committee,
and was usually given to such COM
mittees: and second, because he un-
derstood a select committee had been
created for the purpose of looking
into the causes of the decline In ship
building, and navigation.
Wood inquired whether the House
could begin to consider the question
of the Inter Oceanic Canal until it
was referred to the Committee, and
whether the Committee on Foreign
Affairs was not the proper committee
for the consideration of questions of
that character.
Schenck supposed Congress might
consider the subject before any addi-
tIonal treaty stipulations were entered
into than those existing, and that
there was sufficient understanding
and agreement between the Govern
ment of the United States and the
countries on the Isthmus to author
iza this Government to send ont the
surveying party which had already
sailed, or was about to sail.
Wood understood there was an
agreement, SO far as the survey was
conceraed, but there was no conees-
sion of right of way.
g O'Neil expressed the opinion that
all subjects embraced In the resolu.
ti0n came within the jurisdiction of
the Committee on Commerce.; that,
10 fact, the functions of the Special
Committee on Navigation Interests
were ended, or should be. There had
been no necessity for the creation of
that Committee In the first instance,
the Committee on Commerce being
ready and anxious at all times to per-
form its duties.
Lynch replied that the Special Com
mittee had been created with the con-
sent Of most of the members of the
Committee on Commerce, and By the
t5rms of the resolution it was not re-
quired before the second Monday in
j january. He moved that the por-
ton Of the Presidents Message rela-
tive to navigation be referred to the
Special Committee. The motion was
rejected. s5
Jones, Of Kentucky, inquired of
Schenck whether the subject of the
recognition of the belligefent rights
of the Cuban patriots had been
specially referred.
,Schenck replied that it went to the
Committee of Foreign Affairs. He
knew Of no other Committee that it
could be properly referred to.
The resolutions were then reported
to the House and adopted.
Dawes introduced bill to reorgan-
ize the Treasury Department and fix
the pay of its officers, remarking that
he did not consider himself com
mitted' to its provisions, but intro
dueed it at the request of others.
Referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations.
Butler, of Massachusetts,, intro
duced bill to repeal the Tenure of.
Office Act Referred to the Commit
tee on judiciary
Hih Introduced a bill abolishing
the franking privilege. Referred to
the Post Office Committee.
Stokes introduced bill to institute
Chattanooga, Tennessee, a Port of
Delivery ll5j
Williams introduced a bill to re-
peal the duty on salt, coffee, tea, and
writing and printing paper.
Walker introduced a bill to pro-
mote the International Industrial Ex-
hibition, to be held in Washington,
in 1871.
Cullum introduced bill to repeal
section four of the act of March Sd,
1869, In relation to additional boun-
ties, and to provide for the extension
Of the time in which bounty claims
may be filed. Referred to the Com
Taittee onlPensiens.
&, Finkelenburg introduced a bill to
establish uniform system of natural :
ization. Referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
stephenson introduced bill to pro-
vide for relief from legal and politi-
cal disabilities. Referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction.
Wood introduced bill to prevent
members of Congress from accepting
or holding any place of trust under
fhe President. Referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Sargent introduced a Joint resolu-
ton to annul the agreement of the
11th of February, 1869, for the leas-
iag, by the United States. of a lot
of land, known as Custom House
Block, In San Francisco.
Sheldon introduced bill granting
to the New Orleans, Mobile 4 Chat
tanooga Railroad Company the right
of way through public lands. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Ingersoll introduced bill to pro-
hibit the sale of coin on the part OF
the United States, and to provide for
the redemption of the United States
legal tender notes in coin at par. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Paine, Chairman of the Committee
on Elections, reported back the Gre
dentials of four Alabama members,
with the recommendation that they
be sworn in. The oath was therefore
administered by the Speaker to
Messrs. Hays. Sherwood, Hiffiin and
Dox.
Burr, from the same committee, re-
ported back the resolutions author
izing Kerr, of Indiana, to act as q
member OF the Committee on Elec.
tions, in reference to the Louisiana
election cases. Adopted.
Butler, of Tennessee, presented the
credentials of two Virginia members
Referred to the Committee on Elec
tions.
Paine introduced bill to refund
to the city of Milwaukee certain
moneys, advanced for the construc,
ton of straight cut in the harbor oi
Milwaukee. Referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
Jones introduced a bill for tht
erection ola Postofiee, United States
Court Rooms, and Internal Revenue
Offices In Covington, KY. Referred
to the Committee on Appropriations
Cullom offered a resolution fol
printing 5000 copies of Gen. Geo. H
Thomas's Report on Alaska. Re
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