The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-08

HOUSE W WAsHINGToN. April 7.
The bill refundiDg the duties on the
beduest to the Bardstown (Kentucky)
Presbyterian Church was reported
back adversely.
The bill repeating the first section
of the act amendatory Of the judi
ciary Act Of 1889, thus placing the
law in its original position, was
passed.
The bill renewing grants of land to
railroads in Alabama was passed.
Paine. from the Committee on
! Elections, reported resolutions au-
thorizipg the Subcommittee to take
testimony in Louisiana during the re
cess in reference to the elections IN
that State.
Heaton, from the same committee,
made a report that John X. Rogers
would be entitled to a seat as Repre-
sentative from Tennessee as soon as
Congress should enact q law for that
purpose, and he also reported such a
bill, which was also ordered to be
printed.
Dixon. from the Committee or
Commerce, reported back the Senate
bill to prevent the exterminatlon o
fur bearing animals in Alaska. Or
dered to be printed and rec mmltted
Wheeler, from the Pacific Rail
road Committee, reported back the
Senate bill 10 relation to the B Birling
ton and Missouri River Railroad
which was passed with amendments:
The House then proceeded 10 The
consideration of the Indian Appro
nriation bill
Dawes Chairman of the Committe
on Appropriations, moved as al
amendment an additional section pro
viding that nothing contained in tn
r act cannot be construed as tatltyln
or approving any Indian treaty mad
since July Goth, 1857. as agreed tt
| The vote was then taken on tn
amendment placing 81. .000.0 600 at tn
D disposal of the President to preserv
5 Deace with the Indians, and 1t wa
Q agreed to. Yeas 80, nays 3. Th
Democrats generally voted IN th
l negative.
g The action of the Committee of th
: Whole on the other amendments wa
: concurred in.
a Ingersoll moved to suspend tt
! rules, so that he might report fro
the Com mittee on Roads and Canal
d a bill for the creation of a cOmmIsslo
d of engineers for the erection OF RAJ
e road bridges across the Ohio Rive
=. and prohibiting, until further actlC
lg by Congress, the erection OF raIlrOa
l. bridges across the river OF a span lie
Of than four hundred feet over the ma
lg channel. Rules not suspended-ye
ii II: nay So; not two thirds.
lg Butler, of Massachusetts,, from Il
ID | Reconstruction Committee, report
Ill a bill to enforce the Fourteen
ee Amendment and laws of the Unit
w States. and restore the State of Gee
r. gia to the republican goyernme
elected under its new constitution.
id After some discussion by Butl
he Beck. Bingham, Eldridge and Woo
n, ward all except Butler claimed til
for debate, and no one strenuous
ng opposing 1t, the previous questl
on was moved by Butler, but was refus
ed 81 10 81
Butler then made an argument.
all Beck approved the bill, argul
f. that Georgia was already In the Uni
as a State. He asserted that
nd real foundation for the movement Y
of for the personal motives of Gov. Is
lock, who had aspirations for
he United States Senate, and whC
vas qualifications for the Governors
at were as slim as the chances of m;
ing a silk purse out of a sow's e
35; The bill was the most unjust {
iniquitous ever Matched in Congr'
err The Georgia bill was Temporal
beg laid aside.
the Lynch, Chairman of the Sci
ub- Committee on American Navigat
ed; Interests, reported resolution
my thorizing the Commlttee 10 SIT oUI
ar vacation at such places as may
on. deemed advisable, Tor the purpos
ape examining witnesses and taking te
un- mopy to be reported to the House
ball the secoad Monday in Janu
}. Adopted.
hat Washburn, of Wisconsin, from
eral Committee on Appropriations, rep