The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-19
CONGREsS1ON
xLth CONGRESS- THIRD SESSION.

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sRNATE..-..W WAsHINGroN. February IS.
! g1nness, from the Committee on
bPostofhces, reported, with an amend
/ ment, the bill TO encourage the build
ing of steamships IN the United States
! and to establish q line of American
Steamships to Europe.
Morgan, from the Committee on
Finance, reported a joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the
/ Treasury to remit the duties on the
submarine telegraph cable imported
BY the Western Union Telegraph
| Company.
Anthony, from the Committee on
| Printing, reported resolution to
print the memorial of Duff Green In
relation TO the national finances.
Adopted.
T6ayer moved to reconsider the
vote. Duff Green had been a notori-
Gus rebel, and he did not think it
necessary TO. recognize him to the ex
tent of printing his essay. He moved
to lay the subject on the table. Car
ried 2A t@
Grimes, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a bill to COM
pensate the officers aud crew of the
| K Kearsage for the capture and destruc-
tion Of the Alabama.
Trumbull, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported, with amendments,
the House bill, providing for the
election ia Virginia.a The first amend
ment provides that at the election for
the ratification of the Constitution,
directed by the House bill to be held
on the 9th of next May, there shall
be submitted to separate vote of
the registered aud qualified voters.
the question of the ratification of the
| fourth sub division Of the first Sec
ton. gDana the seventh section Of the
third article; the vote on said ques-
ton t0o-be for disqualification or
against qualification. The other
amendment substitutes for section
fifth of the House bill, which requires
| the General Assembly, elected at the
same tiEe, to assemble on the first
TuesdRy in Sep tember. 1859. a provi-
sion that the said General Assembly,
In case a majority of all the votes be
cast for the ratification of the Con-
stitutioas shall assembleat Richmond
on the first Tuesday in J uly. 1869:
but, if a majority be not cast for the
ratification, the Assembly. shall not
convene, nor shall any person elected
to Office under, the provisions of this
Bill enter upoh the discharge of the
duties thereof. The provisions of
the Constitution, voted on separately,
shall constitute part of the Consti-
tuition, if a majority of the votes cast
on that question be for Disqualified
| fTOn e,b a+o9.cSF y. rr-.
I Trumbull also reported adversely
on the following Henderson's bill to
establish department ON Home Al
fairs; Robertson's joint resolution
PROPOSING by Constitutional amend.
| lege tribunal; and Sawyer's joint res
oEution extending the time for the
commencement Of suits for the re-
property in the Court OF Claims.
Grimes, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported favorably,
with verbal amendments. the House
bill relating to captures made by Adj
miral Farragut's feet in the Missis-
sippi River in. May, 1852. 1t declares
that vessels which participated in the
opening of the river and capture of
New Orleans, shall be now entitled to
the. benefit of the prize law In the
same manner as they would have been
had the Eastern District Court of
Louisiana been then open, and the
captures made by said vessels been
lihelled hereiu; and any United
States court having admiralty iurls-
dictiOn, may now take cognizance- of
cases arising oat of said captures, the
/ oh l.. IL
/ be awarded to officers and men en-
titled to prizes, to be paid out OF the
Treasury of the United States.
Thayer Introduced a bill amending
| the homestead and pre- emption laws,
so as to require the planting of trees
on homestead and pre- -emptIon lands.
| Referred to the Committee on Public
| Lands.
On motion of Morton, the Senate
took up the resolution to authorize
the payment of Senators from the
reconstructed States, from the com
mencement of the Fortieth Congress.
| Morill, OF Vermont moved to
amend, so as to pay them only from
the second session of the Fortieth
/ Congress.
Salisbury reminded the Senate that
/
gress Yates advocated the original
resolution. He had examined the
question and found all the precedents
| to show that where Senators OF
Representatives were entitled to COM
pensation for any part of "a term OF
office, they were eRtitled for a whole
/ term. When the question was uI
before, the delicacy of the Senators
from the Southern States had pre-
vented them from voting, but now il
1t should be necessary to decide the
question rightly. he would insist on
their overcoming their scruples, and
voting to pay themselves.
i Stewart had also examined The
precedents, but had found none il
favor of paying these Senators.
es4 The matter was briefly discussed
and then, on motion of Morrill,, o
8Maine, was postponed, and the IndiaI
Appropriation Bill taken up.
/ The Committee on Aspirations re
ported and explained the variou:
amendments recommended by them
which were generally agreed to, anc
i the consideration of which occupies
the time until $50, when, on mo
ton of Sumner, the Senate went int,
executive session. and soon after tool
a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Tie President presented the ere,
denti ais OF Allen g. Thurman, Sena
tor e ect from Ohio.
/ 9 Tie Senate then proceeded to shl
consideration OF the business report
/ ed from the Committee on Post Offices
The bill to regulate the frankiu!
privilege was reported by the Chair
man of the Committee, with two