The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-17
CONGR EssIoNAL.
xLIst. C0EgRESS-SECOSHg SESSION.

49, SEN4AT Els,,.,.,,. W YAsHINGToS, Dec l6. d
q Various bills were in Produced, and refer
red, including on0fto provide reports for
the Circuit Court of the United states.
Chandter, from the CommIttee on Conn
meroe. reporeeG favorably on the bill to
authorize the erection of a bridge across
Z Bore1n4trn fntro duced q Dill, giving prior
ity to certain cases, in which state Is u
party, in the Cour1S of the United states. +
Osb )rne offered q resolution reQuesttns
theSecretafIeS OF the Il avy aad War to re :
port What IahdssaTe held for naval and
AysE Purposes, in the state OF Floriaa.
.ss.Wfsson Offered, a sresolution, which was
adopted, asking for Information from the
judiciary com II fttSewhether furth er legis-
lfsttQfE N as ne cessaxy tor the spFoteottDel OF
public Meetings IN the District OF Cofutn-
bla. He said pubic meetings in the Dis
trict ahad recently. been IHteffefed WITH
and u was 1f9eessa aIyT for the y n dlcation
OF the rights OF fhe people peacefully to
assemble, that soT15 action should he had.
- Thurman 0tfereu ss1 ESQ luti0a rec uesting
the Attorney General TO 1nfOr OrnBtheSSEn
Immediately, II any arrangement, to
which hedsl a. party. exists wEereby FER
ger, of AIissIsSippi,. now. under arrest and
neld by the military authorities of the
U nlted States. VIII be discharged or turn ed
over to- the civil. authorities OF AIississippi
or otherwise disposed OF q case Congress,
py- an v 5lslAIa0n En- nOAa1I1 takG away Or
restFict3 .xe.. jurisdiction of 1theA prem 9
Court TO hear and determine proceedings
before said court For.'fne-d1sc1arge or said
Yerger on Il0deuS c0ZptEs. and also, If any
larrahgement. exists. W hereby the hearing
OF said proceedings of an application for
the issuese4 q writ of hdbedS e0fplts therein
1fRs. s5ssn, or is noW..b being delay ed, and
that he furnish the Senate copies OF all the
Rgreem entS enterelf. into between him. as
Attorney GeneralSaud9 the counsel of XeIs
! ger in relation 10 said case. s. )sss p aasf
Sumner objected to the present cOnsid-
erauon, audltiIe Tes0iuttOn went over. .
tff0CTagtn introduced a joint resolution to
close the accounts of John w Forney, late
score taryz of th g senate, HAtE AEE-sa
! otCanerou said That. having made some
fF1ur
knowledge hat; s. far nom Forney hav-
ing done wrong, he had been. the subject
! OF IheiMFong dhing Of Others, the conf
Dental officer OF the late Secretary having
misappE0pTlated- moneys -tes-tlae- great "A
accoupts OF COL s oFney hadGeeeh salts.
4, ,tactorily closed the deficiency haFi Rg been
l.1nade uf1-In thess aine way, either by thar
gentleman himself or by his friends, and
that the Goyernlaent had not lost q cent.
Blythe reapest Of Cam erons q statement
by the First Com mptrolleF of the Treasury
was read shezyisssSsthe accounts OF FoEaley
had been fairy Astd1u ed. The Joint res0-
on motion Of Motion, the senate took up
T Georgia, providing for tse assefnblfng Of
ingigibIe under tie otrf q
iInent, and permitting no dlstfnctfopa5u u
accS1nL Of I Iaes oF color, said LegfslaFnre
further action of Congress Morton q
amen ndnent v as read, -reaniEifa- that the
Lex - oC u0Lll a1I6I
it has rauAen 4he0 EouTteenth and Fif-
teenth Amendments and the State is
Represented In Congress, and 1t prov ii g
penalties for the exercise of once 6y ,feIi .
[ gfbfe persons. = ll y -ll-71
Carpenter thought the aInendmes.t ua :
necessary ana perm ious. II might give
! TO 1 he Southern people q good reason to
say that willis In a condittbn Of duress
the terms OF their az mission were dictated
by Congress. Il e. did not want future
JEFF. Davfslto bring in a bill OF exceptions
and move for q new tlial.
Drake said the rebels o. the South should
be made to feel the power Of Con gress: tn a {
| should be wiEsCl out Dy- an a ct of retrfbu-
l tion. and that the IoynI men OF that state
should be heard and should be represent
ed. IL must be understood THAI there Il a