The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

ME&EuA&E THAT sAGttfA %S+-S't1
THE SANCTION OF CONGRESS. - We
briefly alluded to the fact, some time
since. that Mr.. Niblack, our Repre-
sentative in Congress, had introduced
a bin during the last days of the first
session of the forty first Congress, to
provide two Local Inspectors OF steam
boats at Evansville. On the same
day he also introduced a bill author
izing District Courts to be held at the
cities of Evansville and New Albany.
The importance of these measures to
our city cannot be too highly estl-
mated, and we. hope our citizens will,
during the vacation, take such steps
as shall be deemed most likely to Sc
cure the early passage of both bills at
the next session of Congress. We
have been kindly furnished copies OF
| both bills by Col. p Hornbrook, re-
Gently appointed Surveyor of Customs
for this port, which we give below.
Both bills were read twice, and the
one referred to the Committee on
Commerce, and the other to the Judi
clary Committee:
Mr.. Niblack, en- leave, introduced
the following bill:
A bill authorizing District Courts to
be held at the cities of Evansville
and New Albany, in the State OF
Indiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled. That in addition to the
1 terms of the District Court OF the
i United States for the District OF
Indiana required by existing laws to
4 be held at the seat of government OF
the State of Indiana, there shall be
held by the Judge of said district, two
\ terms of said court in each year at
each of the cities of Evansville and
New Albany, in said State. as follows:
At Evansville on the second Mon
DAYS of February and August; at
New Albany on the second Mondays
of January and July.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That such number of jurors shall be
summoned by the marshal at every
term of such court to be held al
Evansville and New Albany, as afore
said. as may have been ordered at the
previous term or by the district judge
In vacation. And a grand jury may
. be summoned to attend any such
term of said court when ordered by
the court or by the judges thereof II
vacation. In case OF deficiency OF
Jurors talesmen may be summoned oy
> order of the court.
, SEC. 3. And be it further enacted
, That the district judge may adJourt
any of the terms of court provided
j | for in this act from time to time t.
e suit the convenience of litigants anC
I to meet the necessities of the busl
ness of such terms; and the Interven
ton Of a term of such court at an.
= other place shall not preclude tn
] mower to adjourn over to future day
SEC. 4. And be 1t fu Their enacted
,, That the clerks of said courts shall
be appointed for each of said cities Q
5 Evansville and New Albany In Ink
j manner as other clerks of the dlstrlc
= courts of the United States are ap
pointed, who shall keep their oth ce
In said cities, respectively, and VIII
g shall be subject to all the duties en-
II Joined by law on clerks of the dlstrlc
h courts aforesaid.
Mr.. Niblack, on leave, introduce
the following bill:
: A Bill to provide two local inspector
of steambo at Evansville, In tn
e State of Indiana.
. Be it enacted by the Senate an
q House of Representatives OF tn
e United States of America in Congre'
\ assembled, That there shall be desie
; mated and appointed, in the MOD
y prescribed by law, two local inspector
- of steamboats, in the city of Evan
f. Vile, Indiana, with an annual com
r pensation of eight hundred dolla-
- each. And said inspectors shall pc
= form the duties required by, and sui
Ot ject to, the provisions of the steam
ID boat act of August thirty, eghtee
le hundred and ffty-twc, and the &C
!. amendatory thereof; and the sum
! one thousand eight hundred dollars
&c hereby appropriated for the salari
ne and expenses for fuel of said local II
at spectors, minus the sum already al
+ propriated for the salaries and e.
penses of the board of local lnspec
q ors at Nashville, Tennessee.
ut SEC 2. And be it further enacte
TT That so much of the act OF Augu
Id thirty, eighteen hundred and fifty tw
as created a board of local inspecto
.. d at Nashville, Tennessee, be, aud Il
T. same is hereby, repealed.