The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-26
CONGREGATIONAL.
Nth lCoSGRRss : THIRD sEss on.

SENATE. w AsHINGToN. February 25.
The bill amendatory the act exempt
ing manufa ctorIes OF Government naval
machinery from internal revenue tax was
taken up and passed, 80 o y.
Anthony offered a resolution for the APP
pointment of q committee to report any
modification in the Joint rules, that might
be necessary to facilitate the transaction
OF public business. Adopted. =.
Chandler, RON the Committee on Com
Tnerce, reported, with amen dments, the
bill TO preserve The barbOrs of the United
States a ainst encroachment and Obstruc-
tions. 1t provides Tor appointing a mixed
Board of officers and civiuans, to have the
general supervision of the subject, and to
recommend to Congress such measures as
they may agree on. .t
Osborn Introduced a bill granting lands
in + orida to aid in the construction of the
Pensacola Il Louisville Railroad. Referred
o the Public Lands Committee.
Tue joint resolution providing that on
the 4titf March both Houses shall meet
at p NJ. Instead of at noon, as agreed to.
The consideration of the unfinished bus
mess of yesterday. the army appropriation
bill, was resumed. The pending question
was on the point of order, raised by
Sumner to authorize the Secretary Of the
Treasury to pay the outstanding interest
on the account of Massachusetts, for adj
war Of 1872, was out of order. lf
After discussion the amendment was de-
ctded out OF Order, by a vote of 10 TO q. -eP
Davis then offered an additional section,
whf. n was agreed to, providing that the
present appointments in the army shall
be merely honorary, confering no COM
mand or tight to pay, or emolument of any
Morton moved to strike out the third
section, providing that, until otherwise
directed by law, no appointments shall be
made IN the Adjutaht's, inspectors, ay- j
sary, or the Medical Departments. He
thought. the section a bad one, because it
prohibited promotion, the great stimulus
10 D rformanee of duty in the army. He
q lsO commented on tn mendment offered /
by Wilson, and adopted yesterday, pro-
vIding that there shall be no more APP
pointmentS exce,t of graduates of West /
POiut, which he said was desig ed to ex- !
cIude volunteer officers nom promotion.
Wilson said his object was to prevent, as
far as possible, all new appointments, in |
order to reduce the army. The senator
from Indiana fMOrtonl Complained that
this provision won prevent the appoint-
ment of volunteers; but the fact was, there |
was no need for the appointment OF vol |
unteers or West Pointers; on the contrary, |
there were no officers in the army who |
might resign with advantage TO the coun- /
try. ~ 4
Mort ms motion was lost.
Wilson offered two amendments, which !
were agreed to-One authorizing the Secre- |
tary of War to have prepared and pub |
lished report of the result of the eXpeai- /
ton to explore and survey the line Of the |
4 bth parallel, the expense to be paid out of /
he existing appropriation for the War De-
G 66S inr me eT osner
Morton moved to erescfnd the order for /
recess to finish The bending bill. = Il
consider The Cecision on his amendment
A recess was then taken. f5sj
EVENING SESSION. nd
A number of private bills were passed.
The Constitutional amendment was
made the special order for to morrow. slff!.
he Comm ttee of Eonference on the Dill
10 give to Deputy Collectors and Assessors
he pay of the principals where they per-
orm their principals duties reported that I
hey had agreed upon the bin as it origin /
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,oncurred in, and the Senate adjourned.
IAO USE.....,....... W AsHISGToN. Feb 25.
A resolution was passed directing the
Clerk to notify the Secretary of State of
he passage of the Copper Tariff Bill over
he Presidents veto.
Boutwell,, from the Committee on Re-
construction, reported the evidence taken
De ore that committee in the case of GeOf-
Kelleyrof moved to suspend the rules |.
or the purpose of considering the bill L
'e ported By him last evening, from the
committee on Coinage, for the coinage of
cents and under. Motion agreed TO, and
lnder the operation of the previous ques-
ion the bill was passed.
Butler, of Massaehu >etts, called up the
report of the Conference Committee on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill, presented by him last evening.
The report was read. Among the changer
n the bin is the adoption OF the Senate
providing that the President,i
IN Tue Recommendation OF Ine secretary I
If the Treasury, shall cause an examlna-
ion to be made into the acts of consular
,fficers OF the United States, and into all
ma tiers connected W lth the business OF said
Itfices. The President is TO comnun icates
% Congress the names of the agents 50 APP
pointed, together with their reports and +
he amount paid for their services --sss
The disagreement between the two
houses relative to the Soutn American i
commission, is compromised as fOliows: H.
instead OF a minister resident accredited,
~ heretofore, commissioner shall be sent
% the governments OF Honduras. San Sal
YadOr. Nj 'sBragua and Costa RIca, in Gem
raj America, and to the governments OIL
Ecuador, Bonvia. Peru and Urue uay, in
south America, at salary not exceeding
-Sutler moved the previous question on
ho adoption of the report, but IL was nos
BANKS opposed the report, because 10 pro-
posed TO. reduce the number Of min listers
eSluenJ 10 IouT, nSiheIy, Sacn 40 b AN,
New Granada Chilli, and GuaLamela. The
should be fully represented
1t these central and South American Re-,
)ubnCS. ~
Butler supported the report.
Munger could not see any reason why
,he Sc South American missions should be
10 lished, while we maintained one at
Liberia -. ~
Pruyn opposed the report, when Butter
again called for the previous question aud
Banks demanded the yeas and nays.
which were ordered, and the report dis
agreed to. Yeas IS, nays 102.
ON motion of Banks the House insist ed i
Commit e. ~.
4 BouIwelI submitted a report from the
Conference Committee on the Suffrage
Amendment. The report
the House to recede from its
lmendments, and agree to the Senate
Boutwell, demanded the previous ques-
ion on agreeing 10 the report.g
Woodward of Pennsylvania raised a
point of order that it was necessary to pre-
lent the joint resolution, when passed, to
he President of the United states for mis-
approval. -
The Speaker overruled the point of
order. citing several presidents TO show
hat it was unnecessary.
The conference report was adOpted-I4S
% a.
The proposed amendment is as fOllOWS:
BE f resolved, tle0 thirds of both HOIt, es
,OncurrinQ, TnaJ the following amendment
% the Constitution OF he United States be
submitted to the Legislatures OF the sev-
sral S ates; and when ratified three-I
ourths thereof it shall be a part of said
ART XV.-The right of the citizens of
he United States to vote shall not be de-
lied or abrid ed by the United States or
Iy any State on account of race, color, or Il
previous cOndi non of servftude. .
SEC 2 Congress shall have power to en-
orce this article by appropriate legislf.-
ion. -