The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-09
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CONGREssIONAL.
xIth CONGRESS : THIRD SESSION.

SENATE, w AsHTEeToN. February g.
s sherman presented petition for the
eesgS'9sa Goa an s the ts OF m civil a
thorlIy and made q few remarks , ~ favor
e-a-t4 Howard, from the Committee on the Pa
asked 10 be discharged fr,a the further
: COAST eratIon of the subject.
A large number of biiIs and memorials,
gestnting asking aid IN the construction
9l Fallfoid pad anu teiefrapn niss, I1 MT5S pre-
a the construction OF the
Genital Transit Railroad som New Or
90 Eranfing iands 70 aid iIi the eoustrnction
OF Iailr3od and aud tesgTsph line lei, from i Lake s
the construction OF a rlIlroad aud Iele-
70 the Pacific Ocean; BIN In relation 70
ion; bill to aid in the construction of the
siouth western RAILROAD and Telegraph to
branches; a biIl aid in the construction
n Bio tirande it to % the PaeIfid ocean b 70
aid in the construction of the AIk,rilsas
franklin Haven and others Offering TO
and tie eastern division OF the MON Pa
land grants now given to aid the said Com
.t'F pany; bill TO AID In the construction of
the Oregon Branch Of he Pacific Railroad !;
memorial of the Legislature OF oregon In
rom salt LAKE. TO the Columbia River; a
memorial of the LEGISLATURE of Minnesota
Northern PacIiic Railroad; n memorial OF
should be Withheld % from the Union Pacf-
ie Ralir9ad nein9rial M oi ,1 dhe 6 iesis,a- i as
siruciiom OF the st. Joseph and Denver
Ramsey introduced a bin TO amend the
act granting lands To Minnesota. Refer
Morton introduced a bill to refund to
reap fg9P 9 pSy m sSRPy E6s recep snd
Referred to the Committee Military
Morgan introduced a bill to secure copy
rights for painting. drawing and statuarS
Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported a adversely & 1 JOINT 1 Eeso1SI
and Lleuten1nt &c General raj IN the army 1 anc
also adversely to the resolution grantinl
Iieavenworth TO aid in the construction o
railroad and wagon road across NJ issouri
Mne Of American steamships between tn
United states aud Europe. which was re
1t provides that for the purpose of en-
courtging American ocean commerce. al
money received by the United States IRON
ed SeMsen s Ssd Ga ssfsgs sas
Europe P,II1on aG an aS amSnnt mot Sxoeegn'
pc set apart for ten years, and Its & ex
Postmaster-es Gen eral is diEested to contrac
the transportation of foreign mails o
American steamships, numbering not les
monthly from New York, and from two t
teamsbips to Be at ieass asoo tons register
their speed must equal the average spec
pioyed between the United EDS Sta ? es an an
ePPsnsatio9, 9TGPg ali Agents % of sSs GovePn
ment when passage may be requested b.
ihe several Departments, and all ma
matter offered by Postoffice Depar
InenL, but The United States shall reeeiv
the postage therefrom. For all this Tn
Postmaster General IS TO pay the owner
OF said steamships, from the funds aboN
provided for, the sum of S2ltUO Tor eac
ded % the amount derived nom postas
shall be sufficient thereior and II not, ne
such he derived nom sal
postage shall be appropriated q eae &
sieip for each voyage, PROVIDED IN
the deficiency of any voyage may pc m as
from The excess of any OF her during IL
continuance the contract In time
war or public danger, the Secretary OF u
Navy may take possession OF any or Q
steamships, under the foregoing prOV1s1o
..ii ana use tnenl an bIe service % tue OniSs
states, but the owners shall be paid q Ia
F-s compensation Tor the use OF their vessel
and Tor any damage which they may su
tain.
asaE ~en ON motion of Edmunds his resolution
5-fl psH relation to the mode OF counting the vo
OF Georgia for President aud Vice Pr res
dent, taken up.
TrlF1tJu main tsined, that having con
piled " TIA the condition of admission In
E4 osed BY Congress, was 5rina (ucaa eDi
lid have her vote counted, and thong
IT, 4 i the vote Of deo sia S Won
not change the result.
IA MT nsiss thought the evidence concl
~ 5sfve that lieorgia was not entitled 10 ha'
Der vote 0ounted, but, as there was a Il
e4 ~ zerenee Of opinion, me had introduced Il
resolution TO avoid the neeessl
@ lion H11sn Of Tp"ip u, g 's' ~
Hendricks briefly discussed the resol
-tion, and said that the amount OF IL W
that, for while, in counting the eectol
VOte the vote of Georgia was to be coul
assts r-ss- ed, but finally not To be counted.
White eonId not see any prOpriety
aa Nrr raising the question to the right OF Gee
glia to representa- ion or to have her eli
foral vote counted when she had airea
4f Representatives sitting in the House.