The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
XLth CONGRESS- - THIRD sESS On.

SENATE.....W WASHINGTON. February %.
The President presented copmunIca-
tions from The Attorney -Gentr;ti, IN
Spouse to n resolution asking for informa-
tIon to persons convicted of violating the
S ewart moved to t9ke up the. Constftu-
tiOnal amendment
Davis obj ected.
Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, repOrteda biH to remit duties on
phi osOphica! apparatus. ~
Nyer off red a JOINT resolution granting
q sum Of money TO Seamen, landSmen and
other persons in the navy: Referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs. ,fft -tio
Edmunds offered u resolution which was
adopted, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to communicate any reports in
his department. relating TO the tree port
system OF Mexico, and the frauds connect
ell therewiIh.
on motion of Stewart, the Constitutional
auIendTEen ent was taken up.
Stewart moved TO disagree with the
| amendment OF the House, and ask com
mtttee OF conference. Stewards motion
YEAs|Anthony, Catten, Chandler, Cole,
Conkhng, Cragen, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry,
Freiinghuysen, Harris, Howard, Howe.
Morgan, morrill, of Maine and Vermont,
Morton, Nye. osborn, Pomeroy, Ramsey,
| ION, Trumbu1l, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley,
| Williams and Wilso1-32. -asffi
| NAYs-Abbot. Bayard, Buckalew, Cor
| belt, Davis. Dixon, Doolittle. Fowler.
| Grimes, kellogg, McCreery, Patterson of
| Tennessee, Pool, Rice, robertson, Ross,
and Wtyie-;3.
The bin to supply deficiencies fol. .fulhlI-
/ ing certain Indian treaty stpulations YVES
| Bills were passed authorizing certain Ma
| uonal Banks to change their names, and
authorizing the Western Union Telegraph
TO import free of duty their cable dis
| patches.
| The President appointed Stewart. Oonk-
ling, and Edmunds, a Conference Com NIT
tee on the Constitutional Amendment.
| To morrow at II 30 was assigned for the
/ flaFs
| provide for reporting and printing the
| proceedings of Congress. tissi.ts .s-4.
| The bill 10 amend the judicial system of
the United states as, on motion of Trum-
| bull, taken uP.
to create independent Circuit Judges:
The plan had been tried IN vermont, and
worked badly. --f9Tg s.-sis .'is.f = l o. Il
| providing for 2 Chief Justice and four As.
sociate Justices of the Supreme Court, and
making an entirely new arrangement oi
| circuits, which was reJected-yeas o. nays
He offered another amendment, which
| was also rejected; and a bill In the exact
| form of the one reported from the Judi
ciary Committee, on The I'd instant, was
Wilson, froua the COMMITTEES on Military
| Affairs, reported, without amendment, the
2 bill continuing the Educational and col
! lection departments of the Freedmen's Bu'
reau and certain Freedmen's hospitals
also reported favorably on the bill 10 re-
peal the second section of the act Z ap'
proved March 3D. 1867, which hxes tht
headquarters of the General of the Army
at Washington, requires all military or
derS OF the President and Secretary of Wal
! to be is ued through him, and prohibits hi;
removal or suspension, except at his owr
request, or with the approval of the Sea
ate. z. -. -
discharged from the further constellation
| of the bill to secure the copyrig ght of print.
in0s drawings statuary and models --ai
T'ne Committee on Foreign Relations
, were discharged from further cOnsidera
lion of the bill to refund to the States O
Maine and Massachusetts the interest OIL
? advances for the defense of the Northeast
ern frontier, and it was referred to th'
| Comm ittee on Appropriations.
] The same Committee were also dis
. | cha r0ed from the memorial OF Patterson
, and Morgan, in relation TO the island @
= Alta Vela. 4 tsss@.
Committee on Foreign Relations, reporte'
favorably the bill declaring that the neu
trality laws shall not be held to forbid tn
o sale or charter of vessels to foreign gov
a ernments at peace with the United States
although such vessels may be wholly or ii
G part pre- pared for war; provided such sal
= with no intent on the part of the seller 4
= participate in hostile or beIligerent acl
q or undertak ing of the purchasers.
q sMorrlt, OF Maine, from the CommItte
Appropriation bill with importan
l. changes, which are as follows: Tshe an
: proprla.lon Tor the supplies of the Quar-
terulaStef u p1eLmenI is increased frOr
l. s., 100000 to - 1000; the approDriation fo
: Tram poTtatiOn Is increased from AZ no M
y to $50 O,COJs the amount for the exnense
III | of recruiting and Transportation ~ -
f; crutts is reduced frem $4,000 to S50.O01 n
L payments TO discharged soldiers for clotS
ing not drawn Is reduced from 500, 900 /