The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-16
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sResolutions were introduced AUTHORIZING
the President to make such naval anL1
military preparations for the reception
and escort of The fleet with Peabody 's.re-
mains, as are commensurate with the
dignity of the country and the merits OF
the deceased. Laid over till Monday.
on tIe Comm issi1n ar OF the General Lend
Office for information as to the disposition.
Of lands granted to Michigan in 1883, Tor
railroads from Grand Haven { Flint. q
Slaughter offered q resolution calling
E0r Information as to the payment of
,honnty for the capture Of Jsh. Davis.
on mo:Ion of Schofe- d, the Secretary Of
the Treasury was asked for information
as to the disposition made of the ZT0,Nt)
received by the United States as indemni-
ity for asgrescfOns OF American commerce,
pursuant to treaty with Japan Of the 22d
Prose- Introduced a bill to puoxide for
Specie payments. Referred. 49,. i.
Dox introduced a Dill to revive the act of
June 10, 1865, continuing the benefit of a
grant OF pubic lands Tor the use of the
Tenn essee and Coosa River Railroad, Ala
tcaI disabilities imposed by the FouELeenth
Am end u1eut. =
/ the judgment OF the House that wheneyer
public lands are dtsencumbered OF 1ndiSu
| titles, they shall be Immediately open to
settlement aDdeI existing laws, or under
such rules and regulations as Congress
may prescribe, and that the sale ct Ind san
lands to corporations and specuiatoTs by
/ treaty stipulation is contrary to q sound
| Rsp1biican policy and in derogatioh OF
the rights of The people, and that the
House will refuse hereafter to make any
| appropri ions to carry out the pror SONS
/ OF the Indian treaties IN which the -srlns
of this resolution are not adhered 10. Re-
| ferred to the Committee on Indian a fairs
| AIungen ask ed leeye TO offer a Fesol utiOgl
/ calling for information as TO Governments
lands loaned to railroad companies, and
Go1ger offered resolution; tnstructing
| Into the expedtency of constructing a
harbor of refuge On the shore Of Lake
/ the st. Claire River. Adopted.
Dyer introduced a bill 10 Increase the tax
/ on cIrcnlatlon, deposits, and the average
amount OF capital stock Of the Na4pnal
/ Banks beyond the amount Invested in
/ United States bonds. Referred to the Com-
/ mittee on Banking. Ll
/ ArneiI offered q resolution, calling on
| the Secretary of the Interior tor infornla-
| ton as to the public lands remaining un-
4 Appropriated in The several Southern and
/ Bouthweste tern States. Adopted. 2s.s
/ HAYS offered q resolution requesting the
i Committee on Mines and Mining to1nyestt-
/ igate the causes. of the late horTlnle acct-
I dent in AvondaIe NINE. Penusy lvania a,
/ and IL there be power under the Constitu-
I VISIONS as will, as far as practicable pre-
I vent the recurrence OF such accidents In
+ coal mines: also 10 report on the propriety
of the creation by the House OF q commi :
/ tee TO be called the Committee on Public
/ Safety, whose duty it SHAH be to IuVestt-
i gate t0e causes Oh 2CGiQelUS WAEEGD4. .Au-
F man hle is endangered or lost, and to rec
/ omnaend- legislation TO provide against
/ their happening, and punish those persons
/ by whose negligence or careleSsness tEey
| may be occaSfoned. Adopted.
The House then went into q COMMITTEES
/ of the Whole, Dawes in the Chair, on the
/ Census Bill. The amendments pending
| yesterday, for the collection OF the statls-
tics OF United States bonds heidi corpo-
4 T3t1ODSs and indiVidualS were rejected.
/ VariOuS propositions We're made 10 rail-
road and other statistics, but the am end
ment offe1 ed yesterday. by Garfield, was
! adopted with but Slight alterations. Var1-
/ Gus pl opcs1tt0ns were also made and dis.
4 cuSsed relative to the detafts on the sch cd
uie of inquiries. O.
Jenekes moved to strike out the agricuI-
( tuTal schedule, which would naturally
! vary according to location. He argued
/ that IL was a practical way of doing it,
/ Congress simply indicating what subject
required information. 81.
/ Garfield and Paine argued against the
/ motion, which was rejected
Bingham moved to amend by 1asertiDg
4 q new section. dlreet1ng the Superintend.
/ ent of the Census TO report 10 Congregs, on
/ or before the 1St of Septenn bar the actual
I enumeration of the peobIe of The several
/ an argument In favor Cf the right 10 be
/ represented in the next Congress. accord
i Ing 10 the populatton of 1870, which was
The committee then reported the bill to
/ the House.
The House then proceeded TO vote on the
/ amendments that were agreed to in the
I Committee of the Whole. Most of them
were merely verbal alterations, and they
I were agreed to.
4 The amendment offered by Jenclxes ana
/ agreed to in the Committee as section 8
F for the appointment OF special deputies I o
and social statistics, was agreed TO, yeas
90, nays IS.