The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-10


faith on the part Of the Congress of
the United States, and from his
knowledge of the character of the
American people. he felt very conf
dent that any party that rcsorted TO
such means to sustain itself in power,
would sooner or later be sternly aud
effectually rebuked by them.
The bill was then passed by vote
OF IL yeas to 9 nays, ~all the Sem
ators present voting in the affirmative,
except the following: Bayard, Casser-
ly, Davis. Fowler, Alctireory, Morton.
Sprague, Stockton and Thurman.
The unfinished business Of yester-
day, the bill to declare and fix the
statutes of the Judge Advocate of the
Army, como up, aud was amended
and passed.
The President pro tenn laid before
the Senate the Presidents proclama-
ton calling an extra session of the
Senate, beginning on Monday next,
for the transaction of executive bust
ness.
The bill providing for compensa-
ting the legal owners of steamers
taken for the use OF the Government
during the war, was taken up and dis
cussed until 4.45, when the Senate
went into an executive sessOn.
EVENING SESSION.
Howard called up the bill to secure
the interests Of the UnitedStates in the
Pacific Rsilroad, and said the Central
and u. 2. r. r.. Companies had come
to no agreement as to their point of
meeting. He offered as a substitute
for the first and second sections Of the
amendment offered By him to the
House bill the other day. Agreed to-
Davis complained that there was
not Democrat on the Committee on
the Pacific Railroad, and that he felt
less delioaoy about making complaint
because he was not, himself Demo
crat. Laughter
Thurman admitted that the com
plant was not without cause, and ex
pressed tho hope that the cause would
be removed at the next session.
Anthony said it was formerly the
practice in the Senate for the majority
to assign their own members to the
several Committees, leaving fh9each
a vacancy or vacancies to be hlledsby
the minority, but that at the begia~
ming Of the war it was found neces-
sary to depart from that practice in
the case of the Committee on Military
Affairs. because the majority felt sat
isied that if a vacancy was lett Ia
that Committee for one Of the mi
nority to fiji, it would be filed Dy the
unworthy predecessor, Mr.. Brecken1
ridge) Of the present Senator from
Kentucky and it was not thought
safe TO eutrust him with the military
secre IS Of the Goyernment.
zx,p SIX. WAsHIs GToN. April 9.
The ameadm6nts to the whisky aud
tobacco Dill was nou-coucurred in.
The Conference Comgitlee re-
ported a blIl providing Tor the publ
cation Of the oplnlons OF the Attor-
uey General. PASSED.
Paine asked that the members elect
from Connection, be sworn ie. The
Election Committee being satisfied OF
ihcir election, they were sworn IN.
I Baruum was not present.
Butler, of massachusetts,, from the
judiciary Committee, asked leave to
report back the bill permitting de
( PENDANTS In criminal cases IN United
/ States Courts, In the res pectiye States,
on questions Of competenoy OF wit
/ witnesses.
Bird objected.
Butler moved to suspend the rules.
/ Lost.
| The Speaker appointed Sohenek,
Allison and Marshall, a Conference
4 Committee on the whisky and tobacco
/ tax bill
Paine, from the Committee on
Elections, reported resolution for a
| Sub Committee to take testimony in
1 South C1rolina on elections in the
I Third and Fourth Districts. Adopted
Julian, from the Committee on
I Public Lends, reported a bill to es-
I tablish land districts In Wyoming
/ Territory. Passed.
Maynard introduced a bill granting
to the New Orleans, Mobile 4 Chat
tanooga Railroad Company the right
OF way o1er Government lands, &c.
Referred TO the Committee on Public
/ Lands.
Julian presented a conference re-
port on the Usage Indian Land Bill.
and it was agreed to.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration Of the Myers and Moffitt
contested election case from Pennsyl-
vania. After two hours discussion,
4 tie House proceeded to vote on the
resolution. The resolution of the mi
nority, declaring Moffitt entitled TO
the seat, was rejected, aud that Of the
/ majority, declaring Myers entitled to
it, adopted, each by a strictly party
vote.
Myers was thereupon-s8orn IN as
Representative from Pennsylvania.
Beaman presented the conference
report on the Deficiency Bill, which
was agreed to-
a resolution was adopted to pay
Mr. Mofitt 81 500 in full Tor the ex-
penses Of cOntesting Mr.. Myers seat.
: Whittemore, from the Committee
on Reconstruction, reported bill
J relieving q large number OF persons
from political disabilities, and moved
the previous question, which was
seconded.
) Whittemore then moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill pass
ed. The rules were not suspended
yeas 98; nays 56-less than tWo-thirda
In the affirmative. The bill, there.
/. fore, was not passed, but remained
| before the House for discussion ano
action.
t Farnsworth advocated the bill, and
, smoke OF its great Importance Nearl,
all the names embraced Ia it had
been scanned, criticised and passes
: upon savorabiy by the Reconstruc
ton C0nmittee Of the House aud tht
} Judiciary C0mmittee Of the Senate
aud by both Houses. The twenty
eight kentucky men whose name.
z were Included n the bill, had beer
l recommended BY such Union men a,
u A trnrnav Eaneral Sneaa Th.