The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-18
CONGREss1ONAL.
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xLth CONGRESS- THIRD SESSION.


SEN ATE. " AsH1SeFoS. Febralery IL.
Pomeroy, from the Committed on
Public Lands, reported, with amend
ments, a bill granting the right of
way to the Memphis, Ri Paso and
Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Com
pany, from FL Paso, Texas, to the
Pacific Oce4ns the bill grants no
lands. $500
Upton, FROM the same Committee,
reported, with amendments, bill
granting lapd to aid ain2 the CON
| struetion - OF aa railroad 81 from
Sioux City to Columbus, Me-
braska. It grants ten sections per
lymile on each side ei, the road to the
State of Nebraska, for the benefit of
Fessenden, from the COMMITTEES on
| Public Buildings, reported adversely
to the bill to purchase a site for an
| Executive Mansion. and the Commit
tee were discharged from is further
consideration. 80 -. -aiass e
Stewart, from the j udieiary Com
mittee, reported adversely on Sum
tner's bill to strike out from the nat
uralization law, the word white wfrer-
eVerit occurs. & -asEea ~ -. ~. ...,.
Conkling, from the same commit
tee, reported, adversely to, Sumuerss
| bill TO regulate prosecutions for en-
bezzlfng and kindred offensos.
Stewart, from the same committee,
! reuorted the credentials of III. W.
| Miller as Senator elect from Georgia,
with a resolution that he be. not
allowed ito take his seat. As2sA -
Edmunds, from the same commit
tee, submitted report on the Presl-
/ dents Message, regarding his Christ
mas Amnesty Proclamation, accom-
panied with the resolution that ia
the opinion Of the Senate the procfa-
nation of tie President OF the
United States, Of December 25, 1863
purporting 60 grant general .amnc iay
and pardon to all persons gulltygof
treason and acts of hostility to the
/ United States dnringA the late rebei4
| lion, with the restoration OF rights,
&c, was not authorized by the Con
stitution or laws aasa
Hendricks stated that he disagreed
with majority of the committee, and
would express his viewsswhen the re-
port came up For aetion.N
Ramsey, from the Committee on
Post Offices, reported, with amend
ments, the House bill to restrict and
regulate franking privileges. The
bill, as amended, provides tiIat it ha I
/ not DE lawful for any foficer ens the
Government, member of Congress- OF
other person entitled by laaS to the
franking privilege, to exc { Sc it 9th
erWise than by his or her written OIL
authorized signature upon matter
franked. exeepp the heads of depart
ments or the heads of bureaus now
entitled by law 10 the franking privl-
lege, who shall be allowed to frank
i all official matter pertaining to then
departments or bureaus, by the use oi
stamp which shall designate the OBJ,
iect for which it IS used, under sucl
regulations as the Postmaster General
shall prescribe, and all letters or 9th
er mail matter not franked shall bt
charged with the rates of postagt
which are or may be established by
law. e8
i Conkling, from the Committee or
the Revision OF Laws, reported sub
stitute for brakes propesitionstoc cor
slider the Indian treaties In open ses
sion. The effect of the substitute VII
, be to remove the Injunction of Sc
cresy with regard to the IndiaI
= treaties, although they will be consid
! cred In executive session.
I Trumbuli, from the Committee OF
e Judiciary, reported a substitute fo
the bills relating TO Judges of th'
Supreme Court Introduced by Wilson
. and Sherman, which is as follows:
: BE ii enacted, That any judge o
$ aay court, of the United States VIII
: shall after having attained the age c
40 years, and resign his office, shal
: thereafter during the residue of hi
s natural life receive the same salar
II which was by law payable to him q
the time of his resignation. y
Stewart moved to take up the me:
sage from the House, asking for
Committee on Conference on the Cor
stitutiOnal amendment. Carried.
!. Stewart moved that the Senate 10
sist on its amendment, and agree to
Committee on Conference. tff t.4ss..
Williams and Buckalew though
the subject too important to 60
such Committee. na 5lsa
Stewart withdrew his motion, al
l. moved that the Senate recede al
agree to the amendment of the Hous
Buckalew continued his remarks {
the subject Of abolishing the Elect
raj College, KY a n
Cameron said every one. knew th
e. Gen. Fremont had been cheated OF
Of Pennsylvania in 1856, by the Dem
cratic party, aud also last fall Phil
delphia had been carried fraudulent
"a by the same party. He believed Pen
sylvanla was no worse than the 9th
States, and whatever wrongs she hi
done in this respect, had been do
by her Democrats. He was entire
rs opposed to the proposition of his CT
re league, which, If adopted, would all,
:. the party IN power before Preside
ti' tial election to gerrynldltder the Stat
for its own benefit. -8ao
Edmunds spoke briefly agaii
re Buckalew's proposition. lie agre
Is with Cameron that so far as it woU
err change at all the present mode
ice choosing Electors, it would give
us party having majority IN Copgrt
las on the eve of Presidential elect
IN power to arrange the mode of cho
ms ing Electors in. each State, to prese
tn its aseendeucy. 1t was also In dir
cot conflict with the design of the fran
the of the Constitution, which was &
his the President should be elected
Ing the States, and not directly by
tag people of the whole country.
as Wilson said he would vote agai
ere the motion of the Senator from
ra- vada IStewart). He had hoped {
'ose early 10 the session Congress wo
to have matured an amendment secu1