The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-09
CONGREssIoNA
xLIst COxGgEss-FIRsT SESSION

SENATE..........-W " AsHINGroN, March 8.
Howe and Camsro delied making GER
/ tain speeches attributed to them, relative
/ Conzling introduced a bill prohibiting
/ secret sales or purchases of gold for th'
| Cover Inment. Referred TO the COMMITTEES
| A Joint resolution requiring parties ask
| ing relief from political disabilities to
/ make apple Aff N to Congress over theil
| signatures settling forth the grolnds for the
/ application. was laid on the taole.
The bill supplementary TO the Nat1ona
Currency Act was referred to he FINANCE
! Committee.
The b.ll for the better protection of the
lives of passengers on steam vessels was
referred 10 the Committee on Commerce
The bill granting an annual pen ion ol
five thousand dollars to Mrs. Lincoln was
referred to the Committee on Pensions.
The following standing COmtnItteeS Were
CommitIee on Foreign RelaLions-Sum-
ner, Chairman; Fessenden, Cameron, Har-
Ian, Morton, Patterson and Casseriy.
Committee Com m merc6-Chan dier,
Chairman: COrbett, kellogg, spencer,
Conking, Buckingham and Vickers.
Committee on Finance-Shernan, Chair
man; Williams, Cattell, Morrill, Warner,
FentOn and Bayard
Committee on Manufactures - NJ lrton,
Chairman; Yates, Robertson, Foreman
aud Mcdonald.
, Chairman; Robertson, Upton, Gilbert and
Ale -reery.
committee on Appropriations -Fessan-
deu,- Chairman; Grimes, Wilson, Cole,
Sprague. Sawyer aid Stockton.
Committee on Military Afairs-W wilson,
Chairman; Howard, Cameron, Morton,
Thayer, Abbott and Schurz.
Committee on Naval a ffairs-G rimes.
Chairman: Anthony, Cragin, Nye, Drake,
Committee on Judiciary - TrumbulI
Chairman; Edmunds, COnkltDg, Rice, Car
Committee on Post Offices and. Post Roads
--Ramsey Chairman; Pomeroy, sicDonaId, ii ,
Harlan, Cole, Gilbert and Til armen.
Committee on Public Lands-POmer eroy.
Chairman; Williams, Upton, Osborne,
Warner, ~prague and Casseriy-
Committee on Private Land CIaims-
Williams, Chairman; Ferry, Sawyer, Kel-
CommiItee on Indian Affairs Harlan.
Chairman; Ross, COrbett, Thayer. Buck
ingham. Poole aud Davis.
Committee on Pc lslOns - Edmun dS,
chairman; Upton, Spencer, Pratt, Brown
low, Scnurz and McCreery.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims
Yates, Chairman; Poole, Fowler, Brown
low and Salisbury.
Committee on Ciaims-H owe, ,Ch airman; !;
Wiley, scott, Sprague, Robertson, Pratt
and Davis.
HamliH, Chairman; Patterson, sumner,
Rice, Harris, Pratt and Vickers.
COMMITTEE on Patents-Wflley, Chair
man; Ferry, Carpenter, Osborne aud Nor-
ton
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds - Morrill,, Chairman; Tru1nbulI,
Ferry, Cole and stockton,
Territories - Nye, Chairman; Cragin,
Mcdonald, Schurz, Howard, Boreman and
Pacific Railroad = Howard, Chairman; !;
sherman, Ramsay, stuart, Wilson, ART-
Ian, Drake, Rice, Abbott,F Fe ton and SCOTT.
Mines aud Mining Stewart, Chairman;
Chandler, r,Anthony, Yates. Ross, salisbury
and Fowler.
on Laws of the United States-ConkIip,
Chairman; Sumner, Carpenter. Poole and
To Audit aud Control Contingent Ex-
faf n lao HaQ
munds and Davis.
Printing = Anthony, Chairman; Harris
and Casserly.
Library-Gatteu, chairman; Howe and
FeSsenden.
Enrolled Bnls-Thayer. Chairman; Pat
EugrOssed BilIs-ROss, Chairmans Buck
ingham and Norton.
Education-D' axe, Chairman; morrill,,
Pomeroy, Sawyer and Corbett.
A Joint Committee was osslared to ez-.
amine all applications Tor reiiet from
Senators and four Representatives
Morton introduced a joint resolution to
refund to the States the interest and dis
count on money borrowed TO equip, trans
port, and supply troops for the United
States service. Referred to the Military
Bills heretofore laid on the table were
referred TO appropriate Committees.
The District of Columbia Equal Rights
Bill, presented by the late President. was
taken up and passed.
Ross Introduced bill to pay for certain
fortifications in Kansas also, to encourage
forest growing; also, 10 appoint Com
mission to settle claims Of citizens of Kan
sas; also, as to claims Of certain counties
ia Kansas for spOiiattOns committed by
QuanGrelL All appropriately referred.
Rev. DIR. Newman was elected Cha plain,
receiving % of the 81 votes east.
PomerOy introduced a bill for the further
security of equal rights IN the District of
Columbia. 1t strikes out the word '' male"
The one ALREADY passed strikes out the
word white" Referred to the Commit
tee on the District.
Robertson introduced a Constitutional
amendment,