The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-06

| officers and crew Of the monitor fighting
the Merrimac.
nv Hanper. TO transfer the cutter 3. p
CL---.s0m the lakes TO the seabohrd.
BY Winans, TO mnd the public debt; also
to amend the bill taxing whisky and to-
Jones, OF Kentucky. offered a resolution,
instructing the Committee on Appropria-
Lions TO inquire into the propriety OF ap-
pIying parL or the apprOpFiation for coast
survey TO enable It's director TO cooperate
with the commissioners operating on the
ONO and Mississippi Rivers for the pur-
pose of obtaining an accurate geological
survey. Adopted.
Jones also offered resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee TO enquire
into the prOpriety OF restoring to Mrs
Mary Custis Lee the Mt. Vernon reli c.
taken from her home at Arlington during
the war, and now In the Patent Office.
Adopted.
liJuitan reported a resolution to declare
void so much OF the Cherokee Indian
Ieattes as authorized the sale OF lands al
81 25 per acre. Adopted; 95 TO IS.
shanzs moved that the Judiciary Com
Tnittee Investigate the charge against
Judge BusCeed, of Alabama. Adopted; 81
70 AZ.
Coourn introduced bill supplementary
TO the Currency Act Of July 3lsL, 1884. Laid
over till Monday next
Business on the Speakers table was then
considered. Several Senate bills and reSO-
lutions were referred. The following were
passed:
70 carry into effect the treaty with Mex
/ leo Tor the adjustment OF claims.
i To cOnttnGe in force the act eXteuding z
/ the charter OF Washington City.
For the relief Of settlers on absentee
/ Shawnee lands IN Kansas.
/ Continuing the Freedmen's Bureau Hos
pital AZ Richmond, NIcEsburg and the
/ District of Columbia.
Payne, from the Committee on Elec-
\ tions, reported a resolution for the APP
pOintment Of select committee 10 in-
/ Vestigate the changes made by the Board
/ Of State Canvassers IN South Carolina,
/ relative to the system Of terrorism and as
| sassination which prevented fatr cam
yass in the third and fourth districts, at the
4 last election, but after brief discussion
Withdrew IL for the present.
4 Burdett presented the report Of the Com
I mittee on Elections, declaring A. =. Wal
I lace entitled pTfnld Jdcte TO the seat from
/ the Fourth District OF South Carolina, and
gave notice thai he would call IL up to-
Randall presented the minority report
l on the same case.
/ A message from the President, which
/ announced that he signed the Tenure Of
I Office bill. was received.
The buqiness on the Speakers table was
/ again considered, and several additional
/ bills and resolutions referred appropriate
[ ~. The Senate Joint resolution, enabling
| actual settlers TO purchase certain lands
of the Great aud Little Usage Indians
/ passed, with amendments in the nature OF
1 a substitute. n discussion arose on that
! road from ST. Crofx River or Lake TO tue
west end of axe Superior and 10 bayfield,
| Julian opposed ft, and moved It's refer
renee TO the COMMITTEES on Pubic Lands
| with an amendment restricting the sale OF
| land 10 actual settlers.
Washburn, OF Wisconsin, advocated the
/ bill. saying that the opposition came from
/ "A rival interest-the PennsylYania Central
1 Railroad-and that company had a heavy
l LOBBY around the House.
Julian discl lined ali knowledge OF such
/ opposition. His opposition was in the IN
terest OF poor men, who wanted 10 settle
on public lands.
Washburne declar that the actual set
tiers in the countles through which th'
railroad was 10 be built were anxious %
| have the bill passed
Butler, OF Massachuf etts, opposed tbs
I bill, because he mad set himself against al
| railroad SUBSIDIES, whether IN land O
/ money. After iurther discussion. the bill
was referred to the Comblittee ON Public
I Lands.