The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-07

| against II.
A motion for a recess from 80 to
7:30 was carried.
At 3:55 the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session.
HOUsE-.......-.....W WASHINGTON. April 6.
Schofeld moved to postpone the
bill till December. Lost, 65 to 80.
The Democrats, generally, voted
against the pOstponement.
The House then proceeded to con-
slider the bill by sections for amend
ment.
J2nekes moved TO strike out every
thing relating to the subsequent cen
sus, and SAID that the bill should be
a temporary matter to be superseded
| by bill to be reported and acted on
at the next session. Amendment
agreed to. +.
Motions to increase the salary of
the President from 81 900 to So, 1000,
and to reduce it to So, 600, was rejected.
Jenckes moved an amendment to
make the appointments of subordi
nate officers on the nomination of the
Superintendent. Agreed to.
Garfield, on behalf of the Commit
tee. moved to amend by requiring the
census to be taken on the first of
June, 1870 Agreed to.
Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
amend by requiring a able Of divorces
| to be given Agreed to.
Butler. of Massachusetts,, suggested
as a substitute for the sixth section
an amendment providing that the
census shall be taken by the Assess
ors aud Assistant Assessors Of Inter
nal Revenue, without additional COM
pensation. and therefore the purposes
of this act should be under the
direction of the superintendent of
the Census.
Garfield opposed an amendment
which would make the bill appear to
the people as beiGg connected with
taxation.
Jenckes moved to strike out all
after the fifth section, and add a new
section, giving the joint Committee
on Retrenchment the power to
inquire as to the best method. and
report the bill at the next session.
The amendment was agreed, to and
the bill passed.
Stevenson, from the Committee on
Elections, reported a resolution on
the contested election case from the
Third Congressional District of Penn
syIvania. that John M0fett, the sit
ting member, is not entitled to his
seat, and that Leonard Myers, the
contestant, is. He gave notice that
he would call up the report for action
Thursday.
Paine, from the same committee,
reported that Mr.. McCrain, claiming
a seat from the Fifth Congressional
District of Louisiana, IS not eligible
to a seat in the House. Laid on the
table.
Niblack asked, but failed to receive,
|, leave to INTRODUCES q resolution IN
: structing the Judiciary Committee to
enquire as to having tull daily wages
, paid for eight hours work.
The House then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole, with Judd in the
! Chair, on the Senate amendments to
the Indian appTo priation bill.
Dawes, Chairman Of the Committee
on Appropriations, said they had
agreed TO recommend an apprOpria-
ton of 81 600 600 to be placed IN the
hands Of the President with full au-
thority, according to his discretion
and judgment, and under his official
responsibility to maintain peace with
the Indians, to promote civilization
among them, aud to place them, wheu
} practicable, on reservations, to en-
courage efforts at self-support, aad to
make a report to Congress next De-
cember. The adoption of such an
} amendment as he offered, as a sHbsti-
c tute for the Senate amendment,
! would save an expenditure Of g 600,
} 000, and would save the Govern ment
from all immediate consequences OF
: assuming these treaties, and would
!. put the responsibility where it be-
= longed-with the Executive.
2 Clark desired to move a proviso
/ that hereafter the Indian tribes shall
g be held as incapable of making treat
: les with the United States, but the
House refused to suspend the rules
0 for the purpose.
+ Butler insisted that by the rati6ca-
: ton of the Fourteenth Amendment
: the Indians become citizens, conse
d quently there was no validity in any
e treaty attempted to be made with any
s Indians since the ratification of thai
= amendment He commented oa the
e vicious system of making Indiar
c treaties, and hoped the House would
stand up firmly against them.
q Without disposing of the bill the
d Committee arose.
II Paine. from the Election Commit
tee, made a report in the contested
: election case from the First Congress
e sional District of Louisiana, that thu
: claimant, L Martin. is unable to tax,
If the test oath required. Laid on tn,
e table.
IT The House then took recess-tht
= evening session to be for the cOnsid
Grafton of the Indian appropriation
bill.
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