The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-23
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xLth CONGRESS- THIRD sEss iOS

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sherman moved for non -concu rrence,
/ and asked for a COMMITTEES of Conference
buts at the suggestion of Morrln OF Yer.
1 mont. the bill was allowed to pass until
there was o larger attendance.
Sherman called up the bill to abolish
the office OF superintendent of Exports
| ) Ferry moved to amend so as to abolish.
| also, all offices of naval officers. Amend
| ment rejected. sill adopted.
| Anthony, from the Committee on Prints
/ ing, reported House resolution relative TO
! certain purchases of stationery by the In
| terior Department from Messrs. Dempsey Il
/ O'foOle, which passed.
Sherman renewed his motion concern.
| ing the Currency B II.
Corbett offered an additional section,
which was rejected
The Senate. by vote of q to %. refused
to concur with the House, and asked FOR a
Committee of Conferences.
HO WASHINGTON. Feb. Y.
Ia Under the call OF States, bills and joint
resolutions were Introduced and referred
by Robinson. 10 recognize the fnde-
pendence of Cuba: by Pruyn, to require
persons applying for Copyrights to deposit
of the state In which they reside; by MOr-
ris, joint resolution of the Alabama
LegisiosqTe az 70 pGges sSS 0n oe oSepngress S tie 5ay
per cent. funds that accrued between the
years lS2U and 1921; by Pierce, to devote
part Of the public lands IN alabama to
works of internal Improvement in that
state by. Telatiye TO soidiers' boun-
lies. by Pile, q RESOLUTION OF the MtSsOufi
Legislature in favor OF eQualiztng soldiers
bounties; by Washburne, of Wisconsin,
resolutions of the Wisconsin Legi stature,
Gr a he O. eS sae Rs Rvsp for s1f
to Bayfield,, to the Northern Wisconsin
Railroad Company. aal fN
b. Donnelly-in relation to agricultural
scrip.
BY Clark, OF Kansas-Reso. .utions OF the
Kansas Legislature In re feres ce 70 damage
occasioned by tQuantrell and other rebel
"a ders to a Court House and Post Once at
Tope "a. and a Custom House aud Post Of
nee 1T Leavenworth, and In favor Of fur
ther subsidies in money and bonds for the
road.
BY Tlfrt--To amend the National Bank
Williams introduced a ioint resolution
gran%ting % the right 9t way 20 Toe Men Memphis,
rom FL Paso to the Pacific Ocean, and
moved the previous question on It's passa 20
Wsshburne, of Wisconsin. remarked kt
was a very tmDortaDt measure, and ag-
peafed tothe House to second the praVi-
Gus question. It was seconded, and the
main quest on o dered-nayS 45, yeas ~.
I4augnFfdge moved to lay the joiuJ resO-
lutIon on the table. Ne =atived-yeas 81,
nays l24.
The Joint resolution was then passed
yeas l2l, nays ~.
schenck called up the bill introduced by
him, AND reno rted from the Committee Gu
Ways and Means, TO strengthen the pub
lie credit, and relating TO contracts FOR the
Ls rules 20 20 a. to UNIT debate to two hours
tile speeches to be confined to ten minutes
each.
Scnoaeld stated the Committee on Ap-
prop iatlons would eAdeavor to press the
"a ApproprIation bills at the day aud even
ing sessions. He reminded the House tn at
tue Legislative and Judiciary bills aud
PO >t-office bills were still pending, and
that the Indian Appropriation bill had
come back from the senate with a large
number of amendments, and he said nn
J less the House Would go at those bills to-
/ day. and keep at them every day this
week, they would not be passed this ses-
| $40 .and the next Congress would require
| to have long session after the fourth OF
| March. s4i-A
The Speaker added, there were seven
privileged reports of committees 70 be
made, some OF which would give rise TO
Il The House refused to suspend the rules
for two hours debate. -
sehenek did ], 9os O. Wish t2 press such bill
pend the rules so as to have an hours de-
bate. alf.t s ~. II
Schenck said he would then have to go
/ on with his remarks and move the previous
/ resolution onthe pas-a OF this bill. lie
/ spoke at length in favor of tE bills.
/ Butler, OF Mass, moved the House re-
/ on the Post Office appropriation bill thus
| cutting Off Schenck's bill for the pre- ent.
\ Motion agreed to, n yeas. 4S nays
i announced that ne would to-morrOw
| morning lay before the House the Prest
E4d9H6'S veto message on the copper DILL.
The House then went into Committee OF
i the Whole, Poland in the Chair, and re-
| sumed the consideration of the Post ONCE
| appropriation bill, the question being on
| BeaYnen's motion TO reduce the Item for
| letter carriers from 81 900 00J to S50OO00, and
to abolish the tree letter carriers system in
cities of less than 100000 Inhabitants. The
| amendment was rejected; yeas 3S, nays 70
| Bingham moved to reduce the item 80
'Schenek moved an amendment provId-
ing for the extension of the letter carriers
system to every city having population
N Starkwea' her moved to amend the
amendment by s'riKing out f" 1900 and
Inserting 100000" Adopted.
Schenck's amendment was then adopted
/ Myers moved to increase the approPria-
tion 10 S2.0O0O00 Rejected.
The item was then agreed to, and the
letter~earrier system was extended to all
cities having a popuIatiOD over 10000
Ella moved to reduce the item Tor post
sge stamps and stamped enyelops from
After discussion, IL. which Ella reflected
on the action of the Post Office Depart
ment in making a contract for stamps
| meat was rejected. 81
| Beaman moved to reduce the item TO
, detecting and preventing mail depred A
! tions ana for special agents, from SlIS, 90
u to $S2 COO. Agreed TO.
mall bags was increased from $50, 600 t.
Beaman moved to reduce them for mis-
cellaneouS payments, including the hal
ance TO foreign countries from' SS75,OOO Il
$50, ,001 Agreed TO. .--
I'll Reaman moved to reduce the Item 70
deficiency from So 10000 20 81, u ,l5;i.
Ella opposed the anne endmeut, and spoke
Of the .extraXagance Of the PostoFiee ne
partment. He moved TO reduce the 1ten
another million. Rejected. 8t t-t.sp 4
: Beainan's amendment was agreed to-
II Maynard moved the previous question
that The Postmaster General may diTee
: | mails on any route to be carried by rail-
/ I road, steamship, stage, horse back, or b.
special messenger. Agreed to-
} 7 Phelps moved an amendment abolishin
2 The franKing privilege but BeaInan haT
ing made a point of order, il was ruled on
Z, The Committee retired and reported tn
The amendment extending the lette
carrier system To cities or ten thousand IN
D habitants was rejected.
The amendment authorizing the Post
= master General TO send mails by an
I mode of conveyance was rejected. All tn
other amendments were agreed. to, an
4 the bill passed. The House then took
u recess until Z 80
.4-uas EVENING SESSION. gr
The House went into Committee of tn
{ Whole on the Senate amendments to tn
a Naval Appropriatioa Bills several OF thef
making reductions in minor appropria
!, tions. Nonconcurred in.
al The bill was then laid aside, and tn
: | Legislative Appropriation Bill taken NJ
| Amendments were offered striking out ar
| propriatfons for newspapers and station
: cry for members, and for public printing
and rejected.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 22.-Wash
o ;upton's birthday was more generalI
: observed in this city than ever before
. Business was mostly suspended Th
streets were thronged to witness tn
: procession of military and CIVIC socle