The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09
3 CONGRESSIONAL
xLIst CONGRESS-sECOSB SESSION.
sENArn.-.- : " n 80 nss.s.

On motion of Anthony, the Standing
COMMITTEES were aEnounced by the 3! Clerk.
eral committees named below after aitera-'
tionS this informing: 4nytfiH'l .nfDbai
Foreign RelatfonS-Sumner Cam eron,
Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Schurz and
1SfI5ie 1ASfpIp5rieopiriatIo1s-Morfea os Maine, VIII
son, Cole, Sprague, Sawyer Poole and
Naval Afairs-Cragin, Anthony, Drake,
Nye, Scott, Osborne and Stockton.
Patents Wiley, Ferry, Carpenter Nor
'on Library-catiett, sn& Howe, ana NORTH, of
70 Audit and Control Contingent Ex-
penses-Ferry, Ednnunds and Davis.
Tne other committees are without alter
The foiIowiag petitions were presented
by Edwards, OF O. D. Boutwell,. of Texas,
setting forth that the petitioner had been
a rebel, and got sick of 1t, and now wanted
to be relieved of all disabilities.
Congfess. as a means of vindicating the
dignity and sovereignty of the nation, TO
suspend the WORKINGS OF the French Cable
on American soil, until France authorized
the landing of an American. Cable on
French Soils guaranteed That all Amer
lean dispatches should freely pass over
France, through the hands Of American
ss11f1 ii,er remarked that there was nov
upon the table of the Senate a bill which
met the pIayer-Of the petitioner, and he
proposed calling 1t up at an early day.
u. u
of iheI United States NAVY. representtnc
that injustice had been done by special
promotion over them of many of their
Juniors in the service, under the act of July
18th, 1865, and spraying Congress. to redress
| the great wrong under which they believed
themselves to suffer, by restoring them to
the positions to which they have been rel-
| ativeiy entitled. Harnlin said he had GER
| tain knowledge OF The facts in some OF the
cases referred to, and had no doubt that
simple justice demanded at the hands OF
| Congress reparation for the wrong COM
/ mitted- He asked the earnest and candid
I attention of the Committee on Naval A.
fairs TO the bubjecs.
| Edmunds gave notice that on Friday he
would ask for the consideration of the
| labor of Government laborers, Workmen
| and mechanics.
/ In relation to the hours of labor, with out
| touching the matter of com mpensation. The
Attorney General had given q decision on
that law, but the beads of departments
! had not executed the law In accordance
with that decision. The law Itself, he be-
i slfeVed. was not satisfactory to the wor k
| men at least 1t was working no profit tC
them, but tended TO dem orallze any Gov
| ernment institution in which laborerS
Williams introduced a Joint resolution
I relating to an amendment TO the Constitu-
tory evidences is furnished t6 the secretary
n of state that three-f0urths of all the Leg
islatnres have ratified any proposed
/ United states, he sh all forthwith proclaim
the fact OF such ratification, and II IL shaI
appear that the Legislature OF a State has
ratifed an amendn1ent proposed as afore
said, any other action by the Legislature
of that state as to such amendment shal
be VOID, ana disfegaraeo oy thes secretary
4 of zi.st
Williams moved 6 reference Of the bill
pressed the hope that 1t would receive ar
early consideration, which, for obvious
reasons, it deserved4 Referred.
Sherm n introduced a bill to promote
international coinage, fixing the weigh
of the gold coin of five dollars at l24 80
froTT grains oui yalent to a corn of ,
franes.s Referred to the Committee OF
| Finance.
i -GCarpenter introduced a bin In relation
to the rights of members of Congress, pro
dividing that nothing IN any act of Con
gress shall hereafter be constructed to pre-
vent any member OF Congress from Prac
tisin9 as attorney. solicitor of counsel il
the prosecution or defense of any cause
claim or proceeding in any udI ctal COur
II of the United States. - ss3 ~. Il -
The bill By Ferry, to repeal all laws re
Quiring1W at Is known as the proposition
TO remove the disabilities imposed unde
ie psa aeoompishmens Hle The Object BE ad de
signed unless accom- panied by the repea
4 of the test oat 81 ne necesslty y Ter -4egi sia
policy- OF removal OF those disabilities wa
one which the experience of last summer
| in the Southern States had decided to b
q a policy that Cughtto be adopted by Con
gress; and asthe Republican party orig1
nally enacted these laws for the securit!
OF the Government and preservation OF tn
life OF the nation so now when the neces
s1ty had gone by, IL seemed to be best tha
some party should remove them. The bi'
was refer ed.
Catte1 introduceda a bill giving the cen
sent of the United States TO the erection o
a bridge across the Delaware River be
tween Philadelphia and Camden. Refer
, red to the Com mittee on Connrnerce
| Sumner offered a resolution calling uDOI
the COMMITTEES on Military to ct1usfle
| whether any further legislation is uaedet
to secure for c0lored citizens, who serve
in the army of the United States, conplet
equality, with, all others, IN he epJoyTnen
OF the 10 nilitary bounty. He had under
stood that q statute existed by whfel
/ former slaves. who had served In the army
were excluded from the enjoyment of tha
| bounty. As 1t had been the object to CIV
equal rights to HwhO served under GU
| flag, he asked the early attention OF tn
| Military Committee to the complete &C
compIishment of that object.
! Cameron offered the following:
| Resolved, That the President of tn
limited states be requested to comnunicat
| 10 the Senate, if in mis- opinion not inc0m
natibIe with public interests, any informa
lion ne NAV nave with regard to the cIyi
and political condition of Cuba.
Adopted. assfS 2c
The resolution previously offered b,
Ramsay, asking for information concern