The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
xLIst cOSGREss-sECOsD SESSION.


MAIZE. WAsHINGToE, Dec. q.
The Senate. in executive session, Coz
firmed a large number of Postmasters,
among them James Nye.
The Vice President called attention to
the requirements OF the law for filling the
vacancy Occasfoned by the death of Ees-
sender as one of the regents OF the Smftb-
sonian Institute The law provides that
this vacancy should be filed in the same
manner as commissioners are appointed.
Senator Crag1n reported fayorably with
the amendment to the bill to provide for
the execution ofthe law against polygamy
in Utah.
adopted, instructing the COMMITTEES on the
District of Columbia to examine the ad-
ministratlon of the School Comm issiOneTs
and the condition of the public schools of
Washington and Georgetown.
Spencer Submitted resolution request
ing the Secretary OF the treasury to com
municate to the senate statement of the
original cost OF the revenue cutters now
EN- ployed, and Information in regard TO
the number compensation, &C, OF the
Warner introduced bill for the more
equal distribution OF the National Bank
ing capital, providing that the amount OF
circulation notes to be issued to b mixing
Associations snail not exceed S340, 600, co.
and In Issuing said circulation notes pref
erence shall be given to the Banking AssO-
Citations Ia the sections having the least
National Bank circulation.
It was moved to go on executive bnsf-
ness, which was agreed to, and at Il .45 the
doors were closed Tor executive session.
After the lapse an ho1r the doors were
opened.
the bill relative TO the telegraph commu-
nicatien between the United states and
foreign countries.
TrnmbuH urged the necessity OF the con-
sideration now of the bill relative 10 the
restoration of Virginia.
Howard stated his disposition 10 favor
the admission OF Virginia so so0a as her
fidelity TO the enforcement of the reeOlu-
tiOn could be shown, but at present he de-
sired further Information on the subject.
Conkling, from the Committee on keVis-
ion OF Laws, reported favOrably, with an
amendment, on the House Bill for taking
the Ninth Census. In view of the report
so soon after the com initial of the bill TO
the Committee, he said, the reason for
that which might otherwise seem hasty
action, was based upon the fact that unless
passed before the holidays, the census
would, under the existing statute, be taken
ate TO determine in regard to the Hoase
bill; whether, First. The bill was
70 be divorced from its provisions
second, whether, in taking the next CEN
sus, Cong eSs was to dispense with the
Marshal as an fundamentally, andi create
officers to perform this duty. Those were
the general questions; the Others We're
matters OF detail relating to the schedule
was that the House Bill ought not to be
accepted in substance. AS IL stood thea, II
might be advisable to suspend operations
of the act of $780, until the Senate Com
mittee could bestOw further care and eX-
animation upon the pending proposition.
In reply to an inquiry by TrumbuI, /, he
stated that according 10 the represeni a.
tions of this bill IL was now a law, the first
of June being the time fixed for beginning
the work of taking the census. Sufficient
time would scarcely be given, even with
the utmost diligence, to make the neeeS-
sary arrangements, among which was the
printing ci the forms for the tabul ir state
ments. &C. To do this would requiie ali
the time between this day and the first of
June, therefore, the provisions or the Dill
ought TO operate before the first of Janu-
airy, IL the time fixed was to be determined
Wilson expressed a hope that the bill
would be committed, anu that the COM
mittee would report joint resolution to
meet the exigency. An immense number
of officers were TO be appointed under the
bill, and the Senate should act with pa
tience and care. He novel to recommit
the bill. Agreed to.
Conkling then reported. by direction of
the committee, Joint resolution, sus-
pending until February lst 1870. all exist
ing la y relating to the taking OF the census
The joint re-olution was at once taken
up and pas ed
session for a short time, upon the conclC-
sion of which they took up the Ocean Tel
egraph Eli, the question being on the pro-
posed amendment of Sumner, 10 make the
bill applicable to existing as well as future
cables.
having a tendency towards the infracLlon
of a vested right, by imposing q code Of re-
strtctlons upon the cable heretofore au-
thorized by congress, upon Wei denned
restrictions
Pomeroy said he supposed the object of
the Senator from Massachusetts was to
provide especially Tor the case of the
French Cable. which had been landed on
the shores of that State He therefore
submitted an amendment referring 10 the
landing OF the French Cable, and prOYid-
ing for its removal, unless com plIance is
made with the regulations imposed upon
others.
AfteI further discussion, the Senate ad-
jOurned.