The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-20
CoNGtss.E B. E.ssloNAH.
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xLth CONGRESS- = THIRD sESS ON.
SEN NArE......wA AsHrSeroN. January 70.
The Presidents reply to resolu--
tiaat Of inquiry relative to the amnes-
tv nrocl anatiOn was read.
Ferry expressed regret that the
President confined himself to giving
precedents, and giving no light upon
/ the question of the right of the Exec
utive to grant general amnesty.
Howe presented memorial against
| any further extension of time for the
| completion Of the Railroad from St.
Croix Lake to Lake Superior. Re
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
/ Corbett presented a memorial to the
citizens of Washington Territory
against the submission of the ques..
ton of ownership of San Juan1sland
! to arbitration, stating that neither
the honor or interests Of the United
States will admit of any further sur
render of rig hts. .strs.s..
{ Corbett said the views of the me
!. merialists were also hisrown. The
memorial was referred to the Foreign
On motion Of Sumner. the Com
miltee on Foreign Affairs was dis
charged from further consideration
1 of the message of the President rela-
Ftive to affairs in Japan, the appoint
ment of Burlingame as Chinese AM
bassador, the act prohibiting our
4 REPRESENTATIVES abroad wearing dl.
+ plomatic costumes, the proposed
amendment to the law regulating the
coolie trade, and the resolution to. in
: Lauires into the designs of foreign
powers and their governmental insti-
+ buttons on the people of this contI-
: snent.a@@a $50
"A Trumbullapresented the memorial
.slsof the Mayor and Common Council
. of Chicago, to allow that city to en-
large its harbor, and introduced q
: lbill to authorize the enlargement,
Referred to the Committee on Som
nierce. 90 s. ..l.aa si5lE,
! Abbott introduced a bill to amend
tue act granting lands to aid an the
construction OF a railroad and tele
II graph line Though Missouri and Ar
v kansas TO : the Paciiic Ocean. Re.
ferred. nlsfs gtsnnlf
: b Conkling introduced bill amenda
tory of an act to protect the rights Of
= actual settlers on public lSnds.N lie
II ferred to the Committee on Public
{. i Lands.
IA Morton introduced bill for th
= relief of the President and Director
: of the Terre Haute and Riehmont
= Railroad Company. Referred to tn
/, | Post, Office CommIttee. ~ 8ss s..
!, Conness introduced bill TO pro
~ vide for line of United States steam
! ers between New York and Europe
1 Referred to- the Post Office Com
j smittee.
Cole introduced a bill relative t
: the securities OF national banks. Re
: ferred. 1fts s5@pQ
Thayer offered. the following joiI
resolution, as an amendment to I'll
Constitution: No male citizen of tn
!. United States, twenty one years
!. age and upwards, shall be deprive
of the right to vote at any eleetlo
al held by the people Of the Unite
o' States, for National, State or munlc
pal State officers, or for Represent
80 tives in Congress. unless guilty
IL cfiEe of which he has been duly co
yicted by law. The resolution W
laid on the table.
Mcdonald introduced n bill
complete and perfect railway and t,
III egraphic communication with the L
= clfic Ocean. Referred to the col
mittee on Post Offices.
The Senate resumed the considt
n alton OF the copper bill.
Sumner moved to amend by lnsel
ing suiphate Of copper or blue vltr
among the articles on which the DIT
should be five cents per pour
r. A 70
Sumner moved to amend by adm
4 ting, duty free, sheet copper, to
used for sheeting ships, when lmpo
ed In American vessels. Opposed
lie. Chandler and rejected by Ia. to 81.
Whyte moved to amend by allC
ing the importation, free of duty,
r- foreign carbonates, to be used
So smelling in the preparation OF
ton or two tonslof native ore.
Vickers moved to amend the anne
in ment so as to leave such caEbOnf
still subject to duty Of live per c'
all Udloren1.
q Whyte accepted the amendm.
- and then his amendment, as modlf
W was voted down.
o. Whyte offered another amendm
80 excepting from the provisions OF
r. IT, bill all copper in course Of transl
len Pn this country, and actually on |
! board on the 18th of January, L
which was adopted-ycas 36; nays
UNI Whyte moved that April lst be
time fixed for the act to go
effect. Reiected-10 against D.
bill then passed, all the Sena
- 80 present voting in the affirmative
RS in cent the following: Davis, Di
,rug- Ferry, sFessenden, Grimes, McCre
.odH Sumuer, Trumbull, Van Win
ss.s, Vickers, and WEyte.
norm Besides the provisions in the am
ected ments above reported, the bill lmI
neso- on all copper imported in the for
J. w. ores three cents on each pound oil
copper contained therein; on all ]
:, was lus of copper four cents on each pt
from of fine copper contained therein
o. NJ. all old copper, fit only for re-man o
ture, four cents per pound on all
rning, per In plates, bars, lngots, pigs, a
awing other forms not manufactured or
been in enumerated, five cents per pou
On the Edmunds moved to take u
subse- resolution IN regard to the payms
d was the national debt. EL
nd be- Conness moved that the Sena
fe had into executive session, which was
'rious- at t4:45, and soon after the Sena
bed in iourned.
,ned if
MN a HOUSE.................WAs WAsHINGToN. ia
and in Paine called the attention c
dining House to letter received by