The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-08
40 CONGRESSIONAL.
1LIst C0NaREss-sECOyB SESSION

'g o. Igf mss. lWAsHINGToET, DecembeE7.
SENATE--The following bills were intro-
duced and laid on the table, preparatory TO
BY Spencer, to amend the act of April o.
1858. to protect alt persons in the Infted
states IN thefrscTvzf rights and to4f finnish
means for their vindication. It provides
that said act shall be SO constructed as 70
extend to all persons within the Jurisd1ct
tion of any State the equal protection OF
dis law, anelzmake all persons OF color COM
petent to testify IN. the Courts OF the sew
eral States as fully as If they were white
persons II also confers on the United
States Courts Jurisdiction OF criminal caSeS
in which persons are involved VINO belong
to a class of persons denied the same rights
declared in the first section of said act.
Also q bill to recognize the Medical. Pays
and Engineer Departments of the Navy
to regulate and fix their absolute rank, &C.
By Carpenter, TO secures and protect the
freedom of transit within the United
states. 1t provides that no citizen of the
United States in passing from one place to
another within the same shall be subject
10 any. civil process whatever, In any
voluntarily therein in twenty four hours;
nor shall his property be subject to attach
atforneys instituting such suit shall be
liable to action for damages, in the United
States Courts. Provided: This shall not
abridge the right of commercial stoppage
in transit between the vendor and vendee.
And further: That action may be 1nst1-
tuted on suit of a praty demonstrating
tRat tn he has eood cause OF action and that
the party has left his place of domiclle,
and is ia transit through the United
States with the Intention of departing
from the same. Section two gives to the
United States District Court jurisdiction OF
the acts contrary 10 the provisions thereof.
BY Corbett, to amend the existing laws
in relation to Internal Revenue. 1t adds
canned and preserved hsh to, the articles
exempt by law from Internal tax.
By Patterson, to promote and encourage
a National and Industrial Exposition at
The Vice President submitted a memorial
| from the Republican Convention of Vir-.
giRja se6 NgsemgeF 5i'h that ane stata a9s and
| arguing against the admission of theSena-
tors and Repre- natives elect. -ss.
By 9ssayer, q bill amending the home
| shead laws so as to require the planting of
| trees on the homestead stettlements.
By Mogtops tent Ee5f1IntioaF fdt q dselaFing @ ,E
NAL relations to the Union and the Gov
| eminent of the United states, and entitled
! 20 representa- ton In Congress.
| Summer, Introduced the foflowlng bill to
| amend the Banking Act, and promote a
retnrn. 70 specie ,paynments: me-
Banking Act as limits the issue of bills to
$50, ,O0O0C0, IS hereby repealed, and the ex-
isting banks may be enlarged ana new new
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, nut no
more bills than are now authorized by the
| Banking Act shall hereafter be Issued, un-
less the Secretary. OF the Treasury, al the
| time of their issue, can and does cancel
| and destroy q like amount of legal tenders,
thorizsd Shall not exceed s50, coo 600 per
year, which amount shall Dc 50 d1str1bted
iStefests Of the different 5tates :
| Sumner indicated the following reasons
ldn favor of the bill: sF1rst--it will create q.
| demand for our national bonds, and to
| this extent foTtify the national credit.
| Second ---1tF7tl teAdGo satisfy those parts
of the country. especially at the South and
/ West, where currency and banks are
wanting, and thus arrest q difficult ques-
a La II w .
tract he currency so that the opposite par
ties on tbs speculattons may support ts.
Fourth--Under it banks. viii gradually be
strengthened and prepared to resume spe-
cte paymentSst tnon--16 WAL give the
South and West the opportunity to organ
siss banzs. and viii interest these parts OF
the country TO this extent In national Sc
curiues and the national banking system
3bya Whieha both will. be. sssTeDgthehed.
Sixth-It will, within a reasonable time,
refieVe.the country of the whole gTeenhack
system, and thus dispose OF an important
question: SeYenth-1t will hasten a return
to specie payment. The Dill was tabled for
the present. .ECa4 10 sd -s,,1 - -.
members of Congress from importantly
and to preserve the indep pendenc9s Of thai
department of the Goyernment, It pro
| vides that any member of Congress who
shalt. directly or Indirectly solicit Or re-
commend the app0fntmenb 10 office by the
President or heads OF experiments OF any
person in any Of the Execotiye Depart
nents, except such recomme udatton be in
writing, in response to-a written Req ues
of the head of the. department asking in.
| formation. or ny a Sc nat0rs in giving hi!
| advice or consent in the manner provided
by the Constitution, shall be guilty o
naisdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
tshall be ffuSdy not eXc9sd1Qga Sls9JYss 1ol
each Offence, aud 1t shah not De law fat f0T
the President, or head of any department.
to oppoint to office, or employ IN MS de
partment any person who shall be directly
or Indirectly Nrecon1Im ended therefor bA
any member of Congress, or delegate from
a territory, except in the manner now pro
vldeds Z EDS Z e. eEE q
! Trumbull now explained the provision;
of the bill. That some reform was needed
was generally conceded. A civil service
l bill had been prepared, which made thu
1 appointment TO ofiice depend on the wit
: the Board of Examiners, but the difheultl
: was to organtz5a Board which. should b
? I considereda q partisan control. The Gov
ernment was divided into three depart
D ments. Ours was mphal4cauy a Govern
/ | unent of checks aud balances upon tn
4 proper n1aintenance OF which the perpSbU
: tAatfon of our Repa bffcan system de pende-
!, In some States not only were the Govern
l | ments tfIvid ed into Executive Legislative
| and Judicial branches, but positive pre-
Q hibitions were laid down in The COnStitU
}, i tions of those states against the .e1ercts
' | of any powers properly belonging to on
i bv either of the others. while the Unite
Y States Constitution vested the Lsgislat1v
: | bower in a Congress, the Executive poWe
: IN a President aud the judicial power I
the Courts. 1t did not so absolutely pre-
hibit the exercise OF any part of the pow
: ers of one by anothers as was done b
c some of the CONSTITUTIONS In regard