The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-23
'CONGREssIONAL.
xLth CONGRESS- THIRD SESSION.

SENATE.--.. w AsHINGToN. January %.
The President presented the creden-
tials OF James A. Bayard and Thomas
Bayard, Senators elect from Delaware
Trumbull, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported the House JOINT Resolu-
ton, providing for the disposition OF cer-
tain papers relating to the claims against
the Department OF the West. with amend
ment, which was adopted, after which the
Drake. by unanimous instruction, of the
Committee on Pacific Railroad, reported
the relief, declaring IL inexpedient for
Congress To authorize any subsidy in Gov
ernInent bonds TO any railroad enterprise
not entitled to IL under existing laws.
Edmunds objected to the resolution,
which went over.
Pomeroy, from tue Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bill 10 grant lands to
aid in the construction of a railroad from
the Mississippi River to Touchdown on
the Missouri kiver. ana te amend the act
of Nay IL, 1854. granting lands 10 the Stale
of Iowa To aid in the construction of q rail-
road in said States to transfer the grast
made by the above act for the benefit oil
the McGregor & Sioux City e. Il. Co., and
grants the latter Company two sections
per mile to aidsin the extension of the line
eighty miles further to Scranton.
PomerOy also reported back the bill to
legallze certain land locations, which de-
clareS the provisions of the act of July
"a. 1867, shall not apply to the locations of
Agricultural College scrip, made by keg-
listers and re -eived before the recei OF
the Official notice of its passage. safs 4
Stewart introduced n bill relative to the
refining of gold and silver bullion at the
mint OF the United States and It's branches,
which was referred to the 10nmittee on
Appropriations. 1t authorizes the Seers-
| Judgment, and in the Judgment of the Df-
rectors of tlie Mint, II is for the interest Of
| the United States to do so, to receive on
| deposit ut the mint and at It's branches re-
| fined gola aud silver suitable for coina 20,
and the UIiited States in payment there
| fore, to deliver to the parties making such
| deposits imported bar, at such rates and on
| such terms and rugulations asshali be pre-
scTlbed by the Director OF the Mint, sub
leet 10 the approval OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury
| Freennghuysen addressed the Senate on
reply TO the argument OF Morton, on his
| bigl to punish illegal collections ON passen-
/ gers, &c.
Morton replied briefly, when the discus.
| sion was interrupted by the expiration Of
| the morning hour. latE =.
| Wilson offered a Joint resolution to drop
i from the rolls of the army the officers Rb-
/ sent without leave. Referred to the Mill
| tary Commit tee.
Wilson offered joint resolution reap
/ smithsonian Institute, which passed.
| Howard, from Lhe Committee on Pacihc
Railroad, reported a joint resolution de
ary 10 reserve and and withhold from
the Union PACIFIC Railroad and each
the amount of 5000 per mile as security
| !or the completion of the several lines OF
the Railroad. according to the provisions
| OF the law. This amount per mile to be
| reserved until the President of the United
| states shall have certified that the roads
| are SO completed, which is to be deer
| mined by special commissioners, who
shall examine the roads, aud report the
expense of such examinations TO be paid
by the Pacific Railroad Companies. Laid
on the table.
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the bill to promote commerce
| which, by an amendment made yesterday,
is now merely q bill To authorize the con
structton of a railroad between Wash ng-
ton and New York. The pending amend
cernlng the consent of the LeglsiatuI es ot
the states through which the road wOult
pass
Doolittle addressed the Senate. He op
posed the bill, first. because the COnstitu
tloh gave Congress no power to gram
| powers TO any corporation, expressly or by
Implication. Second, because. COngres:
had no right to assert the right OF emInen
domain over the territory of State anG
thereby to oust the jurisdiction of TIN
power to withdraw valuable and Impor1
/ ant property interests. belonging to tn
States, out of the reach OF taxation by tn
States In conclusion he said it wa
Well known that lie would soon retire from
the Senate and probably from public lie
for W hich reasons he was the less likely Il
be influenced by considerations than a de
therefore, he looked with confidence To hi
brother Senators not to allow themselVe
to be persuaded by the special plea of com
! mercial necessity or of buiIding this Wash
Ington into great Capital, to enter on tn
dangerous experiment. which would resul
in subjecting the Government TO the con
troll of mammoth corporations, haVin
neither bodies 10 be kicked nor souls to b
damned and In whose hands Congress ant
: the President would be but playthings.
. COnkling, from the Committee on Con
: | ference in reg ard to the amendment to tn
bill 10 prescribe the mode of obtaining evi
dence In contested election cases, reporte
! / that they had agreed to IL in a form au
thorizing Registers in Bankruptcy ant
| Notaries Public to take such evidence.
After some discussion, the report wa
| agreed to.
| adiOurnad