The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-24
ESTABLISHED. 1881.

LOGAN protested against one com n1itteo
doing business that properly belonged "a
anolher committee. There were two com
mitteesi each OF which had more turlt dic.
Z tion than the COMMITTEES on PnIT-e lands
had. There were Tie Committed ON PacI0c
tss,llroad and the Committee on Roads and
on racine Railroad we're To allow such
t,l.., usLtaeas 70 ~ taken jurisdiction OF by
i,SliSI oy n tea'ltliaitiees ~ he Lpganl wanted 20
sucu committees any further
wheeler, Chairman OF tue Pacific Rail-
road Committee. said ne had f,ei, 4l,-,,,,f
on account or illness. and dfsi ,fef i,,,[,-,
anything OF the subject before ne Hosse
me gentleman from Illinois would hpd
Nun as Jealous for the rights of the pacinc
ts4lIIoAd teinpahy rs ne was himself
Logan saih he made no imputalIon on
the gentleman from New York
Allison said thIs class Of bills had usu-
Public Lands.
Julian said the Committee had mot as
sumed any Jurisdiction 10 had merely
considered the biii Informally 20 accom-
modate the gentleman rrom iowa.
.Winans, another member OF the Com
IN ttee on Pablo Lands satd the bili had
been IN formally considered and approved
by the members of that Comm ttee.
Logan inquired by what risht that Conn
mittee had considered a subject not refer
red 10 a..
Winans replied that the committee had
considered BY virtue OF the right which
g. At and their constituents had given
them.
Logan--A God given right That is "A
ne feature In legislation. Laughter
Winans moved au amendment. provtd-
ing ing mat the company shall nave no more
or greater proportion Of land or other AID
than IL would have heen entitled 10 III nc
act had not been las4ed.
The Question was further discussed by
ward, Clarke, Paine and fa0ee, when AL
5ison moved The previous question on the
passage Of the biil.
The previous question was not seconded.
anu thent On motion OF Ward, the bill was
referred 10 tae Committee on Pacific Rail-
road.
The Senate resolution rescindtne the
concurrent resolution OF last session. for
the creation Of "a cOae mlttee on the re-or-
ganllation of the civil service was nom
concuffed IN and committee OF confer
ence asked.
The senate bin 20 remove the charge OF
desertlon from certain soldiers of the SEQ
was passed.
hi Introduced "A Joint resolution *
tending the PROVISIONS OF the act 10 eslnb-
liSn line or American fteamRhiIs be-
tween New YOrr and Europe Refstrad 10
the POstoffice Committee.
Butler, OF assachussetts, from the COM
Hlttee on fecOuAtruc1on, reported back
the cohcuuont resolution Tor % Joint
= eeihl Committee on removal uf disabIli-
Ties, and moved the nor. .cOncurromca Ou
thr gfound that the fSeuafo nd, since tllei.
appointed "a spt ciai Committee Of ifs own.
brooks said he trusted that the Recon-
general bill for amnesty thtt won prove
true amnesty; not one for one party alone.
pub Tor men OF both parties, wiih1ut pre-
ference or distinction.
Butler said he thousht and hoped the
Reconstruction Committee would come
90 some cOmcu-iln Tnero should be-
their political disabilities removed wi-n.
out navius 20 come 70 Congress pnd geufpE
within a day or tWu, 10 prescnt "a the
House some such proposition.
various bills on the Speager's table were
referred.
House adj ougned