The Evansville journal., 1869-01-28
CoNGREssLoNAL
xLth CONGRESS- = THIRD SESSION.

| SENATE,.-....W w AsHTNGToN. January "a.
! Howe, 10 the great amusement OF
/ flie Senate, presented a memorial
praying for the appointment of an
able phrenologist to examine all can
,didates for,internal revenue appoint
ments, to see whether benevolence,
cOnscientiousness casualty, and COM
promise be their most prominent pros
| ltuberances, to the end that the Gov
eFnment may no longer suffer from
the frauds now so common IN that de-
partment. Referred to the Commit
mittee on Retrenchment and Reform.
/ Chandler introduced bill to pre-
vent the collection of illegal imports
under color of State authority. BE.
ferred to the Committee on Com
meree.
Henderson introduced a bill to en-
able the Cherokee, Choctaw, and
Chiekasaw. Indians to become citi-
zens of the United States. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Morgan introduced q bill, which
was referred TO the Committee on Ju-
dietary, to designate aplaee oftcon4
finement Of persons convicted Of OFF
fenses against the laws of the United
States. s.il-.'. aif.la. Tt
The expiration Of the morning hour
brought up the bin relating 20 the
Central Pacific branch Of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Sherman moved to postpone 1T to
take mp the bill lin relation to the
public debt and currency, which was
reported by him from the Committee
on Finance ~ f.Ef 81 .ff .nlat
|. Morton and Pomeroy supported the
motiOn, aud Howard, G0rbett and
Simmer opposedit. The latter called
for the yeas and nays. which were
ordered aud the motion carried by. q
vote of 32 to 26. .r.,a gaassstrf
The public debt and currency bill
being now before the Senate, Davis
moved to recOmmit and instruct the
COMMITTEES 70 report in its stead an
other bill. $40
Mr.. Sherman then addressed the
Senate upon the bill reported by the
E0mmittee on Einanee ~ ss3s atsatf
McCreery then followed ina long
speech, in which lie discussed humorl
ously the speech of Senator Morton
on finance, the. Presidents recon
mendations on that subject, and the
nFy and Of the Treasurer of the Uni-
ted States. nfs4.a y.
On motion of Mr.. Morton the bill
was then postponed, and that relating
to the Central slsranclGg of tlle bjui0n
Pacific Railroad was taken up. the
pending amendment being thatofeFedl
by Mr.. ConkliDg yesterday.
Conkling modified the amendment
by striking out the clause fixing the
point at which the Central Brunch
Road shall unto with the Smoky Hill
route. The amendment was voted on
and lost.
Patterson. Of New Hampshire
offered an amendment declaring the
subsidy shonld not exceed $1.2O0,OO0.
L0st-Yeas %; nays q.
Morrill,, of Vermont, offered an
ahaendment providing that the inter
est of the bonds authorized by this
bill to be issued should not exceed 5
per cent. in currency. Lost. The
bill was then read a third time, and
rejected.
Trumbull, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported adversely ON the
joint resolution introduced by
McCreery, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution; also on Summers
bill to enforce the provisions of the
Fourteenth Amendment; and on
Howe's bill requiring the President,
on the application of the Governor or
Legislature Of North Carolina, Or
South Carolina, or Florida, or Geor-
gia, or Alabama, or Louisiana, or Ar
kansas, to call outlthe3 militia or efn-
ploy the forces of the United States
hto. suppress ginsurreetiOn.
Trumbull also reported substitute
for Stewards bill to punish the crime
Of holding Office in violation of the
Fourteenth Amendment. 1t provides
that any person who shall hereafter
knowingly accept or hold an Office to
which he is ineligible under the third
section of, said amendment, shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and on con-
viction shall be imprisoned not more
than five years, and iuod in from one
to ten thousand dollars.
Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mitteo on Appropriations reported
the Naval ppropriation Bill with
slight amendments. KE8 sEH 4
Morton moved to again take up the
currency bill.
sConkling moved to hold an extra
session.
Cameron moved 70 adjourn. which
latter motion prevailed, and the Sen
ate adjourned.