The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-26

xLth CONGRESS- THIRD SESSION

| SEN E.. w ASHINGTON January D.
The President presented the credentials
| OF Ramsey, Senator elect from Minnesota.
Morgan presented memorials in favor o.
| the re organizal ion of the Medical Depart
ment of the Navy.
Edmunds. from the Committee on Re
| trenchment, reported bill repeating the
! tenure OF office bill, leaving the heads OF
| Departments and the Cabinet subject to
| removal at the will of the President dur
| Ing eeess of the senate, and authorizing
| him TO suspend all other c vii officers dur
| ing such recess, without having specific
| evidence to justify the suspension.
| Howard moved 10 take up the resolution
| to more effectuaiiy insure the completion
of the Union Pacific Railroad according to
| Conness objected, and it went over
| Stewart, from the judiciary Committee,
made renort, accompanied by the follow
ResotVed. That Joshua Him, claiming to
! be Il Senator elect from Georgia, ought not
| body
Trumbull presented dissenting minor
| ity report, winch, with the maj lrity re-
/ port, was laid ON the table and ordered to
Hendricks said he Intended to submit
| the report himself dissenting from that of
| the majority. but c had been too unwell
/ for a week TO prepare II. He would, how
| ever, when the subject should come before
| the senate, express his Niews in regard
to y;,son it; t,or, ,ho -, Afa,tarv
Affairs, reported back the bill To provide
for the reduction of The military and Tor
| other purposes, introduced by him on the
20th instant, with amendments s, providing
tnat NO perSon over forty years old shall
/ be appointed Chaplain; tbat Chaplains
shall not remain longer than five years at
any post, and shall be replaced by Chap
lains of a different denomination. and
that the number of appointments of Sec
| Ond LieutenantS to be made in the army
shall not exceed fifty annually.
! Wilson also reported the HOUSE Dill to
Fix the statue of the Corps of Judge AIvO-
cate of the Army, with an amendment,
making the number of such officers ten
inst cad of twelve.
Fessendeu, fl ON the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds. rep orted Joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for inn
provements to the Interior bulldogs, and
$4,000 for the annual rent of another
building on q Street. 1t also authorizes
the removal and storage in other parts OF
the Interior building of models that have
been on hand for seventeen yetrs, and
modes relating to applications for patents
that have not been granted.
| The President laid before the Senate q
petition of Mrs. Lincoln, widow of the
| late President, asking for n yearly pen
sion. The petition is written on mole
paper, with heavy mourning border, and
reads as follows:
To the Honorable Vice President of the Uni
: ted states.
STR-I herewish most respectfully pre-
sent to the honorable Senate OF the United
States an application for pension. l am
a widow of n President OF the United
States, whose life was sacrificed in Is
country's serv ce. That sad calamity n
greatly impaired nay health, and by the
advice OF my phy SlclanS nave coHAe over
to Germany to try the mineral waters, and
! | during the winter to go to Italy, but my
81 financial means do not permit TO take adj
! vantage of the urgent advice given me
nor can live in q style becoming the WI
dow OF the Chief Magistrate OF a great ma
tion, although Live as economically as
can. In consideration of the great ser
vices my deeply lamented husband hai
rendered to the United states and OF the
fearful loss 1 have sustained by his un
{ timely death. his marty dom L may say
/ respectful y submit TO your honorable
body this petition, hoping that a yearly
pension may be granted me so that may
have less pecuniary care.
remain, reSpec fully,
ISigned Mrs. A. LINCOLN.
Frankfort, Germany.
1t was referred to the Committee on Pen
sions.
for the relief of Mrs. McGOShapon, Whici
2 was .ostpoued at the last session.
| Williams remarked that the bill cOul6
q not be revived IN that way without dis
a oIs 'Gonness said it could not be revived il
o. that way at ALL
SUmner expressed his opinion That tn
@ uniform practice of the senate to indeh
I mite reinforcement was equivalent to IN
4 | rejection OF a bill.
j bovts. Fessenden, Morton aud Sherman
. contended it had only The force OF rtg {
4 | non for that session. This point was dis
= cnssed until the expiration of the morn
d ING hour. VIII ch brought up the unH olsi
= ed bus ineSs OF Saturday-the Dill re ttln
= to the central branch OF the Union Hacih
V Ra lrOa |.
o Mr. sherman moved to postpone it so
= to take up the bill in re4ation TO the plI
- lie debt and currency, reported by hli
, from the Committee on F1n&ae9-
ar. Howard opposed the motlonl an
n urged the friends of the Central Pacln
Railroad Branch bill to keep Il before th
~ Senate.