The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-22

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insert a provision that other taxes
may be levied upon said road, and in
the same manner and to the same
extent as taxes are levied upon the
property of other roads. Adopted.
Doolittle moved to amend the
eighth section to obtain the consent
of the Legislatures of the States
through which the roads pass, if
necessary, TO authorize the Company
to procure the necessary real estate,
&C., but withdrew it.
Wiley moved to amend the bill by
providing for road from Washing
ton to the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road, at or near Stanton, Va, which,
he said, would be only one hundred
miles long, and would open a direct
railroad communication between the
city of Washington and the valley Of
the Mississippi.
Mr.. Sherman favored the con-
struction of railroads, but prescribed
it should be provided for in a separate
bill, because he wished the bill under
consideration to provide merely for a
road between Washington and New
York.
HEOUSE-.........-......W w AsHINGroN. Jan. 81.
A bill was reported from the Re-
construction Committee directing the
Secretary of the Navy to appoint
midshipmen to the Naval Academy
by the 4th OF March next, from any
State In which the election of Con-
gressmeG does not take place before
the lst OF July, on the nomination of
members of the House of States rep
resented IN the present Congress; pro-
vlded no such appointments be made
from any State not entitled to repre-
sentation the present year. Alter
some debate it PASSED.
The Speaker announced the follow
ing select committee on Mr.. Garfeld's
resolution relative to the taking of
the next census: Messrs. Garfield. Of
Ohio, Banks, of Massachusetts, ALI
son, of Iowa, Latin, of New York,
Heaton, Of North Carolina, Axtell,
Of California, and Galladay, of Ken
lucky.
Shellabarger introduced a bill to
regulate the manner of applying to
Congress for the removal of political
disabilities under the Sd section of
the 14th Article of the Constitution
Of the United States. Referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
Cook, from the Committee on Elee-
tions, called up the resolution hereto
fore reported, that George w. An
derson is not entitled to a seat in this
House, as Representative ia the
Fortieth Congress, from the Ninth
Congressional District of Missouri,
but that Switzer is entitled 10 the
seat.
Cooke explained the facts in the
case in support Of the report of the
Commission. This report says that
on the 10th of July last, after the
former report had been considered I'M
the House, it was ordered that the
case be recommitted to the Commit
tee on Elections, with instruction to
examine into the charges made against
Switzer by the gentleman from Mis-
souri,.
Benjamin moved to report thereon
to the House. The report conludes
as follows:
The committee, after careful ex-
animation OF the case, adhere to the
general meaning and to the conclusion
of the former report; and they fur
| ther report that while there are many
things contained in the newspapers of
which the contestant was the ac-
knowledged editor, which the COM
mittee cannot approve, and which
were mischievous in their tendency,
yet there Is not such proof of the
disloyalty of the contestant as TO ex
/ clude him from scat In this House
under the rule adopted.
10 the Kentucky election cases, it
IS due to the contestant to say that he
entirely disclaims the authority Of or
resp0nslb blllty for the article published
in his newspaper, in relation to the
death OF Col. Ellsworth Ia the speech
of Mr.. Benjamin, and stated to the
Committee that the same was inserted
In the paper without his knowledge,
and that he never approved of it, aud
no proof has been offered showing his
responsibility for the article, beyond
the fact that it appeared as an edito-
rial IN the newspaper of which he was
editor, while the general tenor of the
editorials in the same newspaper con-
tanning that article, are of a different
character.
Cook examined the testimony, say
: ing there was nothing to show that
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such as to prevent legal registra.
tion in Galloway County.
Peters. of Maine, argued that from
the law and the facts, Mr. Anderson
E Is entitled to retain his seat.
Stover, of Missouri, protested with
all the power of which he was capa.
BILE, against Switzer occupying The
seat TO which Anderson was legally
T. al \ Al. ~ 4
. loway County should be thrown Oul
OF the court, there having been threats
and iBtimidations of loyal voters
while in other instances loyal mer
were prevented from challenging ille.
gal voters. If a thousand ilIega
votes were cast it did not matter as Il
the precise number; but where j
, was known that illegal and rebe
/ votes had been cast, the whole count.
! ought to be thrown out by the test o
; the Missouri election law.
i Mccormick, of Missouri, and Ker
advocated the report of the majority
Benjamin spoke in opposition
thereto.
Several Southern members tool
part in the debate, which finally term
mated in the taking of a vote on tn,
+ first resolution of the committee
namely, that the sitting member, An
= dcrson, Is not entitled to seat, whicl
was decided in the negative-59 to 90
So Anderson is affirmed in his seat
!, The next resolution, that Sweetzer i
entitled to a seat, was then laid on th
table.
House adjourned.
{ Gen. Grant In Baltimore.
sBAT.TIMoRE, January 21-Gcnern