The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-25
CONGR Ess1ONAL.
KLth CONGRESS- = THIRD SESSION.

SEN arg w 4sF4rrsGToS. January 23
Stewart moved to take up his JOINT
resolution for an amendment to the
Constitution relative TO suffrage.
81 Pomeroy said when 1t came up he
would offer au amendment and make a
few remarks
Fessenden thought it better to ad-
here to the. regular order Of business
in the morning hour.
The resolution was taken up by
vote Of % to 9. ta
Stewart moved to make it the special
order for Thursday next.
Dixon gave notice that he would of
fer an amendment requiring the rati-
fication of the proposed amendment
by conventions In three quarters of
the State, instead Of by the Legisla-
lures.
Stewards motion was adopted by 81
to IL.
+ Comeroa moved that the. Senate go
into. executive session. Rejected-26
to 27.
|. On motion Of Wilson, the Senate
then agreed to the amendment made
by the House to the joint resolution
respecting the Provisional Govern
ments of Virginia and Texas, aud
also to another amendment extending
the provisions. of the resolution to
the State of Mississippi. The reso-
( luton was passed, ,as follows:
ReSolged, That the persons now
holding civil offices in the Provisional
Governments of Virginia and Texas
who cannot take the oath prescribed
by the Act to prescribe the oath of
office, &C., approved July I'D, 1866,
shall be, on the passage OF this reso-
luton, removed therefrom, aud their
places shall be filled by the District
Commanders by the appointment of
persons who can take such oath.
Provided, That the provisions of this
resolution shall not apply to persons
who, by reason of the removal of their
disabilities. shall have been qualified
for any office in pursuance of an act
requiring an cath of office to be
taken by persons from whom legal
disabilities shall have been removed.
Provided, further, That this resolu-
ton shall not take effect till thirty
days after its passage, and that the
hereby extended to the State Of Miss
issippi
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported an amendment to the
act to protect all persons in the
United States IN their civil rights, and
to furnish the means of their vindica-
tion.
The Railroad bill, as the unfinished
business OF yesterday, came up for
consideration.
Pomeroy moved to postpone it for
the purpose of taking up the bill In
relation to the Central Branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
hendricks said he intended to sub
NIT some remarks in opposition to the
Air Line Bill, when it should be un-
der consideration. He had been, at
first. opposed to the bill relating to
the Central Branch of the Union Pa
ciic Railroad, which it was now pro-
posed to take up, but further investi-
CATION had satisfied him that In view
Of past legislation, it ought TO pass.
The Senate then postponed the Air
Line bill and took up the Central
Branch bill, by Vote of 33 yeas and
Morrill,, of Vermont, offered an
amendment to the bill, which was
/ lost.
Sherman opposed the bill.
Corbett moved to add a provisO,
that no more Government bonds shall
be issued to the said company, but
that the Government may guarantee
the interest in said bonds for twenty
years.
The bill was debated until $3.50
| O'Clock, when the deceased Represen-
tative. Mr. Kinds, was eulogized, and
at o'clock the Senate adjourned.