The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
LIS o0NaKEss-sEeOsp sEssIoN.
HoUsE........wAsn1Norox. Dec. 10.

Louis to that city Tor Public Park Also
one repeating a portion of the Internal
Revenue law, requiring farmers and gar
denerS to TO take produce brokers license
TO sell their produce. Also, one for the
sale Of coin Ia the Treasury, except such
as Is necessary for the payment of inter.
est on bonds. Also, one extending the
road from Fort Wiikfnson, Mich, 70 Fort
Howard, Wis.
Bills were Introduced and referred by
Scofleld, for the transfer OF the PhiladeI- T
phia Navy Yard to League Isiaad. s-aH
By Rogers TO remove political disabili-
ties from the people OF the States lately ia
By WhItemore-To amend the laws reg
ulating the coasling trade ..5li. q
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the limit of the
port of New Orleans. Making an appro-
! prtation for the removing OF obstructtons
priaffons' for Repairing and f7nfshilg the
/ New Orleans Custom House.
By Wells. donating to ST. Louis for &
/ public park the land on whicn the Arsenal
/ stands. The bill donates the entire arsenal
tract In lieu OF six acres heretofore grant
/ arsenal at Jefferson Barracks.
| By Strickland, to extend the time for the
completion OF the military road tro1I
| Wisconsin; to divide Michigan into three
Judicial Districts and establish the North
| luton from tue Michigan Legislature,
| asking am appropriation Tor the Improve
ment OF the entrancs TO Portage Lake.
By Jencks, 10 establish uniform rule OF
naturaiilzltiop ( throughous9 the Unite
4 EfafAz-
/ BY Fisher, to authorize the construction
and maintenance OF a bridge ac. Oss Mag
ara River.
BY Lawrence, to abolish certain fees re-
| QRi red Of pensioners making AZ the duty
| OF Pension Agents 20 maze Out seHni-an-
nuaI papers fer pensioners and administer
oaths without the fees now required. q
lra By Hays 70. .rePeai 50 much of the 1Ater-
nal Revenue Law as reenires f4rn1srs apdz
/ cense to sell their own produce from stalls
BY Coburn. to provide for the sale OF cola
/ in the Treasury, except such as may be
Necessary for the payment of interest on
Resolutions were ofTered ana adopted as
/ BY Mercer, instructing the COMMITTEES on
/ Retrenchment to inquire into the proprie-
| " of reducing the expenses OF the obse
quies of mem bers of Congress. 81
By Wood. instructing the COmmittea on
/ Foreign Affairs to inquire into the cOnClt-
| pany1Are holding its concession from the
/ French Government, to connect its tels-'
graph 70 the French shore, and whether
there is any restriction or Teservat attdn in
such CONCESSION that ts preJudlctaF to the
4 .Hoag asked ieave to offer a resoIutiondi-
/ Tecting the Comittee on Foreign Affairs to
| Inquire into the expediency Of recognizing
the independence of Cuba, but objection
Twas made. .fil4 4f ggn zot fiaw raf8 =,
Ingersoli again Introduced his bill au-i
| thorizing an additional issue of S44 ,CO0O00.
of legal tenders. and moved its reference
Ha
Garneld moved 70 refer Is to the Som
uni itteeon Ban5lngA s. 80 ~ Az Il
| Ingersoll opposed that was a debateablsl
| question, and he proposed to discuss it. MI
| Garfield, who he'd the noor to call up,
the census bill, declined TO yield.
/ elngerSoll withdrew his bill. .ss.,r
| The speaker presented various docu-
ments, including q memorial from the,
state of south Carolina relative to the
rsfP fne IHs6S House II vent % into coranIttee. ia
In the Chair. and resumed the considers
Kelley moved tO-strike oat of section
four the prOViso "that in any city COM
prising more than one Congressional Dg-
trict, tne Secretary Of the Interior may ap-
point one District Superin tehdent for such
city, instead Of one for each District" lie
Superintent in Philadelphia, com prising
four and. q hB.f Districts, and in New YORK,
com prisfng six Districis, from four to ak
times the amount of labor imposed on.
other Superintendents, without any In
Grease of compensation.
After considerable discussion. the MOI
tion was agreed to. taa
Jenckes moved to amend the bill by In
su Ss ' m eaeh DistrISs aperi sesSa tendens
to employ. by consent of the General SUI
ators, one or more persons to collect, col
late, arrange and report the special statis-
tIcal Information called for by the act, in
relation to the mines and mining, to man
hufactuTing and mechanic industry, mer-
: ieantile aud trading establishments, and
busine g, fisheries, education, religion
charities, charitable, sanitary and penal
institutions. and other commercial end
social statistics. He argued in favor Of the
amendment, and to show the necessity and
advant ntage OF the employ ment of such ex-
perts rs hls amendment eontemplates.
After considerable discussion the amend
, nlent was agreed to by 66 20 49, E.
Wilkinson moved an amendment to the
l4th section, imposing fine Of S5,G0O on
any corporation which shall refu e or ne.
> Il g4ecttO give any Information required by
tue act. In sustaining his amentfFa ent he
declared his belief that the two states OF
MIMI csota aud IOWa paid to railroad cor
7 porations Tor the transportation of pro-
: kouallt toe pay. and wien people came TO
: knew low they were victimfzedf by
| railTosd corporations 1t would awaken q
degree OF Indignation which would re-
qntre Lhe 0oyernment to take hold of
those mann moth corporations and restrict
= their power 10 rob and piunder tue people
NJ EAher disou sslo1, the amendment was
81 adopted. t~F- tA.f FaAt
! sc1iield moved to strike out The enactIng
clause. He was opposed to the multlpus
: cation of federal officers, rs provided by
{ 1.-The bill. He preferred the aet, of 1850. He
believed that under it the census OF 1860
had been well taken. Its schedules were
. better than those provided in this bin, and
= he believed Its machinery was better as
| no provisions were here for getting stetis-
tics about the principal products OF his
: Gardeid-The poor mans light rEaush-
: sccheid sapprecIatsSe the labor ott The
q Cetisus Comm tttee, cut ad1dn o. like the
machinery of the bill. nor did he ike the
multiplication or Federal officers. When
of Federal officers, while now there were
: fonr sets, aid this bill proposed To create 3
= fifEh. q fzf st Ia q 6t1s
hi 0 GARFIELD regretted THAI If the motioa
. was to be adopted it had not beaH offered
. earlier to save time. The House HAD &
i, take the present bill or 60 allow the cen.
Sus % be taken under the law OF 1850, with
= its slave schedules, and all sh6lrspFetted
q was tlAat the House had n05 got a. 10 na % IT.
1, T. economic, and one which. could have go
u In the poor man 5 Hight. He wished Il
.s have the question detsrnin ned.
: Scofield'S mottOn was rejected by
2 large maj oFity. re @E -as s1tFE
~ FarnsWorth moved TO strike out The l6tI
Lt | section, giving the franking privtle9es sts
the census. He made the motion as tes
4 question. Isx afe[
e3 - Garfield, while. expressing himself Il
4 | favor of abOHshing the ranking privfisss
w did not regard his n test QCas9i ON OF
81 that subject The motion WAS rejected.
J. Ward presented q petition signed b,
"A 71000 citizens of the States of New YORK
Si asking Congress 10 accord beiligAren
d rights TO cuba and recognize her fnde
bpendence. He asked that IL be read.
~ Farnsworth ana others objected.
2 Ward withdrew the petition, announc
r ing that be would ,4on Monday, move I
j suspend the rules TO have 1t read.
- OtiOn-tO-EldIO1 Till Monday wa
is reJsGted, andthes House, ats3 s45, adj oUrne'
9 TIL tomorrow. - - = 2 49,
= = Cuban News.
% HAVANA, Dee. 10.-SeYeral person
i IN Havana received letters from Ger
az Garcia demanding sums of none
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