The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-11
/ CONGREssIONAL.
xLIst COXGREss-F.BST SESSION.


appointment OF JOlub COAAi4StCS VI
retrenchm5nt was tabled.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the House bill 10 repeal tho
/ Tenure-of Office Act. r...
Thayer moved to lay It on the table
until the expiration Of the morning
hour Agreed to.
| Sumner presented petitions Of the
Republican State Council of Vir-
ginia. REPRESENTING that the command
ing officer in Virginia does not pay
proper attention to the applications
OF celored men for Office, and asking
that they may have their due share
Of the public offices. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Sumner introduced bill to carry
into effect DEGREES of the United
States Courts In New York and Lou
isiana, in relation to certain foreigH
| vessels. Referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
/ Carpenter introduced a Joint reso-
/ lution giving construction 10 the acts
granting lands to Wisconsin to aid IN
| the bGiding of railroads. Referred
4 to the Committee on Public Lands
] Also a bill in addition to the acts pro-
vidipg for the holding of courts of
/ the United States in the cases of sick
ness or other disability to the judges.
Referred 90 the judiciary Committee.
I Bayard introduced bill for the re
| lief of the daughter OF Gen. G.. H.
Smith, deceased. Referred to Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Corbett introduced a bill to estab-
lish additional national banks secured
by United States bonds, and to Sc
cure a redemption of their circulation
in coin. Referred to the Committee
on Finance. It authorizes any ma
tional banking association now or
hereafter to be organized. to issue,
without regard 10 present limitations,
demand notes, papable in coin, to the
extent Of seventy five per centum of
the amount of the United States bonds
deposited as security, pro yided that it
shall be required to receive at par
such coin notes, and 20 others, for all
debts owing it, and that no bank
shall issue less than $4,000 in such
notes.
MeDouald introduced bill to pro-
vide levees to secure the low lands Of
Arkansas and Missouri from inunda-
ton, and to encourage the settlement
and cultivation thereof. Referred to
the Committee on Commerce. It pro-
poses to guarantee the payment Of in
terest on the bonds Of the Iron Noun
tnin Railroad Company to the extent
of SO, 900 per mile to aid In the con-
struction Of railroad whose bed
shall form a continuous levee from
Morley, Missouri, to Helena, Ark.
Wilson introduced a bill to author
ize the appointInent Of Boards of
Commissioners to examine the claims
of loyal persons in the States lately in
rebellion for supplies furnished the
military forces Of the United States.
Referred to the Committee on Claims
Ii provides for the appointment by
the President of commission Of five
to meet on the first Monday of next
April, and remain IN session two
years Claims for Quartermaster'
stores and subsistence must be pre-
sented within six months from the
organization of the commission. and
if approved shall be certified to Con-
gress for payment.
Ferry introduced joint resolution
providing that the removal from civil
offices In Virginia and Texas, directed
by a joint resolution passed at the
last session, shall not be made till
thirty days from the passage of this
joint resolution. Referred to the
Committee or Judiciary.
Abbott introduced bill to pay tho
loyal citizens in the States lately In
rebellion for taking the census of
1860. Referred to the Committee on
Claims. Also. a bill to provide for
the payment of claims to loyal citi
zens of the States lately IN rebellion.
Referred to the same Committee. 1t
contemplates the appointment by the
President OF three Commissioners for
the examination of all such claims
coming within the act Of July 18th,
which, upon the approval of the
Commissioner. shall be paid to an
amount not exceeding two million
dollars
Morton offered a resolution to
amend the twenty-fifth rule of the
Senate, so as to allow tire introduc-
ton Of bills with one days notice.
Referred to Committee on Revision of
Rules.
Edmunds offered a resolution di-
reeting the Secretary of War to com
municate any information in his De-
partment relative to the military i'm
pOrtauce OF the Island Of San Juan,
Washington Territory. Agreed to.
Thayer called up the bill TO repeal
the Tenure-Of-Ofice act.
Trumbull was in favor of early ac-
tion on the subject, but as there was
similar bill with an amendment
I pending in the Judiciary Committee,
/ he. therefore. moved its reference.
! Thayer opposed the motion, and
said the subject had already been so
much considered by the Senate and
/ country, that reference was wholly
/ unnecessary.
Edmunds thought the Senate ought
not to be in haste to divest itself of
one of the great constitutional pow
ers; its action on this bill would be of
great importance, not merely for the
present, but for the future.
Howard also thought the measure
required careful and continuous de-
| liberation, aud did not feel willing to
surrender this great constitutional
conservative power OF the Senate.
Williams took the same view; the
I bill had passed the House under the
operation of the previous question,
and had not yet received proper con
sideration
Grimes thought every Senator knew
as much about the subject as he could
possibly learn from the judiciary
Committee, and he therefore opposed
I the motion to refer.
Mcdonald, having full confidence
in the wisdom and integrity of the
President, was in favor of repeating
/ the act
Harlan was in favor of the uncon-
ditional repeal of the law, but prefer