The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-04
coNGRE-sIoNAL.
-xLlh cpSGgEss THIRD SESSION

SENATE. W ASITEGToN. February 3
morrill,, of Maine, from the COmmiItee
on appropriations, reported a bflf provfd-
ing.for tie payment OF the salaries of cIn =
pioy SOS IN tf1e Patent once for January
and tebrnary. aud moved iLs Immediate
FeSsenden objected.
ftoss intreduued a bin TO encourage the
growth OF forest trees Referred.
CpukIing introduced bill to encourage
the building OF steamships IN the United
States. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
z Grimes offered a resolution directing the
Secretary of the Interior to furnish a list
of claims and claimants for compensation
Tor depred;etio committed ny Indians In
Northwestern Iowa, dnring 1867 and since.
RefeEreasas5aas sasaass..
for the pay nleIrt OF messengers, clerks, &c,
employed by she Senate for the recess from
July tp December last.
On. motion of Hendrieks, the Senate
took no the bill for the relief of Margaret
Hall, whic3I was diseHssed Till the eXpira-
tlon of the Iuorning hour. The senate
consular appropriation bill.
Buckaiew renewed the motion to StriRe
out the appropriation of Sl2,5O0, to carry
into eject the treaty for the suppression OF
the African slave trade.
DOolittle moved to add to the clause
malSing the appropriation the following:
Provided that no part OF the money here
by appropriated shall be drawn from the
Treasury, unless the President of the
United States shall on application to the
government of Great Britain become sat
isfietl chat such government objects TO the
dIScontinuaHee of the mixed courtS pro-
VIded for by the treaty, before the time
fixed fer then termination by such treaty.
Aflaf some discussion, Whife moved an
aInendment. requesting the Pres dent to
ask Great Britain to put an end TO that
part of the treaty which requires eachsgOv-
erEment to keep up IN iXed courts, and pro
viding 'thet Government consent to the
salaries OF the officers of the United States
connected wi n such courts shall cease,
anrr Il
the proposition of Dool1ttle SO amended
agreed to.
BuckaIew, TO strike out rom the bill the
paragraph amended, which was lost by lS
yeas 10 81 nays.
Affairs, offered amendments on increaSin (
the salary OF the Minister resident OF the
Argentine Republic because of his appoint
ment also to the Republic OF ManaquRy,
and another appropriation OF $4,000 for the
repair of the Protestant Cemetery of Aca-
pulco. Adopted.
Consul 10 Winnepeg (Selkirk Settlement).
Adopted.
provfding that all Consuls and consular
| agents who are neither native nor nalU-
| ralized citizens. shall he dismissed within
| thirty days after the passage OF this act
Tne bill then passed.
| Grimes gave notice, that il the bill to re.
/ peal the Tenure of Office act was not soon
1 brought lp by the CoInmitte having it in
charge, he would call II up himself at an
Williams said he believed the Chairman
| would call mp the bin as soon as he could
/ have an opportunity
! Trumhuli, from the Commute on Judi
| eiary, reported back, with amendments
the bill recently introduced by him Il
| states. a 5 amended in ComnIittee, 1t reads
i SIC. /. Re it eaaeted, That the Supreme
i Court OF the Unlied states shall hereafter
| consist of the chief Justice OF the UnltpC
States and eight Associate Justices, any
six of whom snail constitute qn0rnm
and for this purpose there shall be ap
pointed one additional Justice OF SalC
Il CodTt.
Judicial circuits there shall be appointed a
! ircuit Judge, who shall reside in his cir
cult, and snail possess the 50 me power aud
| jurisdiction therein as the justices of tht
! sSnDreme court allotted 10 the circuit Tn,
circuit court in each circuit shall be hel6
bv the Justice OF the supreme Court al
! Judge of the district. sitting alone, or by
any two of them, sitting together; anC
such courts may ne held AT the same tlm'
in the different districts Of the same city
The circuit jud-es shall each receive al
annual salary of 5000.
SEE 3. That nothing in this act shall
i n feet the power OF the Justices of the Su
meme Court As Judges of the Circuit Court
! except In the appointment of CLERKS In tn
/ Circuit Court, Wnich, in each circuit, shal
| bs appointed by the Circuit Judge of tha
county and the Clerks of the Dfstric
4 f'OurtS Snali De -sbppotnbcd ny th6 JAuSe
TrumbuIi' from the judiciary Commit
| fee reported faVOrab!y btlt to pfON1d
| for the execution OF judgments in capita
eases, published January 18th, and al
yerseiy on number of bills In relation :
n lad icial system and practice ;among then
| Wilson's bin to reorganize the sSuprem
! Court by increasing the number of J us
tiees TO II, and changing the judicial Clr
! cults: and to MOrton'S bill to conform q
: the rules of readings in the U. :. Court
and to the laws OF the respective States.
chandler from the Committee on Com
. merce. reported. win an al4ehdnient,
bill giving the consent OF the United state
to the erection of p bridge across the Dela
ware, between Camden and Philadei phts
III Wilson, from the Military COMMITTEES
) amendaLory OF the act providing Tor tn
sale OF the Arsenal gFouAdS at st. LOui
[ warner Introduced a Joint resolution
c | proposing the foiloWtng amendment to th
T 0sais a4sT. Is. the right of citizens of tn
e Trnifed States to hold office shall not b
denied or abridged by the United States Q
: anv State on account of property, rac
) o@t,,r and Y,reyious condition of serVitude
| ond every male citizen OF the Unite
/ estateS of the ace of tWenly-one years
T over and who is of sound mlnds Sht haN
. an EQUAL vote at all elections ia tnc 1t4
| In yvi,ich he shall have actually resided Il
| a yeriod of one year next preceding sue
i electiou except such SIS may hereafter eE
0ege in insurrection or rebellion again
the United States ana sucn AS snaIt
z duly convicted OF treason ieiohy, VI o"ra
sssEc, sS:sl y Congress shall have power to el
: force this article by appropriate Ieglsl
tion.
u to-mOrrow and the Constitution
), Amendment was taken up.