The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-13
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thorIzfng an additional issue Of legal ten
der notes to the amount of 81, Cox, GEO. and
Means Committee.
CulIom remarked that he thought the
House had that Dill offered for the last
two or three mornings.
Ingersoll said it had, and would have it
for two or three mornings more. or EatiIit
was re eferred.
Garfield moved It's reference to the COM
mittee on Banking
Randall inquired whether an objection
would prevent the Introduction OF the bill
The Speaker said 1t would not.
IngerSOlPs bill authorizing the issue OF
81, 900 900 additional legal tender notes was
introduced, and a mo inn to lay it On the
tableiost by 81 70 So.
The Reconstruction Committee he'd an
impos tant meeting this morning.
Cox thought the House had better pos
pone the consideration OF the subject for
CARRIED thought the Ques ton OF refer
ence might as well be settled now.
IugersolI insisted on his motion OF refer
ence, and moved the previous question.
The previous question was seconded.
Judd demanded the reading of the Dill.
II authorizes and directs the Secret:sTy of
the Treasury to issue additional legal ten
der notes, OF the denominations heretofore
issued and in such proportion as ne may
Ten millions to be issued within thirty
days after the passage of this acts ten
millions more within sixty days; ten
the remaining within one hundred and
twenty days The second section directs
the Secretary of the Treasury TO purchase
with such notes gold interest bearing
bonds, and to cancel the same IN the man.
l1er now provided 10y law.
Scoheld moved to table the bill.
Holman called FOR the yeas and nays.
Garfield inquired whether the bill was
now before the House for action.
The Speaker replied IL was.
Cox remarked that ifthe gentleman from
PennsyIVania (SeodeIG) wanted a deci.
sion OF the House betWeen imitation and
contractlen Of the currency now was the
scoHeId supposed those who want
ed TO initiate the currency would vote
Notion rejected, So to So, as follows:
YEAS-Ambier, Ames, Asher, Bailey,
Beamans BepJamin, Biggs, Bird, Blair,
Cox, dawes, Dixon, q onnelly, Duvall, Fer
ris, EinkIeu berg, Fisher, GARFIELD, Getz,
Kellogg, Kelsey, Kerr, Kstcham, Knapp,
Lafiin, Lash, McGrew, Mercur, Moore,
MorrIII, OF Maine, Mungen, Meyers,
O'Neill, Poland, Ran6 all; Reading, Rees es,
Schofield, Sheld don. 0 New. YORK, Smith, of
Ohio, Smith, of Virginia, StarkWeather,
Stevens, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong,
of Wisconsin, Washburn. of Massachu-
sets, Wheeierr willard, Wlnans, wood
ward. .r
v NAYS - Allison, Armstrong, Arnelf,
Beatty, Bennett Boles, Burchard, Bnrdett.
Burr, Butler OF Massachusetts, Butler OF
Tennes see, Ca1kins, Cessna, Cobb of Wis
lom, Davis, Devices, D1ckinSon, DocKery,
DOx, Dyer, Eldrfdge, Farnswortb, Ferry
Fitch, GIlfilian, GFtSWOld, Hamilton, HaW-
KRIS, Hawley, Hay, Heaton, Helm, Hoag
of Uhlo, Hoge of South Carolina, Holman,
Ingersoll, Johnson, Jones orHNorth caro-
Loughridge, Mayhem, Maynard, McCar-
thy, Mccormick, Mct9rary, Morgan, Neg
ley, Niblack, Orth, Packard, Payne, Pc
tiers. Pomeroy, Prosser, Rice. Rogers. Sar.
gent, Sheldon orLoutsiana, smith OF Ore
gon, Smith OF tennessee, 5myth OF Iowa,
Stevenson, Stokes, Stone, StradeF, SWee-
ny, Tanner, Inman. 1yner. Upson, Van
Trump, Walker, w ellis, Wafttemore, VIII
kinson, Wells, Wilson, Welker, and
Wood.
Tue question required on Garfield's mo-
tion TO refer 10 the Committee on Bank
Tngerson called for the yeas and nays,
remarzIng that four out Of six members
of that committee who had just voted,
had voted TO lay the bill on the table. The
yeas and nays We're ordered and the bill
referred. Yeas, IS; nays, 81.
Paine, from the Commlttee on Recon-
structiou, reported the following described
napers IN reference to the adInisSion OF
Virginia, which were ordered to be print
ed: Gen. Canby's report tcsthe Secretary OF
War re ative to the election in Virginia
in July, 1869; the address OF the Republican
Central eofu umittee, presented to the Sem
ate by 2. r Potter, Chalrma1i; the state
ment OF Mr. Hughs, endorsed by Mr..
WeIcher; the statement of Gov. Wells; the
memorial OF the Comm ttee OF the Vir.
ginia Legislature. presented by Turner,
Speaker OF the House of Delegates; the
statement of Gov. Walker before the Conn
mtttee; the opinion of Attorney General
Hoar on Virginia affairs; the statement
that there were about fifty affidaVits re.
fore the Committee from LersOnS in vart-
Gus parts OF bne state, charging in some
instances a failure on the part of the regis
tering officers to register, aud a refusal in
others to permit the afhant to vote when
registered, and IN others, tnat the calls
from persons on the Conservative side,
and intimidation were reSorted TO, to pre-
vent persons voting the Republican ticket,
En tod a fFr1rr
Resolutions were offered and adopted as
follows:
BY uawes-Ca11ing on the Clerk of the
House for a detailed ccount of the txpen-
ditures of the present Congress.
BY Cox-Requestiug the Committee on
Ways and Means to report a bii repeal
ing the so-called manufacturing tax on
provisions, and joint resolution so ex-
planning the present law as to relieve the
trade In provisions from the present inter-
probation of the law by Ii e Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue.
BY Eidridge-Calling on the Secretary of
war for nlormadon In reference TO the
harbor OF the port OF Washington, Wis.
including the reports and estimates of the
Engineer, &c.
BY :Scofetd-Reqniring the Supervising
Architect of the treasury to take into
consideration the erection of q su table
building In the city OF Erie; Pa. for the
accom- taOdation of the United states
Courts.
Bill Introduced ard referred, as follows:
To autheFize the construction and main
tenance OF bridge across Niagara River.
TO regulate the Importation Of ium ber
on Northern, = ortheastern and n orth-
western fronttefs of the Unued States.
To dispense " ith spies and 1Dformers in
the Internal Revenue service
To authorize the payment of bounty TO
certain volunteer al my Of1ic ars.
To amend the act declaring and fixing
the status OF volunteers as part o. the
army.
AmendatoTy of the naturalization law.
Davis asked leave to offer q resolution
calling on he President for Information
as 10 whether any further legislation is
necessary to enable the Executive to
secure more perfeet neutrality in any
struggle between q European power and
an American Colony, whenever the latter,
seeking in good faith, by revolution, to
assert the right of selfg government. 50 that
the hospitality and privileges of the ports
of the United States may net be extended
to either party 20 the pteJudtcesor e&cluz
sion of either.
Smith, of tennessee asked leave to offer
resolution 10 annul the. late Tennessee
election.
WoGd objected. As
The House then went into Gam mittee on
the Whole, with Mr.. Dawes in the chair,
on the Census Bill, commencing at section
IL. The subject of allowing census officers
the ranking privilege, and the question OF
compensation, 90, we're discussed at con-
sid erabIe length. An amendment refuSing g
them the franktng privi4ege. offered by
tion thRstt might be offered In the House
aud q vote had upon it. The Committee
rose, after dtsp0siUg OF only one teetlon,
the nth, and a new print of the bill, as
amended, vas ordered.
Knoll Introduced a bill TO an1eha the
existing laws IN relation to trial by jury
in the Federal CcuTtS.f Eetefred 10 Tue J u
diary Com mitfee. sa 44N II
The House, at S;o2, adjourned.
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