The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-15
CONGREss1ONAL.
1Lth CONGRESS- : raIRD SESSION.

| SENATE. w WAsHINGToN. January IA.
Harlan presented memorial of
certain capitalists of Prairie du CHEN
for the improvement OF the Missis
sippi River at that point. Referred
to the COMMITTEES on Commerce.
Grimes, from the Naval Committee,
of Com. Meade to be restored to the
active list, and on his motion il was
indefinitely postponed.
Sumner, from the Foreign Com
mittee, reported bill 70 carry into
effect the decree of the United States
Districi Court of Southern New York
in the case of the Eaglish schooner
Sybil and cargo.
Wilson introduced a bill to amend
the act of March 2, 1867. regulating
| the tenure OF, certain civil officers,
which was referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Retrenchment. Ii provides
that all persons holding or who shall
hereafter hold civil offices to which
they have been appointed with the
consent of the Senate. except the
| Secretaries of State, Treasury, War,
Navy, and Interior, the Postmaster
General and Attorney General, and
others that may hereafter be made
Cabinet officers, shall be entitled 60
hold such offices until a successor
shall have been in like manner ap-
pointed and duly qualified, except as
otherwise provided for in this bill.
Section second provides that during
a recess of the Senate the President
| shall have authority to suspend any
| officer so appointed, except the judges
/ of the Supre me Court, and to make
an al interim appointment until the
next meeting of the Senate, aud until
/ the case shall be acted upon and de-
! termined by that body. Suspension
| must be reported to the Senate with
! ia tWaBty days after the meeting. In
! case Of its concurrence, the suspen
| sion may be m2de a removal; but if
| the Senate do not so concur, the sus-
pended officer shall resume the func-
tions of his Office, but shall not re-
| ceive pay for the time during which
/ he was suspended. The President
may. however, at any time before re-
| porting such suspension to the Sem
ate, revoke it or reiBstate the sus-
! pended officer in the performance of
his duties.
Section third repeals the first two
sections of the act of March 2, 1867,
above referred to.
Kellogg introduced bill to aid the
construction of the Southwestern
Railroad aud Telegraph Line to the
Pacific Ocean, with its branches and
connections, which was referred TO
the Committee on Pacific Roads.
1t Incorporates company under
the name of the Southwestern Pacific
Railroad Company. with a capitol
stock of 800, 100000, to contract for
and maintain Railroad and rele-
graph Line from Fulton, Ark, cross
ing the Trinity River between the 321
and 33d parallels to FL Paso. on the
Rio Grande; thence through New
Mexico and Arizona to a point on
the Rio Colorado, near the south
eastern boundary of California, and
thence TO San Francisco, with branches
from the crossing Of Trinity River to a
railroad running from Louisiana
through Marshall County, Texas, and
from some point in California. near
San Diego. La aid of the enterprise,
the bill proposes to grant twenty
sections per mile on the east side of
the line, and 6 per cent. 30 years bonds
of tie Government, to the amount of
so 600 per mile in New Mexico aud
Arizona, and $4,000 per mile for the
rest of the line, to be secured by u
second mortgage.
Sumner introduced a bill pro-
viding that persons attempting
to exercise the powers of the Offices
to which they are disqualified by the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, shall be punished. on convic
ton, by Imprisonment for two years at
hard labor, and making it the special
duty of the officers of United States
Courts, who are to have exclusive ju-
risdiction over such cases, TO institute
proceedings against such persons.
Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Morton introduced a bill giving
a pension to Mrs. Mary Lincoln from
the date of the death of her hus-
band, the late President OF the United
States.
Sumner suggested to make the pen
sion $1,000 per annum, and the bill
was then referred to the Committee
on Pensions.
Doolittle offered a joint resolution
authorizing the President to consent
to the laying of one or more telegraph
, cables from the shores OF any foreign
Power to those of the United States,
provided such Power will consent to
the laying of cables from our to their
| shores on reciprocal terms. Referred
; to the Foreign Committee.
Sumner introduced bill to enforce
certain provisions of the Fourteenth
? Constitutional Amendment in relation
! to disqualification from office.
The Senate took up the resolution
l of the Vermont Legislature against
l any reciprocity treaty with Canada,
j and Morrill, spoke in advocacy thereof
Cragin entered a motion TO recon
slider the vote of yesterday refusing
e the use of the Capitol for the inaugu,
ration ball.
: The Senate resumed the eonsidera.
: ton of the bill for the relief of Sue
]. Murfey.