The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-19

II p bill repealing all acts and parts
fof acts confering the franking
privilege upon members Of the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives..
CoRkling,s amendment was adopt
ed, and the bill was then rejected by
yeas 16, nays Is. Grimes, Hendricks
and Patterson, of New Hampshire,
who would have voted IN the affiF4na-
tive, were paired off with Cameron.
Spragueand Patterson, of Tennessee,
who would have voted in the mega
tive.
| Adjourned s 1ssaassa ss 3 sss
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HOUSE. .-..-..........a wAsHNGFoE. Feb IS. f
Several petitions were presented. y.
/ 4 bill providing fer the terms of
the Bnited States District Court in
Vermont Passed. e9Iz8 a.sqrl.i
The Election Committee reported
against Thomas A. Hamllton's claim
to seat from Tennessee. Ordered
printed.
The vote laying the Bank Bill on,
the table was reconsidered. I4
AZ Pomeroy moved that it be recon-
mitted, with instructions TO report
back forthwith the first three sections.
The House refused to second the
/ previous question, when two more
amendments were offered and no.
tice given of others.
| Hooper moved to strike out the sec
Eend section. Lost--15 to 49, Efrf gN
A Coburn moved to amend by in
stIucting the committee to report back
the fourth section as amended yester-
day by the adoption of his substitute
Carried-97 to rs. ...os. =
Ingersoll moved to instruct the
committee to report back the sections
he offered yesterday as amendments, ]
aud which were then adopted by the
House. Rejeeted-73 to SO. iss.
Miller moved that the bill be
tabled. lost-84 to SO.
The question was then taken on
Lomeyer's motion to recommit to the
Committee on Banking and Currency,
with instructions to report forthwith
the fourth section as amended to In
clude his fourth section, and it was
agreed to without division. q Z s. sB 4
Pomeroy Immediately reported
back the bill as instructed. bea a
The previous question was consid-
cred and the main question ordered on
itsadopti0n as a substitute for the SEN
ate bill: Substitute sadopted-yeas
81, nays rs.
Wood moved to, lay the bill on the
table. Lost-71 to ITO.
The bill as amended then passed
LOG to to ~.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was passed was tabled
yeas SO, nays 70.fssl 81 .soF
Boutwell, said he desired to make a
statement to the House. The attention
of the House being secured. he went
on to say; 1t was my purpose, until
very recently, to report from the Re
construction Committee bill for the
establishment of a Provisional Gov
ernment for the State of Mississippi.
After a full and free conference with
Gentlemen on the other side. especi-
ally with the gentleman from Wiscon-
sin (Eidridge), and having been by
them assured very frankly that it was
their purpose to resist the passage of
the bill by such parliamentary means
as they can command, L felt obliged to
abandon the preparation Of it at this
time, as there is other public business
| of great Importance pressing; and, as
[ have reasOa to expect that the bill
would be vetoed, (it would be useless
Go pass it. unless passed by both
day night, | have felt constrained,
byla sense Of public duty, to abandon
the measure for the time, with the
assurance to our friends on the other
side hat immediately after the fourth
of March we will test the capacity Of
this side to pass that or a similar
measure.
Eldridge said the. gentleman from
80 Gssh. bod Cfa Tod hat ~
his purpose to resist the pas
sage OF the bill to which he
refers, territorializing Mississippi; he
has stated with entire frankness what
[ said, that we did intend to resist
1t to the utmost Of our ability; we
beheve-we have always believed
that the State of Mississippi is a
State IN this Union, entitled toiall
the rights and privileges of every
other State, aud that she has been so
ever since the war against the rebe
lion was successful, and we shall now
and at all times resist any effort TO
return into territory any State of
! the Union.
Pettis, from the Committee on
Elections, called up the New Mexico
contested case. and addressed the
House In advocacy of the report of
the Committee, When, at half-past
four, the House took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
In Committee of the Whole, Ferry
in the Chair, the consideration of the
Army Appropriation bill was resumed.
/ During the discussion, Garfield said
they had been told to-day by the
Secretary of War and by the General
/ of the Army, that they had not any,
more troops than were needed for ac-
tual necessities for the service, aud
/ that Gen. Grant does not recommend
any reduction by absorption
l. Dodge offered the following substi-
/ tute for the amendment reported from
/ the Military Com mittee: That after
\ March 4th,. 1869, the President of the
/ United States Is authorized to make
the following reduction and eonsoli-
dation of the army, as the benefit of
the service may require: Consolida-
ton of the regiments of Infantry to
thirty, consolidation of the Artillery
corps and Ordnance Departments,
/ consolidation of the Qaartermaster Of
Subsistence and Pay Departments, 1
and such reduction IN other staff de-
partments as the reduced strength of
the army may require. No appoint
ments shalt be made in any grade
unit; the number of surplus officers
in that grade is reduced to the num-
Der of officers required by the consol-
idation aud reduction herein author
ized. The substitute was agreed to-
IS to 40.a s.is1Ii te14aa
Garfield offered an amendment,
regulating the pay of non commits
stoned officers and privates, but on a
point of order BY Blaine, the amend