The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-03
CONGHE SsEONAB.
xLth CONGRESS : THIRD SESSION.

| XLth C0NGRESS - THIRD SESSION.
| SEN ATEs.-........ w AsHINGToN. March 3.
Morton moved to take up the bill
for the paying of the Senators from
the Southern States; but Trumbull
| objected.
The bill granting lands to Wiscon-
sin in aid Of the breakwater In Stur
geon Bay passed.
The Army Appropriation Bill was
| taken up. After a brief discussion
| the bill was laid aside. and the Legs-
lative Appropriation Bill taken up.
Several amendments reported from
the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to.
Morrill, of Vermont moved to strike
out the clause increasing the salaries
of female clerks in the Departments.
Opposed by Pomeroy, Trumbull, and
Ferry; and supported by Howe, Nor
rill, Cragin, and Conkling. Rejected
Is to 33.
| Ferry offered an amendment, which
was adopted, which gives female
| clerks, counters, and copyists the
same compensation as males doing
the same work.
! committee increasing the salary of
The Treasurer of the United States to
So 900 was rejected-19 to %.
On motion of Sherman, an amend
ment was agreed t1 that the COmmls
sioner of Internal Revenue shall not
be required to give bond, as he does
not have TO receive any public money.
An amendment increasing the ap-
preparation for salaries and expenses
| OF collectors, assessors, &c, from six
TO eight millions, was agreed to.
An amendment tapproprlating 50 900
to fulfill the contract with Winnie
| Team for the statue of Abraham
| Lincoln, excited discussion and was
agreed to.
The Senate insisted on an amend
ment to Schenck's bill, and Sherman,
| Morton and Williams were appointed
/ a committee of conference. Also,
Insisted on an amendment to the bill
removing political disabilities, and
Stewart, Sumner and Hendricks were
appointed committee of conference.
Sumner. from the Committee of
/ Conference on the Diplomatic ApprO-
priation bill, made report which was
agreed to.
The Legislative Appropriation bill,
| being still before the Senate, the office
of Assistant Secretary of the Navy
| was, hV amendment, abolished, and
The salary struck out. The number
Of clerks IN that Department was also
! reduced, aad 81 L 900 was added for
paving the walks in the Botanical
Garden. The Committee reported an
amendment, which was laid over
informally, authorizing the Secre-
ta,y OF the Treasury to receive
on deposit at the mint and
branches refined gold and silver bull
lion suitable for coinage, and give in
payment therefor imported bars at
the rates aud upon the rules pre-
scri6ed by the Director OF the mint,
tarv Of the Treasury.
White offered an amendment in
creasing the salaries OF Department
employees 10 per cent. Pending the
action, the Senate took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
t. A bill donating a cannon to the
!. Lincoln Monument Association o.
+ Springfield. Illinois, was passed.
The bin to more effactually to pro.
: tect the trade of Alaska was amended
/ and passed.
Sumner called up the bill relating
to telegraph communication between
g the United States and foreign coun
! tries, being the bin reported by hin
from the Committee on Foreign Rela
g tions on February %. lie moved al
5 amendment to the second section, thu
: object of which is to protect the gran
= already made to the cable betweel
4 Florida and Cuba, which was adopted
r and the bill passed.
: The Legislative, Executive and Ju
a dicial Appropriation Bill was pro
J. ceeded with.
4 Ferry moved an amendment appro
: priating $4,000 for the expense o
: investigating the cause of the Texa
e cattle disease under the supervision
of the Department Of Agriculture
q Adopted.
! Wiley offered number Of amend
ments, the effect OF which IS to keel
e the present majority In the Paten
} Office. Adopted.
t. The provision relating to receiviG:
y at the mints of deposits of refne'
d gold and silver bullion, which wa
! laid over this afternoon, was agrees
d. to. The question was then on tn
)r ame0ume0J OI w niI6 W give tCi pc
:. cent. additional compensation to Gov
!. ernment employees for the preseH
l. and last fiscal year.
II Morrill,, of Maine, raised a po1n
o, that the amendment was not IN order
1t not having been recommended by an
r committee of the Senate.
DR. The Chair decided the point we
S, taken, and ruled the amendment ou
he OF order.
in Morton moved as an additiona
s. section, that the act regulating th
ID tenure of certain civil offices is here
le by repealed.
is The Chair laid before the Senate
a dispatch from Carson City, Nevadi
to the effect that the legislature la
j. ratified the Constitutional AMEND
al ment.
ne Ferry said he was in favor of tn
e. repeal of the Tenure. of Office Ac
but at this stage OF the session h
tn could not vote TO place 1t on the al
I'd preparation bill.
Howard made a point that I'll
ed amendment of Morton was out
al order
of Not being germane to the matte
n under consideration, the Chair dec
N ded the amendment In order, whe
Howard appealed from the decisio
nd Trumbull, without indicating no