The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-03
Congregational Summary.
wAsHINaroN, May 2, 1870.

SENATE.-The Military Committee re-
ported adversely to petitions of retired
army officers, praying TO be allowed full
sal Peace Society, against an increase of
the number of cadets at the Military
ademy; to the Joint rsaolution for the
better defence of the Texan frontier; and
for the abolition or the Military Academy.
The committee reported faVorably on the
House Joint resolution fer the pay Of one
years salary for the benefit of the family
ofthe late Gen. Rawlins, which was placed
on the calender. The Committee on
Claims and Pensions reported adversely
TO numerous applications for reltef.
Ross, from the Committee on Indian A +
fairs, reported favorably the joint resolu-
tion, directing the secretary of the Interl-
or to issue patent 10 the Indiana yearly
meeting of the Society of Friends, for GER
tain lands IN the shawnee reservation.
Passed. A great variety OF bills, reports
and resolutions were introduced and sub
mttted, but nothing of general interest.
Without any Important action, the Sem
ate at an early hour adjourned.
HoUsE.-A great vaI iety OF bills were in
troduced, including one TO authorize citi-
zens OF the United States TO accept diplo-
matte service from foreign countries. one
TO incorporate the merican Union Acad-
emy of Literature, Science ana Art. one
by Van Trump, reeit 'ng that Government
has had TO pay s4.SS7.590 interest on bonds
OF tho Pacific Railroad Companies, which
those companies should have paid, and
that Goveroment has also paid those COM
panies SlS94.04 for transportat ton of
retary OF the Treasury to retain thereafter
all mon les that may be due by Government
to such companies as indemnify for Inter
est on Railroad bonds paid by government.
Dlckey introduced a resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Interior to place the
name OF the widow of Abraham Lincoln
on pension, and pay her a pension OF
5000 per annum; under operation of the
previous question, the bill passed-yeas ~
nays 81. Bird offered resolution request
Ing the President TO intercede with the
British or Canadian authorities for the
pardon of John Gallagher, who was cap
Iured with Fentans, and sentenced 10
twenty years imprisonment; adopted
Calkin offered n resolution declaring II
the sentiment OF the American people
that an i'm mediate reparation be made by
the government of Great Britain for the
destruction of vessels belonging To citizens
of the u. y, by the Alabama and other
cruisers of like kind, and requesting the
4 President to press the Alabama Claims 20
/ an immediate settlement, so that citizens
may be promptly remunerate for losses
1 and the Nations honor maintained. The
House refused the second previous ques
/ tton, 40 to 75, and the resolution went e
the Committee on Foreign Affairs Or
motion the Committee of the Whole wal
| authorized to stop debate on any portion
/ of the Tariff Bill. Niblack intro iuced
| resolution for the payment of bounties tC
| soldiers who were mustered into serytc:
under the Presidents Proclamation o
| May Sd, 1861; referred. House went int,
| Committee of the Whole on the Tariff anC
| a number of paragraphs were disposed OF
| the Committee hPving passed over eight
| teen pages CT the bill in all, when tn
Committee rese and the House adjourned