The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-20

HoUsE...a,.. " YAsHINaroS, Jan. 10.
On motion of Brooks, the General
of tho Army was directed TO inform
the House under what act Of Con-
gress or by what authority Generals
Ruger and Haynes, and Major Good
fellow are acting as a Commission Of
Elections in the Georgia Legislature.
On motion Of Terry, the Committee
on Pensions was instructed to con-
slider the propriety of providing by
law that no invalid peDsioner shall be
deprived Of his pension during the
time he Rlay have been employed IN
the civil service of the United States
between the 3D. of March, 1865, and
June 9th. 1866.
The Secretary of War was directed
TO consider aud report on the praetic-
ability and necessity Of improving
the harbor Of Leland. on Lake Miehi-
gan.
Wheeler introduced bill granting
the right of way to the Utah Central
Railroad Company. Referred.
Stiles introduced a concurrent resO-
luton providing for the adjournment
Of Congress on the second Tuesday
in April.
Benjamin moved TO lay it on the
table: Negatiyed yeas Y, nays S3
Stiles moved the previous question
on the concurrent Teeolution, which
was seconded and carried.
Peters introduced bill to amend
the bankrupt act. by exempting from
its provisions certain interests a life
insurance policies. Referred.
Ingersoll introduced bill to pro-
vide for the construction Of Niagara
ship canal. Referred.
The House resumed the oonsidera-
ton of the bill transferring the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard to League Island.
Randall, II order to obyiate the OBJ
ieotions made yesterday by Dawes,
offered an amendment providing that
the proceeds of all sales shall be paid
into the Treasury.
Washburne, of Wisconsin, accepted
that amendment as a substitute for
his own,
Paine had read letter from Z. B.
Hale, of Cleveland, Ohio, protesting
against the burden OF taxation, and
stating hat business there was dead,
enterprise paralyzed, aud a strong un-
der-current setting in against the ad-
mlnlstTa,ion. In the matter Of taxes,
the people were being groand to pow
der, aud If the future brought on an
exp siol 1t was not to be wondered
"a.
Kelley made a speech in reply to
that OF Dawes yesterday. lie said
that the Chairman of the Committee
A -
a dog in the manger" policy, and
had been taking an inferior standard
Of comparison when he compared the
estimates for the year with the appro-
priations of last year.
Dickey replied to the speech of
Dawes, charging extravaganza on the
Administration. The estimates in
side, were merely TO execute the laws
Of Congress. The increase of forty
nine millions which the gentleman
spoke Of yesterday, included eleven
million for pensions. Was the other
eHd of the Avenue responsible for
that? Was the Treasury Department
responsible for the six million in-
crease Ia It's estimates, caused By tho
expense of public buildings, ordered
by Congress? Post Offices in New
York aud Boston, and other build
iRgs all over the country. 1t was
not for the Administrative off.
GERS to nullify the laws Of Con-
gress, by refusing to execute
them; 1881, 900 of the increase was in
the estimate Of the Congressional
Printer; aud were the Departments
responsible for that? Congress had
authorized the extravaganca and
should take the responsibility Of it.
100000 Of the increase was for the
payment Of judgments of the Court
of Claims. If Congress did not
want 10 pay such judgments, the
Court should be abolished; but
they should not be charged
against the Administration.
Then there was general
deficiency of $1,000 600. The gentle
man from Massachusetts should not
have drawn the comparison he did
between those estimates and tue last