The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-15

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| purpose of correction. at 20 the Senate
| went into an executive session for one
| hour, after which the recess was taken.
/ In the evening session a large number OF
| House bills were passed one granting con-
demned ordinance to the Seventh Regi-
ment Monument Association. of Ohio,
and for inventories and accounts of the
property of the United States, and the
public buildings and grounds belonging to
the United States. On motion of Harlan, l.,
the Senate adhered to its amendment to
the Indian Appropriation bill, and re-
ferred it to the House. A message was re-
cetved from the President, returning. with
his objections, the bill providing for the
payment of bounties to certain Alabama
and Florida troops. On motion of Wilson,
the message was ordered printed and the
whole subject went over until the next
session.
HoUsE-Terry reported a bill donating
for school purposes, certain lot OF land
with building thereon, Known as tns IN
dian DormitOrY, in the village OF Mackln-
&C: passed Sawyer reported bill to re-
pay the city of Milwaukee 100000 ad-
vanced for the construction or new mar
bor: ordered printed and recommttted.
CoIburn reported q bill to provide for in.
ventOries of property OF the United States
in fie District of Columbia, passed: also a
bill to provide for report of the receipts
and expenditures of the Secretary and
Clerk of the House of Represen tatives.
ChurchhiH fntFduced bill to allow the
steamboats, OF the Canadian Navigation
Company, built in the United States,
to carry passengers and baggage be-
tween American ports, which was passed.
The House then took up the business
on the Speak ker's table. The Senate
Cured in as follows: To discontinue the
Clarksville, Ark, land district: for the re-
lief ofthe United States and Brazil Mail
Steamship Company; to require the ma
tional banks. going into liquidation, to re-
tire circulating notes: to declare forfeited
to the United states certain lands granted
to the State OF Louisiana, for railroad Dur-
poses: granting the Painesv1lle 81 sou b.
ern Illinois Railroad Company The right
hFIfN hwff fc1o Do
bash River; To vacate Fort Dakota militia
ry reservation, Dakota Territory. OBJ
jections were made to taking up the Sen.
ate amendments to the apportionment
bill, and the bill remains on the Speakers
table. The Senate bills on the Speakers
table were disposed Of more summarily.
five were for railroad grants. The latter
were objected to, even before the Clerk,
had time sto read the titles; others were
either objected to and remained on the
Speakers tab g or re.erred to appropriate
committees, with the exception Of few
which passed, viz: For the rellef OF the
Third Arkan nsas Cavaly; granting bronze
ordnance for the erection of an equestrian
statue of Gen. Rawl1ns; authorizing the
continuance of the invention for post
marking mail packages; granting con-
demned cannon for the soldiers monu-
ment at Omaha; repeating the bill grant
ing pension to Mrs. Ernestine Becker;
removing the political disabilities of @. II.
Bird of Maryland, and NJ. G. Butler. OF
South Caroinai amending the bankrupt
law. The Senate amendment to the House
bill, extending the provisions OF the pre-
emption laws to the Territory of Colorado,
q Joint resolution, reciting numerous
petitions of wine and liquor importers and
dealers In spirits for the repeal of the spe-
ciaI tax on sales. and that the tax is ten
times greater than that on other branches
of business, and providing 1t shall cease
after the first of December, 1870; referred
to Committee on Ways and Means. The
bill for the relief of toe Trustees OF A. q.
Sloo was passed; also the bill for the re-
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thoriziug the Secretary of the Treasury to
provide by contract for the manufacture
of internal revenue stamps. The Senate
bill exem pting canned and preserved fish
from internal revenue taxes, was amend
ed by including shell fish, meats fruits and
vegetables, and amending the act of the
20th of June 1864, by allowing the same
rates of internal revenue duties on
brandy and other distilled spirits exported
alcohol. Loughridge, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill ceding to the
State of Ohio jurisdiction over the grounds
of this National Asylum for disabled sol
diers: passed. The Speaker appointed
Wilson, Wilkinson, Eldridge, CuIlom, and
Archer to accompany the remains of
Senator Norton TO the place of 1ntermsnt. t.
Ozark, (Ks-,) from Committee on Indian
affairs. reported q bill authorizing the
C0mmisstoEer ofIndian Affairs to appoint
guardians or trustees of minor Indian
chffdren, entitled to pensions or bounties;
passed, Lynch offered a resolution au-
thorizing the Select Com mmittee, on the
Decay of American Commerce. to report
sition was manifested on the suppOsition
that it would authorize the Committee to
sit during recess. The resolution was mod
flied to exclude that conclusion and
then adopted. Holman, from the Con-
mittee on Claims, reported a bill for the
relief of Lot North, Postmaster at Patriot,
Ind; passed. On motion of Schenck, the
Senate Amendment bill in reference to
the drawback on cotton goods, was con-
Cured in. Dawes offered a resolution re-
nitting all fines imposed on members for
absence; adopted. In the evening session
the first business vas TO suspend the ac-
tfon of the Senate bill for the extension of
the sentence of j. H. Bachelor. The ef-
forts of several members TO get the floor
met with loud shouts for regular order.
Dawes offered a resolution to pay MEM
bers of the capitol police who were dis
charged on account of a reduction of the
force their pay through July. The next
proposition was one offered by Ben amin,
Invalid Pensions during recess. ON the
vote by division, and subsequent vote by
letters, there was the requisite twO-thirds
majority; but the minority was strong
fore the vote was taken that way, mes
sages were received from the Senate W tn
amendments and enrolled bills, and the
Speaker appealed to the members to
take seats and preserve order, but the ap-
peal was generally disregarded by MEM
moved around the hall, while a loud hum
of voices from the floor, galleries, cloak
rooms and passage made the scene rather
confused and uproarious. Fans were &C
leries and the thermometer 90o. The re-
suit was adverse to the resolution, there
being two thirds in its favor. The next
matter that came up was a report by
Dawes, of the Conference Committee, on
the bill making appropriations for civil
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