The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-28
CongressIOnal SUMMARY.

W EDNESDA4, n pfl1 ID
SENATE.-A Committee of Conference
was ordered on the House bill, relative to
the Arkansas Hot Springs resolution. The
Com mmittee on Judiciary reported bill
for the removal of causes in certain cases
from State to United States Courts. Trum-
bull reported the House bill, fixing the
time for the election OF Representatives
and delegates In Congress. Hamilton, of
Maryland, introduced 81 bill to extend un-
Til July. 1875, the letters of patent issued to
mittee on Patents. Mcdonald, from Conn
mittee on Territories, reported, with
amendments, bill to organize the terri
Indian tribes und r Territorial Govern
ment. On motion of Stewart, the bill for
the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amend
ment was made the special order ana
comes up next after the Franktng bill.
Pratt on leave, addressed the Senate upon
al owners in the South, for property de-
stroyed or used by the Government dur
ing the war. McCreery followed in sup
port of an amendme ment to the Dill, TO pay
ali damages without reference to the 10y
aIfy of the claimant. AT ESQ the calendar
was proceeded with, and number OF pr1-
vate bills were passed. During the discus
sion of one of the bills, sumner gave no.
tice of his intention TO bring In bill al
lowing the Government 10 use any patent
without compensation to owners. A joint
resolution for the sale of Bergen Heights
Arsenal was passed also Dill approprla-
ting $50, 900 for the Albany Postofhce. Ad-
journed.
House, which was voted down. Kerr,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported a
bill for additional terms of the u. >.
| Courts at New A lbany and Evansville
| Ind; passed. A great variety or pills
were introduced, and referred or laid
| over. After some mtscellan eous business.
| the House proceeded with the business OF
| the morning hour, being the bill reported
| on Tuesday, on Retrenchment, and TO
| establish Department OF Justice. Jencks
| addressed the House. House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Tarih
Bin on the paragraph relating to iron
which was discussed until the hour fol-
| recess. The whole of the evening session
was occupied in discussing the various
| propositions to tax iron in It's multttudin'
Gus forms. Several amendments were Of
fered and rejected, when Schenk moved
the committee rise to close the debate
Several members protested against 1t, say
Ing this was the most important part OI
| the bill. Cox, Eldrtdge, and Ingersol
rose simultaneously and moved to ad
iOurn. Chairman Wheeler declined to en-.
tertain the motion. while the House 5einl
counted on the count by the Chair, nj
quorum was voteds and tellers were ap
| poiuted. Eldridge moved to adjourn
and the Chair declined TO entertain the
motion and he appealed from the dect
sion The Chair declined to entertain the
! appeal while the vote was being taken
the most arbitrary proceeding ne eve
heard. He was declared out OF order ans
told to take his seat, when he responded
"The Chair Is out of order" occaslon1ni
laughter. On the count by the tellers. tn
| Democrats generally abstalned iron
moved to adjourn, and Eldridge moves
that it be to Friday. The latter negatived
and the vote stood to l43, and the Hous
adjourned.