The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-29
CongressIenaI summarY.

WAsHINoToS. juno %.
SENATE-The Atlantic and Paeide Rail-
road blu occupied the morning hour.
Harlan offered an amendment that neith-
er the original or present land grant shall
apply to lands within the Indian Territo-
~, and requiring full com pensation TO
the owners Tor land taken from the Indi-
ans for depOts, etc. The amendment was
advocated by Harlan and Davis. as in-
volving the good faith OF the government
in the existing treaties. by which Indian
titles had been created in Indian Territory.
After some remarks in opposition byHo-v-
ard, the amendment prevailed, yeas 70,
nays 20. Cameron then entered a motion
TO recor slider the vote on the Texas Rail-
road, SO 10 amend Dy providing mat the
amount of foreign iron TO be used shall he
limited to 10000 tons. He asked the pres
ent consideration OF the motion. CasserIy
objected. At one O'Clock the Senate went
into executive session, and at 80 the
doors we're reopened, and it was agreed
that the tive minute rule for debate on the
tax bill should be enforced. Yates's
amendment was modified so as to provide
that no duties shall hereafter be levied
upon tea and coffee. After discussion, the
amendment was rejected. 8 to Al. The
vote OF the senate, refusing TO strike out
the II ouss provision reducing the duties
on sugar, was reconsidered. and the House
classification was stricken out, leaving the
rates at three cents per pound. oceording
TO the present law. A large portion of the
bill was gone over, when the Senate ad-
Journed
HoUsE-The dietary Committee re-
ported back the Senate bill granting pri-
to causes In which n state is party: pass
ed. The Committee on Banking reported
a bill continuing section hfty OF ma
tional currency act OF June Sd, 1861 which
provides penalties for offences against it,
and TO make It apply to all officers aud at
taches; passed. The House went into
Committee OF the Whole on sundry eivil
service appropriation bills, to which
amendments were adopted increasing the
appropriation S260.O00. including $3.50 To
Henry o. Halliday and ID. T. Parker, IN
satisfaction OF a judgment OF the United
states Court Of Southern Illinois;
$4,000 for observations OF the eciipse
OF the sun in Europe next Decem-
ber: $500 for statue OF Gen scott,
In FranRIfn TQuare, Washington city.
and sl75, ,033 for various Indian matters.
An amendment wi aiso adopted, repeal.
enue cutters on the lakes, and authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury TO put them
all In commission, TO be especially
charged with aiding vessels in distress.
Commerce repori ed a DILL to regulate APP
praisement In TIA . inspection OF imports IN
certain cases, a allowing for transportation
of imported articles In bond. except fine
distilled spirits and perikhable or exDlo-
sive artic es, from New York, Boston, Bal
timore. Port Huron and New Orleans, to
faio, Chicago, Cincinr 81 st. Louis,
ana Evansville, aud Milwaukee.
Brooks, of New York protested against the
bill, as one tnat would entail large frauds
on the revenue; the bill was passed.
Schenck, Chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported In accordance
with the resolution OF ths House, adopted
yesterday. on "a bill 10 deduct he duty on
all kind OF salt so per cent, and moved its
reference to the Com mmtttee OF the Whole
on the stGte OF the Union; ca ried, 73 20 80.
on the Currency bill called up the report
submitted yesterday, IL was discussed
Houss, exhausted with heat. the thermoun-
eter L. dicattng 81, adjourned.