The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-19
Congressional Summary.
WEENEsDAY, May Is

SENATE-Numerous petitions were pass
ed. ICasserly introduced a bill to facilitate
the transmission OF Asiatic, Australian
and European merchandise, In bond, to
and across the territory of the United
States. Summer offered resolution re-
questtng the President to communicate
the State Department relating to the pass
age of any English or Canadian steamer
ed. Also a resolution calling for infor-
nation concerning the recent cor
respondence of Mr.. Bancroft, United
States Minister at Berlin, relative TO
the political questions in Germany; I;
adopted. Resolutions setting apart the
last Friday and Saturday of the present
month for District OF Columbia business,
and providing for three sessions in the
evening, each week, hereafter, Tor bills on
the calender, were agreed to. At one
O'Clock the Senate bill TO enforce the Fif-
teenth Amendment. was laid aside, and
the House bill on the same subject taken
up and Stewart moved TO substitute the
that the House bill was defective in
many respects. Pool and Carpenter
bill was then considered before the Senate
as pending the amendment. Warner
moved to amend the second section to
provide that $500, to be forfeited by an
election officer refusing, or knowingly
om1tting TO give effect to the section, shall
be paid TO any person who shall sue for
The evening session in the Senate was
consumed in speech by Cragin, in sup
pOTb OF bn6 Dill 10 execute LQ6 laws Oh L06
United States in Utah.
HoUsE.-After desuItory business and
discussion the House proceeded TO the
consideration ofthe Naval Appropriation
Committee, offered an amendment max
ing the annual pay Of naval officers as
of Vice admiral at sea: 5000 on shore du-
ty; $500 waiting orders; 5000 when re-
tired to blank rank; Rear Admirals at
sea, $1,000; shore duty S4.8O0: waiting or
dGrG a Hlo. when YRrfrPd - 4O0s Com n
dores. 5000, "a 600, $1,000, $3.50; Captains,
81, 200, s., 1850, S2,520, 1000; Commodores, S3,-
ms. msndeTS. Sd8 ssiS5, s25OS, 5000. $780, Lieu
tenants. 81 500, 81 900, 81 500, 500; Masters,
$1,000, 81 600, 81, 200. 1000; Enslgns,
to receive pay according to their relative
ranks, as specified in the General Order of
the Navy Department of March ID, 1858
Washburn explained that this annual sal
ary was 10 be In lieu of all pay and allow
ances. 1t diminished the pay of Admiral
81 1888; of Vice Admiral, at sea, 1888; on
shore, s2S3. sc. Morgan opposed these
high salaries, and Dawes andVoorhees ad-
vocated the amendment, which was
tional proVlso that nothing in the bill
shall be construed TO give to any staff Of
iai received ed BY any line officer Of Correspond
ing rank, was agreed to. The amend
ments offered last night by Washburne,
as amended to-day, was agreed to. The
next paragraph was for the pay Of petty
officers, seameD, ordinary seamen. lands
men and boys, including men for engin-
eers force, $500; and men at an average
pay of $500 each per annum. S255, 900. Sar-
gent moved to increase the number of
men to 10000, which was rejected. On mo-
tion of Washburne Of WISCONSIN, the item
OF ST. 25O,000 was inserted for contingent
expenses OF the Navy Department. The
details of the bill were considered and nine
pages disposed OF, when the House took
recess.
Mr.. Lawrence introduced bill to allow
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
to eater under the homestead act. quarter
sections of public lands in alternate Sec
tions of public lands along the lines Of
railroads and other public works, to which
public lands have been granted: passed.
The House then proceeded to the consider
alton of bill to revise the navigation and
conmerc: al interests OF the United States.
At the evening session, the consideration
of the naval appropriation bill was con-
tinued. Amendments to increase the ap-
\ propriations for gun powder from $4,000
| TO 100000 and for labor at navy yards,
| from SEQ, 900 to 500, 900, in connection with
4 the ordinance bureau, were rejected. The
! bill was reported TO the House, and passed.
! AdiOurned.