The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-27
Congressional summary.
THURspAY, NAY 2e.

AAO1No0A4s may 20
The joint resolution giving the consent
of Congress for the acceptance, by the
State of New Jersey, of Stevens Battery,
pagsed The Judiciary COMMITTEES an b.
mitted report on the memorial ofcitizeps s
of Rhode Island, upon discrim in alton
against naturalizad citizens under the
constitution of that state, and asked that
the committee be discharged from the fnr-
ther consideration of the subject: agreed
to. Ramsey, from the Post Off1ca Com
mfttee reported, as amended, the bill for
carrying the mails betw cen the United
States and the west coast of South Amer
lea. Conkltng. from the judiciary Com
mtttee, reported a substitute for the bill
for regulating the proceedings for the nat
uralization OF aliens The Appropriation
amendments adopted; the bill was then
reported to the Senate. and the amend
ments. in the Committee of the Whole,
was agreed to except those on which sepa-
rate votes were desired by Senators. A n
agreement was then made that the mend
ments not undisposed of be voted on at
one o'clock today, when the Senate ad-
/ journed.
HoUsE.-The Committee on Territories
/ reported a bill annull1ng q law of New
/ Mexico, which reserves real estate from
execution, with proviso that q home
stead only to the amount of 81, 600 be re-
served. Passed. The Senate bill creating
/ an additional Land District in Colorado,
passed. Garfield. from the Committee on
/ Rules, reported resolution declaring that
| the speech on the RECOGNITION of Cuba, in
serted in the Daily Globe, of February %,
1870, under leave to print given to MIR.
| Nuns en-, contains remarks of personal
| character, prohibited by the rules OF the
/ House, and improper to be inserted in the
| Congressional Globe. and instructing the
| proprietors of the Globe to exclude it, The
Speaker suggested that as Mungen was not
in his seat, the resolution be Withdrawn
for the present. 1t was so done. Sawyer
from the Committee on Commerce, re
ported the River and Harbor BILL Re
terred to the Com ittee on Appropriations
| 1t makes appropriations to the amount o
nearly s., 100000; the following are among
the items: For the enlargement of thI
harbor facilities at Chicago, 81 OOO.OOO Fol
the improvement of the Erie harbor. 500.
COO. For the Improvement of Dunktrh
| harbOr, $50 For the Improvement o
Buffalo harbCr, $4,000. For the improve
ment OF Alcott harbor, $4,000. For tn
Improvement OF Charlotte, N. Y, harbor
$4,000. For the Improvement of Big SO
| dus harbOr, S., 900. For the Improvement
| of OsWegO harbOr. $4,000. For the i'm
provement OF Ogsdenburg harbor, $4,000
For the Improvement of hudson River
$4,000. For the removing OF obstruction
in East River, S250,000. For the examina
| tfon and surveys of the North and North
. | western lakes and rivers and the Atlanti
and Pacific coasts and contingencies, $50
, COO. Schofield introduced q bill. exem pt
ing the machinery used in steam vessel
from tonnage duties; referred. The Hous
then proceeded to vote on the Mort
Pacific Railroad bill. All the amend
ments were rejected, and the bill passed
/, l07 against s5. Bingham made report o.
the bill to enforce the Fifteenth Amend
I ment, which after some fillibustering Wen
+ over until to-day, when two hours and
}, Inc vote viii be taken without furthe
a oliaJofy mouons. a bill to revive tn
S | Commercial and Navigation interests (
r the United States was discussed at lep gt1
/. and finally a motion to table f., by All
9 son, was rejected, when the House aC
I / iOurned.