The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-07
BILLs INTRODUCED.
Banks Calls For Naval Cor
regpondenoe.
The Presidents Message Dis
tFIbuted Among The
Committees.

The Presidents Message Dis
tFIbuted Among The
Committees.
NEW MEMBERS TAKE THE OATH.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. c.
Several bills were introduced, when
the Senate adjourned in order to com.
p,ete the informal revision of Stand
ing Committees.
Senate bills were introduced as fol-
lows: Mr.. Harlan. to authorize the
election of q delegate to Congress
from Indian Territory; Mr.. Scott, to
repeal so much of the act Of July IA,
1870. as continues the income tax af-
ter December 31st, 1869; Mr.. Fen
ton, authorizing the Postmaster Gen
eTal to use In the postal service pat
ent device for post marking and a
more ehectual cancellation of postage
stamps. V
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Sherman, and adopted, calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for
copies of the regulations prescribed
by him for the transportation of
goods in bond from foreign countries
through the United States to Canada.
An order was Informally issued for
the complete revision of the standing
committees. The Senate at u: 30 ad-
journed.
HOUSE. ....... WASHINGTON, Dec, D..
The bill passed by the Senate at the
last session. extending the time for
the construction of the Railroad from
the St. Croix River to the west end of
Lake Superior, and to Bayfield,, came
up as the regular order of business In
the morning hour. 1t extends the
term of the grant for seven years,
from the first Of May, 1869, provided
that thirty miles be completed within
eighteen months, and thirty miles
every year thereafter. The bill was
explained and advocated BY Wilson,
of Minnesota.
The bill was further explained and
advocated by Mr.. Washburne, of
Illinois, who stated in reply to the
questions of Mr.. Walker, that the
length of the road was originally $50
miles; nearly 200 miles being COM
pleted and in running order, and the
remainder was under contract, and
the quantity of land required would
he about 1000, 900 acres.
Mr.. Wood opposed the bill, declar-
ing that it would be but a continua-
ton of the swindliHg system by which
the public lands had been given away
TO private corporations.
Mr. ulian desired TO have the bill
amended so as to exclude timbered
land from the grant.
Mr.. Lawrence desired to have the
coal lands excluded, and require the
Railroad Company to sell the land to
actual settlers only, and in quantities
not exceeding a quarter section, and
not exceeding g 30 an acre.
Mr.. Wilson argued that it was now
admitted that public lands should @
to actual settlers; Congress should
adopt that policy which would prove
most advantageous to settlers, aud
that was the opening up of commu-
nieatioBs by railrO IDS. After further
discussion, the bill was laid on the
table. -
Messrs. Frank Morris, Of Lou
isiaua; Charles H. Ilolmts. Of New
York. and VIM. p. Wolf, of Iowa,
| members elected TO fill vacancies, pre-
seBted themselves and took the oath.
A resolution for q new drawing of
seats, offered by Stiles, was tabled by
u vote Of % to 50 -
The following bills we're in
troduced and referred; Mr.. Jones, of
Kentucky, for creating United States
Court Rooms, Il venue Offices and
Postofice at CoVingtOn, Kentucky;
| Mr.. Sargent, making an appropriation
| for a government building at San
francisco; MIR. Logan asked leave to
/ Introduce and put upon passage a bill
abolishing the ftices of Admiral and
/ Vice Admiral from the Navy, the
| former at once and tbe latter when .
vacancy occurs. Mr.. Hale objected.
and Mr. Logan thereupon gave notice
TO he would move. on Wednesday
next, 10 suspend the FGles and pass
| the bill.
Hill introduced bill to repeal the
/ Income Tax, which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
| Similar bills were introduced by
Messrs. kellogg and Myers.
The following resolutions were Of
feFed by Mr. f bridge Calling on the
President for Information as to the
stationinR of federal troops ct Mont
gomery, Alabama, to prevent the Gov
ernor elect from taking possession and
entering upon the duties Of his office,
\ and as 10 stationing troops at other
] places without tic request of the
j Legislature or Executive, for the puF-
/ pose of tuppressing domestic violence
i MF. Banks called for the CORE
4 spondenee between the Navy depart
4 ment and Rear Admiral Poor, from
I January to June, 1870, relative TO the
search of American vessels By. Span
ish authorjtiOs; adopted
Dir. HoIdman instructed the Cen
sas Committee to inquire into the
complaints as to the accuracy of tbs
late census, and whether tie reliabil-
ity of the basis of representation is
! thereby afft cted adopted.
The Presidents message was dis
| tributsd among the several Commit.