The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-08
Congressional summary.

WASHINGToN, July 7.
SENATE-Numerous'y signed petitions
were pi esent-d against the continuance of
the income Tax, and were laid on the ta-
bic. The petition in favor OF woman suf-
T. age was referred beck without recon-
mend alton, and tbs commit tee discharged.
Numerous reports were submitted o; an
i'm pOr, ant character. sherman, from the
Finance Com mtttee. reuortet an amend
ment t@ Ne civil appropriation bill max
log an oprOprisuOn TOR extra clerical
force requ.-eu ny the passage Of the bank-
the senate on the subject OF cur CONNER
cIaI relat. OnE with tine Spanish American
upon the President for fulI 10 formal tion on
the subject. A number of House bills
were passed. a number of bills and joint
re- OluiiOnS were offered and referred. The
naval pIOpriatiOn bill was called Up, the
q estiou being upon coz ncurrIng in amend
ments made in Committee of the sWhole.
An amendment was adopted, after some
discussion, providing th 4 ns money be
appropriated by the bill for the present
fiscal year shall be expended on account
of naval engines contracted for during the
war. Numerous oIher amendments were
prOpOsed and discussed, and generally
voted Gown. The amendments proposed
by the Ma al Committee were cOnCurred
in, md the OIL was passed. The fOrIifca-
tiOn bill was also passed. IrDmou4l c 81 ied
up The bill 10 TX Tuesday after the first
Monday of NOvt N her as & uniform day
tor the election of Representatives. of the
Congress, beginning in 1872 Harlan
moved as an amendment the apPoT-
tIOnment bill, fixing the number of
represent dJlNt5 AZ three DunuFeus Tue
only difte ence between the amendment
and appOrt onment Dill, as previously
passed Dy the senate, is that the election
| fOr Represent ives IN the next Congress,
by a general ticket, in s q es having an iu-
/ GREASE or diminuLton of Represent -tiVes,
| is made positive ms cad of being lett to
| the State Legislature. The amendm ment
! " las agreed to. Antntny moved that any
/ stale having a fraction of population ex-
| ceediug oue-haf the amount REQ uired for
| a ReDrCSen' alive shall be en- itied to an
| additional Representative; adopted. The
| quire the concurrence OF the House. Az
I ter an executive session of nall an hour.
| the sc ate took & recess.
HoUsE.-The Speaker announced Messrs.
! Schenck, Hooper, of Massa chusetts, and
| Brooks, of New York as the COufes ence
| COMMITTEES on the fundtCg bill The Con-
/ ference COmmttte on the Currency made
| a report. which Judd explained, after
/ y hich the report was concurred in. a
! d. sim pSOn 81, 800, and Charles WbIttleSey
81 3 o, a con estaDtS of seats IN Congress,
/ was adopted. a motion to table the Ar
/ kansas cOnLe 81 ed election Gaze. Cameron
/ VS., r bots, was made, and notice given that
/ il would be called up before the close OF
/ the session. The committee on Conn merCe
| rCpOr ed a bill to promote trade with
/ Prince e wards Island, w6ich was or
( de- ed to be printed aud recon- mitted. Tue
/ bill fixes the duties on imporTations from
! confess ed eiectloa case, SWet z;y VS.. Dyer
| was called up, and the sea was aWarde d
/ to Dyer. the sitting mem Der. A reSOIu ttOu
! wss adopted TO pay SWe!ziy 5000. The
! biIl introduced by Broo ks to incorporate
| the tt huantepec Railroad and ship Canal
| Com pany, was referred to the Comm III ee
! on FcTeigu Affairs, after which the House
| adjOurn5d.