The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-10
CODgressIenaI SUMMARY,

SENATE-Perry presented a petition, and
made remarks relative TO the illegal i'm
prisonment, by the Dominican Govern
ment, of an American citizen, arrested on
q frivolous charge. condemned 20 be shot,
but pardoned on condition that he should
leave the Island, but was prevented from
so doing, and returned to prison the con-
sul's effort to release him being frnitless.
Referred to Committee on foreign rela-
on the subject. Perry suggested that
the President should demand his In
II necessary by our naval force; Sumner
thought 1t would be preferable to recon-.
memo judicial proceedings by Dominican
Government as to cause OF detention.
Perry thought the cause was his knOwI-
edge OF efforts 10 swindle the United
States Government out of large sums of
money in tho purchase OF the Island.
This matter was referred. Williams
from the Finance Committee report
ed the House joint resolution extend
ing the time for the Withdrawal of spirits
from bonded warehouses;, with q recon-.
mendation that it does not pass. BayaTd,
in behalf of the minority of the commit
tee, expressed the hope that the recon-
mendation of the majority would not be
the sense or the Senate. Trumbull, froDI
bill to admit Georgia to representation in
Congre ess, and proceeded 10 speak on the
by TrumbUlI to take mp the Georgia Bill,
Morrill, OF Maine called up the House
bin 70 supply deficiencies in the APP
prOpriattons for the contingent expenses
Of the House of Representatives, which
passed. POmeroy lnu oduced a joint reso-
luton declaring that the conduct of the
Spanish Government in Cuba, in its treat-
ment OF captured insurgents and persons
/ suspected of sympathy with the tnsur-
/ of age, sex, and condition, is cruel, inhu-
| man and barbRrous, and deserves the rep
| rotation of the Christian world. Sumner
! suggested thai If Mr.. Pomeroy proposed
| adducing evidence in support of the reso-
| luton, II would be well TO bring forward
| the evidence of the other side de was
| informed that several hundred Spaniards
| had been shot by the insurgents, he un-
/ derstood BY the order OF GEN. Que sado
/ PomerOy replied that the evidence repre-
| sented doing Justice to both sides, and on
| his motion the resolution was laid onsthe
| table, and ordered printed. AT 1880 the
Senate took recess until evening. At the
| evening session the bill giving the assent
| of Congress to the laying of tubes or tun-
nels across East River from Brooklyn to
| New York, and across North River from
| new York to New jersey, and making
then post roads when constructed, was
| amended and passed. The funding bill
was then taken up, and lengthy discus
sion ensued.
HOUSE, Dawes reported a resolution in
QuiFing Of the Seer etary OF the Treasury
| what public building for which eSttmat es
had been submitted, and which were not
| required to be commenced during the
present fiscal year, or on what buildings
| In process OF construction, work must nee
essaIily be continued this season. Dawes
| asked leave to report and have leave to put
upon its passage bill TO pay 10 the faml-
" Of the late Hon. e. M. Stanton, one year.
salary, as Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United states. Van Trump object
ed. Various resolutions were introduced
| including one asking for a detailed state.
| ment of the public debts from l9S9 to 1886
| Mungen wanted TO Introduce resolution
to lern by what authority private proper
" and private papers had recently beer
seized in New York by the subordinate
of the Commissioner of internal Revenue
objected to. Oardeld introduced a resolu
tfon enqutring OF the Postal Commission
er, the expectancy OF adding postal ex.
press to the mail service In order tina
small packages may be carried over th'
principal routes; adopted. A petition.wa
submitted from the principal bushes meT
OF Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and two hundseC
others irrespective OF party, asking th'
abolishment OF National banks and the Is
sue of s5o0, ,O0O. 900 in greenbacks and substi
tute some for National Bank notes and pa,
) in green backs, at par, $34, goo 600 matureC
5 20 bonds. The House resumed consider
> alton of the joint res oluuon, in refel enc
to printing Pa ent Office specifications
, etc. An amendment was offered to in
struct the Commissioner of patents Z
D furnish q full set of such Specifications AM
Y drawings to any public library that pay
. for binding the same. A bill was intro
y duced TO provide for the proper celebration
;, OF the one hundreth anniversary OF tn
a Declaration OF Independence.