The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-16
COngressienal summary.

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sENATE.--The House bill. giving years
salary as Supreme Judge 10 the widow of
Hon. e. NJ. stanton. passed: A petition
for an appropriation TO Wllberforce Uni
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Comm cree, authorizing the transporta-
tion of goods from port. OF hrst arrival
within the United States, to Chicago, Gin
cinnati and st. Louis y ithOut exemina-
tton or appraisements: indefinitely post
charter the Cincinnati 81 Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company. Sundry other
bills were introduced and reported from
Committees. The Vice President presented
a memorial from the Society of Friends
praying for an appropriation TO aid In the
colonization OF the Indians of the NoIth-
ern Superintendency OF Nebraska. A
large number of resolutions were offered.
The concurrent resolution for the appoint
ment of a Special Joint Committee on In
dian Affairs was taken mp. Edmonds
moved to amend SO that the Committee
would have but one subject TO consider,
to wit: The general policy OF the Gov
ernment with reference to Indian treaties.
A discussion ensued, in which Drake,
a motion tc table the whole subject was
lost by the casting vote of the speaker,
The subject was laid aside, the morning
hour having expired, and the Georgia bill
was further discussed by Stewart and Ed
monds and others. Drake offered an
amendment providing that W whenever any
Legislatures of late rebel States, or Gov
ernoIs thereof, represents to the President
that an organization exists therein ior
the perpetration of acts ofvioience against
persons and property, or TO costr1et the
laws of Federal or State Government, and
II being unable to suppress such v1oience
or destruction, it shall be the duty OF she
President to furnish United Staess troops
| Tor the subjugation and disposition OF such
/ organizations. Upon the arrival of such
/ troops in districts IN which these organi-
cations exist martial law shall be. de
clared, and levy made upon the inha6lt-
ants to pay the expenses of transportation
/ of such troops and they shall be sufsisted
/ upon the Inhabitants. At[our o'clock the
Senate went into Executive Session, ana
afterwards Adjourned
HoUsE.-SeveraI petitions were present.
/ ed Schenck moved 10 refer the Funding
| Bill to the Ways and Means Committee.
/ Garfield moved that 1t be referred to the
| committee on Banking, that being the
| proper place for 1t, and proceeded to advo-
| cate his motion in speech. Judd also
| favored its reference to the committee en-
| Banking and Currency. GaTheld's motion
was lost and the Bill was referred to the
/ committee on Ways and Means. BenJa-
min, of Mo-, spoke an hour on the subJect
| of paying pensions. Butter reported Q
bill to admit the State of Texas to repre-
sentation in Congress, stating that IL was
| Identical with that of Virginia and Mlssis.
| sippi, with the exception of the additional
provision that its passage viii not affeci
the condition under which Texas was orig
inally admitted into the Union. Ward OF
fered an additional proviso that Texas
shall be admitted with all the rights of al
other States of the Union, without Qualih
cation or fundamental condition, except
as stated ip the bill. Butler said there was
no objection to the proviso, except 1t was
useless. The amendment was rejected by
| a party vote, as was the substitute
offered by Beck, simply admitting Texa.
| to re resentation, aud the bill passed
the Whole, Scho1i eld in the chair, on thu
deficiency bill. On motion of Dawes, al
item of sis coo was inserted for the Cour
House and Post Office, at Des Moines
| Iowa. ON motion OF Atwood, an item 10
the Court House at Madison, was increases
from $4,000 to So, coo. Co6urn moved 7
add to the item of 100000 for the NeN
York Post Office, q prOvtso, tnaS no par
of the money be expended GntiI tne paal pa
and cost is fixed by Jaw. After consldera
BILE discussion, the COMMITTEES Witnout ac
tion or amendment, took recess I'LL leVen
ing.
FUeniT0 Eession.-The discussion on tn
New YORK Post Ohice bill was continue
at length. Finally Coburn'S amendmen
was rejected. Longbridge also offered
; proviso that the work should not be cal
rted on, SO as TO prevent the plan be1n
remodeled and changed without add
tional expense. Rejected. On motion c
Dawes, $4,000 was Appropriated for con
| | tinuing the work on the Capitol ground
! Haight inquired of the chairman of tn
/ Committee on Appropriations how muc
the reconstruction mad cost to the presen
time. Dawes replied about two and
| quarter millions. Haight asked whethe
n the money had not been expended rathe
: to make men loyal to their party tina
I to the country. Dawes denied that, an
: said his only desire was to make men il
r the South OBEY the Government and tn
laws. Eldridge declared against the wor
- Ivy al d O WOLQ ne QSbp1S6Q ana mated
s 1t always reminded him of the defiuitio
n of 1t given by contractor during the wa
: when pressed to explain what he mean
: by saying he felt loyal. He said he felt 3
n II he wanted 20 steal something or some
= body. For himself he was patriotic, ne
y loyai; the word did not belong to tn
d country; 1t only belonged to MassachU
. setts. Dawes moved to insert the apprC
. priation of $50, 600 to enable the sisterhoo
o of the Ladies of Mercy, in Charleston
a South Carolina, to rebuild their orpha
asylum destroyed curing the war, in a
kUoWledgement of services to Union pri
/, oners in the hospital at Charleston Ber
jamin, of Mo-, made point of order thl
% there was no law authorizing the al
~ prOpriatIon. The chairman sustained III
e point. Dawes appealed from the decisfo
+ but it was sustained, 80 to So Stil,
l. moved to strike out the item of S25 900 Il
;s repairing and refurnishing the President
house rejected Longnridge moved as q
lS additional section That 10 money shall
y expended on buildings % cost more tbs
y E25G0000; rejected as not i'm ORDER. III
- committee rose and reported blN 10 Eop
10 without 6nal action Adjourned,