The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-19
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Kills. CoyaREss-sECo N SESSION
sENATE......... wAsH1xGroN. Jan. IS.

Senate. w WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
A laTge number of petitions were
presented for the abolition Of the
franking privilege.
Drake presented a petition from
the letter carriers Of st. Louis, Mo-,
for an increase Of Compensation.
Casserly reported, with amend
ments, the bill relative to the Agri-
cultural College lands IN California.
P0mer0y and Upton reported bills
to create land districts ia Kansas and
Colorado
Drake introduced bill 10 regulate
the appraisement and inspections of
imports In certain cases, and other
purposes. providing for the tTausporta-
tion Of imports in bond to various in.
terror ports of entry. Referred TO
the Committee on Finance
Abbott introduced bill to increase
the efficiency of the army. Referred
TO the Committee 3n Military Af3irs.
kellogg introduced bill au.hor-
izing the construction of a canal, at
or near Pass P0utre, at the entrt ace
of the Mississippi River, without ex
pense to the Government, which was
referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Pomeroy introduced bill granting
lands to the State>0f Kansas, to aid
ia the construction of Railroads.
Referred to the Committee on Lands.
The House bill making an appro
priation to defray the expense of the
z fmmitteo of Banking and Currency,
$ passed.
Hamlin was appointed to fll the
.eancy 10 the Board Of Regents of
le Smithsonian Institute, as Vice
resident.
A resolution relating to the seizure
of distilled spirits in California, was
discussed until the expiration OF the
morning hour. when the Virginia
bill ne up and Thayer resumed the
floor in opposition to the uncondition-
al admission of the State. because
guarantees for present and future
security had not been given.
Nye repeated his belief that the
good faith Of Congress required the
unconditional admission of Virginia.
Drake asserted his distrust Of the
Virginia Legislature, and insisted
upon an imposition of the fundamen-
tai conditions as a meaEs of enabling
Congress more readily to deal with
Virginia, if she should prove treach-
erous to the confidence which might
be reposed in her admission
Stewart READ a telegram announc.
ing the ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment by the Rhode Island
Legislature, and said Virginia, il ad :
mitted, would complete the list of
States whose votes are necessary to
make the Amendment a part of the
Constitution.
Morton delivered lengthy speech
in review of reconstruction legisla-
ton, during which he incidentally
now sitting at Atlanta, Georgia, to
determine upon the qualification OF
members of the Georgia Legislature,
and were exercising an authority
equal to that of the Queen of Great
Britain.
Edmunds said, if the statement
was true, the authority of the Com
mission must have been received from
the Queen of Great Britain, for il
could not have been received from
the President of the United States or
from Law.
Norton replied that the fact was as
he stated it, and said this was but one
instance of unlimited and warranted
use Of power in the South, under the
acts of Congress, which were prac-
tically defective.
At4:30. Norton yielded the floor to
motion to adjourn, and the Senate
adopted the molion-32 to q. Ad.
/ journed.