The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-11
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Under the cau OF the States, bits were
introduced and referred by Mornli, OF
Maine, to change the lime of the meeting
Of Congress. at its second and thlTd ses-
sions, to the first Monday In January.
Also TO protect American citizens. pas
seDgers by steamers.
Also TO provide a reVi5OrY board Tor the
navy, and 10 regulate naval rank
Also to regulate the rank Of Naval MedI-
cal STAFF.
BY Poland - Authorizing the entry of
Canadian products wlthout cons1l Ger
tlfIcates.
Among other btils introduced were the
ESenpiing farmers ami gardeners from
paying brokers duty on the sales Of their
/ product
Repeating tari II duties on animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes.
TO promote the interests of general cd q =
/ cation among The people of the United
I ststeS
/ To admit Virginia TO rep. e3entstion In
Fo- the improvement of the harbor at
/ Washington, Wis.
TO regulate the appraisements Of ina
/ ports for The ere lion of buildings Tor a
post office and other Government purposs $
I IN Jefferson, Mo
10 extend. tire privileges OF The National
! TO repeal all acts of Congress on the sIib-
ject OF bankruptcy, providing tbs repeal
i bankruptcy conSnenced befJre the passisg ge
OF TINS Hcis no. any pains or penalties or
I foTfsitures lncuTTed under such act4.
For the removal of tn Kansas amt
1 OSage tri5es of Indians from Kansas and
the disposal OF their lands 10 ac, ual set
tiers only.
For a Commission TO investigate the
claims arising from Indian depredations.
Enabling actual settlers 20 purchase cer-
tain lands IN Kansas obtained from the
Cherokee indians, and extending the pre-
einpiion and homestead laws
70 enlarge the boundaries Of Nevais.
To disencumber the public lands Of the
so-calied Indian titles.
To Ee-defne the present boundary line
j between Nebraska and Dakotah-
! Arkansas.
70 amend the national ourren act.
To establish the boundaries or the Judi
claI circuits OF the United states.
10 amend an act for the Improvement
/ Of Dss Moiues aud Rock Island Rqpfds IN
/ the Mississippi River.
+ To grant the right of way Tor q hors7
/ laliLoad IRON Davenport TO Rork IIand,
/ across the mississippi RIVER.
For the completion OF the Custom House
70 establish permanent Navy Yard
/ a3q depot at Mound city.
10 amend the Homestl ad Act by allow
ing soldiers to enter 100 acres OF the alter
nate reserved sections along railroad
i grants instead offs acres. as now lImIte-
ana bnaG when any person enters To- q
hom eStead lG0 acres OF land not esfnera [
nor tlmeeTed, and only c. pibie OF cuIti-
/ Vatl9n Dy irrigation, he may, in addition,
! enter lo0 acres of land not mineral ard moi
capaoie OF cultivation b. trrig alton. haIC
OF Whleh may be ttmbered land, and that
any person entitled TO homestead may
euteL tnIee- fourth sections of land iu-
capable OF cultivation by irrigation. not
mineral nor timber ed lands and only
valuable Tor grazing, ard with it so &c 6
! OF tim oere laud.
By Paine, for the apportIonment of Rep
| resentatlYes among the several States.
section nTst ems cts that, after March Sd,
! 161Is the House of Representatives shall be
| composed of three hundred members :
/ provided, first, that If new States shalt be
| admitted alter The next census their Rep.
| fesentatiVes shall be additional 10 the
| three hundred: second, If any Stale snail
| De reduced In the number OF Repre- Sentas
/ tlyes by the appOrtiOnment, such reduc
/ ton shall net take effect IN the FORTY.
/ second Congress, but It's RepresemtatfYe
| IN tnat Congress In exc cess of the number
a1ed by the apportionment shall be addi-
| tional to the three hundred; and, thiTd if
me representation of any state shall he
/ Increased by the apportiOnment, the addi-
| tlOnal Representatives shall be chosen by
the state at large, unless IT'S I.egfsla; gre
shall oLnerwise provide.
Section second requires the Superintend-
| ent OF the Census to submit 10 the Secre-
tary OF the Interior, before August 18TH
| 1870, a preliminary report, showing ffrst
| the whole number OF persons, ia each
State, Territory, county and parish sec
| ond, the number OF male citizens therein
/ twenty. one years OF age; aud third the
| mum ber of male citizens there tVeutV-Ona
1 years of age, whose right TO vote fer Ger.
| tain officers IS denied or abridged. except
for participation la the rebellion or other
| crime. with other necessary statistics
Section lhre provides tuat after sli-
/ prelimi nary Fep0rt IS made ~ the ssefe.
tarT 2f tbs 1Rtsriof 70 Shall ia accord .