The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-14

and the British North American poses
sioDs, adopted. Davis introduced Dill 10
amend the naturalization laws ana moved
the previous question. The nrs6 sect1on
makes false swearing in application, per-
jury, and punishable as eucn. Inc second
and tb1rd sections pun1soes 1OrSCo person a.
ttoll and use or possession OF false records
or certificates, sc. The nth section gives
the United states courts jurisdiction of all
offences under the bill. Eidridge moved
that the bill be tabled, ne2at1Ved 43 to lib.
Eldridge moved adjournment, negatived.
The morning hour having expired, during
the vote on ADJOURNMENT Davis moved
suspens on OF the rules, and that the bill
be passed After considerable maneuver-
ing the rules were suspended, and the bill
was passed, l20 to z6, a str ct party vote.
Stokes moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill. removing ali politIcai disa-
biIfties imposed by the fourteenth amend
ment. upon citizens for participation in
the late rebellion, and providing that no
person so relieved shall be required to take
what Is known as the iron clad oath.
Ward said that the bill would relieve even
JEFF Davis. Stokes said: Eyes, 1t makes a
clean sweep" The House refused to sus-
pend the rules, SO to ITO, all the Democrats
voting aye. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
moved the committee on the river and
haI6or appropriation bill. Butler, Of
gta bill. Dawes refused TO give way
for that purpose, and called for the
which % was aErsed & 10 10 By 1SSS 10 to oH s.. The
House theo went into Committee OF the
Whole on the River and Harbor Bill,
the following items for harbors: On Lake
Michigan, $685., 500; st. Marys Falls Canal
and st Marys River. Michigan, Sl50,0O0;
rivers In the State of Michigan, S3s0, 900;
harbors on Lake Erie. in Ohio and Penn
sylvan1a. sl06, 6,OOc; lake harDors In New
York s2S3O00; Upper Missis sippi River,
$50, 600, Wisconsin River, $4,000; Mime
sofa River, Sl0,O00 st. Anthony's Falls and
above them, $4,000; Des Moines Rapids,
g4oo 900; Beck Beck i,do Island nd. Rapids sl5O coo
Mississippi, Ss0J,000; Falls OF The Ohio
and the Louisville Canal, e250000;
Mississippi, Wisconsin and Arkansas Xiv
ers, Sl50,OO0; Ohio, $50. .O0O; Tennessee River,
cago, $4,000; for the examination and
survey of the Northern and n Southwestern
lakes and rivers, and the Atlantic and
Pacific Coasts, and for conttngenc1es MT
directs the Secretary OF War TO cause an
examination or survey, or both, of The
large number OF specified ports, including
a survey for q ship canal route from PEN
nepia, on fn1nois letver, to Rock Island,
on the Mississippi. via Genesee. the
item for he falls OF the Ohio, was discuss
ed at considerable length, and finally
agreed to. ArnelI moved to increase the
amount for Tennessee River 10 $50 900;
agreed to. Logan moved to insert an
Calumet River, In illinois. which was
ruled out of order. Logan moved to in
crease he amount for the Chicago harbor
TO sl5OO00; the extra $1,000 for the harbor
OF refuge. 4 fter discussion the amend
ment was agreed to. and Without do1sh-
ing the bill, the Committee rose, and then
Sawyer, who had charge OF The bill, NOV
ed its further consideration to take plac5
In the House; agreed TO. On motion OF
raves, the rules were suspended, the
amendments agreed to, aud the bill passed.
Several members obtained leave 10 have
their speeches PR ted In the Globe.