The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-06
Congressional Summary.


SENATE.-RamSey called up bill to
grant lands to Minnesota to aid in the i'm
provement of the Hsrbor of Dunleith.
amendments to the Funding Bill, and
ordered Conference Committee. House
bill to declare the construction of Section
55 of the National Currency Bill, of June
18th. 1864, was reported back without
amendment. Fenton introduced a bill to
incorporate the Tehauntepec Railroad
and ship Company, with capital of
sS5 OO0, 600, and power TO acquire from the
Mexican Government all franchises and
privileges 1t may grant; referred The
the question being upon Trum-
bulls amendment authorizing the
port Of entry TO a port of delivery in city
of not less than 10000 Inhabitants, by gem
eral consent. Chandler and Morrill,, of
Vermont, who were especially hostile to
the bill, were given half an hour eRch to
address the Senate. Bayard spoke against
Trumbull's amendment, and Scott In IA
adopted. to allow transportation to any
city of 100000 inhabitants which is port
of entry. Sherman stated that this Ould
include the cities of Portland, Me-, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Louisville and Charleston.
Trumbull's amendment as amended, was
rejected by 70 to n. A long discussion and
suudIy amendments were offered. but all
were Withdrawn or rejected. After recess
the Senate resumed the consideration of
the tax bill, the question being ur on the
House bill 10 regulate the apprais ement
and inspection of imports IN certain cases,
ana LOT OlG6T fDOsSSs uuONeu DJ GAVlE
as an amer dment. It provides for the
transpo tation of goods in bond from de-
signaied ports of entry to interior Custom
Houses w here they are to be examined and
duty pald. An amendment was adopted
extending the privileges of the
bill 10 Charleston, Savannah and MObi e.
HamItn offered an am mendment requiring
q partial examination of goods at ports of
entry, and com pellihg priority in time
to be given to such examination. MOrr1ll
moved to amend the amendment by ex-
tending the provisions of the bill to cities
OF more Than 15,0c0 In ha abitants: lost. IL to
so. stockton moved TO include all existiD g
ports of entry, and such hereafter created /;
rejected. spencer moved &c abolish the
office of naval officers, and require the
duties to be performed by the Survey ors of
amendment OF SchuTz, as amended, was
adopted, "a to q.
| aoUsE.-The report Of the Conference
Committfe on bill granting right of way
/ over public lands in California to ditch
/ Committee on Postal Telegraph reported
/ in favor of the proposed Government sys-
/ tenn ordered priD ed. A minority report
/ was presented. The Kentucky contested
/ election case, Barnes against Adams, was
/ dfcussed for three hours, and the seat
awarded to Adams, the sitting mem ber
| without division, and 5000 were appro-
priated for the expenses of the contestant
/ BENJAMIN, (: ON the Committee on Pen
\ sions, reported a bill to pay arrears on
/ pensions to some leo persons name ed there
! on, who had not made applications within
i the time required by law; passed. The
/ Virginia contested election case, OF Tucker
/ against Rookie, was discussed two hours
/ and tabled. 80 to "A. Adjourned.