The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-12
CONFESSIONAL Summary.

WASHINGTON, July IL.
SENATE-The credentials of Senators
Anthony and Cragin. elected for six years
from the 4th of next March, were pre-
sented. Rice reported a bill to establish
the w WeStern Judicial District of Kentucky. .
A bill was passed directing the Secretary
Presiden certain ordnance, to be used in
the construction of an equestrian statute
of Gen, RaWlins; for the removal of Ger.
tain causes from the State Courts 20 the
United States Courts. The land grant to
aid in botlding the railroad from sioux
City, Iowa, TO Columbia, in Dakota, was
discussed, amended and passed. The bill
TO pension Mrs. Lincoln was laid aside,
and several civil appropriation bills were
taken up. The senate, in Committee
of the Whole, adopted several amend
ments which were reported from The Com
mittee on Appropriations, apprOpriating
TO the National Association OF Destitute
COlOred Women, of Washington, ID. c.,
$40, 900; for the repair of the old custom
house ct Charleston, to ut the same for a
post office, $780, 00i increasing the aggre-
gate of appropriations for work on ap-
praisers' stores in philadelphia from $685.
900 TO S76 600; increasing the appropria-
tions for completing the court house build
ings ofPortland, Me-, and Madison, Wis 4,
each So, 600; making new Appropriation
OF $50 600 for public buildings at Omaha,
and Sl00,Qg0 for barge Office at New York.
The committee reported to add to The ap-
propriations for the New York postoffice
and court house building the following:
Provided that no provisions heretofore
enacted shall be construed to prevent the
payment of amounts due or to become
due, under existing contracts; and provid-
ed further, that the total cost of the build
ing shall not exceed the amount estimates
OF plans approved by the Postmaster
General and Secretary of the Treasury !;
agreed to. The tax bill was received from
the House, and Committee circumference
appointed on the part of the Senate, con-
sisting of sherman, Morrill,, of Vermont,
and hamilton, of Maryland. a long ex-
ecut1ve session was held, after which the
consideration of the Legislative bill was
resumed. Morrill,, of Maine, Drake and
committee. on the Naval Appropriation
bill. the Senate confirmed the following q
nominations: Marsh Giddings, Consul
called; Postmasters: b. +. Wright, Charles
city Iowa; Jpo. FogIe Cadjz OHIO; Hester
SS[neSShS ton ohio MOS Moses Mesiner, 9y Hudson, s0n
Ohio; John ii. Brinkerhof, Waupun,
Wis; John Taylor. Richmond, KY; Il.
DIllman, Toledo, Iowa: Geo. Weller.
Bonneville Mo; VIM. O. Wiley, Washing
City +; john II. KellOn, Omaha City; o. B.
MilcnelI, Hamilton, Mo-; John Roberts,
| of public monies at Council Bluffs. Iowa /;
Geo c. w. Klngshury, Assessor of Inter-
nal Revenue, OF Dakota.
HoUsE-The Kentucky contested elec-
tion case of Zelgler VS.. Rice was called up
and the minority report was adopted, Civ
ing Rice the seat. Schenek, Kelly and
BrookN, of New York, were appointed on
the Conference Committee on the tax and
I
ported back the senate amendments to the
naval appropriation bill, recommending
q concurrence in some and non concur
renee in others. Report agreed TO, and q
Conference Committee appointed, consist
ing of Washburne, of Wis, SchOheld and
Niblack. Davis, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the senate
| joint resolution, appropr1attng $4,000 TO
| pay the expenses OF the Indian delegations
| 10 Washington. Passed. A resolution to
Il pay Zeigler his ex penses for conteSting the
/ seat of Rtce, Cf Kentucky, was called UP.
! The House refused to give him more than
| 81 600 Paine called up election case OF Jos.
| Separ, cla aiming the seat as mem Der at large
| from Virginia. 1t was the conclusion OF
| the majority that Secar is not entitled %
| the seat. + greed to without division
Cake reported a. resolution for printing
225 ono comics of the Agricultural Report
| for 1862 On motion of Benz amin he mum
| ber Wss Increased to 2750 600, and the resolu
| tion adopted. Dickey, from the Commit
| tee on Appropriations, reported back toe
| substitute for the Senate bill appropriate G
| 500 600 10 aid the junction q BreaKwats
| Railroad Company, of Delaware, to con-
| struct piers in Delaware Bay at or neal
| Lewis, Del. A point of order was sustain
| ed that a substitute making approprta-
tions uSt first be considered in Committee
| OF the Whole. Dickey moved to suspend
| the rules. Rejected, and the subject re-
| ferred to the Committee of the Whole
/ Dickey moved to go into Committee o
the Whole and lay as de all peciRl ord ers
| to take up the bill. Pending this motion
the House adjourned.