The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-04

| jected Sumner moved to strike out the
| word white from all NATURALIZATION
! laws. Williams moved to add thab This
| act shall not be construed to authorize the
| naturalization of persons born IN the Ch1-
uese Empire, but after discussion he Witn-
drew the amendment. Summers amend
rejected the amendment also proposed by
the Senate Committee as q substitute for
the House bill, IL to 81. Williams renewed
his amendment. providing that nothing
in the act shall be construed to authorize
the naturalization Of persons born In the
Chinese Empire. Stewart addressed the
Senate on the Chinese question. He ar
gued that extending the bill to Chinese
would occasion popular revolution against
the Republican party, which would de-
stroy it before the Chinese could gain citt-
zenship, two years preliminary notice be-
without concluding, Stewart ytelded the
floor, and the Senate at z: l5 adjourned till
Monday.
HoUsE.-Stevenson presented petition
from the business men of Cincinnati
against the change of the time when the
reduction of duties shall take place. under
the tax and tariff bill, and pray the date
liam reported a bill to forbid the convey
ance OF Indian reservations by treaty to
any other grantee than the United States.
Julian represented the object of the bill to
be to notify all that In no future treaty
are Indian lands to be secured for the
specu uIators, put that such lands are to be-
come part of the public domain, under
Julian reported bill authorizing appli-
eants under homestead act, when prevented
by distance or other good cause, from per-
sOnaI attendance at the district land office
to make affidavit and proof before the
Clerk of the County Court, and transmit
the same with fees, by mall, to the Regis
ter and Recorder of the land office; passed.
Julian reported bill for the protection of
settler on lands in the United States, pro-
Viding that when any person, entitled to
avail himself of the benfits of tine pre-emp-
tion or homestead laws, has made a bona
tide settlement on lands subject thereto
such settlement shall be deemed to ere-
ate a contract between the Government
and settler, and his claims shall constitute
the vested right of property. Holman
at present. Julian replied that everybody
believed so until recently, when a con-
Ier of the Supreme Court of the United
State, q decision which he denounced as
monstrons; anq 39e ~ InaE wesar1 w9ei1 en9 e 9iS-
Court. The bill passed. Julian reported
a bill to prevent the further sale of public
lands in the Territory of Dakota, except
under the Pre-. emption and Homestead
laws; passed. Also, similar laws apply
ing to Nevada and Nebraska. The bill was
fornia, Kansas, Arkansas and Utah,
and passed. Julian offered bill
declaring forfeited to the United States
land grsnted to ths State of Louis.
lana in 1855 to the New Orleans and
OpeIousas and Great Western Railroad.
He said it would open up to settlement
up. and had the approval of the members
from Louisiana; the bill passed. Julian
reported a bill to confirm to james M.
Hutching and James Q. Lamar their pre-
emption claims in the Yosemite Valley,
California. The bill gave rise to a dis.
cusSiOn involving the impolicy of the act
conceding the Valley to the State of Cali
fornia in trust TO be preserved as ma
ttonal park, and the ABSENCE OF title In
the claimants, was tabled-yeas los, nays
81. The House proceeded to consider the
action on the reports from the Committee
on Patents, the question being on motion
to reconsider the vote whereby the House
refused yesterday to table the bill to ex-
tend the wood screw patent OF Thos. Han
ney. LOugh bridge, who made the motion,
Withdrew 1t, and the bill passed-77 to As.
Morrill,. from the Committee on Patents,
reported a bill for the extension of the
patent of Arson Smith for an improve
ment in plOWs; passed. Jenckes, from |
the Conference Committee on the bill to
revise, consolidate and copyright the laws
made report, which was agreed TO. The |
Speaker informed the House that the In !
dian appropriation bill had been returned |
from the Senate, with request for further
conference, the conferences of the two |
houses having failed to agree. Sargent, on |
the House Committee, stated the grounds !
of difference between the two bodies. The !
House agreed to a second conference, and |
Sargent, Ntblack and Paine were APP
rick, counsel for Pat. Woods, under arrest |
for an assault on Porter, to appear at the |
Louisiana election case of Darrell against |
Bailey, was taken up. After some remarks |
by Stevenson and Sheldon, of Louisiana, |
in support of the majority resolution, and |
Kerr against the resolution, the minority |
was rejected by thirty-six to ninety-seven; |
and that of mpjOrlty giving the seat to Dar- |
rell; adopted 81 to Ga. Randall moved to |
adjourn, remarking that the question was |
important and should be decided by a full |
house. Stevenson offered to allow vote |
on the motion to reconsider, to be taken |
on Wednesday next; the proposition was |
agreed to. Cui ium, by unanimous con- |
sent, reported from the Committee on Ter |
ritorieS, q bill to incorporate the United |
States Land and Emigration Co.. and con- |
firm certain legislation in Colorado Terri. |
tory; passed. Myers from the Conference |
Committee on a bill to establish b additional |
Land Districts in Kansas, made a report; |
agreed to. McCrsery on Committee of
Elections, called up the contested case
from Kentucky. with resolutions; Adams |
the sitting % ember was ent tied to retain
his seat. Dickey suggested TO the ii House |
To consider another election case, and the |
matter was left over as unfinished bust
ness. Ferris reported from the Conference
Committee on a bill granting the right of
way to ditch and canal holders over pub
lie lands. Without disposing OF the bill, |
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