The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-18
Congressional Summary.
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SEEArE.-The Committee on Pu a
Lands reported without am mendnlcnt 8 -
House bill 10 amend the HON est cad eE.
extendiss it to soldiers. Cameron "a "a
uD the House joint resolution amemdatrrr
of a Joint resolution for the relief Of car-
tain Officers Of the army, paSyed July, I3e6
The resolution was aras nded so as = Pre-
vide for com pen Dsatton from the daaa II
comm ission TO officers who were conni11s-
stoned in rebel prieous, the present law
dating nav from date ct muster In: pafEs Ell
Edrnunds called MP The House bill to cons
strue certain acts therein recited reia tlsa
to prisons; passed. Stewart moved 10
take M the bill TO prohibit contract f0r
servile labor. Temarktng that he did nC6
want serviie labor compete with free Ia
Dor in this countrs II it could be preyent-
amendments being suggested, was laid
over a day or two. Sumner moved to take
u . the bill for 9 pension 20 A1rs. Lincoln.
Ednnuu3is objected. but Sumnefss carried.
81 10 q. Edmunds spoke in opposition to
the BILL until the expiration Of the morn
ing hour. whan the franking bill came up,
but was passed over for the consideration
OF the casapder. number OF bills were
read but without action, when the Postof-
fee approximation bin was taken mp, in
COMMITTEES OF the Whole. The annend-
ment restricting free letter delivery to
cities OF over 40.o09 Inhabitants, was con-
ment, the House bill to abolish tue frank
Ing privilege Stewart renewed the
amendment OF Drake, for continuing the
provisions Of law for free transm fssion OF
newspapers; yeas. AZ. nays IL. The ques-
Ifon being on Ramsey's amendment, Nor
riIi, OF Vermont, moved further TO modify
F.xecufive Department. snd Agricultural
Department. TO DefitIons &c Howard and
Morton opposed the amendment, as a half
way Measure, and preferripg to try a total
repeai OF the franking system amends
ment rejected, is to3I. spencer moved as
franking privilege would not take effect
until January lst, 1871 lost, q to g. RAM
sey' gave notice OF an amendment, which,
vfdfng for the sysfem oil slammed euvel-
opes for the use OF Congress and the De-
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amendment, his proposition to reduce the
EXPENSE OF carrying the mails. and pro-
&c. At4 O'Clock the Senate went into exc
ira session, and a 8 30 took recess. At the
evening session. the Senate proceeded
with the POstofhce appropriation bill, the
question being on Summers substitute for
the ranking Dill, providing nnffOrEu
system OF one cent poetage for half ounce
letters, and three ounces printed matter,
regulating rates on newspapers. books,
&c, and authorizing stamped envelopes
for the Departments and Con gress, and
limiting the-c0st of mall Service on any
Railroad to three Thousand dollars n mile,
annual y, nd requiring al Postofdce pay~
ments TO be Ia stamps
HoUsE.-The COMMITTEES ON Elestiona re-
ported in favor OF McKeDzis in the Vir-
ginia contested election case, which was
agreed TO. Military COMMITTEES reported
a Dill, eQualtEtng bOunt1e6 to soldiers.
which was passed. The stone presented
by the patriots of Rome to the lats Presf-
dent Lincoln, now in the Crypt OF III cap
1tol. Was ordered to be transferred to the
Lincoln MonuEa en- d Association At Spring
Held. Illinois, a bill was Introduced to
provide bounty for the drst volunteers IN
the late war. Referred. Speaker Announced
the following Conferences Committee on
the bill de taning duties OF speMsfata agents.
BENZ an1tus Benton and Birds bt1l, grant
ing Yerba Buena Island to the Western
Pacific Railroad Company for terminus,
came up as unfinished business OF yester-
day, aud was discussed at some length,
and rejected 80 to ST. Schanck from the
Committee on WAYS and Means. reported
back the senate Joint resolution, to admit.
free Of duty, printed chrOmos of indian
paintings. belorgtng TO John "a. Stan ley,
not exceeding 2ly050 copies passed. Sew
eral bills granting pensions were reported
from the COMMITTEES On Invalid Pensions
TO restore q pension 60 Mrs. NJ Il. Bybee, OF
Tennessee. she having been deprived of
IT because she would not take the Test
oath. IL appeared from the report, that
she was the daughter Of John Aaalr, a rev.
0lutA0nary soldier, afterw aruB Governor Of
Kentucky. and the widow Of Colonel W.
r. Anderson, q soldier OF the war OF 1872.
who died of wounds received i q that war.
Pending Discussion, the House proceeded
IN the consideration of the business or the
District Of Columbia. Several bills were
passed. A motion to reconsider the vote
rejecting the Terba Bueua bill, was en-
tered A bill to pave Pennsytvania Ave
nue was discussed until adjournment.