Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
wAsnINeTON, Dec. 20.


report bill providing 40 addlnoua article OF
war for the government of the army, whereby
all officers iu the military service of the U. > !.
shall he prohibited from using any portion OF
the force under their respective commands for
the purposes of returning fugitives from service
or labor and to provide for the punishment Of
such officers as moy violate the article OF war;
by dismissed from service.
Noel moved to lay the resolution on the
table The motion was lost The resolution
was theu adopted yeas 81, nays not count
cd.
Mr.. Morrill,. OF Vermont, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, asked leave to report bill
to increase the duties Oh coffee, tea aud surgar.
The bill proposes to make the duty on tea OF
all kinds 20 cents per pound ; on coffee, per
pound, and on sugar "a 3, aud cents per
pourd according to quality. The bill also pre-
poses t fix the duty on molasscs at cents q
gallon.
Mr. Morri said this bill was simply in uccor.
dance with the recommendations OF the Secreta-
rs Of the Treasury. II was supposed that the
proposed increased duties would yield seven or
eight millions of dollars, provided the same
quantities Of the articles sold be imported as 10
1860. The bill should be passed at once to &C.
cure the sugar crop Immediately coming
into the country, and the tea and co6re
bOOu tADtCtCu W htllNOs hS PtNO VI
these articles has already risen, 10 anticipation
Of the passage of this bill, SO that the consumers
pay just as much now as if the bill was already
law.
The Committee on Ways and Means intend
sending in u supplement tariff for further increase
Of the revenue, when the general FuoJect VIII
come up.
Mr. ValaIndigham briefly opposed the bill.
The bill was subsequently passed by yeas 80
nays 29.
mir. Moreheads resolution instrucIinG the
Committee that any person or persons engaSeu
or employed in the present rebellion DC forever
incapable Of holding any Office or trust under
the Constitution aud laws Of tue U. .. was
adopted.
SENATE.
| Mr.. Simmons offered resolution that Select
Committee of three be appointed TO consider
the expediency of connecting some Of the mill
tary aud naval stations on the coast by subma-
rine telegraph. Adopted.
After executive session, the bill to increase
the uumber of cadets at West Point was taken
up. Mr.. Wade aud others opposed the
Mr. Chandler sad be was ready to abolish
West Point altogether. II was one Of the eau.
ses Of the rebellion. He believed it produced
more traitors than anywhere else SINCE tho days
OF Judas lscariot. Bill postponed.
Ii is not expected that Congress will
transact any more business uulil after New
Years.
ERIE RAILROAD lit is expected that
Nathaniel Marsh Esq, will terminate bis
Receiyership on the lst proXimo, aud that
the new Erie Railway Company" of
which Mr. Marsh is President, will take
possession of the N Y & L Il. Il. on that
date. The road will therefore be known a.
the Erie Railway.
Franklin Chase, U. S. Consul at Tam.
pico, informs the Secretary of State that
that city is thronged With loyal Q. S. citi.
gems, fugitives from Texas, in great d distress,
some of whom he relieved, so far a his lin
tied private means would allow.
| Passengers by the steamer Hanso report
that the privateer Nashville was in bac
condition Her hull was much shattered
rigging torn, and machinery ont of order
Application was made TO the dock Company
at Southampton TO have her repaired, but
it failed, as they did not wish to take their
poy in Confederate bonds. Her crew mum
bers SO, most Of whom are small boys.
sIcKSEss prevrils at Port Royal, according tc
the Tribune to n serious extent. Hospital &C.
,mmodution Is much needed The sick lis
uumhers some 0OO which would seem to be
a pretty heavy percentage of the force at that
point.
n. Y. Dec. 20-Thc S. S. Atlantic, from
Port Royal Dec II. has arrived. Sho has @
cargo of 1900 pounds Sea Island Cotton
gathered. under tho direction of Government
AGENTS, by the negroes.
Four hundred thousand pounds Of cotton had
been secured, when tie Atlantic sailed, and
would be shipped in the next steamer
A Legitimate Tmqutry.
II seems that the Secy., of War has refused
to lay before the House of Representatives the
facts connected with the disastrous movement
OF our troops OF Balls Bluff" lie gives as O
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