Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-24
1HIRTY. sEvENTH CoNcREss.
FIRST Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. g..
, SENATE.--Mr. Grimes gave notice thai b
should introduce O bill to have some Of tbt
wards of the hospitals In Washington placet
under the care Of homeopathy physician.
Mr.. Lowe of Indiana presented the creden
tials of Hon. Garnet Davis, Senator elect from
Kentucky, In place OF Breckinridge expelled
Mr.. Davis took the oath Of Office.
Mr.. Simmons offered O resolution that 50.
lect committee of three be appointed to consid-
or the expedienoy Of connecting some OF the
military and naval stations on the coast BY sub
marine telegraph.
Adopted.
After executive session, the bill to increase
the number of cadets at West Point was taken
up. 49, z
Mr. Wade and others opposed the bill
Mr.. Chrndler said he was ready to abolish
West Point altogether. 1t was one Of the
causes OF the rebellion. He believed y pro-
duced more traitors than anywhere else since
the days OF Judas Iscariot.
The bill was postponed till tomorrow,
Adjourned et
HOUSE. Mr.. Babbitt introduced bill for the
preservation and Improvement Of the Harbor at
Erie, Pa. 81 ,4If7717 IT7TIi
The bill was passed.
Mr. NOEL introduceda Joint resolution to sus-
pend, for twelve months, the collection OF the
national direct tax in Missouri. .sg ae
Referred. VA - aqa4s s-L
Mr.. Watts, delegate from New Mexico, in.
troduced bill providing temporary Govern
ment for Arizona. F y
Referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Watts also introduced bill providing
ior the examination Of claims owing to Indian
depredations in New Mexico. II.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the resolution offered on Friday by Mr.. Wilson,
requesting the committee on Military Affairs
70 report BILL providing an additional article
OF war for the government Of the army, where
oy all officers In the military service of the
United States shall be prohibited from using
any portion Of the forces under their respective
commands for the purpose of returning fugi-
tives from service or labor, and to provide for
the punishment of such oficers az may violate
tne article Of war, BY dismissal from the SER
vice. toa tsls-s1sl1 '0fI lsls i57e .l17ea
Mr.. NOEL moved TO lay the resolution on the
table.
The motion was lost
The resolution was then sdopted--yeas 67,
nays not counted. 49,,
On motion Of Mr.. Vandever the committee
on Territories was directed to inquire into the
expediency Of establishing Territorial Govern
ments within the limits Of the disloyal States
or districts, and to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont, from the committee
on Ways and Means, asked leave to report a
bill to Increase the duties on tea, coffee and
sugar.
The bill proposes to make the duty on tea of
all Kinds, twenty cents per pound; on coffee,
tve cents per pound; and on sugar, two and
half, three, five and eight cents per pound, ao
cording to the quality. fis
The bill also proposes to fix the duty on
molssses at six cents gallon.
Mr.. Morrill, said this bill was simply In nc
cordance with the recommendations Of the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury. II was supposed the
proposed increased duties would yield seven or
eight millions Of dollars, provided the same
quantities Of the article cold be imported as In
lo6O. The bill should be passed at once, to se-
cure the sugar crop Immediately coming into
the country, and the tea and coffee soon expect
ed to arrive. The price of these articles have
already risen in anticipation of the passage of
this bill, 60 that the consumers pay lust as much
now as If the bill was already law of the |
land.
The committee on Ways and Means intend |
bringing In supplemental tariff bill for further
increase OF the revenues, when the general SUBJ |
jeot will come up.
Mr.; vallandigham Of Ohio briefly opposed |
the bills
The bill was subsequently passed by yeas n, |
nays 90. =