Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-10

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d pie Of the rebels and Infuae more energy int
o our military movements. These rshsIa yeso,
y 20 al sorts of expedients to make tbe peeroe
] work and light. When this 10 done can not "
|, employ negroes In useful serylce7 They ham
Union men, but we must not talk of hapRipi
traitors. IN such way we will never end chi
contest, and he thought the time had com,
when We should carry the whole force Of tb,
Government In earnest and put down the rebel
lion. Unless we do this We shall never sue
ceed.
II A long debate ensued.
Mr.. FesseDden Of Me-, urged on the Govern.
ment the practicability Of employing negroes
and every other means to crush out the rebellion
He exclaimed against the kid glove style Of
warfare which is 80 tender Of rebels and rebel
property, and thought the attempt to drive the
public about war news was mistake and pro.
ductive of evil.
Messrs. Rice and Wilson followed in the same
strain, the latter saying the censorship Of the
press had been OF great disadvantage to the
country.
Mr.. Davis favored the plan Of employing ne.
groes to work on the entrenchments, but was
opposed to arming them, referring 70 the insur.
reotlon OF 81. Domingo to support bis argument.
Mr.. Rice replied that stranger would sup
pose Davis was an emissary here to defend the
rebels.
The naval appropriation bill was reported from
the committee Of Conference and agreed to.
After executive session, adjourned. ~
HOUSE The bill amendatory of the act, to
reduce the expenses of the survey and sale OF
the public lands was considered and laid on the
table. =,
The bill to promote the efficiency Of the
corps OF Engineers and the Ordnance and Quar-
termaster's departments, was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Stevens, the House nom
concurred to the Senate's amendments to the
tariff bill, and asked for q committee OF Con-
ference on the subject.
The House non-concurred In the Senate's
amendments to the pension bill, and asked for o
committee OF Conference.
The Senate joint resolution that Senators
elected after the commencement of the Con-
gresslonal term, to fill vacancies, shall draw
their compensation from the time their prede.
cessors ceased to hold office, provided the
for any one year, was passed.
7 The House also passed the Senate resolution
requiring the publication, weekly, in Washing
ton, of list of all Governments contracts 30
lcited or proposed, the contents of them to be
briefly stated, and the names of the persons
directly or indirectly interested In them.
The House concurred in the report of the
committee of Conference on the naval appro.
priation bill
The Senate bill supplementary to the District
of Columbia emancipation act, was taken up.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the bill on the table.
Disagreed 'to-yess IS, nays 81.
Mr.. Ashley demanded the previous question.
Mr. Crls6eld appealed to him to withdraw
1t, as he desired to offer ON amendment.
Mr.. Ashley declined to withdraw his motion.
II such delay was granted the bill would be
lost.
Mr.. Crisfeld hoped the House would vote
down the demand for the previous question.
The demand for the previous question was
seconded.
Mr.. Radcliffe condemned such legislation -
he would decline voting any further.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the House ad-
journ. Lost.
The bill Was then passed-yeas So, nays SO.
The House then concurred In the Senate
amendments to the Post route bill; one of the
most important Of which was for regulating the
bridging Of the Ohio river for railroad pur-
poses.