Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26


HOUSE-On motion of Mr. Mallory the Com
mttee on the Judiciary were instructed to in
qure into the propriety of vestng the United
States Commissioners with powers TO issue writs
of h0teas corpus aud hold persons to bail for
good behavior and 10 increase the compensation
of said Commissioners
Mr.. Van WICK introduced a bill to claims for
losses and destruction of property by the troops
of the United States during the present rebellion.
Mr.. Blair, of Mo, called up the Senate bill To
reduce the number of cavalry regiments. He
said in explanation that the number of such regi-
ments is 40. The organization of some of them
is imperfect, besides the arms for all of them
cannot conveniently be purchased. Complete
regiments be made up by the pending bill
Some OF the enlisted men do not know how to
ride and perhaps never will learn. The Govern
ment would save about fourth of the present
expenditures by the passage of this me
The expense OF maintaining single regiment i
one million OF dollars year.
The House amended the bill so TO reduce
the number of cavalry regiments to fifty instead
OF forty rs proposed by the Senate.
- The officers and enlisted men necessarily to he
discharged by the reduction To receive three
months pay in addition TO the allowances pre-
scribed by law, and all the officers OF the cavalry
to be examined by board of officers to fit
ness. &c.
Mr. Order introduced a resolution which was
adopted. instructing the Committee on Claims to
inquire into the proprIety of reporting bill 10
indemnify the Union men OF the 81 COngression
al District of Kentucky, and other Congressional
Districts, for damages and impov erishment caus-
Ell by the socalled Confederate troops and their
aders aud abetters.
Mr. YIN Wyck introduced a resolution. which
was adopted, directing the Committee on Naval
Affair to examine into and report the neces.
sity OF repeating the 18th section Of the act Of
Congress further % promote the efficiency OF the
Navy. approved December last.
The section in question relates to the compen-
sation of the employees in the navy yard.
Mr. Kellogg. OF Illinois. introduced resolu-
ton instructing the Committee OF WAYS and
Means 10 inquire into the expediency of levying
Tx of per cent. per pound on cotton and ma
king such lien thereon, persons and corpora.
tons To be prohibited from carrying transport
ing the same until the tax is paid. -
Mr.. Maynard, from the Committee on WAYS
and Means. reported bill 20 establish branch
mint at Denver City, Colorado Territory, to be
under the contro of the Directors of the mint at
Philadelphia, subject TO the instructions Of the
Secretary of the Treasury. Seventy five thou
sand dollars is appropriated to out this act
aud TO defray the expenses for the current year
and for the fiscal year ending with June. 1858.
Mr.. Sargent called attention to the fact that
early in the session bill was introduced To estab
lish branch mint in Nevada Territory. He had
been informed on reliable testimony that three
millions OF dollars mined ian one month ia
Nevada, while that much is not mined in twelve
months in Colorado. The bill for the branch
mint in Nevada was referred TO the Committee
on Commerce He therefore suggested that this
bill 20 with the other To the Committee on Ways
and Means to be considered together Agreed TO.
The House. on motion OF Mr.. Blake. took up
and passed the bill authorizing the Postmaster
General 90 establish q uniform money order sys-
tenn at all postofices deemed suitable therefor for