The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
Last Nights Report.
xxxvII Congress First Session.
Washington, Feb. 5.

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HoUsg.-The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Treasury note
bill. Several gentlemen spoke for aud
against n.
Mr.. Conway Of Kansas, asked leave to
offer the following, to which Maynard OBJ
jected, and unanimous consent was re-
quired TO introduce it.:
Resolved, That the President be re-.
quested to furnish the House, il not ia
compatible with the public interest, with
the names of all persons arrested under the
order of any executive officer without le-
gal process, and confined in any Of the
forts or other prisons Of this country as
prisoners of war, the names ef the forts
or other prisons in which said persons
have been and are confined, respectively,
the date of their several arrests, together
with full statement 81 the charges and
evidences upon which they usre arrested,
also the names of all such persons who
have since been discharged, the date Of
their several discharges and the reasons
for the same
The House then took up the treasury
note bill. Mr.. Thomas, of Mass, gave
the reasons which would induce him to
vote against the bill as it now stands.
SESATE.-Mr. Garlic moved to take
up his resolution offered some time since
on the finances of the country. He said
our expenses are now at the rate of City
millions of dollars per month. He was
10 - thn
with the banks The resolution was re-
ferred to the Commmittee on Finance.
The bill from the Finance Committee
making approp, iations for the support Of
the Military Academy, passed without
amendment.
| The bill TO define the pay and emolu-
ments of army officers was taken ur and
amendments Of the Military Committee
adopted.
Mr. Bright's case came up.
+ ArfaFlisle presented petition nu-
merously signci by citizens of Boston,
asking Congress to leave the negro ques-
ton alone and attend to the business Of
the country.
The bill to define the pay and emolu-
mant of the officers Of the army was taken
up.
Mr.. Sherman said the bill did not meet
the difficulty. A year ago We were phys
ically weak with no public debt now we
are physically strong but financially weak
The total amount of the expenses for the
next year will not be less than FIVE hun
dred and fifty millions of dollars. This
is greater expense than ever borne BY
any nation The highest expenditure Of
Great Britain was never FIVE hundred
millions of dollars year, not even in the
war with Napoleon. Mr. Sherman here
quoted from the London Post, the govern
ment organ, which said that we, the Uni
ted States, we're approaching national bank
rupiey. In his judgment three PROPOSE
tions were needed First, the prompt
levy Of tax Of not less than one hundred
and fifty millions of dollars. Second, q
careful revision of the laws regulating
salaries and compensations. Third, rigid
scrutiny into the disbursement of all pub
lie funds and prompt punishment of every
officer taking or allowing others 70 take it
for property in the service Of which the
government does not receive benefit.
Mr.. King presented several petitions
asking 80 900 copies of the Agricultural
report be printed in the German language