Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-06
xxxvIIth GONG "a Ess-FIr.t Session.
WASHINGTON, March 5
CEN

DEN AZ ~.
Petitions were presented in favor of bank
rupt law. petition was presented from the
merchants of New York tor mail to Panama.
MIR. SHERMAN reported bill regulating the
pay Of the navy. Mr.. DAVIS introduced a
bill granting pay to prisoners, and bounty
for the volunteers and home guards Of Ken.
lucky. Mr.. SUMNER introduced bill Tor car
rying mails to foreign ports.
A joint resolution transferring the supervis-
ion of the capitol from the war to the interior
department was taken up
The confiscation bill was taken up. Mr..
morrill, made speech in favor Of it. The
bill was then postponed till tomorrow, and
the bill defining the pay and emouments of
officers in the army was then taken up. Sew.
eral unimpOrtant amendments were adopted,
and the bill postponed till tomorrow.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported from the committee
OF conference on the resolution tor payment of
awards of the commission OH claims in the
western department agreed to.
Mr.. Dl XON offered Joint resolution author.
izing the secretary OF the navy to make an
equitable settlement with those who are under
penalty for failing to construct machinery by
the day fixed in the contract; referred After
executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. DUELL introduced a bill to increase the
The bill appropriating $50 900 TO the king
dom of Hanover Tor the abolition of the stadt
dues, was passed. The resolution appropri
ating $4,000 to remove the bakeries from under
the capitol, was tabled.
Mr. DUELL reported bill disseminating
pensions TO children of officers and soldiers OF
the Revolution. Passed.
A Joint resolution was passed authorizing the
secretary to cause all unsuitable army supplies
and goods on hand to be sold
Mr.. BLAIR reported bill defining the ray
of officers of the army and bill for providing
compensation to loyal citizens Tor property
destroyed, to prevent the same being used by
the enemy. Postponed.
The bill providing hospital chaplains was
taken up and passed and the legislative and
executive appropriation bill was taken up, and
the senate's amendments acted upon. Among
those cOncurred ia was one that the cOmpen-
salon by law shall not be construed TO include
more than two mileages for the present con.
gress, and another appropriating the unex
pended balance for the construction of tile
Philadelphia post office building. Adjourned.
FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, March lon Wed
nesday night, Capt. Montgomery of Wrghts
battalion, with his company, was surprised at
Keittsville, Barry county, by $50 rebels, sup
posed to belong to McBride's DIVISION but
who represented themselves as Texan ran.
gers. They fired into the house occupied by
our men, killing two and wounding one. One
of the rebels was killed The balance fied,
taking with them about seventy horses. Two
wagons loaded with suffers stores were burn
ed the same night, at Major Harbine's farm,
two miles beyond Kettsville Coils. Ellis and
Waight, with an adequate cavalry force were
sent to Keittsvle
Gen Price had burned several public build
ings al Fayetteville, including thu arsenal aud
lead factory, several Touring mills, and one
hundred thousand pounds Of -four Many OF
the inhabitants along the road have fled, de-
ceived by the lies of Price that all would be
butchered. A strong Union feeling was ex-
hibted among those remaining An old sol
der of 1912 brought out Union flag long kept
concealed tits feared that the combined forces
of Price, Van Dorm, McCuloch, Mcintosh,
and Pike will again overrun the country,
which keeps thousands from avowing their
| sentiment.
Price, after hot chase, is cooln off in Bos;
ton mountains. Ben McCulloch is on this
| side of the mountains.