Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-07
THIRTY.sEvENTM CONaKEsy.
First Session.
WAsHINoroN, Feb,

| .i-- WARRINGTON, Feb, 9th.
sENArE.-Those who voted against Bdght'l
expulsion were:
Nays-Messrs Bayard, Cowsu, Carlisle, Har
ris, Kennedy, Latham, N Nesmith, Pearce, Powell
kloe, Salisbury, Ten Eyck, Thompson auc
| Willey-l4.
The vice president said as two.thrds hsd
voted In favor OF heresolution it was adopted.
! Mr. King presented several petitions, asking
that three hundred thousand copies of the Az.
riculturAl report be printed In the German Ian.
guage. .st
Mr.. Carlisle presented q petition, uumerous-
y signed by citizens of Boston, asking Congress
to leave the negro question alone and attend to
the business Of tho country.
The Dill tp define the pay and emolument of
the officers OF the army, was taken up.
Mr. Sherman said the bill did not meet the
dimcuity. year ago ne were physically weak,
with no public debt; now We are physically
strong but financially weak. The total amount
OF the expenses, tor the next year, will proba-
bly, not be less than $3.50, 100000. This 10 a
greater expense than ever was borne by any ma
hon. The highest expenditure of Great Britain
was never i've hundred millions OF dollars
year, not even In the war with Napoleon. Mr..
sherman here quoted from the London Post,
t9e GoVernment organ, which said that We, the
United States Government we're approaching
national bankruptcy. In bis Judgment three
proportions were needed ~ ,si.-, 4
FIRST, the prompt levy Of q tax on not less
than $l50, ,0OO, ,OO6, Second, a, careful revision
OF the laws regulating salaries and compensa-
tions;, Third, rigid scrutiny into the disburse.
ment OF all PUBLIC funds, and prompt punish
ment OF every officer taking money or allowing
others TO take it for property in the service,
OF which the Government does not receive ben.
eft. ~
long discussion ensued on the bill to cuFtail
or taH officers pay, etc., during which Mr.. boo.
lite SAID the people demanded taxation and
victory both.
Mr. Doolittle offered. an amendment, which
was agreed TO, reducing the mileage of mem
bers Of Congress fifty per cent.
Alter executive session adjourned.
HOUSE The House went into committee of
the Whole on the Treasury note bill
Mr. Kellogg of Ill spoke on the bill. . X
| Mr. Conway of Kansas, asked leave to offer
the following to which Mr.. Mayard objected,
and unanimous consent was required to intro
duce It: it7rs . lfF'G
Resolved, That the President be required to
furnish the House, II not incompatible with
public interests, with the names OF all persons
arrested under the order Of any executive officer
Without legal prooe5eI ana connned IN any oil the
forts or other prisons Of this country as prisoners
of war; the names Of the forts or other prisons
In which said persons have been and are con-
fined respectively; the date Of the several ar
rests, together, with full statement of the
charges aud evidence upon which they were
arrested; alec the names of all su:h persons
who have since been disohsrged the date OF
their several dl'chsrg es, and che reasons for the
same ahH s.
The House then took up the treasury note
bill. .r .s'
Mr.. Thomas Of Mass, gave the reasons
which would induce him to vote against the bill
as IL now stands -.s., ,.l.-I.
An Incidental debate occurred, during which
Mr Morrill, Of Vermont said the pending bill
was reported by only half of the committee on
| WAYS and Means.
After further debate, the legal tender clause
was rejected-Ayes SO, nays SO.
Mr.. Horton offered Morrill's substitute, With
amendments to the bill. Rejected by SIS to
80. 1Rlqa -
Mr, Stevens presented modification Of the
original bill. Agreed to. 1s ell49
Adjourned ~. @i.'" e'