The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-16
Last Nights Report.
XXXVu Congress--Fir Session
Washington, January Is.

Washington, January Is.
HoUsE Mr.. Conway introduceda joint
resolution to promotc the efficiency OF
troops serving in the Department of Kan
sas
Mr.. Law introduced q resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Committee
on Military Affairs to inquire into the
propriety Of establishing military post
at or near Evansville, Ind.
Mr.. Corning, from the Committee on
Ways aud Means, reported joint resolu-
ton that in order to pay the ordinary ek-
penses Of the Government and interest
ON the national loan aud have an ample
sinking fund for its ultimate liquidation,
lax be imposed which with the tariff on
imports will secure an annual sum Of not
less than $3.50, 900, 900.
SESATK-Mr Wilson, from the Mill
tary Commute, reported back bill to in
crease the clerical force Of the War De
partment and Bureau
Mr.. Grimes moved to amend SO as to
add four Clerks to Navy Department
This was agreed to and the bin passed
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from
the Farmers Club Of Concord. Mass,
stating that the country is flooded with
unreliable seeds, and asking that a duty
be placed ON seeds
On motion of Mr.. Lane, of Kansas.
Tire joint resolution to promote the ef-
ficiency of the troops serving in Kansas
was taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury said that the New York
Tribune in calling attention to this reso-
luton, said that il would occur to the
reader that it meant something Did it
mean policy dangerous to the coun-
try, and which he believed was condemned
by the President in his message? This
joint resolution gives to the commander
in Kansas power given to no other man
1t invites every free negro and runaway
slave and Indian to come and be armed
Ii there was lingering hope for the
Union in the heart of any man in the
South, the adoption of this joint resolu-
ton would extinguish all such hope. 1t
might be said of the South that they en-
ployed negroes, but it was a curse on the
Southern Confederacy, and he (Sauls-
bury neither wanted to learn morals or
patriotism from 1t. Being in the old Fed
ernl Union, for which every aspirstion of
his heart goes forth, he condemned this
policy us destructive of the last hope Of
the Union. There would not be any Uni
on men left in the South If this policy
was adopted. He moved to insert In the
resolution the word tswhite" before the
word "persons."
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas. said that the COM
mander in Kansas is Maj. Gen. Hunter,
who was as well known for his prudence
as fol his gallaniry The bin, in ease he
is cut off from communicating with the
Government, is to give him power to fill
up the army in the country where he Was
The resolution does not give him power
to arm the slaves or even white men,
When every white soldier was a Knight
Grant and had for his Esquire slave
from the rebels, then We would begin TO
see the beginning of the end. He would
put the slaves to work on the fortifca
tons. but would not put arms in their
hands The resolution provides for no
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Mr.. Harlan said if the resolution was
to confer benefit on the colored people
he could see why the Senator from Della
ware should object to it, but he (Harlan)
could not See why the colored people
should not be allowed to bear their share
Of the burdens. Rather did he agree that
colored men should not be allowed to
bear arms. He did not think it could be
offered as reason for not doing 50 that
they were enemies of the country. There
were four millions Of men whose loyalty
could not be doubted, and vet their en-
ergy is marshalleda against us by the rebels.
He did not see why we should not en-
ploy these four millions of men for the
Government.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, said he had net
intended by the resolution to commit the
Government to the policy Of arming the
slaves, but if he !.ane) had command of
the army, while he would not commit the
Government to any policy, he would say