Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-16
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
xXxvII CONGREss.-FiRsrsE SESSION

WAsHiNGroN, Jan. Is.
HoUsE-Mr. Conway introduced a resolution to
promote the efficiency OF troops serving in the De-
partment Of Kansas.
resolution was introduced which was adopted,
instructing the Committee on IN litary afAirs to
enq lire into the Iropriety Of est4blisting q mil-
tary post at or near Louisville.
Mr.. orniny. from the Committee on Ways and
Means, rep 1t d . joint resolution tha. in ord TO
pay the orliaat, etteEse, Of the Government and
interest on .he national loan. and having amp,
sinking funt for ~ ultimate liquiiaton a IN Z be
imp - b ith the tariff on imports, will So
cure an annual sum not less than fifteen mu-
lion collars
Mr.. Vallandgh'm advocated the postponement
OF the reso ution unit! Monday week.
Messrs norton, insanm and Morrill, urged its
IN mediate passage.
The Hcu.c refused 10 postpene the resolution bv
n vote Of 3d. a,ainst Is
The resolution was then passed by a vote Of l33
against ,.
~k.ArR-Nr. Wilson. from the Military Com
nhttee. reported back tho bill 10 Increase tho
c!,Iie" 70 ce Ct the War Department and bureau.
Mr.. Crimes moved to amend as to add four
,, clerks To the Navy d partmen'.
This was agreed to, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Sumuer presented petition from the Farm
ers' luo ot Concord, Mass. stating that the
| c,untiy IL q lol with unre able seeds a nd ask
| ing hat q duty be rlacel on seeds.
On motion Of Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas, the l.int res
o'uticn 70 promote tho efficiency of the troops
serving in Kansas, was taken up
Mr. Saul.b.rj said hat the y. y. Tribune, in
calling attention 70 This resolution, saii that it
would oc .Lr to the reader that i, meant some
thing. Did it mean a policy dangerous to the
c0u ltry, and which he believed was conirn ned by
the President in his message? This joint
resolution gives to the CommsHder in Kansas
pow.r given to other man. 1t invites
every free lego aid runaway slave apl
Indian to nni be armed. Il theIo
was lingering hope tur tho Union in ia. heur, of
any man II the SoIth, the adoption OF this joint
resolution would eytingui h all such hope 1t
might bo siid Of the south that they employed
fea.oos but it as cursr en- the Sauthar4 Com
fcdcracy, and he salisbury neither wanted to
learn morals nor patriotism from IT. being in the
cid &c lcral Union, tor which every aspiration of
his heart goes forth. iio oniemned this policy
| a destructive Of the last hope for the Union.
There would not be any tnion men left in tn @
South ii this policy adopted. lie moved to
insert in the resolution the WORT "white" before
the word "rers rs.
Mr.. Lane, OF Kansas, said that the commander
in kahsas is Maj Gen. Hunter, wh" was ~ well
known II his lrudelc as for his CALAMITY. This
BILL In case he IS cut of from communicating III
the Government, is to gisc him power to ill ~
the army ia the county where he was. The rcso
luton does not give him power To arm the slaves
or even II white men. n hen every soldier was
a knight arTant, AMI had for his esquire slave
ibtA tIc ItutiS, t1ifI We "buIi DP2lh tD see The
bt ginning Of the end. He would rdt The slaves 10
work the ioIti .ation-, bat would rot nut arms
in their hatds. The re.eutioii prusiics f,r no
othl: expense except subsistence
Mr. Harlan snii If the resolution was t. confer
bench, on ,hc cp'ored people, be c1ulA not zee
WY t..c Senator from Delaware shou Il ohicc. 10
it. bn, he Harlan) could moi see .!y the colored
people should not be allowed to bcar their
share of the burden. Neither did he agree
that colored men should not be allowed to bear
arms. lie did not think j, could be offered a. n
reason for not doing 50, that they were enemies
OF the country. There were {. ur million of men
whose loyalty could not be doubted, and vet all
their force and erergy is marshalied against US
by the rebels. He did not see why we should no.
employ those four million ot men for the Govern
ment.
Mr. Lane, o.: kansas, said ne had not meant hy
the resolution to c.mulit the t,overI ;neit 10 the
policy Of arming the saves, bur if he Lane had
command CT tho army, while he could not commit
the Goycrnmen: toaDy pnl'cy, lie would say L. the
slave,'l have no arms, but il you can fnl arms
get them ana | viii u-e you for suid!er" Sap-
pressed apr lanse IN the gallery.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee to
70 tho confscation Of tho property Of rebc., etc.
reported them 81! back. with one OH ira! bi! ~
substitute for the whole, namely: To conG.cate
the property and free the slaves Of rebels
The hahs2s contested seat cane up
Mr.. stanton pEo ceo dei to speak at length