The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

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CONGRESSIONAL
WAsH1serox. December 9.-Representa-
live Hickman's bill. introduced to-day. au-
thorizes the President to organize regiments
of colored men. not exceeding one hundred
in number: giving authority to uniform
them in some distinctive manner. and Arm
them for term Of seven years or less.
The privates to receive S6 so per month.
ami the same allowance for clothing and
rations rs white soldiers. Non commission
in regular army. Commissioned officers.
either white or colored. TO be graduates of
colleges. aud to receive twice the pay of
Infantry of regular army.
Each company to be allowed . teacher or
chaplain's clerk.
The bill provides for line steamers of not
less than one thousand FIVE hundred tuns,
to run between New York and Liberia.
touching ut Norfolk and Port Royal. to
carry such field men as desire TO emigrate.
II also gives the proceeds of con6scated
rebel property to carry out the provisions
Of the bill.
The Senate is still engaged in discussing
publicans while claiming the right OF the
President to make such arrests, and even
justifying the suspension Of the writ Of ho-
beas corpus, declare that the power should
be carefully exercised, and committed them.
selves to full investigation of the late ar
rests. Among these is SHERMAN. OF Ohio.
Others. however. such as Senator VII
SON. "glory in the arrests" and do not favor
%ko
rial inquiry The Conservatives" Of
to the wall.
1t is now understood that Judge HoLr
will be the successor Of Secretary SIXTH.
Col. john McHKSRY. Of the Seventeenth
Kentucky regiment, has been dismissed the
service, for issuing an order requiring his
soldiers to hunt up and deliver fugitive
slaves, which order is sntagonistic to a reg
ulation Of the army. This action Of the
Department is important, as it demonstrates
that the administr alton has at last dismiss
ed the pernicious counsels oil the Border
State men.
There are some Of higher rank now COM
in Kentcky, who ought to travel
the road laid out for Col. McHEsRY. While
on this subject. the following, which occur
red in the House on Monday is to the point
as exhibiting the spirit of those who have
to force the army in Kentucky
to repudiate the regulations SO tar As they
concern the neutrality Of the army toward
slavery.
W1cKK11FE, of Kentucky, wanted the
soldiers to be compelled to give up negroes
when their masters came after them; recited
The deplorable losses he and his fellow slave
holders had suffered, and said he had lost
ten himself.
LovEyoY. of Illinois. replied. that when
the people Of Illinois and the Northwest
were sending their tens of thousand TO pro-
tect the gentleman from Kentucky aud his
neighbors, they still kept crying out about
their losses of negroes.
We didn't want any of your protection
in my section Of tie State" said WICK
LIFE.
Western Virginia was on the 10th. ad-
mit,ed into the Union as a Sovereign State.
The majority in the House was Al. We
the boundaries of the new
State, but from the fact that it is asserted
that the capital will be fixed at Alexandra. ;
we presume it takes in a large slice of Eas-
Tern Virginia. perhaps including the country
north Of the Rappahannock, including the |
PENN sula. between that river and the Poto- |
mac. If this be the case. the old mother I
State is pretty well shorn of her strength. |
The discussion in Congress indicate that
the Republicans will be split on the question |
IF arbitrary arrests. The Western mem |
bers. especially. are disposed to condemn !
The manner OF the arrests, and to demand
Of the Government q prompt hearing in ell
political cases. in accordance with the estab-
Iished laws of the country.
There is . strong disposition in Congress
to lay hold OF the corruptions ef the army,
and especially to put an end to that abuse.
through which officers desert their CON-
ma0ds without cause. Both Houses have
called for infor nation which will throw light
upon this abuse. Among the resolutions !
introduced on the 10th. was one instructing
he Military Committee to inquire into the
sxpediency of reporting bill torfeit;ng the
pay and emoluments Of officers of the army
during the time they are absent except up
On sick leave; and another making inquiry
Is TO the number of aid de camps that can
be dispensed with without iDjuring the pub
lie service. 1903 A~
The EconOuay Of Health. This busy nation |
Americans I2 400 working people,
may Estimated % day, aud their annual
y sickness at average Of days each in the
This gives total loss sac. Oao, 900 three
ludng the Army Navy Post ohees Legis lators, For
hundred tons pure gold.
A large proportion Of this costly suaerng might be
verified by attention TO diet cleanliness and above all
vnf AwAY ill Of a