New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03

and many young men had not followed the foot.
steps of their fathers, but had enlisted in the war.
ue had been educated among these people, and
-, agh he might not have continued in their faith,
he wo. ~ "'"' ''''"'' '" '"'-' "'''A ""N "'s
M. p1C1, ARDSON opposed the amendment on
ba r+o."5 ,h u these people should take their
charees Dv,tb ali "tbsr citizens. lie thought the
provs;ons of the hill ~eplS te less heavy on them
than on many others. .,h, !, ,rroro IN
Mr. LANE Rep, Kan'as thosSn' or cSnrrb %rUds 70
make in isyof % ssid although he repre-
MIR. COWAN (ReP., II these persons than
sented perhaps q larger clsss .nendmeni GA
any one, vet he should oppose the .;an of
be thought it would be unfair. The Consti'u'.r
PENNSYLVANIA did not exempt them from 'ue oP''"
tion of its military laws. Nm
Tie amendment was rejected-Yeas ia, Nays y
Mr. RICHARDSON moved 10 SlriA' ,.. 30. 10,
ton authorzng the President Sus 'ne seT
Eincels; o. ih9 :'N rot worth any thing unless
WaS WTI ITYsSd 70 commission negroes 10 the army.
"i' "iHSoN tMass.J said 1t was not intended to
commission negroes: 1t was proposed to commission
white men for certain rec -
Mr.. RICHARDS0' ernsn,y. sras orrossd 70 usipg ne
g,oes otSu tST g but laboN they would be good
n" @ fght aud would lose every battle. BATTLE,
J LANE Ii{ansas SAID there was regimen. s;n.
of negroes in Els State. At first there was Ese}
dice against tbem but by their bearing aIu had bcen
under fire and fought bravely, and oena'o'o liz mi
vet acknowledge the bravery ana nsa''"s f'"'''''
Of the negro.
The amendment was rejected.
90 much of the enrolling act rs allows exemption
from draft on payment of sum OF money o 70 We
Hyad nv the secretary of War, not 10 exceed $boo
, After q debate the question was put ana ho
. quorum voted. ..a o. os;orrn
/ Reiected-Yeas, 4; Nays, 80. SILL no quorum.
r Wr. GRIMES moved that the Sergeant Arms
request the attendance of absent members Agreed 70.
4 quorum being obtained, the amendment was
rejected. Yeas, 10; Nays, -.
Mr.. DAVIS I'm, ky.l offered an amendment
that no negro free slave shall be enrolled IN the
military, marine naval service OF The United
STATES. Reiected-Yeas, ID Nays 23. -,
! Mr.. POWELL offered an amendment, IN the
form of prOyiso that no person OF African descent
shall be commissioned an officer III The service o.
the United States. Adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. C0wsn D+yi., Her5ng Harris IendeI
son Htk Howe he0psiy Lane pTd,, Ne.%nh @ rSse weI
[ AlchsldsoD, saulsOu'y AeH S'SA' N"'P''' """ "N'
NAYsMessrs Chandler Clark DoO,tle Fessenden Foo.
Poster Grimes Harlan, Howard King. Lane Kan Morrill,
Pomeroy. Sumner Irumbul Wihpson Wilson tMs's ii.
Mr. HOWARD lUn,, Mo) offered an amendmsn'
that any person belonging 10 or getting up any 80
crot society hostile 10 the United States shall, on
convection be Imprisoned not less than five more
than ten years, or fined not less than $1,000 mol
more than $40 900, and such person shall disclose
the secrets, PASSWORDS, Sci oi tne eoSey. i' ee1o
, il referred principally 10 the so-called knights 0
! the Golden Circle
/ Mr.. RICHARDSON said he could prove that that
organization belonged To the Senator party, and
was for the purpose OF establishing nAtary des
potism.
After further discussion, the amendment wal
thdrawn.
Mr.. LANE (Kausas) offered an amendment
{ to the provso offered by Mr.. Powell, 30 that y
would read that no person of African descent sbal
a bo commissioned as officer in the service OF the
United States, except company officers, and III com
panies composed exclusively of persons OF African
descent. Adopted-Yeas, 10; Nays, IL.
i The bill tten passed-Ycas 20; Nays, 10.
1 Mr.. COWAN presented the petition OF w. G.
Jewett, praying for immediate action on The bill fo
q the admission OF Colorado as highly important tC
the interests OF the country and showing 10 Europe
d and the South uniinchiDg determination to main
tain the Union with the Constitutional GUARANTEES Il
e. all sections.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL.
he Mr.. FESSENDEN called up the Internal Rev
he enue bill.
N. An amendment was adopted fixing the license o
u retail lquor dealers ut so.
~ The House amendment taxing deacon skins CEN
10 each was stricken out.
he The House amendment, taxing steam engines, II
GLIDING locomotives, IA per cent ad valorem, WI
ms disagreed to- anu tax Of per cent ad yalorem
as marine engines was substituted.
De- The House tax Of per cent adyalorem on ready
lis made clothing stricken out, and the tax Of
at tom work increased to per cent.
be The amendment providing for an Assistant 81
be hcitor Of the Treasury was rejected.