The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-23

for the removal of the Indians After
discussing the bill was postponed.
Rice called up the bill to reimburse the
State of Mimi, in her expenses in de-
Tending the State against Indian out
RACES
He had received kilograms from the
Gov stating the amount necessary to
reimburse the State would be $350,000
Passed
The committee before completing ac-
ton on the clause, laid the bill aside.
Arnold addressed the committee on
the subject of a Ship Canal to the Mis-
sissippi
He said it was the duty of every
States men not only to crush the rebel
lion but to cement the Union. He
Union, and that no sectional appeal
could ever check the loyalty of the glo-
rious band of loyal States. The west
would regard as traitors alike those who
proposed peace with any portion of the
Mississippi in rebel hands, and those
who suggested union with patriotic,
brave New England left out The north
ern frontier must be defended This
canal is the cheapest and best means of
defending it. While the Atlantic coast
is protected by forts from Maine to
Florida, and by navy the northern
frontier, not less important is entirely
defenseless, and in easy common range
for many hundred miles of foreign ter
ritory.
The Northwest cheerfully pays her
proportion for the defence of the Allan
tic, and will pay further the large appro-
priations required, but we ask in Justice
that the Northern frontier shall be secur-
ed. He showed that the lakes by the
Canadian canals were accessible to the
British gunboats, and that the lake cities
and commerce were exposed to destruc-
ton.
He had received a letter from Admiral
Porter, showing that we now had afoat
more than 80 gunboats which could pass
from the lakes to the ocean by this canal
He then presented the mineral, COM
mercial and agricultural interests seek
ing protection.
Fity-eight million bushels of bread
STRUTS we're shipped from Chicago during
the last season.
The commerce of the lakes was at
least S400 100000 per annum. Corn
was now king, and kept peace between
England and America.
The canal is the cheapest mode of de-
Tending the lakes.
This would turn the Mississippi into
the lakes and unite forever the East and
the West
Every dollar thus spent in defence
cheapens transportation. The capacity
of the canal will be twelve times that of
the Erie Canal
The largest steamer which navigates
the Mississippi will steam directly into
Lake Michigan These grand results
costing $l3,000000, and it will rapidly
pay for itself and will be grand national
highway 1t will add to the taxable
property of the Union as much as the
Erie Canal has DONE
1t will increase both our ability to bor-
row money and to pay it.
The Committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE-Lane presented the creden-
tials of Hon. David Turpie, Senator elect
from Indiana.
Anthony offered resolution instruct
ing the Military Committee to inquire
into the expediency of publishing month
/ ly the names of all officers of the army
who are on leave, with date of leave,
time of absence, and by whom such leave
was granted.
Hale called up the bill to amend the
act to establish the grade of line officers
in the army
Wilson called up the bill to provide for
wounded, and to promote efficiency in
the medical department of the army
He referred to one clause Of the bill
increasing the combinations of rations
in the Hospitals from IS to 80 cents.
He said the object of the bill was to re-
store the sick soldiers as speedily as pos
sible.
Several Senators opposed the bill for
various reasons, namely: That the med
ical department was mismanaged; that
contractors made money at the pres
ent rates; that in some cases meat set
before sick persons wasn't fit to eat; that
the bill called for the increase of rank
and pay officers in command and that
| tue pay III the aggregate HOulu amount
to a very large sum; that no accurate in
formation could be or even had been OBJ
tanned from the department as to the
number of sick and wounded, &c.
Wilson stated that we have about
5000 surgeons and the bill provides for
200 more, and 40 assistant surgeons in
the regular army and about 250 sur
geons and 800 assistants in the volun-
teers.
We are now employing 1900 surgeons
who are not enlisted, and the Govern
ment needs more, and if the Govrnment
could get 900 more good ones it would
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and afterwards adjourned.
MORNING DISPATCHES.