Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-24

The Senate adjourned leaving other amendments still
Iending
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIvES
The SPEAKER announced that he had appointed Mr..
| WINDOW ms member of the Committee Of Claims ia
place OF Mr.. ASHLEY, excused
DEFIcIENcY BILL
Mr.. STEVENS. ask unanimous consent Of the
House to report from the Committee OF Ways and Means
joint resolution to supply ia part deficiency in tho
preparation for the pubic printing, and To supply det
cheney the appropriations for bounte aud premiums
for volunteers.
Mr.. HOLMAN, ask that the Joint resolution be read
| Mr. STEVENS With the permission Of the House
desire 70 make brief statement The first item of this
int resolution is necessary to pay the hands in the Public
| rnhtug once The money due on Saturday, and
they cannot very we'll get without it, The second
item Is for the of the bounes to vounteers and the
the recess or hoydays II those items passed. the
Committee of Ways and Means will not offer any further
appropriation bills until after the recess.
The joint resolution read first and second time.
1t sppFopates $50 900 to supply deficiencies 10 part for
public printing 1t ase approprates $50 600 600 or so
much thereof AZ may DO required, for the payment Of
bonties and advance pay and premums soldiers vol
unteerng enstng in the service of the United States
The SPEAKER. IL there objection to the proposition
made by the gentleman from Penn yvania2
Mr.. BROOKS l think, Mr.. Speaker that an impor-
ant bill like this, appropriang twenty million dol
ars ought to receive the usual kind of reference to the
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union It
be disposed of there without delay There
| are many questions to be asked on this subject.
Mr. STEVENS. l move to refer the Joint resolution
to the Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union
and to make 1t special order for two O'Clock to-day
The motion was agreed to.
DEPART MENT OF MISSOURI
Mr.. BLOW, from the Committee of Ways and Means
reported back bill to provide for the deficiency in the
appropriation for the pay of officers and employed in
the Western department, department of Missouri and
asked unanimous consent to have considered in the
House at this tune and to have the privilege of making
| few remarks.
Mr.. BLOW said This bill approprates over seven hum
dred thousand dollars for the payment of the guards
OF the State of Missouri The las Congress appointed
commission TO examine and settle their claims; and that
commission has made its report fading that the APP
propriaed in this bill due to these men, the noble body
OF men that have taken up in defence Of their
country They tire who responded to the call Of
Gen Nathaniel Lyon the darkest hour our countrys
trial Since that time the pay to which they entitled
has been withheld aud their families have been exposed to
want The action of the commission is final and there
fore there be doubt about proprety of passing
this bill 1t has been duly considered n the Committee Of
Ways and Means and has been found to be correct in all
particulars
Mr.. HARDING. l have no objection to the considera.
ton OF this bill now provided the gentleman from Missouri
will consent to its being amended extend its pro-
visions to the State of Kentucky where there are men
situated similarly to those 10 Missouri and who are entitled
to the same measure Of relief
Mr. BLOW. / would cbeerfuly consent if a commits
had been appointed 10 the of Kentucky and made
report, as in the of Missouri
Mr. COX ask the gentleman from Missouri whether
there hiss been appropriation made carry out the
award IL the commissioners
Mr.. BLOW. Oae hundred thousand dollars were ap-
proprlated. The allowed claims amounted to $8OO6I2
that l., the claims allowed by the commission The orip-
nal claims we're $l,50000O If millions were paid by
This Government 1t would not remunerate those men for
the service which they rendered
Mr.. cox. do not seek any issue with the gentleman
about the merits Of the soldiers of Missouri know very
well the service that they rendered do not think that
we to set precedent at this early day of the seq
son of passing appropriation bills in the House without
the usual consideration in the Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union
The bill referred to the Committee of the Whole
REBEL STATES
Mr.. YEAMAN offered the following resolutions. and
moved the previous question their adoption:
Resoired That conspiracy persons combined together
and ass aiming the name of State confederation Of
ass or svyng war upon the United States for with
polite franchises Of the loyal cz such States and
suen loyal have the right at time administer
aon than that 1t shall be republican in form.
mat formal return or readmission of any State into
the Union not necessary II is Sufficient that people,
or those who oyal in any State qualified by the
my Time resume the functions Of State
pstSe with ,hs Union and with tbs Constitution laws
loyalty for the purpose of doing it. '''''n''
8 That all questions touching property rights aud inter-
effect and validity of any law proclamation military order
emergency OF war; act of rebellion upon the title To any
to service labor any State under the laws thereof
e for the judicial determination the courts of the United
Inc previous question not seconded and ON motion
o. MT LOVEJOY the resolutions were referred To the
select committee on the rebellous States
NATIONAL BANKRUPT ACT
Mr.. SPAULDlNS moved the following resolution. and
demanded the previot- question its adoption
Reso red That seac committee Of nine be cons;t,sd
70 consider the subject OF national bankrupt act and n
pert thereon by blu or otherwise - ~ "
The previous question WIN seconded and tba main
question ordered. - ~ "'"
Mr.. HOLMAN moved that the resolution be ,;a o
the table; which motion reetted-veas 40 na, az
The question then required III, reaolut;on "a !,
was adopted. ' "
CONSUMPTION ACT.
Mr.. COX. l submit tle following resin,;on al Il
mend the previous question on its adoption ~
Rssoived, That the Committee on Military Ans ;,
into the expe iency OF total repeal Il act of
1868 for enrolling and ing the national foT.a 81
Tor other purposes: and that, In lieu thereof they r*
bl calling forth the militia of the States "execus ~.
laws OF the Union, and TO suppress instruction pus
anee of the eighth section. article one of the Constuto
and providing for the armng dscipinnp AMI
governing Of the said militia reserving states respe
lively he apo ntment of the officers and the authority Of
training the militia, according the discipline prescribed Nv
Congress Or that be not expedent that said ,mmite.
inquire further into the expedency of repeating so much Of
that all citizens owing allegiance shall be liable the
Government without to their pee lniary ability to
obtain discharge herefrom by the substitues
the ~ provided however That said sub
sutes and enpton eh al not be repealed relates
the present call Tor troops In States VIII tue law uuder
that call, has not been executed
The previous question not seconded; there being