The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-26
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Exclusively for the Journal.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IXxVIIth COngress--.Seeond Session.
WASHINGTON, February 25.

reduction of the duty on paper
The bill authorizing the Covington and
Cincinnati bridge company to build a
bridge across the Ohio river at a height
of moi less than one hundred feet above
high water mark, was referred to the
committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads
Powell presented the resolutions of the
Kentucky Legislature, concerning the
tolls due to that State from the United
States. Referred to the Judiary Com
mittee
Richardson called up the bill to pro-
mote the health, comfort and efficiency
Of the army.
Sumner moved to strike out the prop
osition authorizing the Commissary De-
partment to furnish tobacco to the sol
diers at cost Rejected-3 to %.
The bill passed
The bill amendatory Of the Pacific
Railroad Bill was taken up.
McDougal offered an amendment pro-
viding for the retaining of certain per-
centage of the bonds in the Treasury
until the road is completed, to apply it
to that part on the eastern or western
slope of the Rocky Mountains. Adopted.
Sherman offered an amendment, which
was adopted, that at the discretion of
the President he may pay to any of the
! companies mentioned in the act, in lieu
of the bonds of the United States, an
equal amount of the lawful money of the
United States. The bill passed.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was
taken up.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the con-
siderotion of the bill to organize the ma
tional forces, and for other purposes.
Crittenden made no professions of pa
triotism, but the measure now proposed
was the rational result of the course of
policy pursued from the beginning
Eighteen months ago it was here de-
clared that the sole object of the war
was to restore the Union, and not to
subvert the institutions of any State;
but departures from this declaration had
caused divisions, and men had lost heart
because of the violations of the Constitu-
ton and the issuing of emancipation
proclamatious People would not vol
unteer to free slaves The only remedy
was to make a national not sectional
war The negro troops were a source of
weakness rather than of power.
White men would not fight in their
company.
The time for debate having expired
by limitation, the House proceeded to
vote on the amendments, and adopted
one combining the term of service to the
present rebellion, not however, to exceed
three years.
An intellectual motion was made by
Mr.. Colfax to reduce the term to two
years.
The House adopted the amendment
of Mr.. DIN from the Military Committee
that all persons in time of war or rebel
lion acting as spies about the fortifca
tions or camps of the army, shall be tried
by general court martial and shall or
conviction suffer death
Vallandigham offered an amendment
so that instead of summary arrests by
Provost Marshals, of persons resisting
the draft they should be made on war
rant from civil officers on oath or other af
,, firmation setting forth the offence charg
, ed. Rejected 81 against Is.
Mr.. Cox moved to confne the con
} scription to white citizens Rejected
0 Mr. Stevens offered an amendment ex
empting from the draft persons consci
entiously opposed to bearing arms, and
r who shall declare on oath or atfir
!; nation that such has been their religious
principles, for threey ears. Rejected.
Wickliffe offered an amendment tina
the men thus called into service shall b,
by the Governors of States organized
into companies and regiments with off
). GERS to command them appointed by thu
}, authorities of the States according to tn
constitution and laws thereof, and of tn,
constitution of the United States Re
jected 55 to l04
The hour devoted to offering amend
ments having expired, many amend
ments still being excluded, the House
proceeded to dispose of the pending mo
ton of Mr.. Holman, to strike out the
. 18th section relative to providing substl
tutes, the neglecting to do so subject.
the delinquent to arrest and trial as &
, deserter Disagreed to-66 to 6S.
; Holman offered substitute for the
bill declaring all the able-bodied white
male citizens between the ages of Is anC
As years with the exceptions mentioned
toeconstitute the militia of the United
E States, to be called out by the Presiden
), in the manner authorized by the law
L the force to be divided into two classes
: each to serve one year, unless soone
discharged, to be enrolled aid differed
by the State authorities, &c. Rejected
4 "A to los
' The House then passed the Senate bill
i for enrolling and calling out the ma
tional forces with the above note amend
. ments passed by the House with the ont
striking out from the duties of Proves
Marshalls that to enquire into and repor
to the Provost Marshall General all trea
sonable practices The vote on the con
n scription bill was lis yeas and 40 nays
: UNPLEASANT NEWS from REL
!, RIVER.
:. Loss Of the Queen Of the West