The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-04
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CONGRESSIONAL.
XxxYIIth Congress.-Second Session,
WASHINGTON, March ?.
(Non9anS PrOpeedinQS.l

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SExATE.-Anothony moved an amend
ment to exempt persons from the provis-
ions of the enrolling bill on account of
their religious principles
Richardson opposed the amendment.
LaLe of Kansas thought it unwise to
make any distinction in favor of any
sect or church
The amendment was rejected-14
to %.
Richardson moved to strike out the
section authorizing the President to COM
mission certain officers He said it was
not worth anything unless it was intend
ed to commission negroes in the army.
Wilson of Massachusetts said it was
not intended to commission negroes. 1t
was intended to commission white men
to certain regiments.
Richardson opposed using negroes for
ANYTHING but negroes. The amendment
was rejected.
Trumbull moved an amendment to re-
peal so much of the Enrolling Act as to
allow exemption of the act on the pay
ment of sum of money, to be fixed by
the Secretary of War. atE
After debate, the question was put,
and no quorum voted
Powell moved to adjourn Rejected
Grimes moved that the Sergeant-at-
arms request the attendance of alb
sentees. Agreed to.
\ quorum was obtained, and the
amendment was rejected-l0 to %.
Powell moved an amendment that no
person of African descent shall be com
missioned as an officer.
Lane of Kansas moved that no person
of African descent shall be commission
ed as an officer in the. service of the
United States, except company officers,
composed exclusively of persons of Afri-
can descent Adopted.
The hill then passed-26 to 10.
FeSsenden called up the Internal Rev
enue Bill, which passed.
Trumbull called up the report of the
committee of Conference on the indem-
MITIGATION BIZ. At II o'clock Mr.. Wade
addressed the Senate at length .l
Powell made a lengthy speech, inter-
rupted occasionally by motions to ad-
journ, to indefinitely postpone, &c,
which were voted down.
Mr Cowan followed, who urged that it
was the duty of citizens to sustain the
constituted authorities
At 2 \. N. motion to adjourn was re-
iected. The debate continued and at
3:l5 A. NJ Powell was. still speaking.
People are still in the galleries, most of
then lying on the benches and many of
them asleep Several Senators are
asleep and some smoking in the cloak
room.
Powell spoke till half past three, when
he moved to adjourn. Rejected
Bayard spoke until half past four
against the bill. The question again re-
Cured on agreeing to the report of the
Conference committee The chairman,
Pomeroy, declared the report agreed to.
At ! to > the Senate adjourned
Salisbury moved that the Journal be
corrected, as his colleague, Bayard, last
night had appealed from the decision Of
the Chair, and the appeal was not en-
tered
/ Powell said he desired to make a cor
rection in the Journal He did not
agree with statements made in the Jour
nal. He did not believe the vote to con-
cur in the report of the Committee of
Conference was ever put last night. The
Senator from Delaware (Bayard) had the
floor, and gave way to motion to ad-
journ, and he (Powe!D SO stated. The
motion to adjourn was rejected, and the
President pro tenn. (Pomeroy) called
vote. He (PowelO did not believe the
nays were ever taken, but the Chair de-
cided that the report was agreed to-
+ The Senator from Illinois moved to
take up something else
! The Senator from Delaware asked an
appeal from the decision of the Chair,
which is not entered on the Journal, and
! the Senator from Illinois prepared and
moved reconsideration which is not
/ entered.
Bayard made statement of similar
! character, and suggested that the vote
/ should be taken again without debate.
Foote explained that he was absent
| from the Chair; having been there for
five hours, he had gone to rest.
Wiley said he certainly understood the
Chair TO have put the vote in the mega
tive, and he certainly answered and did
| vote distinctly.
Trumbull said the Senator from Della
ware did yield the floor, and the Senator
from Kentucky, Powell, made motion
to adjourn.
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