Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-03
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cial sysiem Of the United States
This amendment gave tho District Court
adniralty Jurisdiction over the lakes and
adjacent waters
The House passed the Senate bill granting
lands to Wisconsin and Michigan for military
road purposes
The House concorred in the Senates amend
ment to the bill granting permission to the
Independent Telegraph Company, the line
extending from Portland to Washington, to
extend their lines into the District Of Coum-
bia
The amendment grants similar privileges
70 any other corporation or company
The House passed the Senate bill authoriz'
ing the Paymaster General 20 take immediate
measures for the payment OF the sick and
wounded in the convalescent camps and
EoApiials within sixty days
The Senate bill TO organize signal corps
after amendments was passed
The House passed the Senate 9 bill disaprov.
log certain acts Of the Nevada Territorial
Legislature, touching the rights of foreign
mining corporations within the territory
The House took up the Senate's bill re-
organizing the courts OF the District of Colum-
bib, and huthoring the appointment OF new
judges. After some fllibustering, the bill
was postponed until tomorrow at o'clock.
SENATE--Mr Chandler presented resolu-
ton from the Legislature Of Michigan, ap-
proving the Presidents proclamation, &c,
Mr. Chandler called up the bill for the
prevention of fraud in insurrectionary dis
tricts pending question being on the motion
to strike out the section providing Tor the
purchase of cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco.
Motion lost--l4 to 81
Mr., Clark offered an amendment pending
that any otieers-or priyates coming into pos,
session Of any such abandoned property, shRll
turn the same over TO an agent OF the Gov
sFnment, and failing to do so they shall be
teled by court martial Adopted
Mr. Davis offered an amendment that any
officer plundering or secreting property or
bsEterinR or selling cotton, rice or tobacco,
or IL aAy wAH aiding any one else TO do this,
shall De dismissed from the service aud forever
be incapable Of holding any Office or place,
OF in the service
Nc Powell moved to insert the word taking
after the word plunderng, and the word
money after the word property He had the
evidence that officers in the West had taken
large sums Of money from persons they had
arrested before they would release ITEM,
Agreed to-
Mr.. Powell said this amendment was offer
ed simply to make charge against certain
officers He was unwilling to make them
without certain evidence
Mr. Davis said ship load Of hour was
stopped at Balze by q brother OF a certain
officer, and the Captain was made to sell his
hourat $40 barrel, aud then this brother
sold il at $50
Mr. Wilson said he was astonished that the
Senator from Kentucky persisted in making
IDLE charges against General Butler He
read from letter from General Butler thank
ing him (Wilson) for defending him from
imputatiOns made against him in the Senate,
among others that he had taken the plate and
furniture from Alex. Rothers for his own use
Rothers escaped from New Orleans without
taking the oath Of allegiance on a pass
secured by a,,proiessed Union man. who turned
ont TO be scoundre
Rothers WAS one of the rebel Provost Mar
shsls who destroyed such an immense amount
of property on the arrival Of the Union
troops. He General Butler) had taken pos.
session of Rothers properly and furniture
aud turned it over to General Banks Quarter
master,
He was especially thankful for q Commit
ee of Investigation He was ready at all times
TO account for his conduct, though he should
not answer newspaper slanders If Mr.. Davis
was an hon Dest and Just man he could at any
time be satisfied by the letter
Mr. Wilson said be believed that all the 9th.
er charges against Butler would turn out as
grOundless as this one After further discuss
ION the amendment was rejected-yeas H.
nays %
Mr. Doolittle renewed The amendment to
strike out the section authorizing ihe Sscreta
ry, TO purchase property in thes insurrectiona
~ districts, He did not want the Government
60 become great factor in tho articles Of prop
ertyr and he did not wish, especially, to furnish
means TO the rebels to by munitions Of war TO
carry on the q Sht
Anthony moved amendment TO exempt
persons from provisions enrolling bill on &C.
count ofrsligious principles
Richardson opposed the amendment
Lahe OF Kansas thought il uawise to make
any distinction IN favor of any sect or church.
A,nendmeht re ested-l4 TO 22.
Richardson moved 10 strike out the section au-
thorizing he President 10 commission certain
officers he said it was not worth anything
unless i was intended 10 commission negroes
in The army.
Wilson, of Mass, said i was not intended
TO commission negroes Il was proposed TO
commission white men for certain regiments
kchardson was opposed % using Hsgroes for
anything but labor
Amendment rejected
Trumbull moved en- amendment to re-
peal 50 much enrolling act as allows exemp.
ton from draft, onIpayment of sum Of money
10 be fixed by the Secretary Of War
After debate the question was put No
quorum voted
Powell, Of Kentucky moved TO adjourn.
Rejected
Grimes moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms
request the attendance Of absentees Apreed