Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-30
Congressional Summary.


a:iWashisaros, Jan. %.
SENATE.-A resolution was offered to In
quire into the expediency of publishing the
names Of all army officers on leave of absence
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The bill to abrogate the treaties with the
Sioux Indians was taken up, and after discus.
sion postponed. ,.sss SIS - .ass s6d&
The bill to reimburse the State Of Mime.
sofa for her expenses in defending the State
against Indian outrages was taken up and
passed. Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.--A bill providing for the appoint
ment Of a Deputy Register Of the Treasury
with salary Of e, 500 per annum, was passed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole to provide ways and means for the
support of the Government. After several
amendments were offered the bill was laid
aside. House adjourned @g e.
1 .--'i WAsHINGToN, Jan. %.
SENATE.-A resolution was offered and
adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to communicate any information
he may have from the Commissioners APP
pointed for the collection of taxes in the Dis
trict Of South Carolina. a'
The bill providing for the increased cler-
ical force in the Quartermaster's Department
was called up and after being amended was
passed. Senate adjourned. 4aa@.G.' e53&'
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
SENArE.-A bill was introduced to organ.
ize volunteer force to be called the National
Guard of the United States. Referred.
The bill authorizing negotiations for the
removal Of the Indians from Kansas was
called up and discussed. ..-st yIao.
On motion the bill for the better protection
of emigrants to the Pacific coast was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill to furnish
additional commercial facilities to the people
Of the Western States. s is@'
The resolution to enquire whether any
plans of General Burnside have been inter.
fered with by officers writing to or visiting
Washington was taken up and passed. --g
The bill to abrogate the treaties with the
Sioux Indians and indemnify citizens of Min
esota passed. Senate adjourned. tssse5
HousE.-A bill was reported authorizing
the PRECEDENT to raise and equip l5O, 900 sol.
diers Of African descent. Postponed. -L
On motion resolution was adopted in.
structing the Military COMMITTEES to inquire
into the expediency of accepting for three
years, any companies Of infantry, cavalry or
artillery, without limitation as to number.
The Senate bill amendatory Of the Judi.
cial system was passed.
The ostoffics appropriation bill passed.
A resolution passed providing tor the pay
ment of bounties and pensions in the W est
ern Military Department. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q.
SENATE.-A bill to allow contracts to be
made in any such States as may advance ay
and allotments to volunteers and militia in
the United States service was introd uced and
referred.
A resolution to inquire into the expediency
Of authorizing the President to offer the vol
unteers now in the service such bounty as lie
may deem necessary to secure their re-enlist-
ments, also the expediency of offering bounty
for Refreshments of volunteers for one year
or longer time, and to provide by law for
three months men, either by draft or enlist.
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The bill to provide for the removal of the
Sioux Indians from Minnesota was passed.
The bill for the indemnifil alton of the
President for suspending the writ of ha6eas
corpus was taken up and 50 amended as to
apply to criminal as we'll as civil cases, when
long debate cnsued
HoUsE.-The Senate bill providing for the
pay OF certain persons over forty years old,
who have entered the military service, was
taken up and an amendment to increase the
pay Of soldiers s. per month, and pay those
who are honorably discharged before the expi.
ration of their service proportional amount
of the bounty, was offered and the bill recon-
mitted. 30.
A substitute for the bill providing for the
enrolment of volunteers of African descent
was offered, authorizing the President to raise
not exceeding three hundred regiments of
such volunteers, for the term of seven years,
unless sooner discharged. Adjourned.