The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-23
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WASHINGTON, Jan 10.
In the House to-day, Mr. Hooper
said the substitute he had offered
for the bill reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, would afford
the means to pay all the demands of the
public service, AMI at the same time pro-
vide for capitalists, bankers and the people,
means to prevent any depreciation of the
currency, growing out Of the redundancy
of the notes issued by the Treasury De-
| partment.
Mr.. Horton argued that there was no
| other mode by which money could be
raised, excepting on public credit, and
| said in order to fund large amount of
| debt, it was inevitable the currency should
be inflated, but the bill was calculated to
| prevent evil results. The Committee had
| made the bill as workable as possible, but
would consider any suggestions in the way
of improvement. He opposed the resolu-
ton of Stevens to pay interest on paper.
Mr. Watts, delegate from New Mexico,
opposed different clauses of the bill. He
would pay all debts with legal tender notes;
but without concluding the question, the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. Powell believed this
war was commenced to overthrow the in
situations of the South, and he believed
that it was overthrowing the Constitution,
aud he would give it neither money nor
men. lie believed the late election in In
diana showed that the people do not agree
with the Senator's (Wright'S) sentiments
| He was in favor of the Constitution, and
opposed to the acts of the present admins
ration. The people would continue to
triumph, and would at the next Presiden-
tial election obtain possession of the Gov
eminent and preserve the Constitution.
Mr. Wright, in reply, said he did not ac-
knowledge that Democracy as true which
in any way refused to aid the Government.
There has been a Burr and Breckenridge
in the ranks of the Democracy, and many
of the Democrats who were siding with
the Senator, were now in the rebel army.
He did not belong to that wing of the De-
mocracy 1t was the duty Of every loyal
Democrat to aid the Government by every
means in his power in this struggle for life,
and in an hour like this hour, draw no dis
tinction between the Government and
those who were carrying it on and trying
to save it.
WASHINGTON, January 90
In the Senate, Mr.. Hale, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported back the
bill to authorize letters of marque and
reprisal, with amendments, and said he
should call it up at an early day.
Mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts introduced
bill for the prompt and uniform admin
istration of military justice and the better
government of the military forces of the
United States.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to take up the bill
to re-establish the Court of CLAIMS. He
hoped that bill OF this general character
would be taken up. There was the bill con-
corning the discharge of State prisoners,
unless something was done on this subjective
should have collisions between the States
and the Government. We had now al
most civil war in two Of the States of the
Union. He would move to take up no
bill of this kind until a CONSUMPTION law
was passed, the financial measures dispos-
ed of, and some bill passed so that disloyal
citizens could be arrested according to law
1t could possibly make no difference
whether the Court of Claims had three
judges or five. The motion to take up the
bill was agreed to; yeas %, nays Is; and
several amendments we're adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill to
alter the Judicial Districts Of the United
States, placing Michigan and Ohio in the
9TH District, was taken up and passed.
At the expiration Of the morning hour,
the chair called up the special order, the
bill for the discharge of State prisoners.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to postpone the
special order.
Mr. Doolittle said his colleague in the
House was absent on business, having
some bearing, perhaps, on this very bill.