Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-24
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRA PE
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
xXXvIII Congrcss-FIrst session.

w ASHlNGTON, Dec. 70.
SENATE.
Various petitions were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr. WILSON submitted bill to establish a
uniform system of ambulances in the armies
OF the United States; referred to the military
committee.
Mr.WADE introduced a bill relating to mem
beers of congress, as follows
"No member of the senate or of the house
of representatives, of the United States SHALL
during his continuance in Office hereafter APP
pear or act as counsel, attorney or agent, in
any case or proceeding, civil criminal, mill
tary or naval, or before any commission in
which the United States is a party, or directly
or indirectly, for services OF any description
rendered by himself or another, in relation to
amy such cause or proceeding, and no MEM
Der of the senate Or house of Representatives
shall during his term Of office receive or agree
to receive any compensation whatever, d.
rectly or indirectly, for services rem cred
to the person, either by himself or another,
in relation to any proceeding, contract, claim,
controversy, charge, accusation, arrests, or
any mater or thing, in which the United
States is party, or directly or indirectly in
tereSted before any department, bureau, of
flee, or any civil, military or naval commits
sion whatsoever, and any person offending
against any provision Of this act, shall on
conviction thereof be declared guilty of mis-
demeanor, and be punished by Il fine not less
than - dollars, and by imprisonment not
less than term Of - gears. and shall here
after be incapable OF holding any Office OF
honor, trust or profit ander the government
of the United States This was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Mr. SUMNEP iptrnduppi n hill n t,rovi1n
for the Qualification and revision Of the stat.
utes of the United States.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following, which
was agreed to;
Resolved, that the secretary of war be directed to
inform, the whether peteone hold
by the laws OF Delaware, Maryland, West Pirgnia,
hentucky, aud Missouri, have been enrolled
cOrdng 10 The provisions OF the act for calling out
the national fGrces and for other purposes APPROX
ed March ), 1868, and if not, why such enrolment
has not been made.
Mr.. TRUMBuLLs resolution of inquiry for
the names Of majors and brigadler generals
without command larger than a brigade, the
extent OF their rank and the pay OF their sew
eral stats, with the amount of rations for
each, etc, was taken up and adopted.
After an executive session the senate adj
jou"ned.
HOUSE.
The speaker has appointed the following
gentlemen as the select committee on the ma
tional bankrupt law -
Messrs. Spauldng of Ohio, Kelly of Penn
sylvania, Cravens Of Indiana, Hooper Of Mas
sachusetts, Frank of New York, Morrison of
Illinois, Thomas OF Indiana, JenCkes of Rhode
Island, and Chandler of New York.
The speaker laid before the house COM
mumcat0n from the secretary OF war, in com
piance with Mr.. Cox's resolution, transmit
ting the report of Gen. Mcclellan concerning
the organization and operations of the army of
the Potomac, while he was in command, and
all the operations of the army while he was
commander in chief.
Mr., Cox offered resolution that ten thou
sand extra copies be printed. Referred to
the committee on printing.
Mr.. FENToN of New York, from the COM
mittee on military affairs, reported a bill to
facilitate the payment Of hOunties and the ar
rears of pay due from the services OF wound
ed and deceased soldiers. Referred.
Mr.. SCnENcK Of Ohio, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill to create
bureau OF military justice.
Mr.. SCHENCK also report bill to repeal a
part of the enrolment act, the sole object of
the bill being to unite the classes into one, to
take effect on and after its passage.
Mr.. ANCONA of Pennsylvania offered pre-
amble setting forth that the act, commonly
called the conScription law, is oppressive, I'M
just, and unconstitutional, because it takes
from the states the control of their own mill
tia, therefore
Resolved that the committee on military affairs
be instructed to bring in bill for the repeal OF the
act and the substitution of constitutional and
just bill for Immediately filling up armies
Mr.. STEVENS Of Pennsylvania moved the
adjournment of the house.
The motion was carried, so the house, in
pursuance of the joint resolution, adjourned
until the fifth day Of January.