Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1863-01-16
CONGRESS.

\ special Importance done in the Senate to-day.
Nlr. sherman made a speech faycring the pas
sage Of the bill to tax bank bills and fraction
al currency, and Mr.. Salisbury spoke at length
on the State prisoner BILL taking occasion TO
+ denounce certain acts Of the government. In
the House the chairman of the committee of
Ways aud Means reported bill to provide for
the support of the government The bill pro-
vides for the issue Of nine hundred millions in
six per cent. bonds, running twenty years the
interest payable in coin, and for the issue of
three hundred millions in treasury notes, bear
ing an interest of one cent and a-half day
for one hundred dollars-that is five and for
ty-seven and a-half per cent. year, The
notes to be receivable for all public dues, but
are not legal tenders, nor convertible at will
into legal tenders The I'LL also provides for
the issue Of three hundred millions in legal
tenders fundable in the tweny-year bonds,
and for the issue Of fractional parts of dol
! lar to the amount of fifty millions, in lieu Of
the postal currency.
FRlDAY, Jan. 9.-In the Senate to-day bill
was introduced providing for the construction
of ship canal from the Mississippi river to
Lake Michigan, and to enlarge the Erie and
Oswego canal for naval purposes. a bill le-
galizing theTcmova of the prisoners from the
penitentary Of the District Of Columbia to
Albany, New York, was presented and passed
a bill was introduced to suspend the sales Of
confscated lands on the coast Of South Caro-
lima and Georgia until the LIST of December,
1868. In the House a bill was introduced to
facilitate the transportation of troops between
the city Of Washington Point Of Rocks and
PittsJurg. The miscellaneous and the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bills were
passed; the latter appropriates nearly mil
lion and a quarter dollars.
MONDAY, Jan. l2--In the Senate to-day
bill was introduced to aid West Virginia in
securing the aboliahment Of slavery therein
The bill providing for further issue Of United
States bonds and Treasury notes for the i'm
mediate relief Of the Treasury was passed.
The bill authorizing the enlistment of twenty
/ thousand volunteers for the defense Of the
/ State Of Kentucky was discussed at length and
| passed The House, in one form or another
was occupied with the slavery question nearly
/ all day. A resolution was introduced APPROX
/ ing, ratifying and confirming the Presidents
emancipation proclamation, and was referred
to the judiciary committee. resolution was
offered instructing the committee on military
to inquire into the expediency of granting
bounty lHnd-warrants to soldiers of the United
States army, TO be located in coniscated lands
of the South after the war shall have ended.
4 bill was introduced to raise one hundred
and fifty thousand colored soldiers for the ar
my Of the United States. Resolutions were
offered and laid on the table, inquiring into
the responsibility OF certain officers Of the go
vernment who have prevented the rendition Of
fugitive slaves from Maryland to their owners
and in reference to the enticing away Of Slaves
by Federal officers. A bill was introduced ap-
propriatng ten million dollars to aid the State
Of Maryland to abolish slavery therein-the
State being allowed two years to pass an act
Of emancipation and to prohibit slavery there
after The finance bill was taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment.
TUESDAY, Jan. l3.-There was no public
business of importance done in either house OF
Congress to-day, the day being devoted to
the consideration Of resolutions of respect to
the memory OF the late Senator james Alfred
Pearce, of Maryland Eulogies were deliver
ed in the Senate by Senators Kennedy, Bayard
and Fcssenden, and in the House by Repre-
sentatiyes Crisfcli, Critteuden, Mcpherson
and May.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. lin the Seuate, to-
day, the House bill for the emancipation Of
slaves in Missouri was reported by the com
mittec, and the Senate bill for the same pur-
pose indefinitely postponed. The bill jroyid-
ing for the consolidation Of the regiments now
in the field, and one for the reorganization Of
the subsistence department, were reported
back from the committee. A resolution Of in
quiry relative to the transportation Of disloy-
al women to the South was adopted. Short
+ ly after the Senate was called to order, Hon.
Tlos II. Hicks, appointed to Gil the vacancy
caused by the death Of Hon. James a. Pearcc,
appeared aud was qualified. Ia the House
the chairman Of the committee Of ways and
means introduced joint resolution, which
was passed, providing for the immediate pay
ment Of the army and navy, by authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue one
hundred millions United States notes, to be
legal tenders for all debts except duties on
/ imports, the amount to be deducted from any
bin for this purpose which may be passed
hcreaticr> The remainder Of the session was
occnned in general debate on the state Of the
I country.
From the Wash Star,'e( Mondoy.l
The country will receive with undisguiscd
I distress the news Of our recent disasters al
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