Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-10
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REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
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WASHINGTON, February 9.-HoUsE.-Mr.
Dawes called up the Louisiana congressional
election case. Fields advocated his right to
a seat. He said he had a few slaves, but IL
he had thousands he would have sacrificed
them on the affairs Of his country.
Mr.. Ga1son opposed the admission Of Mr..
Field on the ground Of insufficient c%onstitu-
ency and interference. He asked the House
to sternly condemn the conduct Of ~interfer-
ence in elections by General Sheply, who had
been bought a convert to the pernioious doc
trine that the revolted States are out Of the
Union. &
Mr.. Brown Of Wisconsin argued the militia
ny Governor had go interfered as in effect to
prevent an election. House by 81 against Ia
adopted the resolution that Mr.. Field is not
entitled to his seat.
The House went into Committee on the en-
rollment act. an
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. Dawes,
in the chair, and resumed the consideration
of the Senate's bill amending the enrolment
law.
Mr.. Herman, of N. Y, offered an amend
ment, exempting from draft clergyman who
are not engaged in trade or secular business.
During the debate Mr.. Cox, of Ohio oppo-
sed the amendment saying the pestiferous
clergymen Of the country ought not to be ex-
empted
Mr.. Kelly Of Pa, was also opposed to the
amendment, but for a different reason. He
did not want to put an insult on the patriot
ism of %clergymen,
Mr.. Spaulding, of Ohio, said no patriotic
clergymen had asked any such exemption.
DR.. Old's Church will remedy all defects of
which his colleague (Cox) complained.
Mr.. Cox resumed, sayipg the rebe lion was
fomented by clergymen, North and South. His
colleague (Spaulding) was not the man to i'm.
pugn his (Cox's) loyalty, for he stood here OPP
posing secession, while his colleague (Spauld-
ing) was singing anthems to John Brown, and
plotting sedition and revolution.
Mr.. Arnold of Ill, made an earnest ap.
peal not to waste time in personal disputes,
but at once to pass the bill before them as
within thirty days the draft is ordered. to en-
ter on a campaign the most important and
decisive since the rebellion commenced.
Mr. Elridge Of Wisconsin offered a pro-
viso That the ministers have not hereto
fore, and will not in future, preach politics.
Laughter. He said ministers are inter
meddlers and stlrrers-up of strife and mischief,
and they ought to go to war, because they are
more fl tied for that than any other persons.
Mr.. Herman amendment was rejected.
The Committee disagreed to an amend
ment-70 against 74-that in assigning the
quota of troops, credits shalt be given States
aud counties from which men nave enlisted in
the military organizations of other States, for
three years or during the war.
Mr.. Fernando Wood offered an amendment
namely To exempt from draft all who, from
conscientious belief in the humanity, %necessi-
ty, or eventual success of this war, are oppo.
sed to its further prosecution until an effort
has been made, and failed, to end it by nego-
~tiations. The Committee rejected this
twenty-shree against thirteen, and refused to
strike out the clause which proposes to con
solidate the two classes, by sixty-6ve agsihest
sixty. The Committee rose without conclud-
ing action on the bill, and the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE-Mr. Sumner presented petitions
Of l7,706 ladies of New York, $500, of Illi-
nois, and IL, $40 of Massachusetts,, and q du-
plicate number of males, praying for the en-
tire abolition of slavery. The introduction OF
the petition caused q spicy and interesting de-
bate between Salisbury, Sumner, Wilson and
others. sfu r-
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill, which was
referred to the Finance Committee prohibit
ing speculations in gold, silver and foreign
exchange, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Powell introduced a bill amending the
Constitution so as TO provide a new method
of eleGting the President ofthe United States.
Mr.. Wilson reported back the bill r~eviving
the grade Of Lieutent-Genera with an amend
ment, striking out the clause, making said
officer Commander.in-Chie and the clause
recommendatory Of General Grant for the po-
sition.