, 1864-01-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

"ABHLN9T0E. Jau. lGti-
SENATE.
Mr. WILSON, Of Mass, reported back tue
hill giving bounty to soldiers enlisted prior
to May, 1sGa.
The House bill was passed appropriating
money to pay the 1ndian and other pensions
Tor the fiscal year ending June $9th, ls55:
ing enlistments Of eolorcd soldiers.
Mr. GRIMES, OF Iowa, amendment Was
adopted, giving instead Of two months pay,
such sums In bounty as the President shall
order, not exceeding 500.
n Ir. MoRRiLL, OF vt, addressed the SEN
ate ut length Oh the subject
A bill providing TOR tile better organic ation
OF Indian affni1s in California, was introduced
and II sferred to the Indian Committee.
4 bill to increase the salary Of Custom In
spectors 81 per day Was passed >.
The petition from distilers In Cincinnati,
relative to The tax on spirits, Was referred to
the Finance Committee
tee, reported the following bill, that here
after n1l appointments in the naval service
be submitted TO the Senate for confirmation,
and all such appointments hitherto made
shall cease at the expiration Of CO days from
Ra Wh,eh hTS t6ose holang % taem are @ en- empioye
Mr. GRIMES amendment to the enrolment
| bill inserts In lieu Of two months advance
| nav to colored recruits. t'such bounty not e1-
eeedins one hundred [s1oo.l dollars, a. he
| The debate On the expulsion ot Davis
| was one participated in BY Morrill,, Pow.
ell, Hale and Others Mr.. hale argued against
! lis passage.
| uongn M1sHsosos' Jan II.
The House proceeded to-day to the consl-
deration Of the deficiency appropriation bill
az rc1 orted from the Committee Of the Whole
| with amendments
The House disagreed to an amendment to
susr md work On the Capitol and Treasury
The bHi passed, with only four negative
votes.
Mr.. ALLEN. Of Ill, made speech, arguing
| that the President and his advisers have been
guilty Of wiIlthl deception as 10 the conduct
Mr.. KINNEY, delegate from Utah, defend
ed the people ot that Territory from the
| charre Of Fernando Wood, that they we're
prpf}eate &c maintained that the people Of
! Utah were loyal people. and hence they had
incurred Mr.. woods displeasnree Il be be
1ron1d Introduce resolve to cxpel Mr.. Wood
~ eynrcssing reasonable sentiments.
Tho object Of the traitor Floyd, Of james
|! Rnchounn. in sending troops to Utah, was to
cripple the North, and open the way to seees-
eaq1 IT. WOOD replied, saying that his remarks
of Yesterday were predicated on c1liciai doc
rmenta. which he WAS prepared to produce,
Tc did not require to defend his loyalty. HI
chorred auv man with falschood who Nm
nnrIed It, and he would meet any Issue tol
Eas sexuulsion when any gentleman had the
'emet'syM ne 'syMfTHERs n T made speech In faror ot
a fnT coufscation Of the Estates OF fcbels.
The Navy Appropriation BIZ was taken up
Mr. MOKRIt1, Of vt. nude speech tu IL
roT Of terminating the Reciprocity treaty
with the British Possessions:
TIC ioint resoluti on amcndatory o1 tne con
| fscation act was taken up.
IN. sAiITHERS, Of Del, bad 70 mawkast
eympathy with traitors, and no1ns IN; .assa
induce him to withhold forfeit use o. r. tsue 1s
estates, and contended for full PoWeIs. " IL
flict punishment on traitors. suc9 op14W1on,l Wl,
as those Of the gentleman from New 1nIs
!. Tc1nando Wood have the effect OF paaa'51 pa aa
Ing the wnr. The rebels would nor hat9 es 70
eayed secession if they had not ochevso ue
fore they could 60 in pence. Thatgentlenal
: would, In the guise Of pence, "aste Inc lnoe
: | efficient promoter Of the war. 49,.
The naynl appropriation bill WIS then taAe'
| IN In the Committee OF the Whole.
A1r. MORRILL, advocated abrogatlon Q
: thc reciprocity treaty, its advantages beln
only on ono side The people are tissatashe
: with 1t and our selfrospect demands its aort
e NJ. v. ]. ALLEN, of III. reviewed Il