Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE

have beeu from time to time laid under tho rules
I. STATE QUOTAS. X. \ ,-e
The fret resolution considered one submitted BY
Mr. ARNOLD on the I4lh Of January last directing the
Secretary Of War to furnish statement o. ne n1%Dss
since March, 1861 the quota OF each state under eac
call the number furnished and also the number rendered
under each cali the length OF time Tor wnon .nsy were
its ouo aud how many and what State or States did NOT
| furnish its quota, and the number deficient.
pstble with the public interest," and was then adopted.
R AMOUNT OF coMMUTATIoH MONEY.
The next resolution 10 order resolution offered on
the 9th of February by Mr. ELDRDGE, directing tho 30
oretsry Of War to furnish to this House Information a. 70
e amount Of moneys received up 70 this tme Tor com
mutation by drafted mem aIsO what disposition has been
made of said moneys II substitutes have been purchased
for drafted men how many; where and who have been
procured substutes what sum has been Psa ior
and whether for white black and how much for each
/ Mr. ELDRIDGE demanded the previous question upon
the passage of this resolution
| Mr.. STEVENS suggested the usual amendment oy in
serting the words II not incompatible with the public
Mr.. ELDRIDGE accepted this modification of the re-
Mr. STEVENS moved to lay the resolution the table,
which motion was carried By the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Alley Allison, Andsr.Sn Arnold ashley BAXTER
DsT h.ag SS Davis
ES ms M kss naSs
ssas'i ksass 1aas & Se1sSssd
4 % %as
SSin a'ss s'R
and Woodbridge-6o ~. ..n. .nn,.,n.s = p.,aw,n
Bliss Brooks chansr Clay Coz caysns Dawson
Bsnsmn nash Ha Hst Holman Philip johnson
King E ss sSas a Nelson Ms5s oss ssha s
John Steele ssr0u' Wheeler Chiffon
NEGRO REGIMENTS.
The next resou ion in order resolution offered on
N. L. A. pfW
ing the Secretary Of War to communicate to this House,
The number Of regiments Of negro troops already en-
listed the time when each regiment was organized ana
the number Of privaes in each regiment Inc amount
paid for bounss pay and equipments Of each regiment,
and all other paid our in connection with theif Or
ganizaton g. In what battles negro regiments have been
and what regiments have been 90 engaged and
many belonging to such regiments have been killed and
how many wounded in such battles discriminating between
the different battles
which was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Me.sr. Alley, Allison, Ams. Anderson Arnold ashley
hn BROWN
% W. ESs
ksl9S Lonsyss srss M o aSsT ssT
hsm hsaa P1s P1s William IL RANDALL
% T. Sss
nams, Wilder, Wilson, Window, aud Woodbridge o. M.
fss
sn Hs%.n ns Philip S5a oassn
oy Marcy Mckinney Middleton Morris Morrison Nelson
Steele, strouss, Chiffon A. whits wnasd and Yeanan&
POLITICAL PRISONERS.
The next resolution in order offered the 2lst
of March by Mr. ELDRID0E requesting the President OF
the Uoed States and directing the Secretary OF State
and the Secretary Of War; to report and furnish to th
House the of all persons any there are arrested
and held in prison con6nement in any prison. fort or
alleged esnce against the Government authority Of the
United States by the order command, consen or know
ledge of them either of them respectively and who
have not been charged, tred convicted before any
civil or criminal uot military court of the land together
with the charge sgunt such person. or cause Tor sucn ar
and imprisonment if there be any; and tne name OF
the prison. fort pace where they are severay kept or
confined Also whether any person or persons for any
alleged like offence have been banished or rent from the
United States from the States not in rebellion to the
rebeous States and the names hmee, alleged offence or
thereof aud whether with or without trial; and
tried, before what court
| Mr. ROLLINS, Of New Hampshire, moved to lay the
resolution on the table, which motion decided IN the
| Affirmative, as followsi sHa
YEAsMsssrs Alley Allison Ame anderson aInSd ASHLEY
VIM a. Brown. ". Clarke: COBB Cole
D st "
Psos Pns. 9I Kellogg Mocias
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burn wilder windGm, and wHSdbridS.Sa Sda p.,ax,,
Bliss ssg Ts hanss
pp Johnson kasssisch Law fa.ssr Long, Mallory Marcy
Middleton jaime. Morris NOTIFIED John %Ssl fisyn c
| ton A. White, Winfield, and Ysaman-ss
| FRANCE AND MEXICO.
Mr. DAVIS, of Maryland. reported from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs Joint resolution relative to our
| relations with Mexico. lg6e
This joint resolution declares that the Congress Of the
United States unwilling by silence to leave the nations
the werd under the impression that they are
spectators of the deporsbe events now transpirng n the
Republic Of Mexico and that they therefore think 6 to
declare that it does not accord with the policy Of the
United States to acknowledge any monarchica Govern
erected the ruins Of any Republican Government
in America under the auspices Of any European Power
Mr. BROOKS. / have no objection to this resolution
if IL be not paper illumination. do object, how
ever, to paper thunder. If IL means any thing am in
| favor of the resolution; If not, am opposed to it,
| Mr. DAVIS. Whether it be mere paper illumination
depends upon whether the Congress OF the United
ates shall adopt it, and whether it represents in adopt
ing it, the opinions Of the people of the United States
1t is declaration simply TO what our policy 10 to be re.
pectng events which touch interest very nearly.
take it that it s not subject which anybody desires here
discuss; and suspect that if there be dissent 10 this
House, it 10 about the only dissent that can be found In
! the United States on this subject
Mr.. COX. l yield my concurrence to that resolution
/ reported from the committee OF which am member,
although should preeras the members on this side Of
the House would unanimously preler-that IT were moro
emphatic and decided in it's expression 10 the ntarven
ion Of France this continent Ii little late in the day
for the National Legislature to pass such resolution
that not only the present Administration but
the preceding Administration have not been ~ vglant %
they should have been continental relations, and
the protection of traditional policy in that regard
stood here sbong in $780, for tho ratification OF the
treaty made by Mr.. McLa0e in order~<hat the United
In fhAao