The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-08
gHglTg EIGHTH Con- S6Rss.
FIRST sESsi0H


ministers OF the Gospel askiug tina; shsa irded The.
be employed as ohapains or IN hospitals.
1 rag rAT coLoeSo rwoors
/ n. vitso2 (repl o. Mass presented tho petition 0
Colonel T. W. Higg;nsoa, pcay.Dg FOR Information Il
the PAY Of coored troops compared with that 0
privaes the regular army asking for the same pay
volunteers.
\ Tnr MILITARY ofysoRes N AND AROUND wAss.ssros
Mir 6RDss, (repl OF Iowa, offered resolution request
ing the Secretary Of War % furnish the oene snd grades
OF officers in the United States military sta
| toned ia aud around Washington who draw commute
tion Cor tneir quarters or fuel. Agreed to.
4 EXCHANGES
On motion Of Mr. DAVIS (opp OF KY. the Secretary O
War requested 70 furnish tue papers relating 10 h
| Taz prTEs AND rowaas o. ras oovssssxsr.
No GARLIC, (opp) OF Va. offered eesolutons seltns
adopted Tao the United States
IL did It's own constitution that In tho operation OF t
powers il s federal and not national and IN It's extent
IL nationa, not federal that Is not competent ia the
President any military commander. IA any State q
impose Obligations interfering with State laws that thc
government for the protection OF minorities. and
there was no such power power to the
government OF the United States outside OF the constu
ton that the duty Of the people 20 pot tho rebellion
down and that the whole power OF the should
be used not against hs States as suoh bu. against tho
| armies or the reba.3. &c.
! ordered to lie on the table aud be printed
4 TaE so.oEEss BOUNTY
Din 70 the s thought aa
/ bill involving so large an amount OF money should be
! considered by that Committee.
Mr. WILSON, (rep OF Mass would not ob eel n the bl
considered aud returned without Unnecessary delay
The bill was referred to the Finance COMMITTEES.
! TaE AMsNDnFsIs 10 raS ENROLMENT Aot.
The Enrolment bill was then taken
The Senate agreed to consider the mno: amendments
OF the Military Committee before considering the amend
| ment repeating the three hundred dollar clause.
| The amendments OF the committee we're all adopted
| except that clause
Section eight amended by inserting ssand marine
| corps after "laya. service.
Mr. WILSON explained at length tho eject o. sect on
four concerning substituted. He claimed that drafted
man could procure substitute anywhere in the land
who, not liable to tue draft acceptable and that
ia the Of re-e0iisted veteran becoming q subs
tu the bounty and the price OF sub3ttute
and was discharged for the time be had to serve as
veteran, II not exceeding twelve months
Mr.. SuKaMAS (rep) OF Ohio, offered amendmel. TO
section four preventing veterans from serving subs
tues who have more than months OF their final torn
serve aud preventing the soldiers OF State from
being used substitutes for the soldiers OF another He
thought such practice woud destroy the esprit. d. corps
The amendment was withdrawn
Mr. WILSON sad-A man may eass an allen into tho
service or q Young under twenty and II he
copied be released from the draft He can furnish
acceptable substitute wherever he can find him.
what senators meant by the term government aud 10y
atty here. He understood by the government OF the
ito constitution department and its officers fl;
them. While are told that the government has o.
stanton makes IA arrangement by which the
term Of twelve months is to DO remit.
ted, provided the soldiers viii consent ls this
TO be taken % the act or the government goysrnmeas
once lost its head by dispensing with the laws OF para
ment and another and descendant OF that government
in tho second degree driven from his throae ulo
exile By what authority IL the Secretary OF War called
the government Where does he obtain this high power,
Congress- might do it, but OF the high clerks OF tho
President even though authorized BY him, cannot do it,
II is an unauthorized abuse OF power II is Unjust that
the people Of the United STATES should lose the benefit Of
twelve months OF the term Of veteran soldiers, who by
the term Of their contract bound to All this
has been doue By the government and when you ask
who the government IS YOU are tod that i, IS Iiwn
stanton. Ia the War Ohlce The who ONES
substitute for another man il liable under Tue law to
n nor asd IN
do it. and the law requires him to do He has received
the bounty LOT taa. term me secretary War has no
that. while he was friend OF the soldier aud would
nrnerate him literally, he.desired his tu term
Mr. WusoS a. ked what law tho Secretary Of war had
violated? au not the secretary the power 70 discourage
muster:
SIR. DAVIS said, In conclusion. was unjust TO the
country, il Ia wful. enlisted for three years s
subcc; to be drafted he employs tos hs substitute,
aud one years. service o! A Is remltts1
'S- ooaasrlioS AND rlusp1
Mr. DAVIS rose 10 personal question, and producing
speech OF Sir Hale made previously, procseded to read
extracts terefrom on the subjects OF corruption and
plumber Of the national Treasury and also In some meas
rejecting upon tho action OF the Secretary OF tina
country that the statements 10 seceut speech were fully
endorsed on the authority OF the Senator from Ner
Mr. HaI9, (rep, or " e., was glad tha, Mr. Davis had
high appreciation OF his speech as quote copiors
from TO the Senate after two years hal passed since It's
A MILLION OF MES RELEASE PRISONERS AND ruT
Mr.. Hows Crep) Wis. offered Joint resolution FOR
the relief the officers and soldiers Of the United States
held captves in the rebel prisons az Richmond
vicinity, which reads as follows
Whereas persons in authority nnaer the traoroas or
less upon Inc people q the United sIaes aad their
government now hold n oasbarous CAPTIVITY many Oilers
Sem s.ssp, Condition tia; they allowed realm
sSs a s aas %
the rebel prisoners hands
ernment amouatias to many thousands; aud
.e Or en SeSe 81 the
re an aeoe e dictates hsm.n the
OF as + tbee duty as The legitimate subjects OF
Whereas ies deaed the charity Of the loyal people
o SUE 81 their Srose n these Prisons ana
les u The rcd states ncss oy an odeer
whereas il does not become twenty-five millions Of
bsyag the nights oil sss ssy o sell he
ey som smS nG se sen
Within sa oas hGndisi ies Of their own caps the1eoe
Resolved by me senate and House or Representatives
% Ss z, c s d "p and s.
au se sSSe ne d
and freedom 70 eyery sap's held IN rebel prisons and to
SIC Tia, TIE Presidcn; be requested assign Maor
ns , s s.S q s,s
snslsrizca e ds,s for the subo ns. com;
thorliy OF these ie.oluo1s such Officers or privates
field he may best qualified therefor
he assign to such commands any person or pesyns
who may volunteer the authority; provided
that officer private now In the military
vice United States who may be detailed any suca
BIZ authority hereby shall receive additional
for such substituted services and no volunteer under
the Authority, who shall be detailed 10 xlch
| maud sha Il receive pay than tho Of private
g. That persons volunteering under authority hereof
i shall into service the day OF February
the Of their enlistment shat commence from
l and after that day.
s.c. That both houses OF Congress viii on the ah day
OF March O'Clock, meridian adjourn
the lth day Of June following. and immedalsy upon
such ad nmcnt member thereof under ny years
OF and who himself 10 the
some company in the forces hereby provided for and shall
thereupon the mililA service
discharged shall continue In such service there
for until the expiration Of the period Tor which such
( enlisted.
| Tue ssovc referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
\ rIS ErtofMgsI ACT
Mr. Nnnra, (opp.) OF Oregon gave notice OF his in.
tenton to ones amendment to the Enrolment act %
i provtda that nprann axannf roacon rh0e~s,