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tainine supplies, aud that the e.tablIshuenr Of q
| railrnad between Knoxville and Cincinnati by
consequence In the present emergency; and . t.
nates the expenses and losses which . railroad IN
1851 world have eaved to be at least $500 900.
The President IN reply said be had in his anaual
message Of 1851 mmended the construction Of
such road, and now, with the tearty concurrence
Of Congress, would yet 6e pleased to do 50.
| lowing message from the President:
1o the HoHes gf RzoTEftnfafires:
In obedience to the resolution OF Ioue honorable
the honor 10 make the foloriny brief statement
which il bcl.eved to contain tho sntormatlon
sought prior to audat the meeting Of tie present
Robert e. schenck Of Ohio. md Frank P. Blair,
Jr,, Of Missouri, members elect thereto by and
with the consent Of the senate, held commissions
tecr army. Gen. Schenck rendered The resignation
Of his said commission, and took Ills scat in .he
HouFe OF Representatives at the assembling there
tie seeFetary or War and tho E1scuiiVe that te be
might at any time during ths aess!on, at his own
pieasu'e4 Withdraw ea:d resignation, and return to
Gen. Blair WIS., BY temporary agreement Of Gen.
Sherman, In command Of corps through the bat
ties in front q Chattanooga and in marching to
ter days Of December last. and Of course was not
present At the assembling OF Congress- When he
snbeeqnent'y a.rired here be sonSht, and was a.
and made to Gen. Echenck.
aen ssassa S %Sea Rs 3St sa sd to a % his
nnands and Of officers, de1 Bill sought to be U.s.
signed to the command Of corps.
This wasmsde known to General Grant and
sensral Sherman and assented to b} them, and the
particular co5ps for him raa designated. This
M nonth ST. So o4a w
dE2wal Of Cen Bair's resignation and the revok-
Ing Of The orde. ASSIGNING bin to the command Of
ment until last week, perhaps On TIC asd Of April,
inst.
As summary Of the whole It may be stated that
Gs no an1 ,5st 1s a
believed he is now acting ~ Major General
upon the assumed validity Of the commission here
ip stated, and not otherwise.
There are some letters, notes, and telecrams, Or
dere, cntraes and perhaps other documents IN con.
ncctton with this subject which It is believed
would throw no additional light upon it, but, which
WILL e g1efTfuls Furnished II des1sa 7rxcorx
iii. M scHENcE of oblo, explained that he WAS
eervicc, and be lad considered for several months
. Tbether h he would take his seat hers Or not. At
1 'at h hs s sRenRP approached wn + became
then related his conversation with the Secretary Of
War and the President OF the subject, and these
gentlemen said that the matter could be arranged
20 fhat he could return to the military Service. lie
rendered his resignation on the 9Th OF December
last, accompanying It with a request that be
not bs p He
service, bis resignation having been formally tcn
dered and accepted.
Dawes referred to fbc Comm,t1c @ On Elections, ~ LII
The House then resumed tbe coasidefaUon of
the amendments to the internal tax bill.
Many OF the amendments were sgreed 10, en-
T1fft and others were reserved f0H separate Totes
Fernando Wood offered ncw section to repeal
the act 3f 9aIch, taxing foreign liquors On baud
That iii an,r1ta of r. nro3rc+,on anil ia
for lse On he s q %ay I and 1poa
no tax shall haTe been bid. ehsIl be- anbiect Ia n
on 6and f ss 81 S nro9 IT, A. gas s, II NV ,
heen mia a i3ntT ~ t}1r1v ctnts rer 1.1on ~
yied thaf hon. dde rets, eaeMFs r. II anig;t. i9 5nv
l,rrnsed ehai not he fe]e m fhs,r atne m h.n
whose Quantity nn hand doea not escsei tEn has,,
The on-stton x.. ,,ken m w,.bhn,n,.e x,hat,.
tute for Woods propoei1ion. and it wa aereed TO-
YEAS - sf2p p''os'ott' AIN - a. "ss'oa w.
IT. FtHEGVnRTF7 ofFanod , rrcnos,ttco, +bs+
e,crI bannn dr 1pas M
sning Totes XIII ~ nhcr ohiicsttnns ri LYLE -
nnlcss Authorized by at Of Cnnercsa' shaii esct,
nnnies an3 nhiiea,tons a. issned IA eaid liz ~
iect was to COMPEL tie State banks to withdraw
~ eI H. ~ - tae ho. ony
On the notes atii ont TFc We.t Hoes not aant
H. efjnnIasfrrs md rotten fs1nes -, Vee n
and New York stste banks. '' si5 mouths wa loo
hr shon]d like In see ths done In ms month
hi. F1FESW0RTI's. Of nj amen5mcnt Il
the section in relation TO banks and banking was
ngain read as follows: That every person, banking
obleat,ons; calcafated intended to circulate as
money, shall pay one"foufth Of one per cent each
mon mo1th on soea = amo1nt1 or which barring been Is
''fG Ths Isn ~ss agies s5fop 70 SS ysas g. g.
I'm Sn motion & ni M: HoLMAh, ~ ne seetson waa
averare aTnnnnt ~ rsnitaf sfocE n1nf,t}nn the