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xXXVIII OoNGREss---rirst Session,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.
Ca motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the Seuate took
up the bill to provide for the promotion of en-
Jstments.
Mr.. Grimes wished the bill to be postponed
as 1t did not provide any bounty for the color
ed soldiers.
The bill was postponed until tomorrow,
The resolution of Mr.. Davis, calling on
President Lincoln for the correspondence
between the United States and the rebel au-
thoriiies was taken up, and ON motion post
poned.
Mr.. Sherman moved to postpone prior orders
and take up the unfinished business of yester-
day. Adopted.
A report OF the Agricultural Commissioner
adverse to tax OF 20 per cent on leaf tobacco
was referred to the Finance committee.
Mr.. johnson, OF Maryland, then proceeded
to address the Senate at length on the rule re-
qulring Senators to take the OATH In the
course OF his remarks he said the people of
the South, when the rebellion was subdued,
would again come into the Union under the
Presidents amnesty proclamation. He oppos-
ed placing the negro on political equality as
greater evil to the slave than to the master,
and political degradation of the whites un-
necessary TO the crushing of the rebellion.
The day was fast approaching, if the power of
the government was exerted as it ought TO be,
when the military power of the rebellion would
be crushed and the people of the rebellious
States would share in heart as well as in deed
the blessings of restored Union.
Mr.. Howard favored the adoption of the
oath, arguing that without the fidelity requir-
ed by this oath the constitution became dead
letter. He said the people of the North were
not such fools as to fight such a war as this,
sacrificing 100000 lives, and then turn around
and invite traitors to come back and sit in the
councils of the nation.
The amendment of Mr. Powell was rejected
Yeas IL nays 70.
Adjourned to Monday
HOUSE.
new standing committee on Uniform
System of Coinage was ordered to be appoint
The House resumed the consideration OF the
amendatory confscation act.
Mr.. Morris, OF New York, spoke in favor of
the confscation of the estates of rebels who
inaugurated and are responsible for all the
evils OF the rebellion.
Mr. Rogers, of New Jersey, opposed the
pending resolution, conteDding that estates
could not be forfeited beyond the lifetime of
the offender, and the measure now proposed
was clearly against the constitution.
The House without taking the question on
the confiscation bill went into committee OF
the whole on the amendatory excise law
An amendment was adopted taxing all cot
ton in the hands of manufacturers heretofore
exempted two cents per pound.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York. moved to strike
out the drawback Of two cents per pound in
all cases where the duty imposed by this act
on the cotton used in manufacture shall be
satisfactorily shown to have been previously
paid.
Messrs. Brooks, VOORHEES, Harrington and
j. Callen advocated the amendment, they re-
garding such drawback as bounty to manu-
facturers at the expense Of agricultural inter-
ests.
Messrs. Morrill, and Dawes replied, showing
that New England pays its fair proportion OF
taxation on its products and industry
Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois. said that what
ever complaints might be uttered in Mr. Voor-
hies district in Indiana us to the operation of
the revenue laws, there was no complaint in
the loyal district which he iWashburnel rep
resented. His constituents were not only will
ling to pay the present tax, but an additional
tax to crush the rebellion and hang traitors.
The rebellion is TO be crushed and the States
brought back, if necessary, by subjugation.
Mr.. Grinnel, of Iowa, in behalf of the farm
ers here represented, favored the encourage
ment of manufactures.
MIR. Brooks amendment was disagreed to.
An amendment was adopted that all spirits
imported prior to the passage OF this act shall
pay an additional duty of fifty cents per gal
lon.
The bill as amended was reported to the
House, when it, and substitute intended to
be offered by Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania,
we're ordered to be printed, preliminary to
further action on the subject.
Adjourned.