Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-07

Amongst the business in tho SEsATE yesterday The
reception Of communication from the Secretary Of War
In reply TO Mr. JoHHs0H's resolution of March 30sb
calling for copy Of the order from General Dix ID
Provost Marshal Dodge Of Baltimore 10 1861 prior
the November election The Secretary says that no such
order s the lss Of the Department and he has nc
knowledge Of any such.
Mr.. SUMMER, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
reported bill for the assessment and satsacsn Of cais
Of American citizens growing out of French spoations
prior to 1901 He ALEC reported back the House bill
the same subject. which, on his notion indefinitely
postponed.
MI GRIMES made speech in opposition to the bill
from the House to provide for voluntary enstments
persona u certain States into regiments Of other Staes
He desred he sad to put himself record against this
the evils which to result from it, should it
pass shall be realized Under the bill States which may
not have been ssccessu in filing their quotas could 60
into States In rebellion and enlist c0lored who had
been slaves to make their deficiency To this he had de-
cided objections Agents will be rushing into these State
and their recruiting will not only be for but for
future drafts 1t would render confusion worse con
founded" and demoralixe our army.
Messrs. SHERMAN and TRUMBULL also spoke against
the bill, and Mr. WILSON in its favor. The subject was
then laid over.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resolution,
oHcred Dy Mr. ARNOLD, calling upon the Secretary oil
War; if not incompatible with the public interest," to fur
nish the number of troops called into the service since
March 1861 the quotas from each State. &c taken
up and adopted. ~
resolution offered on prior day by Mr.. ELDRIDGE,
calling upon the Secretary of War, if not incompatible
with the pubic interest for information the amount
received for Communication for drafted men, and what die
position has been made of the money also the number
of substitutes purchased BY the Department for drafted
men, and the amount paid for each stating where they
were procured and whether they white black,
&C., having been caled up, it was, on motion Of Mr..
STEVENS, laid on the tsbe-yeas 60, nays46. A similar
disposition was madeyeaS64, nays 42-of resolution
offered several days ago by Mr.. BROWN, of Wisconsin,
calling upon the Secretary of War to furnish the House
with the number of negro regiments enlisted the amount
paid for bounty pay and expenses Of their organization
and how many have been killed and wounded battle dis
criminating between the battles
The following resolution, reported by Mr.. DAVIS of
Maryland from the Committee Foreign Affairs, was
after conversational debate unanimously adopted,
yeas lo9:
Rssopsd by the Ssnais and House of Representatives.
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled
That the Congress Of the United States unwilling by
silence leave the nations Of the world under the mpres
events trauspiring the Republic of Mexico there
FORE they think it ft TO declare that does accord
with the people of the United States to acknowledge
M0narchIcAl Government erected the ruins Of any Re
publican Government 10 Mexico under the auspices Of
any European Power"