Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-27
CONGR ESsIONAL-
WAsHrsorON, jane s

IE - WAsHlsoroN, Juue 25.
The House passed the bill smendatory
Of the Pacific Railroad bill, by 20 to 81.
1t removes some restrictions in the Ori-
ginsl statue to ia Jilitate the construction
Of the road.
The House resumed the consideration of
tue bill ior further regulating and prOVid-
ing or enrolling and calling ont the na :.
tional forces.
@r. schenck, of Ohio, offered a substi-
tute 20 the bill, which he =expIafned dis
pensed with the commutation entirely.
leaving the law in relation to subs flutes
as it now is.
1t provides that the President in his dis.
erection, may order . draft for not more
than three nor less than one year.
ANY person volunteering or Offering 8
substitute for drafted men and mustered
into service for term Of one year, unless
sooner discharged shall receive 9 bounty
OF one hundred dollars, and IL for 3 term
OF two yesre, bounty Of two hundred dol
lSrs, and If fOc three years. q bounty Of
three hundre dollars. One half Of Which
bouOty shall be paid to the soldiers at the
time Of theiI being mustered into service.
OAN7AS1A ~ ~ AAo "a RAA0llgh VI guc AhlA
their term, and one fourth at the end OF
their term. Ia case Of death while in ser.
vice the residue OF his bounty shall be paid
TO bis legal representatives, and in case OF
his being honor ,bIy discharged from sick.
ness or wounds incurred in service, he
shall receive the full bounty.
Among other provisions, it permits
drafted men, substitutes or volunteers to
select the companies an d corps Of their re
spect i've States into which t5ey will 20.
The Secretary Of war is required to dis
charge any miner who enlists without the
COR'snt OF his parents or guardians. IL
also permits soldiers to be obtained from
the States in rebellion, to be incorporated
in the regiments Of the Loyal States pre-
curing them.
Mr.. SeheDck in conclusion said that the
rebellion mus be put down, if not now,
he. eater. If not in ten years, in twenty
| years, no matter how long the war will
last. II ps&ce sh0uld be made to dsy OF
oomprOmise every sensible man must know
it could not last sixty days. II We recoe-
Mise this Southern Ooufederscy ss g dis
tinot nationality, we living on this side
and they on the other, with berder from
the POtomRcsiO the Cuff of Mexico, we shall
expect Msurauding 9usrillss, War murder,
robbing, and everything else. Nothi z
bat the putting down Of the rebellion could
ensure pc ce.
Mr.. 0den Of New York was opposed to
the repeal Of the communion clause.
Mr. Garfield Of Ohio said il Congress
should persistin retaining the eOmmutstion
clause, our armies will not be sdtq aately
filed and the rebellion could not be put
down during the term Of this Congress, or
this administration. He referred to
the example Of England in raising
trOops and If this was not sufficient
to stimulate ourselves We should take q
lesson from what our fathers did in the
revolutionary war. We have not done as
much ss they did to this end, and In view
OF the relative circumstances Of the coRR-
try, we shall NOT rise to the height Of khe
occasion till the Representatives Of the
people rise and meet then In the way oi
manhood and victory. He appealed 20
the House to strike out the oommutstion
clause which Was 8 stumbling block, and
thus they would give rs an army, victory,
and peace. ..-r
Mr.. Mallory, Of Kentucky, repeated
what he had said on . former oOcasion,
namely: That the policy Of resorting 70
CONSUMPTION, instead Of volunteering, Was
the worst which the Government could
adopt.
Mr.. Mallory read letter from G oVsrnol
Brsmlette, showing that the dis, ,oatch reaC
some time sgO in the House l,y Mr.. Blsin
Of Maine, applsuding the yalor OF the ne
gro was founded in erzaf. and that 40 f.
Of showing bravery the negroes fed AM
were confined to the rear.
Mr.. Blsin ssid the gentleman LMallory
would soquit hia Of having wilifuIly en-
desVored to deceive thief House. BE ha
merely read dispatch received here an
he world say he had been informed tha
the aegro troops employed in Egypt wsr
as good ss white ones.
Mr.. Mallory said that these troops WeF
not negroes, and he repeated that blsc
backs never could bO equal 10 white,
Mr.. Morrill, made q report from the Com
mittee Of Conference on the Internal ReVe
nue. bill.
Mr.. Morrill, explained that the tax re
mained one dollar barrel on sle; O.
spirits from and after the first Of July {
tue first Of February 81 so, and after tha
81 8 gallon; on coal, three per cent in
ntead Of 6ve, and on Express Compan
receipts, three instebd Of Two and hal
per cent. The incoming tax are 90 al
ranged that all incomes not above $500
per Annum are 70 be taxed i've per cent