The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
SENATE.

Mr.. Wilson presented q bill establish
ing rules and regulations f5r the govern
ment Of the armies Of the United States.
Referred.
Mr.. Wilkinson introduced bill pro-
viding for the payment Of a bounty OF
500 10 men that were mustered into the
service prior 70 May 80, 1862.
The resolution amending the rules OF
the Senate, with regard to a certain oath
by the Senators was taken up.
Mr.. Bsyard addressed the Senate at
length against the propriety and oonsti-
tionaiity Of the proposed rules.
Mr.. Collamer desired to reply to Mr..
Bayard, but gave Way till o'clock to-
morrow.
Resolutions Of thanks to General
Thomas and bis army, and Commodores
RinggOld and Dupont were introduced.
a bill increasing the salaries of Gus
toms Inspectors one dollar per day was
reported.
Executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resuaSed the consideration
of the joint resolution amendatory 70 tbs
cOniscstion act, so a. TO make il con-
fOrmable with the Constitution.
Mr.. Bliss opposed the coniiscation
policy, cOntending that the estates could
not be forfeited beyond the life and the
offender.
Mr Boutwell, advocated the pending
resolution, understanding it to make it
the duty of courts 70 administer the pen
alties OF treason within the limits of the
Constitution.
The subject was then passed over.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the excise and internal
revenue laws.
Mr LoV'joy proposed tax on spirits
Of one dollar per gallon.
Mr. 0rinnell moved 20 make The tax
one dollar and twenty cents.
Messrs Fernando Wood and J. Win
throp Chsndler opposed The above mo-
tons.
The whiskey clause was debated at
length, but no amendments was adopted.
The House then adjourned.
FoRTREss MONROE, January, 1.-THE
Richmond Sentinel of the 9TH SAYS
The Yankee troops are being landed at
Moorhead City, n. @. We expect stir
ring news froa there this week.
The citizens Of Montgomery, Ala,
were busy on the 4th instant taking in
ice an inch thick
The Wilmington Journal says, the re
cent presence Of Gen. Butler in Newbern,
and the concentration Of troops at that
point as well as Washington and Beau
fort harbor, leaves little room to doubt
that sn advance Of the most serious
character is contemplated and on the eve
Of execution by the enemy in North
Carolina. The enemy may advance in
direction of Kingston and GoldborO. No
doubt the enemy are increasing their
forces at Washington and Plymouth, and
we may expect al attack on the railroad
near Rocky Mount and Weldon.
The Montgomery Advertiser ssys Gen.
Martins entire cavalry force met the
enemy at TalboPs Station and drove
them back four miles, when they were
reinforced, and drove Martin back with
considerable loss. Tho enemy remain
at Messy Greek strongly intrencbed
Oar loss was I20. The railroad will be
IN running order TO Bristol in q few
days.
A Confederate Qusrtermaster has been
discovered 10 be a defaulter 10 the
amount Of 100000
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th
gays: Where are we drifting.
The proceedings ct Richmond are we'll
- ~. g l.. 80 -
moment. Congress holds in its hands
the destinies Of the republic. It has the
determination of the question whether
il shall live or die.
Debates ana proceedings Of Congress
furnish much occasion fog painful soil
citude. They evince panic, rather than
the cool and grave deliberatiOn becOm-
ing such body in its anxiety TO restore
currency aud I'll up the army. The
danger is imminent that Congress will
bankrupt the country and overturn the
framework Of society.
The proposition Of the Special Com
mittee on Finance to tax the present
values of the Confederate States 20 the
amount Of 500 0000 600, should be enli-
tied an act to sell Al auction for taxes
all the real estate of the Confederacy to
the people who have speculated and &C
cumulated fortunes BY the war, while
the bill reported from the Military Com
mittee might be justly entitled to an act
to establish an irresponsible deepotism
1t Richmond and statve the country, in
GLIDING the army.
New York, Jan. 19-The Boston
Traveller of last evening says: Col.
Goodrich, of Gen. Burnside's staff, is
preparing to organize from New England
an expedition by land and sea of which
the old 9Th army corps is to form
the nucleus. The Massachusetts 21st,
10Th, 35tb, and 80 b, are embraced in the
corps. Col. Goodrich's department in
cludea Maine, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, with his headquarters in Ports
mouth, n. II. Col. Loring will recruit
for the above expedition in this city.
Col Goodrich. in an interview with
Gov. Gilmore and Gen. Kinks, found
them ready TO cooperate with the en-
teFprise. The three New Hampshire
regimenis-6th, 9th and 11th--Bill be
promptly filed, and with fine class of
men.
The headquarters Of Gen. Burnside
will be at New York.
FORTRESS MoERoE, Jan. Is. "A de-
tschment Of the l1th Pennsylvania cav
airy returned yesterday from = raid
through Eastern North Carolina. They
report that they found the body of q
soldier hanging At Smiths Mills on the
14.h inst, and the following words upon
IL: Here hangs private Samuel Jones,
of the 9th OHIO regiment hung by order
of Mai. Gen. Picket, in retaliation for
private David Bright, of the cd Georgia
regiment hung Dec. 18th, by order of
Brig. Gen. Wild"
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 19-Secretary Sc
ward, in . letter to Minister Adams,
dated Oct 9th, last as appears from the
published correspondence that Che United
States does insist, sad must continue to
insist, that the British government is
justly responsible for the damages which
the peaceful, law-sbiding citizens Of the
United States sustsin By the depreda-
tons OF the Alabama. That vessel hav-
ing been built aud fitted ont in British
waters, the Secretary cannot therefore,
instruct Mr.. Adams 10 refrain from press
ing the claims which he now has in his
hands.