Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-14
Congregational.
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SENATE-Mr. Harlan presented the Joint
resolution relating to the granting of GER
tain privileges to the city Of DesMoines,
Iowa, which was passed.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, called up his reso-
luton in reference to the recognition of the
free State of Arkansas, and moved to refer
1t, together with the credentials of the SEN
ators therefrom, Messrs. Fishback and Bax-
ter to the Judiciary committee.
Mr. Sumner addressed the Senate at length
in opposition 10 the admission of Arkansas
at present into the Union. and its reputed
Senators and Representatives to seats in
Congress.
Mr.. Johnson replied at some length, ar
guing that if the States in rebellion were
out of the Union, he [Sumner] was incon-
sistent in supporting Andrew johnson, of
Tennessee, as candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent.
The resolution of Mr.. Lane, of Kansas,
and the credentials of Fishback and Bax-
ter were, after debate, referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Trumbull,
receded from its amendments to the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to extend the Marine Hospital at
Chicago, was called up by Mr.. Trumbull
and passed.
Mr.. Wilson presented certain amend
ments to the enrolment bill, which, with
out reading, were ordered to be printed
At o'clock the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-Mr. Dawes, from the committee
on Election, to whom the message of the
President in relation to military appoint
ments was referred. made report thereon,
concluding with the following resolution:
That Robert G. Schenck having resigned
his commission as Major General of Volun-
teers on the 2lst of November, 1863, to take
effect on the 9TH day of December, was not,
by reason of having held such Office, dis
qualified from holding seat in the thirty
eighth Congress, as q representative from
Ohio, the session having commenced on tho
9TH of December. But that Francis Blair,
by continuing to hold Office as Major Gena
eral of Volunteers, and discharging tho
duties thereof from Novembe Goth, 1862 till
January, 1864, thus disqualifying himself
from holding seat in the Thirty Eighth
Congress, which met December 7th, 1868
The report for the present was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed. Z
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, committee
of conference was asked of the Senate ON
the disagrceing amendments to the bill to
increase the pay of soldiers.
Mr.. Stevens made report from the COM
mittee of conference on the disagreeing
amendments of the military appropriation
bill. They were principally in regard to
making the pay of negro soldiers the same
as that of white soldiers from January lst
last, so as to include the back pay of the two
Massachusetts negro regiments and those
first raised in South Carolina and Louisiana.
The report of the conference committee
concludes as follows:
All persons of color who were free on
the 10Th of April 1861, and who have been
enlisted and mustered into the military SER
vice of the United States, shall, from tho
time of their enlistment, be entitled to re-
ceive the pay, bounty and clothing allow
ed to such persons by the laws existing at
the time of their enlistment and the At
torney General is authorized to determine
any question of law arising under this pro-
vision; and if the Attorney General shall
decide that any such enlisted persons are
entitled to receive any pay, bounty or cloth
ing in addition to what the v have already
received, the Secretary of War shall make
all necessary regulations to enable the pay
departments to make payment in accord
ance with such determination. The report
was concurred in-yeas 20, nays 5S. The
Senate has already adopted it.
Mr.. Schenck introduced bill repeating
the three hundred dollar clause in the en-
rollment act, and providing that hereafter
no money shall be accepted or received from
any enrolled or drafted man to be relieved
of liability to perform military duty. Mr..
Schenck moved the previous question OH
the passage of the bill. The previous ques-
ton was not seconded, and debate ensuing,
the bill went over.
Mr.. Garfield introduced Joint resolution
declaring as follows: That no State declar-
ed to be in rebellion by the President, is en-
titled to appoint electors of President and
Vice President, and no electoral vote from
any such State shall be received or counted
until both Houses of Congress, by concur
rant action, shall have recognized a State
Government in such State.
On motion of Mr.. Blaine, of Michigan,
the resolution was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Beaman, of Michigan,
resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on the Conduct of the War, to
substantial reason for the exclusion of
Members of Congress from the hospitals,
when they desire to look after the condition
of the wounded from their respective States,
and in case such visits can be made without
detriment to the sick and wounded.
The committee recommend that some
regulation be made by which members can
visit the hospitals at seasonable hours, with
out let or hindrance.
The House then took up the resolution of
Mr.. Sawyer of Pa, offered on Monday of
last week, proposing suspension of hos
tilities and requiring the President to adopt
measures for assembling a convention Of
delegates from all the States to adjust the
difficulties between the North and the
South, on the basis of the Constitution.
The House refused to suspend the rules for
the introduction of the resolution.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the House bill to repeal the fu-
gitive slave law. A long debate ensued,
which was participated in by Messrs. King,
of Mo-, Morris, of N. Y, Cox, of Ohio, and
others, after which, the question being
taken, the bill passed-S2 against 80.