Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-29
WASHINGTON, March %.


| SENATE.--Mr. Foster, from the committee
on Claims, reported back favorably the
House blu giving 500 pension 20 revolu-
tionary solGiers, in addition to their pre-
yious pensions. Passed.
The Senate took up the bill amendatory
to the Constitution, relative to slavery
Mr.. Trumbull addressed the Senate at length
IN favor of the bill. Fs& eEE %
Mr.. Wade, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported favorably on the House
bill enabling the, people of Nebraska to
form State and mafntain territorial gov
ernment. I LiNal lijLJNJ
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military committee,
reported adversely to the use of concen-i
trated food for horses and mules in the
army. 1fas
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill relating to
the Military Academy at West Point. This
bill authorizes the appointment by the
President Of two additional cadets from
of. the State wherein appointed, having
served honorably two years in the army,
and not less than seventeen nor more than
twenty years old, and to be selected accord
ing to merits and qualifications.
Mr.. COllamer reported bill relative to
the compensation of pension agents, which
allows the clerk hire and office rent, $500
for the disbursement Of $4,000 annually;
and $3.50 additional for every additional
$4,000. .TrgEs EWOFa.
Mr.. Grimes introduced bill inquiring of
the Secretary of the navy how many ordi-
nary seamen have been transferred from
the military to the naval service. Adopted.
The Senate then took up the special order,
viz: the joint resolution to amend the Con-
stituti0n SO as to prohibit slavery and invol-
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Mr.. Trumbull made lengthy speech in
favor of the bill. F. -,-..s y lo5
Mr., Sherman answered the speech of Mr..
Wilkinson, made some days ago, in which
he charged him (Sherman) with incOnsis-
/ tency on the anti-slayery question, to which
Mr.. Wilkinson briefly replied. Mr.. Wilson
spoke in favor Of the bill. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Norton introduced a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, prohibiting slavery in States
and Territories. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
On motion OF, Mr.. Garfield, resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
War to furnish the House with any inform
alton in his possession in reference to claims
for service rendered by State troops any
time during the present war, stating the
amount of claims and service. ciC
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granting the use Of the Hall of the House
to the Washington Lecture Association for
the 9Th of April, for the delivery of lee
ture by Hon. George Thomson, the proceeds,
after paying expenses, to be distributed
among the families of the District of Column
bia soldiers. .....
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to lay the
resolution on the table. r-re
The motion of Mr.. Holman was adopted
yeas SO, nays 40.
MIR. Stevens, of Pa, offered joint resolu-
tion, proposing new article to the Consti-
tuition, which, when ratified by the requisite
number of States, shall be valid as a part OF
the Constitution, namely:
Slavery and involuntary servitude, except
for the punishment of crime, whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted, is for
ever prohibited in the United States, and all
the territories; and SO much of article four,
section eleven, of the Constitution, as refers
to the delivery up of persons owing service
or labor, escaping into another State, is an
nulled.
Mr.. Holman objected to the second read
ing of the question.
Accordingly the question recurred, shall
the resolution be rejected?
This was determined in the negative by a
vote of 80 against SO. q e = = 81 n
The Speaker announced that the question
next recurred on the second reading.
Mr.. Holman raised the point that the vote
not being atwo-thirds one as required, the
result was in effect the rejection of the
proposition. The Speaker Overruled the
objection. -.4ss --.r.e.r
The proposition was then read a second
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Mr.. Stevens withdrew the latter part of
his proposition, namely: to annul the fugi-
tive slave law. The question was then
stated onagreeing to the other point of the
proposition. ....-,-4
Further proceedings were here inter-
rupted by Mr.. Washburne announcing the
death of his colleague, Owen Lovejoy.
Eulogies were delivered by Messrs. Jas
Pike, Norton, Ashley, Morrill,, Odell, Davis,
of New York, Grinnell and Arnold. The
usual resolutions of respect and coincidence
were passed and the House adjourned