Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-01-27
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xxxv1IIth CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. ~.
SENATE.-Mr. Bayard took the oath re-
quired by the Senate's resolution OF yester-
day and in a short speech announced his
intention to retire to private life. Mr..
Richardson took the oath after remarking
that he did not believe in its policy.
Mr.. Brown of Missouri, introduced bill
to build bridge across the Mississippi river
at st. Louis.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to print the
official reports of the operations Of the ar
mics of the United States. Referred.
Mr.. Wilson also introduced bill secur-
ling homesteads for persons in the service
of the United States. Referred to the COM
mittee on Public Lands.
The Senate then took up the resolution of
Mr.. Wilson to expel Senator Davis of Ky.
from the Senate.
Mr.. Howard moved to strike out the words
''be expelled and insert "be censured."
Mr.. Howard addressed the Senate at length
on his motion.
Mr.. Davis's resolution calling for papers
relative to an exchange of prisoners was
adopted.
At the request of Mr.. Davis letter was
read setting forth in offering these resolu-
tions he had no purpose to invite the army
to mutiny or the people to sedition, or any
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whole people North and South to terminate
the war by constitutional settlement and
reconstruction of the Union, and that the
series of resolutions would not fairly admit
of any other construction. ALI Of which
he, Oavis) now reaffirmed.
| Mr.. Howard offered an amendment to
substitute "censure" for "expelled. Mr..
Howard testified his admiration of Mr..
Davis's frankness and devotion to principle,
but thought the singular resolutions of the
Senator should meet with rebuke from the
Senate. He deprecated the treating of reb-
els with soft words, and continued at some
length in a patriotic vein, concluding by
saying the rebels were fearfully in earnest
and we must subdue them with the bayo-
net. as they have treated us with contempt
and spit upon the olive branch offered
them.
Mr.. johnson thought Mr.. Davis's resolu-
tion, taken together, did not contain trea-
sonable utterances, and proceeded at some
length to argue from precedents that oppo-
sition to the executive did not constitute
treason.
Mr.. Morrill, obtained the floor, but gave
way till tomorrow.
. Adjourned.
| HoUsE-The House resumed the consid-
Grafton of the Joint resolution amendatory
of joint resolution explanatory Of the
confiscation act.
The House passed the Senate resolution
OF thanks to Generals Hooker, Meade, How
ard, Banks and Burnside, and the officers
and men under their respective command
ers; also to Commodore Vanderbilt for the
gift of the steamer Vanderbilt.
The House then went into committee OF
the Whole on the deficiency of the appro-
lpriation bill.
The bill after debate was laid aside and
reported to the House.
The committee then took up the naval ap-
preparation bill.
During the consideration Of the joint
resolution amendatory of the Gonfiscation
act, Fernando Wood said it was now pro-
posed to recall measure which had pre-
vented Presidential veto and which was
part of that act. Such repeal would be a
gross violation Of Justice and right, so far
as it attempted to deprive those persons at
tainted Of treason of the fee of their estate.
He argued in favor of the appointment OF
commissioners to Richmond, and said that
similar course was pursued in the Shay
rebellion, in the whisky rebellion, in the
wars with Great Britain and Mexico, and
during the Mormon hostilities.