Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-22
BY Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
NIGHT DISPATCHES
XXxVHIITH CONGRESS.


WAsnIKdroS, January 2l.-HousE.-Mr.
Morris, Of New York, spoke in favor Of the
eon6scation OF the estates Of rebels, who in.
augurated and are responsible Tor the evils oil
the rebellion.
Mr.. Rogers, OF New Jersey, opposed the
pending resolution, contending that estates
could not be forfeited beyond the lifetime OF
the offender, and the measure now proposed
was clearly agniust the Constitution. With
ont taking question On the Coniscation bill,
the House vent into the Committee Of the
Whole on the amendatory Excise Law.
An amendment was adopted taxing all cot
ton in the hands Of manufacturers, heretofore
exempted, two cents per pound.
Mr.. Brooks, Of N. T., moved to strike out
the drawback Of two cents per pound, in all
cases where the duty imposed by this act upon
the cotton used in InRnufa ctures shall be sat
isfActorily shown to have been previously
paid.
Messrs Brooks, Voorhees,, Harrington and
j.. G. ALEU-, advocated the amendment, re-
garding such drawback as IA bounty to manu-.
facturers at the expense Of the agricultural
interests.
Messrs. Morrill, and Davis replied, showing
that New England pays its fair proportion OF
taxation on It's products and industry.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illinois, said, whatever
might be uttered in Voorhees, district in In.
diana about the operation Of the revenue laws,
there was no complaint in the loyal district
which be (Wsshburne) represented. His
constituents we're not only willing TO pay the
present tax, but an additional tax to crush
the rebellion and hang traitors, The rebellion
is to be crushed aud the States brought back
i necessary, by s%ubjugation,
Mr.. Grinnell, OF Iowa, in behalf of the far
mers he represented, favored the encourage.
ment of manufactures.
Mr. BROOKS amendment was disagreed TO.
An amendment was adopted that all spirits
imported prior to the passage Of the act, shall
pay an additional duty Of fifty cents. The
bill as amended was reported TO the House,
when it aud a Substitute intended TO be offered
by Mr.. Stevens, were ordered to be printed pre-
liminRry TO any further action on the subject.
Adjourned.
SkKArE-On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the
Senate took up the bill to promote enlistments.
Mr.. Grimes wished it postponed, AS the bill
did not provide for bounties for colored sol
diers.
Postponed till tomorrow.
The resolution of Mr.. Davis, calling on the
President for the correspondence between the
United States and rebel authorities, was post
poned
Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland, then addressed
the Senate on the rule requiring Senators to
take the oath, involving Senator Bayard.
The report Of the Agricultural Commits
si0ner adverse TO a tax of twenty per cent. on
leaf tobacco, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland, spoke on the
question Of the adoption of the new oath as a
rule Of the Senate, opposing it as u~nconstitu-
tional. In the course of his remarks he said
the people OF the South, when the military
power Of the rebellion was subdued, would
again come into the Union under the Presi-
dents Amnesty Proclamation. He opposed
placing the negro on a political equality as an
abuse more to the slave than to the master,
aud a political degration to the whites unnee-
essary to the crushing of the rebellion. The
day was fast approaching, if the power of the
Government was exertsd as it ought TO be,
when the military power of the rebellion
would be crushed, and the people of the
South would share in the heart swelling bles,
sings of a restored Union.
Mr.. Howard favored the adoption of the
oath, arguing that without the fidelity required
by this oath, the Constitution became a dead
letter. He said the people of the North werC
not such fools as to fight a war such as this
with a sacrifice of 200, 900 lives, and ther
turn round and invite traitors to come bacl
and get in the c~ounsels of the natiou.
The amendmentof Mr.. Powell was rejected
by yeas II, nays 20.
Adjourned til Monday.