The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-20
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The Senate on the 18th inst. passed House |
bill extending the time for paving veteran |
NATL tie 1stof March. This hgisz
lation il d alzderstood, postpones the draft
until that time.
The bih, misls Inv, Is 4 aifofowss
ResofSed, BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes, That bounties heretofore paid !
under regulations and orders from the War
Department, to men enlisting in the regular
or volunteer forces of the United States, for
three years er during the war. shall continue
to be paid from the 9Th day of January,
1864, until the 1st day of March next
The Senate debated the Conscript Act ali
day, but took no vote on any important pend
ing amendment.
An effort to consider the House bill for pay
ing the militia of Missouri failed in the Sem
ate. The Military, Committee, however, re-,
ported favorably upon it. fHa
The Tax Bill, reported to-day from the
Ways and Means Committee, places duty
on distilled spirits of sixty cents per gallon.
The duty on spirits is to be levied on. all on
hand, upon which no duty has been paid. and
no returns made from the 18th of january,
1864. It is the genera. impression in the
House that ten to fifteen cents per gallon will
be added to this amount.
Mr. Fessenden, in the Senate to day, in
submitting a letter from Secretary Chase, ex-
pressed the opinion that any additional sums
needed to pay bounties, as well as every other
amount added to the expenditures beyond es-
Inmates, should be raised by taxation.
Senator Grimes, in his speech in the SEN
ate, commented severely on the luke-warm-
ness of the Administration in raising colored
troops, and intimated that there was aeecid
ed want of sincerity in the way it was now
done, and in the men who We're doing it.
Senator j Johnson declared that slaves were
contrary to our wish, forced to enlist in Mary
land. s ~
Senator Bayard is again in his seal, and the
question as to his taking new oath will be
| settled this week. als
The President has approved and signed the
| act extending bounties to the 1st of March.
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Davis from the. Senate came up. and Mr..
Wilson spoke at length He concluded by
saying how sublime a thing it would be in
this crisis of our country for the Senate OF
the United States to rise to the heights ei
stern and lofty duty and cast out one who has
dared to tell loyal people to revolt against
this government and take its powers into
| their own hands. Such an act of ayenging
patriotism would fire the loyal heart of Amer
leans and silence the u1utterings of treason
and nerve the arms OF the heroes who are
battling and bleeding for the unity of the Re-
public.
Davis made rambling, black GUARD, vnl-
gar speech, filed with ridiculous but harm
less personalities. His speech was utterly
unworthy of one holding the dignifed posi-
tionof an American Senator. sl. 'ast
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Wilson
said that the Senator from Kentucky should
remember that he was in the Senate and moi
Kentucky barbecue. The Senate was .
place for the language of a statesman-no'
the babbling Of a fool.
The Senate adjourned without action up
on the resolution.
The House resumed the consideration O
the Joint Resolution reported from the Ju
dietary Committee, to make the Confiscatior
Act conform to the Constitution, so that tn.
forfeiture of estates shall continue only darns
the lifetime of the offenders.
I Mr. Cox argued that the confscation sys
tenn had proved an utter failure. and becaus
i this failed the House was called ON to adop
another measure to stimulate the rebellio
and destroy what little Union feeling ther
was in the South. te m 55las :
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, replied by sayin
that from the course of Cox and the najorit
on his side. no support of the Administratio
was to be. xpected from them and whe
they rendered theirsuppors he, Davis, woul
+ look upon it with suspicion. - az' s.
Further proceedings on the subject were il
} terrupted BY the expiration Of the morain
hour 4sA5 as4s.
The Senate resolution for the revival
the COMMITTEES on the Conduct of the Wa
was referred to the Committee on Milital
Affairs. S Is 4i5o 81 {. IS 6lF3isIiSia
: The House weutsinto Committee of Il
WhoIe, on the bill to increase the Intern
Revenue, which bill was recently publishe
Mr. Stevens moved an amendment taxir
spirits distilled since August 31st. 1862, (
Z hand and for sale. After a debate the amen
. ment was agreed to. No other amendmen
: of importance were. made without action
e the bill. Thed Committee arose and Il
House adjourned at 3:15 P. M 9a
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