, 1864-04-30

SENATE,

Of Ala1ton rsns,d ees IL tno Ttsaspf{ Depo5s
nent, ptaEnS Ior tqG 81 @ @
9m Of for ap5 esoa
yin sandy Lake, distance Of forty lnes. thence
ia EEoW Leaf Mses aaa nMSi H. t,a LasS t ~
opening navigation BY Red KtEeF and ssskatcha.
van 1e. two thonsana nes 10 me Ia pase o. the t
Rocky ana an one. 10 @
proyement Of 43 miles less than the Fog au1 WI
coneln River Canal ronte and eighty miles shorter
ST. RAMSAY Introduced q bill for the benefit
srd better mahagemeht o. ano!ans, " Waien tne
f1es1ocnt ~ a1nul!Aeu 20 ioIae tnc.l. uo4. ~"
cato such 1csesvatlenz, when ths Presfdent can To-
cate them again md cell the lands.
~ tbe 4 assns 1o4
Increase Of 10 per cent on the duty on foreign WOOL
Referred 10 the Committee on Finance ne al; also
conein, asking foz N Improvement Of the locks on
the E11e Canal. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce. !.
Of he Iowa Legislature asking for increased mail
faciliiies iii SIM IN TIT stsse Referred
Mr HENDERSON, q ao ofe;ea =, Joint tt, rsao e
the commas m sion Of Which iii. Gen. McDoweu Was
President, to examine into cotton epecu1ations ant
frauds an The part Of officers In the West.
Modification Of Mr. CRIMES, requesting the
Secretary Of War to tranemit the report, Was &c,
centtd :;
I'm molten Of Mr. LANE OF Kansas, the words,
III not Incompatible with TIC public Interest" :"
An s@endment Of .lr. GRIMES. requiring all IN
| plicated In the report, was adopted:
thought the rea0'utton had best, not be adopted
III HESnEESON said that Information on tht
rnhect T VA dee.fcd now. as It Would bear on til
bls pspdaE before thia bGdy r. I'D ssa Tbs VA va rs
ters fhe List three davs ltom tho Red River sayr|
that our defeat there vas on account Of epecu:,.
numbering ZOO men. hid se5 wagons, which -.
"E!:F: IT WILSON wanted to know ,stAs~u d:
CHARGED that the Rei River expedition was n1'sss'
t-Ien for the mere purpose Of gathering cotton,
merely I Tsshed to know What the brlga d: Of cav
airy wanted with s65 wagons, unless 1t was 10
cathes M lhe products Of The country.
Nj G0SNESs state on ssa what ne nan
Of the rcculsr tain OF the army, and whatever
might haze been the defect Of leneralshsp which
vs we4e intended to br!ng in cotton not e9Erss
Mr. HENDERSON made no enatsss 5a.'li niscn ~ ~
statements and predictions Of the ncWspaPes
wsitere ;e read letter from Ofand Eeore at nal ~
tonr Gays teio1e the battle, alleging conflict ol
authority tetWecn Gen; Lanes ano s;7n Au cottan ~
ard as aayal prszc, and ursd'cting dlsastsr :,
Mr. COENESS denounced the statement Fe9a!s q.
lie had The highest authority for denying.,
Tie rcsolatlon as amended was adopted. .r,
Er. NEsAlTu, Of CAL, called up t9S senase 1.aa ~
apd aId nallas c1ty, Oregon. An amendment strlsh;
ont Carson City was adopted. and the bil pa:Sa
ssn os t1e En-
the diet section. e proposed TO be amenaed % "
ey The Of oa1,tdm psogsl2p y; e
inrcsffI IN or based on United States bonda. T1t
. amendment was re}ccted-Ss to Il.
Senate adjourned. r,o1sr
Mr.. uIGDY, Of Cal., Of tho Select Committee o.
charges uca,nst Blair, OF No., moved that the e7'
%sGfHSS Ss f.H9iSSdS Of No., reminded the House a
wien tho report was made he Waiyed his remafa 4
order ,hat the tsx bll ignt BE- BE- acted o.
: This military member had the .andacity to attac
destine n,anner, and made peraonal allGsion
:, oranst tem that he Blair.1 never uttered IN nj
/. niinte.i srcyyh,
= f' Fhs sreaker reminded tho gentleman from VII
sou1i Glcclars) tAAt his remarks were mol
r On Motion Of Nj. STEVENS Ill. Actiu'g LII
permission to proceed. 5,x,., chars
ID lie d.en'cd that LIE nao mauT ia,. a'tI ~ Hnna
aEsinst ne na1y e co ot coneo bis vi
dctive character, md sa;d that NJ Powera ~ W. +
=, EoSper treasury agent until 60 ms weeks attg
80 the liquor Transaction lie CleC.uls) was Sae
admlfsr Of Secretary Chase whom & e co@Rass ao1 &
ind!sidual :aE} pursuing him, 70 Yaor Geps1
81 s not srpnssd ond RON lis slam6ss: CO.. .,tt+s
H. neshins u .e Evidence 10 saoW that Il. B.,
y was engaged y lIsaoE speeqMta'on M CIR 1.ho sep
- member and the officers o. nls s'a1 ~ fnrf N
It had been altered. They not only ;Hs. %o5a
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