Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-10
THE VERY LATEST
TELEGR a H II.
CONGRESSIONAL.
XXXVIIIth Congress.-.First Session.
WASHINGTON, March {

VI
SESATE.-0n motion of Fessenden. the
Senate insisted upon its amendment to
/ the bill, and the Vice President was an.
1 thorized to appoint committee to con.
fer with that Of the House.
The Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of the motion of Powell US amend
ed by Grimes and Lane, calling for the
report and evidence of the Military Com
mittee, OF which Gen. Mcdowell was
President The motion was rejected by
vote of ii to o.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the equalizing bill, the
pending amendment being that of Davis.
Davis proceeded to address the Sen
ate at length in favor of his amendment.
Sherman reported from the Finance
Committee the House Joint Resolution
to authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury to anticipate the payment on the
lows:
And he is hereby authorized to dis
pose of any gold in the Treasury of the
United States not necessary for the pay
ment of the interest on the public debt.
The resolution was under the special
order for Tomorrow at twelve clock
Wilson. reported from the Military
Committee the bill to provide for the en-
listment of any persons, residents of
certain States, into the regiments of 9th
err States, also bill from the same com
mittee as a substitute for the Carlisle
resolution, declaring that the object of
the war is for the subjugation of the reb
els in arms against the rightful authori
ties of the United States and the estab-
lishment of such authority, and that in
the prosecution of the war the United
States may adopt whatever measures,
not inconsistent with the rules of civil
lized warfare, which may be deemed
necessary to the securing of pub
lie safety now and hereafter. That
any person born and residing
in the United States, whether bond
or free, owes allegiance to the Uni
ted States, and this allegiance is para
mount to any duty which such persons
may owe to any State or individual that
the Constitution of the United State does
not recognize slaves as property, but as
persons owing service or labor in certain
States under the laws thereof and it is
the right and duty of the United States
to offer such persons such inducements
as are best calculated to enable them to
give to their country the paramount ser
vice which they owe, and that the Proc
lamation is hereby declared to have the
force aud effect of law Anything in the
laws or constitution of any State to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
After Davis concluded his speech, the
Senate went into executive session
and adjourned
HoUsE-The House passed the SEN
ate bill constituting Parkersburg, West
Virginia, port of delivery
Kernon, Of New York, offered pre-
amble, setting forth that
o. WHEREAS, The law exempts Missouri
bonds from taxation, thus enabling cor
porations aud individuals to withdraw
large amount of personal estate from
taxation, and escaping the share of bur
dens which are thrown chiefly on real
estate; therefore, it is
ResolUed, That the Committee on
Ways and Means be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of so changing
the law as not to exempt such bonds
from State and municipal taxation.
The resolution was adopted.
Garfield reported a bill authorizing
the formation of o regiment of volunteer
engineers in the Army of the Cumber-
land, to serve three years, or during the
war, the men to be credited to the States,
or subdivisions of States, from which
they are enlisted
The bill passed
The House passed bill to regulate
the dismassal of officers from the mill
tary and naval services; also bill fol
the protection of overland emigrants
also a bill to establish bureau of mill
tary justice.
The House went into committee OF
the Legislative Appropriation bill.
McClung, of Mo-, defended himsel
and associate Radicals from the remark
of King and Blair. He said their al
tacks upon himself and other Radical
+ were unprovoked, malicious, and SUP
ported only by falsehoods. He ais
spoke of them as renegades and turn
: coats.
The committee proceeded to conside
the bill
Garfield, of O., from the Commute
,, on Military Affairs, reported back wit
an amendment the Senate's joint resolu
, ton of thanks to Maj Gen. Thomas an
officers and men under him, for drawer
and courage at Chickamauga, and re
questing the President to communicat
this resolution in suitable terms to this
General The amendment provides fc
thanks jointly to Gen. Rosecrans an
Grant, and in that form passed.
A bill was passed establishing b,
reau of Military Justice, to be connec
ed with the War Department.
The House, without disposing of II
Legislative Appropriation bill, adjourne