New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.

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| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| TILE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The House passed the bill aInendatory OF the
Pacific Railroad Act by vote Of 10 against 81.
1t removes OF the restrictions IN the original
statute with view 10 facilitate the consrucnon OF tne
road
| THE ENROLMENT BILL.
| The House then resumed the consideration Of the
House bill further regulating and providing Tor the en-
rolling and calling out of the National foToes and iof
Mr.. SChEScK Un. Ohio offered substitute for the
bill which he explained dispensed with the commute
ton entirely leaving the law IN relation 10
It srovides that theIPresident In his discretion may
order draft for more than three nor less than one
Any person Volunteering or offering 3 substitute
for drafted man. and mustered into the service for one
year unless sooner discharged shall receive bounty
sQOO and for q term of three years bounty Of $500
one half Of which bounty shall be paid to the soldier
at the time Of his being mustered into the service one
fourth at the expiration Of oneha Of his term OF ser
vice. aud oneourth at che end Of his term OF services
and in case of his death when in the service the residue
Of his bounty shall be paid 70 his legal representatives.
and in case nc is honoraby discharged from wounds or
sickness incurred in the service be shall receive t'e
whole bounty.
Among other provisions il permits drafted men, cub
sttes or volunteers 10 elect the companies or corps
Of their respective States into which they will go.
The Secretary of War is requised 70 discharge any
minor who ensts without the consent Of his parents ~
gnardisna
II also permits soldiers 10 be obtained from the States
in rebellion 10 be incorporated with the regiments Of
the loyal States procuring them
Mr. SCIIRNCK in conclusion, said that the Rebelnon
must be put down--if not now hereafter II not IN
ten years. in twenty matter how long the war
win last If peace should be made to-day on oompro-
mise every sensible must know 1t could not last
sixty DAYS II recognize this Southern COnfedcracy
adstinct nationality living Ibis side and they
on the other, with border from the Potomac to the
Gulf Of Mexico We may expect marauding guerrinas,
war, murder, robbery and everything else. Nothing
but the putting down the Rebellion could assure pence.
He had heretofore said and now repeated that although
the not prosecuted tor the destruction Of Sav.
cry, yet such would be She consequence. No peace
could be made any other terms than that this should
be Republican Governments throughout ali tie States
There could be peace bnt by submitting 10 the Con.
stitution and by putting an end TO Slavery He would
no more think OF procuring peace without this than he
would Of healing up the wounds in the body Of one OF
our poor soldiers by leaving the ball IN than lie would
by retaining Slavery TO foster and rita,e the body pol
tito
Mr. ODxIL Dem., N. ~ was opposed 70 the repeal
that provision with favor ~ his own State many Ct IL
sens had relieved themselves from three years service
by the payment each Of eoo and they had certificates 70
that effect in their pockets. But by the substitute OF
the gentleman from ONO (Sehenck other citizens are
to be deprived Of similar privileges There should be
that The people may understand That we have iixed
principle and pdrpose. Ue was not one whit behind
that gentlcmap in his anxiety 10 MI the army. His
State was the first y the wE and w01d he she last out
Of it. But there wa a better way than that now pro
posed and he believed that by volunteering and enlist
ments with the bounty can get all the men want
men, in the prosecution Of this SHAN be sustained
and the Democratic party 10 which he belonged not
behind the other IN accomplishing This desirable
SHAH be FOR long or short. New York and the other
Nortaerp States win Sustain the Government n carry
hT ES Ell On, Ohio said II Congress should per
sst in faainins the communication clause our armies
will not be s1eQuately hed, and the Rebellion could
not put down during tie term OF this Congress or
glder tlis Administration He referred 20 The exam.
sufficient 10 sti uiate ourselves We should take ales
from what our fathers did In the Revolutionary
War We have not done ss much as they did to 'lis
country. We mall not rse " the bght OF the occasion
till the Representatives Of the people rise and meet them
in the way Of manhood and victory. II we viii not
take example W England and our Revolutionary sres
We should take example by our enemies. He was free
sy A e. ss Es
sas ssss haEs ss = - sssi u siss 'P;s
force men into the field lie appealed TO the House 10
strike out the computation clause. which was STUN
bling black and thus they Would give us IN army. vic
Mr.. M.LLonY Dem, Ky.) repeated what be said on
former occasion namely that the policy Of resorting
70 GonserpOn instead Of volunteering was the worst
*hicn the Governpept could adopt In the Spring OF
Chairman Of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs
(wison) said It must stopped By the Goyernpent Al
the commencement Of the II was conducted on the
principle that If those engaged in rebellion would lay
down their they should enjoy their constitutional
rights intact There was then no iscs OF volunteers
who rallied 10 the defense Of tie flag II was the fac
tious meeting Of the Governors at Altoona which oper
aed upon the President and induced him 10 change the
policy and substitute new ope, which has failed and
which fact the Republicans admit. He replied 10 Mr.
6erhcld eontendpg that the power 10 conscript wac
never exercised during the Revolutionary wnr the
War OF lel2. Men were not then forced ~ become
soIasrs ia he army 1t was reserved for this Congress
- raise armie8 IN this way after volunteering which
progressed SO rapidly. had been stopped. Al know
that the S @ 'p y ~
sion on oil own PEOPLE ~ $e do on those Of the South
The day Of reckoning is approaching the people are
thew Viii place instead those who Respect the rights Of
tie people. he coppnded that the policy Of enhsting
negroes into the military service had caused o Of zen
white men for every negro that was recruited He said
that the attempt which had been made e g9ke e. ,hs
Negro better soldier than the white man, woe gSs1,d
nnSn living dispatches manufactured for the purpose.
which the facts upon inv cation did NOT sustain
i Mr.. MALLORY read a letter from Gov Branlletto
showing that the dispatch read SOME time ago in the
House BY Mr.. Blaine Of Maine, appaudng the yaor OF
the negro troops founded III errorhat 30 far from
showing any bravery the negroes fed in terror and were
confined TO the rear.
MALLORY would acQut himlof having wilfuy endeav'
ored to deceive the House He had mere! read the ds
patch received here and he would say he had been IN
formed that the negro troops employed IN Egypt were
| as good as white opes -
Mr. MALLORY said that those troops not negroes
and he repeated that black troops never could be equal
| TO white soldiers.
| Mr.. MORRILL,, Union. Vt.) made report IRON
the Committee Of Conference on the Internal Revenue
| Bill
| Mr. MORRILL, explained that the tax remains u a
ban Il on ale spirits from and after the st OF July
70 the lst Of February el So and after that, ~ gal
lon on coal per centum instead OF 81 and on express
companies receipts instead OF ~ per centum The In
come tax Is arranged that IN INCOMES not above