Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-18
The vERYtATEST
II ELE Gil a p II.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IxIVEIIth csngress---Flrst session.
WAsHIserox. February u.

llzing the printing of 10000 copies o
McClellan's Report with an amendment
reducing the number to 5000 Adopted
Pomeroy introduced bill, donating
lipublic lands to several States for the ed
ucation of orphans Of soldiers and sail
ors killed in this war Referred to the
Committee on public lands.
The Senate passed bill for the relief
of Albert Brown, after debate of an
hour. II Ia ~ =
Davis resumed the floor, and contin-
ued his speech on his amendment, equal
izing the pay Of the troops in the United
States service
Mr. johnson reported back adversely
from the Judiciary Committee the re-
solution explanatory Of the confs-
cation act of February 9TH; also ad-
verse to the bill Of Sumner to remove
doubts from the construction on the
joint resolution explanatory of the con
| fscation act -...r..-s
In the course of his speech, Davis re-
ferred to remark attributed to Seward
By Lord Lyons on newspaper authority,
| in which the Secretary of State is re-
ported as having said, "lAy Lord, / can
| ring this bell and citizen Of New
York wiH be arrested and this, aud a
citizen of Indiana aciu be placed an
durdnce Davis proceeded tocomment
on such state of affairs.
Anthony interrupted, and wished to
know whether the Senator from Ky. was
cognizant of the truth of the paragraph,
and would inquire whether it was not
more proper to. know the facts before
parading them in the Senate with his
comments on them. afrY-r-rT ee-s-. "A
Davis declined to be interrupted as he
knew the Senate was weary with his talk
and, to acknowledge the Gods truth, he
was tired of it himself.
Davis referred to meeting held at
one time in Mass, at which resolutions
were passed melting the negroes of the
South to revolt against their masters
The Senator from Massachusetts took
q prominent part in that meeting and
yet did not raise a word of objection
against such a proposition. q 'e5-fa
Wilson said he was at the meeting
merely as spectator. So
Davis proceeded at great length on
the denunciation of the course of Mas
sachusetts since the formation of the
Federal Government, and made some
satrical allusion to her Senator on the
Senate floor. He said that the military
Senator, Wilson, had attempted to bully
and domineer over those who were his
peers on this floor. - f" Fssnzi r.
Wilson calle1 Senator Davis toaerder.
The Chair sustained the question of
order. Doolittle thought the whole tenor
of the remarks Of the Senator from Ken
lucky were calculated to create personal
strife He should either call the Sena7
tor from Kentucky to order or leave the
Senate, as be would not sit in his seat
and listen to these personal attacks. |
They were not only out of order, but be
meath the dignity of the Senate The
time Of the Senate was too precious to |
be wasted in personal squabbles.
Johnson agreed with the Senator from |
Wisconsin that much said by the Senator |
from Kentucky was productive of no.
thing bat mischief as q nTc
Wilson hoped the Senator from Ken
lucky might be allowed to conclude his
remarks, whatever they might be.
Sumner had never made any harsh |
allusion to the Senator from Kentucky, |
and he was willing he shonld proceed in |
his attacks until doomsday
Davis then concluded his remarks.
Sumner offered amendments to the |
Constitution of the United States, as a
substitute for those reported by Trum-
bull, from the Jud ciary Committee,
few days ago, and asked that they might
be made special order for Monday next
Summers amendments are as follows
lst There shall be neither slavery
nor involuntary nor involuntary servi-
tude within the jurisdiction thereof, 9TH
erwise than in the punishment of crime,
and that Congress may make all laws
necessary and proper to enforce its pro-
hibition. LLo5 ITO ~
3 To strike out the Sd paragraph, I'd
section of the 18th Article of the Consti-
tuition, except the words excepting In
dams not taxed" so that the whole
clause shall read, representation and
taxation and direct taxes shall be appor-
toned among the several States ofthe
Union, excepting Indians not taxed. +"
3d. To strike out from the Sd para
graph, I'd section of Article 4th of the
Constitution the words, Z" no person held
to service or. labor in one State under
the laws thereof and escaping to another
shall in consequence of any law therein
! be discharged from such service, but
shall be delivered upon the claim of the
party to whom such labor or service may
be due" s-A
On motion of Hale, the Senate went
into session, and shortly afterwards ad
journed.
HoUsE-Hooper, from the Committee
on WAYS and Means, asked leave to in
troduce q resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to sell any
surplus gold in the Treasury.
Cox objected.
Allison, of Iowa, introduced a bill
granting lands in Iowa for central rail-
roads, heretofore provided for. Refer
red to the Committee on Public Lands
This measure is intended to insure the
immediate completion of the Mississippi
& Mobile Railroad across Iowa to Omaha,
connecting with the Union Pacific Rail-
road at that point
The resolution sought to be reported
by Mr.. Hooper was then read. 1t pro-
vides that the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized from time to time, at his
discretion, to sell any gold coin in the
treasury over and above the amount,
which, in his opinion, may be required
by the government, and pay the interest
on the public debt and for other pur-
4 poses + e2s
Casson explained that the object Of
that resolution was to relieve the money
market, and enable merchants to meet
the legitimate and constant demand o.
the government upon them for gold
Objection was made to the reporting .o
= the resolution. S.
The Senate amendments to the Inter
!, nal Revenue bill were then taken up.
;, The House, by a vote of "a agains
IS 43 laid on the table the motion to con
% slider the vote by which the House dis
Is agreed to the sliding scale on spirits.