Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-02

A. April 90.

va sHix0ToH, April 30.
SsuArx.-Ths House bill, for the relied
of s~cttiera. IN motion Of Mr. Harding, va
taken on md passed.
The Senate bill, granting lands for rail.
road purposes ip Ninnesots, - amended BY
the House, VA passed. /.
Tho senate then resumed the National
Rank bill, and the amendment Of the
financial taxing Of banks wAs adopted.
Senate. and its further consideration Was
deferred ell Monday.
The See ate then adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Garfield, Of Ohio: insroduc.
| ed the resolution to which Mr.. Ancons, oil
Pennsylvania, objected yesterday, on
which be (Gaifield) quoted the preamble.
4 remark heretofore made by Mr.. bis'r, OF
| Missouri, to the effect mat Secretary
| Chase is making use Of the income from
| s~bondoned plantations TO carry OUT tue Pno-
pr.mme OF tho Porp<roy circular, DC. The
I1eso.ution vas los Committee oil Inquiry
INTO the charges made against the Treasu-
~ Departu<ht. The resolution was adopt
ed.
Tho Speaker announced the following -
| the comnittec: Messfs. Garfield, Wilson,
| Brooke, Davis, Stuart, Fenton, Dawson
jerks and Steele, Of New Jersey.
Mr. Stevens Of Pennsylvania, reported
from the Committee on Ways and Means,
tho Senate's amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill. Among the amendments
| was one which was adop cd---an appropvi-
| alton Of $4,000 for the purchase Of ariii
| clal limbs for soldiers and sailors.
The next Senate amendment ives read,
| AID on which tho Committee on Ways ard
| Means recommended a concurrence as fo!.
| low: That colored persons mustered into
the military service stall wear the same
uniform and clothing ard have the same ~
| tions, medical and hospital attcndan.e a.
white soldiers from aud alter the first OF
June, 1864, and any persons Of color here
| after mustered into the service sha!i re.
| ccivs a bounty not exceeding 500. Con
siderable debate ensued.
Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky, said that the
property OF his constituents had been stoI.
| en- from tho plantations, not only negrole
but stock and everything else. The &c.
groes who were valuable were taken into
the military service. while the useless
| slaves-womcn and childrcn-arc support
ga at the expense OF tho Government.
Without a particle Of law the G.yelnnent
protected its officers in stealing negroes =
lie knew it 70 be true be had suffered
himself. and to the truth Of this he would
wear ON o record OF justice. lie asked
for nothing but what the Law and the Con-
stitu, ion gave him. and when these rights
were trampled under foot be would raise
his voice az alnst 1t.
Mr. Eliot said he understood the gen-
tlemsn from Kentucky to charge that the
Government officers bad stolen negroes.
Did the gentleman say that he had yet to
learn that any such statements rested on
the trnth2
Mr.. Clay answered, | do.
Mr. Eliot denied the statement that nc
groes had been stolen By our officers.
Nj. Clay said thousands Of contrabands
were lying in camp Of all diseases ever
described or imagined; they were rottiag
In filth.
Mr.. Eliot said it had been his armes
wish that TIE ~frecdmcn's Bureau should b.
organized to avoid these very dificultics.
Mr.. Clay, sesum'ng, said that much NOR
taiiLy was.m 49, - -a--- svsfem
You care no more for q negro than Oh d.
for a hSrse. You are purchasing these re-
groes With bounty to save white men. My
patience is worn cut. would rather DO .
STAKEHOLDER than q robber stealing all over
the country.
Mr.. Holman asked-arc vi prepared to
place by solemn legislation the black upon
the Same footing with white soldiers. Gen.
%tlolnen, you have got this question t.
meet.
Mr.. Stevens said tho question was
whether tho soldiers Who wore the livery
Of the Union, and marched under its ban
ner in common with the army Of the Union,
and who exposed themselves to battle and
death, should be placed on an equality, or
whether We were to keep up an unjust dis
tinction. Ho dcspised such q distinction
between troops in tho day Of death and
battle. Why should they not be paid and
clothed alike. History showed that they
had fought as calamity and brayely IS
white men, at their side, aud yet tbs infa-
,.ous distinction was to be kept up. Let
not the nation for O moment sanction it.
Let it not 60 forth as the opinion Of this
body that tho black and rcd men src not
to DO treated like others, who imperillcd
their lives in their couutry's defence. lie
admired the conduct Of tle sash Massacbu.
sets, who refused to take tn ten dollars
per month, and who marched from their
soil with . lnagnanimity which would
do credit to tho best man in Indiana.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment to in
crease the pay Of soldiers to twouty dollars
per month after Jaly, 1864, with a core
spending increase Of pay to noE-commission-
ed officers.
Mr.. Stevens said tina! amendment was
not pertinent to the pay Of the regular
army.
Tue Speaker sustained the objection.
Mr.. Holman took an appeal from the
decision, when the Speaker was sustained
BY laying the appeal upon the table
Yeas 81, nays 40.
Mr. Schenck offered an amendment to
the pending Senate amendment making
the equalization Of pay to commence OIL tie
LIST oil Nay instead vi the lst OF July. Dis
agreed to by 50 against Is.
ST. Louis, April 50.
Congressman Hall writes from Washing
ton that the credits of the enrolment mill
tia re enlisted veterans Of Missouri troops
reduce the quota Of Missouri to $50. Tue
negro enlistment since. the LIST Of April will
more than cover this, freeing Missouri from
the draft.
Adviccs from Camden, Ark, say Stcele's
army Is there. They joined Steele At
Elkin's Ferry on the Little Neo, where the
pahala ~oeo driron frosn thu lt,c cF h.o..