Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-11
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horst ding ~ sbs senAisef sssss
4 tho bill 81 sststiisa Bursas = Ftssd'
~ ~. E iSn Of Ms...ehs. ~. .a,,.,s.a
he bill, saying lie passage VS. dssssnd.d
~, ,.,sa bv consider ration III high lustsce titan
- its occunisry effect on ths 0osstpssent.
The committee on military affair. hare
), eo.Yed : bill 20 retire trsp ths army un.
J. ,p,oyed Msjor and Brigsdicr Generals.
M action Vas bad on the bill.
Mr.. Dawes, Of Mas, presented crsden.
sis .,s OF James u. johnson from Ark.
Mr.. Davis moved TO lag on the table.
D, nding, which the House went iDt' CON-.
u iitee OF the whole on the ENROLMENT till.
I ne enrolment bill was discussed tue re
IN sinder Of the session.
The committee we're for . long time en-.
~ gcd on the section exempting members
Il religious denominations who are ccusci
IN tiuasiy opposed to bearing arms from SET
s,ce In fhe field, but assigning them 10 !ook
.itse freedmen. During the debate Mr..
neu.,ng Of the Committee, said there were
500 600 non.residents 10 tho country, and
il they we're exempted from the draft there
/ souid be revival among the non resisting
.ecr,os,s and their ranks at lest would be
recruited.
j. u. Alien, of Illinois, moved to amend
By striking cut the reference to religion.
de oom 3atioss, and making the action ap-
piy TO all persons coz scientiously opposed
0 bearing arms.
Mr.. Aliens motion was disagreed to.
Mr.. Allen then moved to strike out Abe
| lection entirely. TITS was decided 10 the
negative by l majority. The section
| therefore substantially stands as IN the
original bill.
| Mr.. Yarson offered a. an AmendmcU {
that tho privileges of sae writ CT habt a.
corpus shall not be suspended in the cs.sss
| IL alleged minors who may be enlisted.
| This amendment was rejected.
Mr. Stevens uHeted Ell amendments thai
persons 81 African descent, between 20 sna
| As years Of age, whether cf,i1eos Of tue
). or NOT. shali be enrolled aud form par,
| 4 the national forces and wuen sIas.
| ball be drafted and mus,erer. intJ service,
ran master shall receive . certificate VI
$500, and tue drafted uixr shall b. Tree.
| Al ANIMATED debate ensacd. Tue cou,
tnitree rose without voting. Adjourned.
I Sgshrs-Mr. TsrmbuH reported t:oui
JUDICIARY Committee ON various bills to
.meao Constitution. An amendment by
ga. II substitute, pfovlisng Tor tue aoni
,sument OF slavery through State Leg's!s
ton.
On motion Of Mr.. T,umoa!l, tae Senst
proceeded 20 consider the bill prohibiting
members of the Senate heads VI Bureaus
nd otasrs from acting as attorneys ezcep.
IA lndselsI csscs, before CIVIL Courts.
. Mr.. Tium5uli, trein tae judiciary CON-
mittee reported back substitute Tor the
, jnne resoiution Of Mr.. Henderson, propos
ing stn.ndm en,s TO the Constitution, a.
ioilows: l-I. Neith.r slavery nor involun-
tary servliude, except punishment for
eomc. shal exist III the United States, poi
. any place suhj-c: to thoi, jurisdicti II. 2.
Congress snal have power TO enforce III
, ~ icie by appropriate iegts!a'ior'.
Mr. Trumcuii from The judiciary commit
q tee reported adversely on the proposed
;, a,hendm,nt VI the Constitution b; Sumner
. makiog all men tree before the law, 60 tna'
- 40 mar can hold anuth.r as slave
Me- CLARK introduced b'ii rstiiylrg ans
g realliraiipg IN. Presidents Pfociim atom .
Jan. lst 1863, and giving /, toe Iorce Of I
statute X i.tred io slavery and freedmei
committee.
Mr. Brown submitted an amendment t,
' the entstmer: bull, coHtirnin the E,nsn
c.patiDn Pouc!a,aation acoishing slavery
throughout tue country. and SUI Jectit
coiored men TO enrolment and draft.
t Report of this P. NJ, after a long deb at
n Mr.. UOwan moved to strike out "mem Der
OF Congress- Carried; yeas 20 nays IA
: the bill provides that no member of th
Senate or House, nor any head OF the De
partmcnt, snail receive sny compensat ION
directly Or indir, ctiy, for services iu IN,
proceeding, contrsci, claim, controversy
n accusation, arrest or any matter in wh'c
; be is Interested. Any such perso
offending shall be fined $4,000, be i'm
prisoned 2 years and be forever incspacita
ted from holding 0iiice uader the Govern
mcDt.
TIE bill grading the pay OF soldiers wa
> taken up, the pending motion being on stri
S king out the other section, giving colore
= soldiers the same pay as W ute soldiers.
0 Mr. Sumner argued in favor OF the bill
a Adjourned.