Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-21
Q < n G r Il s S 10 N AL
THIRTY. EIoHTH CONGRESS.
HEcOnl asiafnn.

WEDNESDAY, December 81, 1854.
SENATE. .F

WEDNESDAY, December 81, 1854.
SENATE. .r.
Mr. Collamer presented petition from Geo.
W. hatsel II Co. aud Harper d Bros, pray
Ing On alteration of the law for carrying perl
odicils By the overland mail. Referred 10 the
Committee on the Post Office aud Post Roads.
Mr.. Howard presented position of officers
OF the army aud of clerks Ia the Treasury De.
pSrtment, praying an increase OF compensa-
tlon, on account Of the present inadequscy.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr., sherman, from the Finance Committee,
reported back tho House bill making appro.
pIiatlons for consular aud diplomatic expepsesi
also the House bill 10 amend tho internal
revenue act 50 aB TO make the So per gallon tax
on whisky take effect on the lst OF January
next, instead of the Let OF February.
Mr. sherman explained that though II had
been objected that this measure would indicate
instability in the legislation on the subject,
yet II 1t did not pass twas alleged on the other
hand that the manufacture Of whisky would be
| exceedingly active during the month Of Janu-
| airy, and consequently DO but little made for a
| long time afterwards, when the additional tax
would be in force. II was therefore deemed 10
! be to tho Interest OF the Government 10 at once
settle the question of the tax aud bring the two
dollar rate hao effect on the 1sL OF January,
and thus secure revenue.
| Mr.. Harlan called up his resolution Instruct
! Ing the Committee on tho District OF Columbia
! 10 inquire INTO the expedlency OF requiring by
| Law that all residents of the District should
take and Ole with the provost marshal an oath
Of allegiance, aud prohibiting all persons from
doing business In the District who do'hot take
| such oath.
Mr.. sumner said that he thanked the gentle
man for Introducing this resolution. A meas,
ure which he (MT. S. had formerly introduced,
for requiring all practitioners IN the United
States courts, to take such an oath as the Chlol
Justice tLG other day took, had been, for some
reason he did not know OF, reported upon ad'
yersely by the judiciary Committee. There
were lawyers IN this city who had declined "a
take the oath Of ldslity requisite TO practice in
the local district courts, but yet practice In the
United States courts,
Mr.. salisbury was opposed TO the passage Of
apy such resolution, and thought that au ad
ndnislrauon coming again into a new base Of
power should DO satisfied, not TO opprcss those
Of the opposition. He did not deem such a BtoI
necessary with the people of this Di6trlcti aud
he would ask docs II design to drive all who
differed with the party lu power out Of business
In this cilyi
Mr., Harlan thought the gentleman from
Delaware entirely mEapprehended the purpose
OF the resolution. He dlsclaImed any purpose
Of oppression, and declared that II was Mr
salisbury himself who wishes those Of opposite
politics to the Administration were In sympa
thy with the rebellion.
T After further debate, tie resolution wal
adopted-yeas 20, nays l2j 10 followsi q
pixon, Farwe j, foot Foster Hale, Harisn, Ken
IEeIsOn Ho gArd, Lane of Indiana, Lane Of KAnERB
lPom,Eoy, Ramsay, sher@An, spraSue, summer
ifE tyeA miaIpbSS9i bSn t,ySc. usra,,,i, y,tr
son, Nc DougalI, Powell, M0hardaon, ssulsbury
TIumbull, Van WlEkle-I?,