The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-10
Congress.


changes in the Enrolment law, were
presented. Also, petition for an, am
bulance Corps. A bill was referred
empowering guardians of lunatics in
the several States to act as such in the
District of Columbia. A bill to make
Parkersburg, Va, port of entry was
passed. Mr. Sumner reported bill
for the repeal of all laws for the giving
up of fugitive slaves. 1t was referred
to be printed. The bill extending
bountIes to April l., as it passed the
House, was reported TO await the judg-
ment of the President and Secretary
OF War. This did not suit the House,
and the bill was recommitted to, the
Military Committee. A proposition to
print 10000 copies of Mr.. Sumner's
report and on tie Fugitive Slave Law
was referred to the Printing Committee.
The bill to equalize the pay of soldiers
was taken.up, but after remarks by Mr..
Fessenden, Mr.. Sumner, and Mr.. Will
son, it was recommilted for alteration.
The Committee on Slavery and Freed
men reported bill to secure equality
in the United States Courts. The Con.
ference Committee on the Whisky tax
reported that no agreement could be
affected, unless the Senate should in
struct its Committee to allow a tax of
90 cents per gallon on whisky on hand
in July. The subject was made special
order for Tuesday. After Executive
session, adjourned. sslaE ar1.a1
HoUsE.-Ap comprehensive resoh-
tion was adopted, Is to 43, directing
the Committee ON the Conduct of the
War to make . thorough investigation
of the operation of all laws, treasury
regulations, military and other orders
in regard to trade with the insurrec
tionary districts, and especially to the
charges of favoritism, fraud, &c, in
such trade. A resolution was adopted
calling for all the information. instroc.
tons, correspondence, &C., in the Navy
Department relating to the attack
upon Charleston. Mr.. Long proposed
resolve requesting the President to
appoint ex President, Pierce, ex-Vice
President Fillmore the Hon. Thomas
Ewing and any others he may select.
Commissioners TO meet like Commis-
sioners from the South, to agree
npon restoration of the Union. The
resolution was voted down, only %
voting for it, SO against. The House.
passed the bill reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means last
week, authorizing a change in the
form Of a part Of the loan authorized
by the act of March last. This
is the bill for the issue of $780,
100000 of fiye-forty bonds. Ma.
Julien introduced bill to secure TO
persons in the Military aud Naval SER
viceehomesteads in confscated and for
feited estates within insurrectionary
districts. Referred to the Committee
on Public Lands. Mr.. Ross offered a
resolution that in consequence of in
creased expenses of living and the de.
probation of the value of the national
Currency, it is the opinion of the House
that the compensation of officers and
soldiers of the Army and Navy ought
to be increased ihirty.three per cent,
and that the Committee on Military
Affairs be INSTRUCTED to report at an
early day the bin carrying out the
views of the House as expressed by
the resolution. Mr. Wilson introduced
a biil'that each and every person now
indebted, or who may become indebted.
to. the United States prior TO the lst of
July, 1865, on account of duties or i'm
ports, may discharge one-tenth of the,
amount Of such Indebtedness by pay
ment in legal tender Treasury notes of
the United States. Also bill provid-
ing that the provision of the act of
August, 1861, which authorizes direct
tax of $50 200, 600 shall be suspended
until April 1st, 1867. Both bills were
referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means. Mr.. Sclenck offered GER
tain resolutions, which were unanim-
pusly adopted, declaring the Rebels
and their sympathizers public enemies p
that to prevent future rebellion the .
cause of this one must be extirpated, g
&C. Mr.. Pendleton proposed reso-
luton denouncing the arrest of VaIlan-
digham whic'. was rejected-Yeas AZ,
Nays 49, Adjourned. nao 1ea ii5sfs
SENATE, March 1.-The bill to pro-
vide protection to overland emigration
to the Pacific was passed. The House