Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
THIRTY-EiGH CONG RES 8
First session.
SENATE.
FRInAY. Anril % lSGl-

Mr.. Foot presented the memorial of the WOOL
growers convention Of Vermont, in favor of
an Increased import duty on wool, which was
referred.
On motion of Mr.. Howard, the bill TO amend
the Pacific Railroad act was made the special
order for Thursday next.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the House bill to
establish bureau Of military Justice was taken
up.
1t constitutes the Office of the judge Adyo-
cate General a bureau, with the above title,
giving him the rank, pay and emoluments Of a
Brigadier General, and authorizes the appoint
ment by the President, 10 be confirmed by the
Senate, of two assistant Judge advocates gene
raj, with clerks, &c.
The committee proposed TO give each of the
assistants the rank, pay and emolumeats of a
major Of cavalry, but after some debate as to
the indeAniteness of the compensation thus to
be given, the bill was SO amended as to give
them the rank OF colonel of cavalry, and q
salary OF $4,000, without any other pay, ra-
tlons or emoluments.
Like objection was made TO the provision for
the Judge Advocate General, and Mr.. Wilson
explained that at present HIS rank, pay, and
emoluments were those of a colonel; but the
duties Of the position were very arduous, an
! average OF over three thousand cases month
having to be disposed of.
The bill was finally amended, SO as 10 give
the Judge Advocate General the rank of Brig
adler General, with salary Of $4,000, and no
other allowances.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Anthony introduced resolutions for
printing 5000 additional copies of the report
of Major General Rosecrans, and 5000 copies
of the report OF Major General Meade, which
were referred to the Printing Committee.
The army appropriation bill for the year
ending June 20, 1865, then came up.
All the amendments Of the Finance Commit
tee were agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson moved TO amend hy adding two
sections First, providing that all enllstments
hereafter In the United States army be for three
years, during the existing war, and that all
colored persons mustered into the service shall
receive the same uniform, arms, pay, and
emoluments, other than bounty, OF white
troops, from and after the LIST of January, 1864;
provided that colored troops shall receive such
sums in bounty as the President may order In
States and parts Of States, not exceeding ono
hundred dollars.
Second. That all troops mustered into tho
service under the call of October II, 1868, shall
receive the same bountles without regard to
color, and the same pay and clothing be al
lowed to colored soldiers as to others, from the
date Of their muster, provided they had been
promised II by any person who acted under the
authority Of the War Department; the Secretary
Of War to determine the question OF fact, the
same premium also to be allowed for colored
.
viously giving his assent
The amendments were adopted-yeas 81,
nays 5-the nays being Messrs. Buckalew,
Davis, Hendricks, Powell and Salisbury.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Voorhees, obtained permission TO have
read a telegram from Hon. J. G. Davis, to the
following effecti that the letter recently pro-
duced in the House, by Mr.. Garfield, purport-
ing TO be written by him to Gen. John o. Breck-
inrdge, sis utterly false and base fabrIca.
ton"
This letter was an Introduction of a young
man, recommending him for position in the
rebel army.l
Mr.. Voorhees, said he would not at this time
make any remarks, as the gentleman (Mr.
Garaeld) who proposed the letter attributed
TO Mr.. Davis was not in his seat.
Tho House copies of the bankrupt bill were
ordered TO be printed and bound in pamphlet
form.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, IL was resolved
that the internal tax bill be considered during
the evening as well as in the morning session.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union
upon that subject
The committee proceeded TO act on the sec
tlons regulating licenses, and an amendment
was adopted-that wholesale dealers In LIQUORS
whose animal sales do not exceed $50, 900 shall
pay a license OF $50, and 81 additional on
every 500 over $4,000. Every person who
shall sell or offer for sale and distilled spirits
or fermented liquors In quantities more than
three gallons at any time, or whose annual
sales amount TO S25, 900 a year, shall be 70
gardcd as Wholesale dealer. ~