, 1864-06-01

His HEADQUARTERS at Dallas.

F&kOm 34Ek2M 2MAIN'S ARM H.
His Headquarters at Dallas.
LOUISVILLE, May a1.-sunday's Chsstanoos:
Gazette eays: Sherman reached Dallas, Ca, Fri
day Last, and made his headquarters there.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAaursaros, May 81.
SENATE.
Mr. F0OTE presented the credentials Of Mr.
read and laid on the table
Alter some unimportant busines.. the tax bill
came mp, and Iii. McDouga1l tpose a,afus. the
amendment Of Mr. Sherman striking down State
The amendment taxing State Banks was rejected
Baxter, senator elect rom Arkaasas, Whle6 b wafa
NJ. DAVIS, Of Ky.. submitted the following:
pabuc prints and other modes, that when the lead
ers Of the presentFebell1on were engaged IN plot
ting and maturing 1t, Ben!amin F.. Butler WAS
sognbient soggnb Of and p1y To- ths5 isa Fss
he, said Butter. alter some Il the N rebel
aea ses nRf bad tsa s q
Government Of tic United States. to enable him
to hs oTn n Oh
service, he was, By hlms=n and bis accom2dce, Il.
81 and n Tag asaiast iess
the United States, aud many acts Of plnnder,
tpg9iations oppEess,on aud cruelty against indi-
Resolr<d, That the President Of the Senate ap-
point Committee Of three to Investigate all such
CHARGES against The esid Butler, That the said
Committee have the power to sit during the recess
Of the Senate to send for persons aud papers, aud
that 1t report all testimony and Its proceedings to
the ne1t session Of the Senate.
The internal Revenue bill cine mp.
Mr. McDoUGALL, Of Cal, addressed the Sen
ate at eo1oe length In opposition to Mr. Sherman's
aG1endment striking down tue state currency.
Tic folowins amead1sents moved b. r. L. syS 2si.
were adopted: .' 49, ''''''~ ~''''''A'''''
on 1ucifer matches till sept lst, which shall then
Pay an Increased tax on all manufactured bnt not
e.Sn5s en asSsssRs ss s4Re 9 q II that % aasp
On al spirits tlaIm might be Ia tie possession OF
the disti'ler on the rst day Of June, October and
WHICH no ta= has been paid, the tax iu the bill
shall be paid.
A provision to nivide aucssoneers into classes
First, those whose sales amount to S1CiUJ. Sec
ona the=.. whoso sales a:3ouo: to rlorc than ),
and reducing the licenee ofthc former from Sa0 to
1uE SAI0t Principle was Mlae TO e13eQQ 10 those
products OF manufactures uDon which 10 1uty hsd
been paid persons to tho 9tth section.
Mr. POWELL made IN attempt to reduce the
tax On oll made from coal and etrike oat the duty
He then moved to insert provision In favor Of
new section aho'isbing tho Ashane hounties.:.
Mt; AoRR1LL, h Of ", opposed the amendment,
local. and nect ssary to encourage apprenticeship.
lie referred to the persistent efforts Of the Sena-
tors ftom Kentucky, apparently and even aEowed-
X unde5taken from motives Of hostility to New
Mr. DAVIS, Of Ky., objected to the im7usnment
Nj. MoRR1LL responded that be Dayis> had
expressly ASSIGNED hostility a. mottve. and re-
fered to his tDayisN repested aud vlrulent attacs
upon NeT England A f! Of late, notwithstanding the
in terms that MIGHT almost be considered fulsomc
and tho distinguished lore Of learning, iei.sss
md srse. Of the country he no"
Powell's charges Of cnpidity and greed as5fa-t
New EdgEand by historical testimony OF e13ineut
Southern men. He enlarged on national charac-
try. and closed with parallel between Massscha.
setts and Kentucky In it's material support Of the
var, showing great deficiency in the account OF
H. HOVE, Of Ws' replied, @ taEing q the e0ita same
exception to the alleged unfairness of tho West.
At $40 p. m. the Senate took recess until I
-. EVENING SESSION.
Debate occurred on tshing boun.ies. The ques-
tion OF Mr.. Powell's amendment abo1ishfng boun-
ties was rejected against ~
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsn1xaros, May 81, 1924.
The House passed a bill In order to carry into
effect Consular Conrcntions with France. Sardinia
and other nations. II provides that Consul Gene-
rails. Gonenls, and Commercial Agents shall hive
jurisdiction over the officers aud crews OF tha ves-
sells OF their respective countries in foreign WATERS
IN eases Of controversy respecting wages and
The n,lt Incorporating the Peoples Paci1c Rail.
road and Telegraph Co. was passed by u to So
Of the ohIo and East Tenn. Military Railrold.
from the Military Committee, said that this subject
had attracted the attention OF the military authorl-
ties from the commencement Of the war. The
The West Ia that the road /! absolute necessity
to keep np tho commanicatlou between the Valley
Of tue Ohio aud East Tennessee. Besides. this
people Of East Tennessee with the loyal paris Of
Mr MALLORY. Of Ky., Advocated the bill, look
military purposes and the service Of TIC United
setes and Of the people, long after the war should
,Mr- SMITH. Of ~, spoke Of It as one Of the
strongest bonds Of the Onion, and as means OF
saving millions Of dollars to the Government, apart
from lts humanitarian influences.
The bill was then passed by 81 to Sc.
Mz. STEVENS, Of Pa.. called up lie bill incor-
porattng the Peoples Pacific Railroad and Tele-
graph Company, and giving alternate sections Of
land toward The construction OF the line which
was to extend from Lake Superior to Pacet'a
Sound BY the Northern route. The bill was passed.
The House took from the Speakers table The bill
proposing to the several States an amendment to
tho Constitution Of the United States, which,
when ratified By the Legislatures Of three-fourths
OF The States shall be Toted to ali utents and pur-
poses ns a part OF said Constitution, viz:
Neither s1avery not involuntary seryttuae, ex-
cept in the pun fshmenr of c11uic, OF which the
party ehat be duly convicted, shall exist within
the United States, or In any plaza within their
Jurisdiction. Congress shall have power by ap-
Gle into effect.
Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Ind, objected to the second |
reading Of the bill and so under the question oc-
cured shall It be rejected, This was determined
ID the negative, by Yeas IS, Noes g.
Mr.. WILSON, OF Iowa, In response to inquiries, |
saId It was not his intention to press the bill TO
vote tonight. He would allow reasonable time /
Tor debate,
Mr. MOONS, Of N. T., Addressed The House in |
ayor Of the passage Of the bill, arguing that as
1avcry the cause Of our present troubles there
IN be no permanent peace until the wicked I
Jevtls are cast out, and homosenousness through
sdt the country secured.
Inc house then took recesa until 7cc0 O'Clock,
Disastrous Fire.