Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
THIRTY Y-EIGHTu CONGREss.
First Session.


Mr.. johnson presented the petition OF Sam
Chase Barney, praying that Inquiry may be
made Into the cause Of his dismissal from the
navy. Referred 10 tho Naval Committee.
M. Collamer, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Rost Roads, reported the House bill
allowing articles Of clothing for soldiers TO be
| conveyed through the mails at the rate of eight
cents per pound and Il was taken np and
passed. ...
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to promote en-.
llstmcnts In the army. Il requires oil enlist
ments hereafter In the regular army to be for
three years, and gives the same uniform,
tatlons, equlpage, pay, &C., to persons Of
two months pay in advance to the negro
recruits freeing the mother, wife and children
of such.
Mr.. Grimes inquired il bounty was to he
allowed, under the bill, 10 colorcd recruits.
Mr.. Wilson said the committee had not
deemed II necessary, as In cnllsting colorcd
troops In the rebel States tho two months ad.
vaneed pay was thought to be sufficient.
Mr.. Grimes said he would give the 500
bounty TO these colored men, as they were en-.
listing In other than rebel States. When II is
found that the Government Is not getting these
troops, agents from States will appear among
them offering the State bounty.
Mr.. Pomeroy asked If there was any law by
which the owners OF these colorcd men were 10
receive compensation.
Mr.. wilson explained, that he believed the
war Department was paying the $500 which
nad Decn provided for substitutes under the
commutatlon clause Of the enrolment act.
Mr.. Pomeroy said that this was the time
and this the place to determine the question as
to paying the owners of slaves. For one, he
was opposed TO doing anything of the sort,
Mr. Grimes desired to have time to look into
the bill, and, on his motion, 1t was postponed
until tomorrow.
The resolution of Mr.. Davis calling on the
PRESIDENT to communicate to the Senate all
correspondence between the United States and
rebel authorities, relative to the exchange OF
prisoners, was take up.
On Mr.. Summers motion the subject was
postponed, and the order Of the day, the reso.
luton for establishing q new rule of the Senate
requiring members to take the oath of LOYALTY
Preseripea ior officers Of the Government by
the act OF July ., 1869, was aiken IN.
MIR. johnson, of Maryland, proceeded 10 adj.
dress the senate, saying that there were three
propositions to be considered In this connec-
ton, lst, whether the act of July 9, 1869, In.
eIudes senators I'd, If 1t does, whether il is
constitutional and ID, If II is constitutional.
of the Senate. NV '"''
Mr.. D., at length, argued to show that by the
constitution Senators and Representatives were
not civil ofhcersy but constituted a co-ordInate
branch OF the Government, and that the law |
uiu not apply TO members.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Holman moved that when the House ad-
ourn to-day 1t be till Monday next. This was
disagreed to-ycas 50, nays Il.
Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, from the Com.
mlttee ON the Rules, reported an additional rule
Tor a standing committee of five
members, to be called the Committee on a uni
form system of Coinage, Weights, and Meas
ures. This was adopted.
The House resumed the consideration of the
amondatory bill to the cOnlscatlon law,
Mr.. Morris, of New York, addressed thc
House In favor OF conhscatlon. lie did not see
how the rebels could claim the protection oil
Inc Constitutions ho did know that they did.
ou might as well talk of an honest thief as of
IN hOhest traitor.
Mr.. Rogers, Of New jersey, opposed the
,endlng bill, arguing that, by the terms of The
estates cannot hc cupnscatcd
'cyond the life of the offender.
The House went into Committee of lhe
Whole on the state Of the Union, ON the lin
Of the Internal Revenue law.