Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-21
CONVERSATIONAL.
XXXvIIIrH CoNGRBss.-FIRsr SESSION
THURSDAY, January 81

THURsDAY, January 81.
SASATE.-Mr. Johnson presented the petition
OF Samuel Chase Barney praying that inquiry
may be made in the ,ause OF his dismi ssal
ire m the navy. Referred to the Naval Com
mittee.
Mr.. Collamer, from the Comrit tee on Pos,
ORces and Post hoads, reported the House bi l
allowing articles OF clothing for soldiers to be
conveyed through the mails at the rate Of eight
cents per pound, and it was taken up and
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to promote en-
siments In the army. 1t requires all Mist.
mems hereafter In the regular army to be for
t .nIee years, ana gives the same uniform, ra-
tons, equipage, pay, etc, to persons Of African
at scent as to W hite persons, and allowing two
months pay in advance TO the negro recr uits
freeing the mother, wife and children Of such
Mr. Grimes inquired II bounty was to be al.
low ed under the bill to colored recruits
Mr.. w ilson said the Commute had not deemed
1t n eessary, as in enlisting colored troops in
the Rebel States, the two months paw was
thought to be sufficient
Mr.. Grimes said he would give the 800
bounty to these coiored men, as thy were en-
found that the Government Is not getting These
troops, agents from STATES will appear among
thu m OF eIing the State bounty.
MIR. PGmeroy asked il there was any law nv
which the owners of these colored men wars
TO receive comp nsationl
Mr.. Wilson explained that he believed the
War Department was paying the $780, which
had been provided for substitutes under the
commute ion elanse Of the Enrolment act
Mr.. PCmeroy said thatthis was the tine and
the place to determine the question as to nav
Ing the owners Of slaves. For one, he was
opr osed TO doing anything OF the kind.
MIR. Grimes desired to have time to look into
the hiil, and on his motion, it was postponed
until to. morrow
q he resolution Of Mr.. Davis, calling on the
President to communicate to the Senate all cor
rsspondence between the United States aud
the rebe! Authorities, relative to the exchange
of pIis onprf, wps taken up. ...
Mr. Anthony suggested that the resolution
De SO 1rams as To make the request of the
President, il not Incompatible il his Judgment
with the public interest.
Dir. Davis urged that there could be no rea-
son for Withholding the CORES pondenca, as or
Course the rebels were IN possession OF the
VI hole OF it.
On Mr.. Summers motion the subject was
postponed; and the order OF the day, the res
Clu ion for establishing a new rule of the Sem
ac, requiring members to take the oath of low
oil y prescribed for officers Of the Government
by the act of July 3. 1862, was taken up.
MIR. johnson, Of Md. proceeded to address
the SeBate, saying that there were three propo-
8 lions to be considered in this come cton
FIRST, whether the act July 2, 1862, included
Senator's! Second, if it does whether 1t is con-
81 utional and third, il 1t is constitutional
whether 1t is expedient to adopt it as ruls of
tue Senate. MIR j., at length. argued to show
that ty the constitution Senators and Repre.
8 natives were not civil officers, bat constitu-
ted co ordinate branch of the Government
ard mat the law dad not apply to members.
RoueE.-Mr. Holman moved that when the
House adjourn, 10 day it be till Monday next
tbs v as disagreed to-yeas SIS, nays II.
Mr. WashbuIne OF Illinois, from the Com
mittee on the Rules, reported an additional,
rule providing for standing committee of Ave
members, to be called The Com rsit;ee on a Uni
form System of Coinage, Weights, and Mea.
sures. This was adopted.
TIE House resumed the consideration of the
amendatory bill to the Confscatlon Law.
MIR. Morris, Of New York, addressed the
house In favor Of confiscation He did not see
nv,la o1usv, n
the CONSTITUTIONS: he did know that they did
ION mif Mt as well talk OF an honest thief as OF
an honest traitor
Mr.. Rogers, Of New Jersey, opposed the
pending ILL, arguing that, by the terms OF the
Csnstitutor, estates cannot be c0nfscated be.
yoEd the life Of the offender.