Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-13

He could not see how any man could recon
Gle it to his conscience to give q vote here ir
the affirmative of tho position occupied by
the u ajority Of the Committee. sodt5 u"oI
Mr. Elliot Was at loss to know why his
colleague had directed this remark to HIM
bit he would say that he had carefully coms
to the conclusion of voting for the sitting
member. gTgsA ,l+,u', Eofa 1''. l'1-e
Mr.. Davis wished to know what the judg.
msnt OF the people of Massachusetts had to
do with the decision of the question here. 3
! Mr.. Dawes resuming, said he had alluded
to Delaware and Maryland, without design
ing any offence. He might not be expected
to see the same as others on this questi n.
II entire peace prevailed in Maryland, and il
no persons were cocped up there to be voters
at elections, he must not assume that in Mas
sachusetts and Vermont no peace prevailed
that elections were not free, and that voters
are cooped up. His friends from Delaware
and Maryland, must be charitable, and ex-
cuse him if he could not come to the same
conclusion. .n H
Mr.. Whaley said the gentlemen had op.
posed the admission of members South OF
Mason and Dixon's Inc. Was that the pol
icy? II so, he had b, tier join the gentleman
from Ohio and Maryland, VIZ: Mr. Long and
Mr.. Elliott. Did the gentleman want to have
himself placed on the Mcclellan ticket, for
Vice President? e.
Mr. Dawes replied If he could not succeed
by more votes than the gentlemen represented
in the last Congress, it was not desirable to
have him on the ticket. .'. "a
WASHINGTON, May II.
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Methodist, was elected Chaplain.
The bill equalizing the grade of line mill
tary officers was passed.
A resolution instructing the Committee on
the Conduct Of the War to Inquire into the
Red river disaster was passed.
A bill for the relief of friendly Sioux In
dams was passed
A resolution for the relief of machinery
contractors was called up.
A bill for the better organization of the
Quartermaster's Department to be in opera
ton only until one year after the close of the
rebellion, was passed.
MIR. Hale reported bill appropriating
$50, 900 to Commodore Porter and the Off
GERS and crew Of the gunboat Essex, which
destroyed the rebel ram Arkansas.
The bill to equalizs the grade Of naval Of
ficers was passed.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution declaring
that the arrangement made by the President
and Secretary of War with Gems. Blair and
Schenck concerning their resignation, is in
derogation of the Constitution, and not with.
in the power of the President and Secretary
of War, or either of them, to make.
: The Conference Committee on the bill rel
to osxk., &c
In the navy requiring confirmation by the
Senate was reported Report agreed to-.
Also, a report relative to naval appoint.
ments and courts mt rtial. .ae'
A bill to aid Iowa in constructing railroads
by land grants passed. ..
Adjourned. .,.l
HoUsE.-The diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill was taken up. An amend
ment was adopted authorizing the President
to appoint 20 consular pupils The Senate
amendment erecting the Belgium consuship
to first class consul. with a proposed in
crease of salary. was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck the previous
question was ordered on the joint resolution
which provides that all Major Generals and
oil Bri gadier Generals in the military service
OF the United States, who, on the LIST of July
next, shall not be in the performance of duty
or service corresponding with their respective
grades and ranks, and who shall not have
been engaged in such duty or service for
three months continuously next prior to that
date, shall be dropped from the rolls of the
army; and all the pay and emoluments or
allowances of such general officers SO drop
ped shall cease from that date, and the va
cancies thus occssioned may be filled by new
promotions and appointments, as in other
cases but no officer is to be considered as
Included in the foregoing proposition whose
absence from duty shall have been occasioned
by wounds received or disease contracted in
the line of his duty while in the military
service of the United States, by his being a
prisoner of war in the hands of the enemy or
under parole; and any Major General or
Brigadier General Of volunteers who may
have been appointed from the regular army
under authority given in section of the act
approved July %, 1862, to authorize the en-
ployment Of volunteers to aid in the enforce
ment of the laws and protection of public
property, and the acts smendatory thereto
Officers so dropped from the rolls shall not
thereby be discharged from the service Of the
United -ates, but she'll be reinstatcd to his
position and duty as an officer Of the regular
army.
The above joint resolution passed-yeas,
70; nays, As.
The House concurred in the Senate's
amendments to the House bill establishing a
postal money order system.
Adjourned.