The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-11

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Lieutenant General bill was received
T from the House and referred. Mr..
Doqlittle's resolution requesting the de-s
, partments tosend person to represent
them before, the Committee of Investi-o
CATION was taken up Debate ensued,
/ which Messrs. Hale, DooIittle, Trum-,
bull, and Grimes participated, discnss-s
ling particularly the affairs of the Navy
4 Department. The resolution was post
I poned until Monday. The Enlistment
bill was taken up, the amendment of
Mr.. Henderson limiting the boon of
freedom. to the wives and children of !
enlisted slaves of loyal owners only be-r
ling under consideration. Mr. Sherman
spoke at some length in favor of free
dom for all. Without vote the Senate
adjourned. '''l 81 - = ...eI ..'s'i
! House, The Secretary Of the Navy
was called upon to inform the House
whether supplies for that Department
dvring the past year were purchased
upon contract. If not, what proper
ton thereof and of what kinds were !,
purchased in open, market, &C. &c. ! i
and that he inform the House what al
iteration of lthe law is necessary. Mr..
Steavens reported the bill of appropris
atoms for the support of the army for
the year ending with June, 1855. The
House passed the bill to facilitate the
the payment of bounties and errears Of
pay due to wounded and deceased SOL
[diers. 1t provides that, on the death,
of officers, non commissioned officers, T
(privates, and other enlisted men, il %
shall be the duty of the proper officer
to furnishto the Second Auditor crit.
cal statement, date of death and full
particulars of the military history of
the deceased, together with the amountg
of errears ofpay, bounty, clothing, etc.,
TO be paid on certificate by any Pay
master of the Army The same course
to be pursued in case Of the person dy-l -
ing in hospital. All, pay, and bounties, !,
under the act of March,, 1868, due to,
persons discharged, or who may be
discharged from the army within two
years, by reason of wounds, shall be-
adjudicated BY the Commissioners of
Pensions under the rules governing
invalid pensions, and on the certificate
issiied by him payment be made by
any Paymaster Of the Army.] The.
Ways and Means Committee were in.
strnetedi to- inquire into the expediency
of. increasing duties on articles of luxu-
ry, &C., not manufactured in this conn-
try, so as to produce a revenue from,
customs Of s12o,ooo.Ooo per annums;s
also, as to increasing Internal revenua
tax on articles,of luxury, &C., so as to-
produce $3.50, 1000, 900, also as to au-
ythorizing the issue of 5000, 10000 in
bonds, at discretion of the Secretary
of the, Treasury, 70 redeem legaltender,
notes. The House resumed the con-
sideration of the bill amendatory of the
Confscating act. Mr.. Broomall made -
a speech inI4f favor of the con6scation
of Rebel estates. 20 The House went
into Committee on the Senate's bill
ainendatory of the; Enrolment act,
Mr., Schenck explained the difference
betweendhe Senate bill and the sub. -
sttute recommended by the House
Committee on Military Affairs. Mr..
Chanler. made speech against the
Conscription bill, and as far as be could, .
against any support. of the Govern "a
ment whatever. sii He was sharply re- =
Piled to by Mr.. Davis of New York,
who denounced his sentiments and his
course in very plain terms. Mr.. An
dersop of Kentucky replied to charges,
made some time since by Mr., Allen of f
Illinois that he (Anderson) owed bis di
election to Federal bayonets. Mr.. An
derson's speech was in the plainest !.
sort of Anglo Saxon, and characterized,
Aliens assertion an unmitigated false,
hood, and Allen himself as a disloyal r.
man. Mr.. Allen repeated the charge !
about Federal bayonets, and went on
to explain. Adjourned.
H How TO SET GATE POsTs.-Taka
equal quantities of water lime and
quick lime, and mix with sand as usual