Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-26
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MONT DISPATCHES.
XxXVIIITH NGREs

'llhry TO report a Dill providing
for the increase of pay TO soldiers in the army.
The resolution was referred TO the Military
Committee.
Mr.. Holmes reported back the bill r%eviving
the grade Of Lieutenant General TO be selec-
ted during the war from among officers not be,
low the grade Of Major Generals, most dis
tinguished for courage, energy and skill
Nothing herein to affect the rank, pay and nj.
lowance Of Lieutenant General Scott. The
consideration Of the bill was postponed until
next Monday.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Military Committed
reported the Senale's amendatory bill, with
amendments. The consideration of the bill
was postponed until Wednesday.
The House went into the Committee of the
Whole on the bill to supply the deficiencies
in the appropriations, which was discussed
until the House adjourned.
Bills were introduced establishinga Navy
Yard on the Western waters, to amend the
Pacific Railroad Act, to cEeate q school fund
out OF coniiscated property, and authorizing
Utah to form Il constitutional State Govern
ment, all Of which were appropriately refer
red.
A resolution was adopted, instruoting ,the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the ex.
pediency of organizing n Depot Of Industry,
to embrace an Agrien ltural Bureau, a Bureau
of Mines and Mineral Lands, and Bureau of
Freedman Officers.
A resolution deprecatory of a suspension
of the hGbeds corpus act, and to prevent il.
legal arrests and im~prisonments, &c, was in
troduced by Mr.. Mcdowell, and laid over
and Mr.. Washburne expressed a desire to de
bate IL.
A series of resolutions were offered by Mr..
Edgerton, reallirming the Crittenden resolu
tons, oondemning executive assumptions, de-
string peace and a restoration Of the Union
without further waste of blood and deprecia-
ting all revolutionary measures as tending TO
divide the Union men of the country.
A debate springing up, they were laid
over.
The bill reported by Mr.. Schenck from the
Military Committee, being the Senate's enroll
ment bill, with amendments, was referred to
the Committee Of the Whole, and not postpon-
ed till Wednesday, as stated in the evening
report.
In opposing the deficiency billi in the Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Brooks said the bill
proposed appropriating $4,000, 900, and oppo-
sed its passage, view ing it as the effect of an
assumption of power by the Executive in ere.
ating new officers.
Mr.. Stevens explained that more clerks
were now needed, in order to facilitate pay
of soldiers and other like business.
In ONE subsequent remarks, Mr.. Brooks
said it was a b%urlesque that the Presidents
proclamation would end the war, to which
Mr.. Smith of Kentucky replied, az a South
ern man, identified with slavery, that there
behind the rebellion that which
gave it strength and power, and VIII ich must
be destroyed and overthrow while the army
moves in front. The very life -blood of rebel |
lion is drawn from African slavery, and wher-
ever we leave this foundation Of rebellion, our |
efforts viii be Intellectual.
some further debate ensued between Messrs
and Wadsvorth of Kentucky both
charging Mr.. Smith with uafaitbfulness to his
party, TO which he (Smith)was nominated by
a convention which was denounced by the
Journal as an Abolition affair
aud was elected by 8 600 majority, and men
who had owned more slaves than all of them
had endorsed his voting for Speaker
Mr.. Clay asked If he was included in the
charge of violating pledges.
Mr.. Mallory replied he had not, in the re-
hottest manner, alluded to his colleague, Mr..
Clay.
The Committe arose and the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE.-0n motion the Judiciary Commit.
tee were discharged from the consideration of
he resolutions of Mr.. Davis, and also from
he resolution to expel Mr.. Davis.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the resolution TO
him was made tho special order for to-
morrow.
Mr.. Halo called up the resolution OF in
lniry into the affairs of the Navy debt refer
red to a special coRmittee of three. Mr.
said our naval expenses would exceed
hose of the combined powers o( Europe, ex-
,ept Italy and Denmark; and exceeds by
80, 900, goo the yearly naval expenses of Eng
and and France ip the Crimeau war.
Mr.. Summers supplement to the oath Of
,6iee, pteclndes the admission to the bar of
he Supreme District, and Circuit Courts Of
he'll nited States, and Court of Claims, of
l%ersons, unless they first take the oath, pre-.
by of 1862.
The Secretary of War was instructed to
copies of all p~roelamations and or.
concerning elections in Missouri and !
kentucky, issued by military authority.
A resolution was introduced requesting tho
committee on the conduct of the war TO en-
Iuire into the efficiency Of heavy ordnance,
Ised in Notifications also as 70 to amount
# royalty paid for the manufacture Of certain
.uns, and the cases Of delay in introducing
iaed guns. The committee appointed to en-
.uire into the affairs of the Navy Depart.
nent are MeseSs. Hale, Grimes and Buck
lew.
The Senate took up the rule requiring the
ath, &c.
Mr.. Salisbury addressed the Senate in OPT
a 49,