Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-01
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Mt. Grimes idtted1esd . BIZ for the pro-
lection of oIefland emigTa ANTS to the Pa
cihc. Referred 10 che QommIttee on Mil.
itaEy Affairs, - 49,. $500 {,
Mr.. Samuer, from the select COMMITTEES.
on Slavery and Freedom, presented re-
port on the fugitive slave law, aseompa,
MED with bill for the repeal OF All laws
for the rendition offugitiVe slaves. ~ ~
} The bill t0textend the payment OF buuu.
ties 70 April 1st was recommitted TO The
Senate Finance C0mmittee, TO. await the
judgment Of the President aud Secretary
OF War - +, e ss 2 sI5a7! - IS
TbeAssaats. then eOnsidered The bill 10.
equaiissi The pay of soldierS.a n I,s1 81
NJ, Ghandler presented joint fesotug!s
ton OF the, Legislature. OF Miehigau. ask.
ing changes IN the enrolmen1'lAW. Re-
terred to the Military COMMITTEES.
Mr.sG hahdlers Pfeseptsd . lengthy lpsti-
ton tor auednffoFm, nb1lanee eoFbG Re.
fergea. Vi { .TFH ~ q rrTfT gY1s
Mr. Lane OF Kansas i6Ifod1eed 4 4 NM I'M
resolution OF The KShsAs Legislature, ask.
ing for iutotmatioR 10 references 10 certain.
school lands IN kRpsas-e III ~ selt; tI.fjt
ME!' Chandler moved 70 txke y0pi the
seaats bin 70 II Axe Pa kers6utg, w. &
port Of entry. i;is.E , -
81 Af. Wilson from the Military Committee.
reported g bill extending boanties 10 April
lat as passed by the House. 49,
MrLWilsons though Ithere Was no doubt
ttAtS We Wete enlfsti1g men much mort
rapidly than we could provide for them.-a
We are enlisting them Gt the rate of 1000
per day: Il We had 10 make a draft Il
would be small Que to fill the quota of
500,0 900 men. We had over SOC. 600 men
already under this call. lG i 4 xuU
Mr.. Fessenden objected 70 have a bill of
such impoFtauce come before .pS. Without
the recommendation OF the executive de
partments and if We would legIslate with:
GUT such sanction, We should get Ourselves
into tronbls. HsimoVed that the bill be
re Committed to the Military COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Sherman thought If the Secretary
OF War wished This extension OF, time for
payment of bOuuttesS hb shonldCsaJ 80 n
writing to psi he would oppose it With
ont such an endorsement. " ~ CT.
MI Lane, Of Indian, concurred with Mr..
Sn Hssa! LE3o u Il lFiisSilsE
time w.
Mt. Wilson thoaE6tl thss buiishdbls1 %
70 the Senate Finance CopmitIse, but the
Military Committee found il on their. table
this imOrntng and brought it before the
Senate, as it came from the House with
the clause extending tie payment of
o. ooUnueS to April lat.
The bill was tecommitted 20 the Military
Committee. sffsti=
On motion of M Gounsss, it was rssolv.
sea that IL. 900 copies of the report of the
Nommittee on Freedmen and Slavery, with
the accompanying bill, are. ordered to be
printed for the uss Of theSenhte. Referred.
The Senate proceeded to the cOnsidera.
ton of the bill eQnaiixing the ,pay of sol.
dtersi the questi0a being ons5She pending
amendment of Mr.. WiIson, to insert the
word '4tree9 before the word n1efS D. In
CpllAmers amendment Aiiss i5 - !
HOUSE. 4
Mr.. Julian, Of Indiana, Introduced 4 hill
70 secure TO persons in the miiftaFfTS ana
naval service homesteads In q confiscGted.
and forfeited estates within iusurrection.
airy districts. Referred 10 the COMMITTEES
on Public LAndE 81 a.
M. Ross, Of luiuois, offered . ,resolutiou,
t9st the pay of the officers and, soldiers of
the army ana navy Be inersassa abodt AZ
PERCENT and that5the committee oh JMg
itRtJ AHaifs be instructed / irdpOttl euSH
Q bill immedfately.W s.a.Efg "A
Me- Wilson. of Iowa, % intsOduced a bilF
that each and every person Indebted OF
who may become Indebted to. The. q.
PfloF 70 July. let 1866 on account of
duties on imports, may discharge one, tenth
OF the amount of ouch. Indebtedness by
payment of. legal tender treasury uoteslof4
the Us. Also bill providing that tbs
provision Qts she act Of August, 1851,
auth orizes a direct tax Of SO, o0O,r
e9o shalb1bel suspended uhtil5Apfa III,
A90'. ,.sz s=i4aFs TO .aE
3 Both bills we're referred, 10 the .oomwit.
teb 90 Ways and Means:
Mr.. Arnold asked leave To offer res.
olpti6u inqairfdg into the expedie6cy Of 1
putting rebel prisoners 10 work, 10 order
that they may earn . livelihood while In
our banda
Ar. Bleir. Of Mo- objected. u a0o'
More Than az hour was Consumed in
rePefling 9 joint resolutions heretofopes
pa9Sseds authorizing the Clerk Or tHs Ho6Ssl
tolPurchase the copyright. OF, Lanman'g
directory Of oongresS. = q
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