Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-17
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SENATE.-Mr. Hendricks offered a resolu-
IN requesting Secretary ofthe Treasm y
To communicate what regulations havl
been made for the issue of certificates to be
received in payment of customs whether
they are payable in coin orzcurrency, and
If the latter, what amounts have been is
| sued.
The bill making grant of lands to- aid
| in the construction of railroads In Missouri,
was called up by Mr.. Doolittle and passed.
| Mr.. Howard introduced resolution, which
was modified as follows and adopted
| Resolyed, That the committee on the Con-
duct Of the War be instructed to- inquire
into the truth Of tue slaughter of the troops
| at Fort Pillow; and whether Fort Pillow
| could have been reinforced or evacuated !;
and that said committee be instructed to
report at as early day as possible.
Earnest speeches were made by Messrs.
Howard, Wilson, johnson, Conness, and
Crimes, in favor of strict measures of re
taliation, man for man, or two for one.
| Mr.. Wilson stated that the Secretary of
War had, this morning, received dispatch
from Gen. Sherman placing the number of
men massacred at 300. III
The Senate.then took up the bill to pro-
vide for the collection of direct taxes in the
insurrectionary districts, as reported by
Mr. Harris from the Judiciary committee.
The amendments of the committee were
agreed to. The bill was here laid over, and
the Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the old bill. w.
. Mr., Palmer proceeded to address the
Senate OH his motion. l6S5
HoUsE.-Mr. Randall, of Kentucky, offer
ed resolution instructing the committee
on Military Affairs to inquire into the eX-
pediency Of constructing railroads for mill
tary purposes from Cincinnati, to connect
with the Cumberland Gap, as recommended
by the President in 1861. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Dawes called up the report of the
committee on Elections declaring B. NJ.
Kitchen not entitled to a seat as Represent
,ative of the Seventh, District of Virginia.
The committee say they can't satisfy them
selves that.there has been such freedom of
election as to warrant the conclusion that
Mr.. Kitchen is the choice of the loyal voters
| of the District. A greater portion failed to
participate in it for the reason that they
were held under the power of the rebel
army. -.,
MIR. Smith, of Kentucky, of the Military
committee, contended that there was prima
facie evidence that Mr.. X. was the choice of
his district. sslcrr ,-g'rs.T ,f r
Mr.. Whaley, of West Va, briefly con-
tended that as the people are taxed and fur
nish troops, they should be represented.
MIR. Davis supported the views of the
majority, mentioning as fact that the Vir-.
ginia districts bordering on this capital.
have been SO far under the control of the
enemy since July, 1861, that it is impossible
to hold an election there. This is intended
to set a precedent not only as to Mr.. X.
but as to all Others under similar circum-
stances.
The House adopted a resolution declaring
Mr.. Kitchen entitled to seat. @
MIR. Wilson, of Iowa, introduced a joint
resolution, which was unanimously passed,
that Joint committee on the Conduct of the
War, or such number thereof as the COM
mittee may designate, proceed at once to
Fort Pillow and examine into the facts and
circumstances attending the recent attack
and capture of the Fort by the rebels, and
that they report with as little delay as pos
sible.
Mr.. Fenton moved to postpone the special
Order-the bill to reconstruct the rebellious
States-until Wednesday, in order to take
up the National Bank bill.
Mr.. Brooks said the House had already
killed the bank bill-this settled that ques-
ton. 1t was more important they should
consider the tax bill.
Mr.. Fenton's motion was agreed to-76 to
46.
Mr.. Holman raised a question of order,
| namely: That the bank bill must receive
| first consideration in the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, as one of
its sections proposed duty or tax.
The Speaker overruled the point, on the
ground that the rule referred to a tax or
charge upon tho people. Tic utClsIUu Ur
the Speaker was, on appeal, sustained-71
against 81.
Mr.. Fernando Wood raised similar point
as to its reference, because the bill involved
the appropriation for clerks.
The Speaker overruled the point. On
appeal his decision was sustained-89
against 92.
Mr.. Hooper, of Massachusetts,, said that
this was the bill heretofore acted upon by
the House with an amendment allowing
States to tax the property of the individuals
invested in banks, but not to tax the banks
themselves. He moved to take up the pre-
vious question on the bill, but the motion
was disagreed to by a vote of 55 against 70.