Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-02

road purposes 10 Minnesota, az amended
by the House. was passed.
T The Senate then resumed the consider
aIiousOf the National Bank bill, and the
amendment Of the House COMMITTEES tax
ing banks was adopted.
The Currency bill was reported to the
Senate, and its further consideration was
deferred until Monday.
Adjourned.
T. HOUSE.
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, introduced the
resolution 10 which Sir. AucOna, Of Pa !,
objected yesterday, iu which he (Garfieldl
quoted in the preamble a remark heretoA
fore made by Sir. Blair, of No., to the effect
that Secretary Chase is making use of the
income from abandoned plantations TO
carry out the programme Of the Pomeroy
Circular, &c. The resolution was for
committee Of inquiry into the charges
made against the Treasury Department
The resolution was adopted, and the
Speaker announced the following as Il
committee: Messrs. Garfield, Wilson,
Brooks, Davis, Stuart, Fenton, Dawson,
Jenkins aud Steele, of N. J.
Mr.. Stevens of Pa, reported from the
committee on Ways and Means the Senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill. Among the amendments was one
which was adopted, aPpropriating $45.0
for the purchase of artificial limbs for
soldiers and sailors. The next Senate
ame1dlnsnt was read, and in which the
committee on Ways aud Means recon-
meuded q concurrence as follows: TIE
colored persons mustered into the military
service shall receive the same uniform,
clothing, rAtiO0s, medical, hospital atten-
dance aud emoluments as white soldiers,
from and after the frst OF June, 1864, AID
any person of color hereafter mustered
into the service saall receive a bounty not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
81 Considerable debate ensued.
Mr.. Clay, OF KY, said the property of
his constituents had been stolen from the
plantations. Not only negroes but stock
an1 everything else. The negroes who
we're valuable were taken into the military
service, while the useless slaves aud wO.
men and children are supported at the ex-
peuse OF the government, Withouta particle
of law, The government protected its ofa
GERS 10 stealing negroes. He knew it to
be true. He had suffered himself, and to
the truth Of this he would swear in a court
of justice. He asked for nothing but what
The. law aud the constitution gave hin, aud
when these rights were trampled under
foot he would raise bis voice against it.
= Mr.. Eliot said he understood tue gentle.
man from Kentucky to charge that the
government officers had stolen negroes
Did the gentleman say that BE had yet
To learn that any such statements rested
on the truth.
Mr.. Clay answered. do.
Nc. EiiOt denied the statement that me-
groes, bad been stolen by our officers.
Mr.. Clay said thousands of contrabands
were dying in camp OF all diseases ever
described or imagined. They were rottiug
In filth.
MIR. Eliot said it had been his warmest
wish that the ireedmeUs' bureau should be
organized to avoid these very difficulties.
Mr.. Clay, resumiug, said such mortality
was In the result of your system. You
care no more for negro Than you do for
a horse. You are purchasing these ue-
groes with bouuties to save. white men.
My patience is worn out. would rather
be u Shareholder than Il rObber, stealing all
over the country.
Mr.. Holman asked, are we prepared TO
place, by legislation, the negro on the same
footing with the white soldier! Gentle
men, you have got this question to meet.
Mr. Stevens said the questiOn was WheIh
er all the soldiers who wore the livery OF
the United States aud marched under its
bnunpr 10 common with the army ut the
Union, land who exposed themselves to
battle and death, should be placed on an
equality, or whether we were TO keep up
au unjust distinction. He despised such
distinction between troops in the day of
death and battle. Why should they not
be paid aud clothed aIikE7 History show
ed that they bad fought as gallautly aud
braVely as the white men At their side, aud
this infamous and deirAuding distinction
was TO be kept up. Let not the nation for
a moment sanction It. Let. il not go forth
as the opinion of this body that tho black
aud red men are pot to be treated like
other men who psEilled their lives in their
cOnntfyls defence. He admired the cOu-
duct OF THE 54Ih Massachusetts regiment,
who refused TO take the ten dollars per
mouth, aud who marcaed from their own
soil With a maguanimiIy which would do
credit to the best mau in Indiana.
Mr.. Holman Offered au amendment TO
iucrease.the pay OF soldiers to twenty dol
lars per month, after January lst, lse4,
with "a corresponding Increase OF pay TO
non. commissioned Utficsrs
Mr.. Stevens said that the amendment
was not pertinent.
p The Speaker sustained the objection.
Mr. Holman took an appeal from the
BY laying the appeal upon the table. Yeas
IS, nays %.
Mr.. Seheuck offered an amendment to
the pending Senate amendment, making
the equalization OF Fay commence on the
LIST Of May instead OF January. This was
disagreed to; So sgainst 65.
The House then agreed to the Senate's
amendment about the equality Of pay, &c.
Yeas 81, nays 49.
The SeuaIe's amendments to the army
appropriation'b bill were all agreed to, in
Guiding the following. Z = ace - -
All persons of color who have or may be
mustered into the military service of the
United States shall receive the same uni
form, clothes, arms equipments, camp
equipsge, ratious, medical aud hospital at
tendance, pay aud emOluments, other than
bounty. as other soldiers ia tho reg uIar nnd