Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-13
THE VERY LATEST
TELE CIR A PHI.
CONGRESSIONAL.
xIXyIIIth Congress-..First Session.
WAsHIScroN, Jan. -.

places OF holding Circuit Court and Di
trict Courts of East Tennessee was pas,
ef. Bonabo reported bill defining tn
jurisdiction of the Court of Claim.
The bill is to restrain the report frot
acting on claims for property destroye,
appropriated by the military or naya
authorities during the war; reservin,
these matters to Congress.
Stevens, from the Committee on Way
and Means, reported bill to increas
the internal revenue and other purposes
which was made the special order 70
& Thursday Iext EFnR rFr q I
I, Thomas, ct Maryland, from the Judici
7 airy Committee, reported a bill suppli
mentory to the law, relating to the Wa
Department, and authorizing the settle
ment OF certain claims against the Unit
ed States.
The House went into Committee 0
the Whole on the state of the Union anC
proceeded to the consideration of tn,
bill to reimburse the State of Pennsvl
vania for calling out MALTA for rcpellinc
invasion, and the appropriation Of 81,
| OOO to that purpose
~ HohNO w OOO dH dtnHnUmenl
50 as to reimburse New York, which
should be placed upon an equal footing
with Pennsylvafiia or any other State. :
Rodgers wanted to introduce New
Jersey.
No questions taken, the Committee
rose and the House adjourned at 4 O. clock
SENArE-Howe introduced a comm
nieation from the Governor of Wiscon-
sin with copy of petition addressed
to the Legislature of that State by Mr.
Blair and others, asking indemnity from
the United States for Injuries to persons
and property in their effort for the en-
forcement of the Conscription Law.
Mr. Fessenden reported back from the
Finance Committee the House bill ex.
tending bounties to veterans and Other
volunteers s.a s4t
Lane of Kansas reported from the
Military Committee the House bill for
the payment of officers and men actually
employed in the Departm ent of the Mis-
sissippi
Wilson introduced a bill authorizing
the appointment of a Second Assistant
Secretary of War. L : "A
The joint resolutions CONTINUING the
bounties heretofore paid, was passed
without amendment.
Sumner modified his amendment I'd
the Enrolment Bill, providing that the
Secretary of War shall furnish the mon!
ey received from Substitutes and other
wise to the single object of procuring
substitutes. Sherman opposed the
amendment as an extra income tax and
also as calculated to raise the price Of
enlistnients and operating uneonally.
A message was received from the
President in answer to the inquiry reIa.
tive to the exceptional treatm ent of Kan
sas prisoners by rebels and trans mittin0
letters from the Secretary TO the Com.
mander-in Chief of the Army and the
Commissary General of prisoners
89Gen, Halleck says: 81 have no inforl |
nation that the volunteers from Kansas
taken prisoners of war, were treated die |
terently from volunteers from ether |
States, nor is there anything to show
that Kansas volunteers have been mt to |
death on being taken prisoners. Only |
% enlisted men of Kansas regiments |
can be found on the record as having
been delivered on parole By the enemy"
Fessenden reported back from The |
Committee on Finance, without amend. |
ment, the Honse bill continuing bounties
to volunteers to. March LIST. 1864 In
connection with the beet he presents i
B Letter from the Secretary of the Treas.
lry, stating his inability to meet the
heavy draft required by the bill in so /
short time, and recommending increas-
I'd taxation.
Fessenden said, as the Committee on
Ways and Means in the House would
consider favorably the Recommendation
II the Secretary, he hoped the Senate
would concur with the House in extend
ng the time to March lst. The bill was
PASSED. elis&sa
The Enrolment bill was then consid.
red, and yariousamendcaents discussed.
Doolittle said every citizen owed to
us government for his protection, not
My his property, but more than that,
rs personal services. The revenue pro-
ided for taxation, but the bill before
he Senate called for the services of the
ltlzens of. the United States; it was a
all upon the men of the country to rally
round the flag. Every able-bodied man
5 bound to render that service. He
bought the proposition of Sumner a lust
ne. We shall never be compelled to !
esort to anotherdraft. When we shall .
ave filled up the old regiments, this
Till be the finishing blow to the rebel
ion. At the same time, the President
houide have power and ability to cali
ut from time to time, the 100000 liza.
lie to duty. It's effect would 90 far
owards crushing the rebellion.
Ata4the Instance of Mr.. Wilson.
lr. sumner modified his amendment
edqeing per centage of letters on in:
ONE. The amendment of Sumner IVES
elected BY a vote of % to- Is. Crimes /
aid he would like to know the numbers of i
olored soldiers enlisted. and: whether
ny provision had been made to enlist
olored men in the border States. It
Tss notin his power to answer the ques-
ion definitely. He understood we had /
5000 colored soldiers IN the service.
nd we're increasing the number daily.
We are doing well in Eastern Virginia /
nd Maryland. Gen. Butler has enlist
are doing well in Missouri
nd East Tennessee, and other parts of
be country. G We did not. think thejG Gov
hal pressed this matter of rails
ng colored troops as vigorously as
hOuld have been done. As our armies
dvance wSSehould swell them by the ad-
ltional colored troops The people
verywhere are unit in supporting the
olicy of employing colored1 soldiers to
ght our battles.
Addison moved at o'clock, to 60 into
xecutive session as there was no pros
ect ofa vote on the bill which passed the /
enate in the precise form in which it left |
be House, and therefore awaits the Pres
ients signature to become law. sqsd /
WASHINGTON, January 12.-At an ad-
burned meeting of the opposition mem
erssof Congress, the following .resolu.
on was passed: atiss sia.,zz S,sa 5sg.,
ResolUed, That we are for the resto-