The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-04-14

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SENATE, April 5.-A bill for the COL
lection of taxes in the insurrectionary
districts, with amendments striking out
the provision authorizing grants of
forty acre lots to soldiers, and that EN-.
powering the the Commissioner to set
aside sales deemed to be unfairly made
was reported. Mr.. Anthony submitted
an amendment to the bill for the relief
of the Justices of the Supreme Court
and District Courts at the age of
seventy, if they desire it; giving Justi-
ces Of the Supreme Court from $4,000
to Sc, 700, according to the length of
their official service, and three fourths
of their salaries to JUSTICES of the Dis
trict Courts, provided such salaries
shall not be less than $4,000 each in
cases where the service has exceeded
fifteen years. Mr.. Powell asked for
the consideration of his resolution call
| ing on the Secretary of War for infor-
nation as to the church property seized
by him, or others under his orders, &c.
The resolution was laid on the table.
The joint resolution to amend the Con
stitulion came up as the prior order.
MIR. johnson of Nd. made a long
speech. MIR. Davis's amendment, that
''pO negro person, whose mother or
grandmother is or was negro, shall
be citizen Of the United States, or be
eligible to any civil or military Office,
or any place of trust or profit under
the United States" was rejected
Yeas, 5 Nays, 3S. Mr.. Powell pro-
posed to insert at the eId of Section
the following: "That no slave shall
be emancipated by this article unless
the owner thereof shall first be paid
1.-THE value of the slave or slaves so
emancipated." Which was rejected
Yeas, 2; Nays, 81. Mr.. Davis sub
mitted an amendment providing for the
idistr button of the negroes set free un-
der this act among the Northern States,
according to their respective popula-
tons. Rejected. Mr.. Salisbury OBJ
tanned, the floor, and the Senate ad.
journed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Arnold reported bill,
which he explained to be bill amen
datory of the Post Route act of July,
1862. and providing for the construction
of two bridges over the Ohio River, to
enable the railroads of Indiana and Hi
nois to meet those on the banks of the
Ohio in Kentucky, and for the security
of navigation by directing the bridges
to be built from 26O to 800 feet high.
Mr.. Moorhead moved to lay the bill on
the table. host by majority. Mr..
Washburne said that the bill involved
great constitutional principles, and
moved it referred for consideration to
the Committee of the Whole. Mo-
ton disagreed to. The bill was
then recommittcd to the Committee on
Roads and Canals. Mr.. Holman Of
fered resolution directing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to report the
bl. increasing the pay of privates of the
army, and the same be made the special
order for to morrow. Mr.. Schenck
moved to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Military Affairs. Agreed
to, "a against 40. Mr.. Rice asked for
the Committee or Naval Affairs leave
of absence for ten days from Thurs
day, in order to visit the West for the
purpose of examining several sites for
a Navy ard on the Mississippi and its
tributaries. The request vas laid on
the table. The House then went into
the Committee of the Whole on the
National Banking bill. The Com
mittee agreed to the amendment that
nothing in this act shall be construed
to prohibit the taxing of banking CAPT
tai for State and municipal purposes !;
provided the taxes shall not be higher
than the rate imposed by States on the
same amount of moneyed capital in the
hands of indivinals. Mr.. Brooks sub
milted three additional sections. which
were severally rejected. Mr.. Holman
of INDIANA offered a substitute for the
bill, repeating the National Bank act
now in existence, and giving the institu-
tons three years in which TO close their
affairs. Disagreed to, A against 6S.
The Committee reported the bill as
amended to the House. Mr.. Stevens
offered substitute substantially the
same as amended, but fixing the rate
of interest at seven per centum, and
emitting the clause giving to the States
the privilege TO tax the capital stock.
Mr.. Stevens acceded to the suggestion
that the amendments made by the Com
mittee of the Whole shall be printed
before further action is taken. Ad.
jonrned.
/ SENATE, April 6.-Mr. Grimes
presented bill repeating the joint re-
solution authorizing the transfer OF
men from the army into the navy.
Referred. The Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the joint resolution
amending the Constitution. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Harlan, Sauls.
bury, Hale, McDougall, and Powell.
Mr.. Powell proposed an amendment
as an additional section providing tba,
the President and Vice President shall
not old their Offices more than six
years. 1t was rejected, IL to 80. The
bill passed to a third reading. The
Senate then adjourned without fina
action.