The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-29
Congregational.
) SENATE.


WAsHIsGToE, Jan. 25.-The Senate's
supplement to the oath Of Office precludes
the admission to the bar of the Supreme,
District and Circuit Court Of the United
States and Court Of Claims Of persons IN
less they FIRST take the oath prescribed
By the act of 1862.
The Secretary of War was instructed
TO transmit copies of all proclamations
and orders concerning elections in Mis-
] souri, and Kentucky issued By the mill
tary authority.
A resolution was introduced requesting
the Committee on the Conduct of the
War to inquire into the efficiency of the
heavy ordnance used in the Notifications,
also az to the amount of royalty paid for
the manufacture Of certain guns, and the
causes of delay in introducing ri1ed
guns.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the affairs of the Navy DEPARTING mt
are Messrs. Halls, Grimes, and BuckaIew.
The Senate took up the rule requiring
the oath, and Mr.. Ssulsberry addressed
the Senate in opposition thereto.
Mr. Doclittle did not see the necessity
for the establishment of this ruls, and
said the resolution of Mr.. Sumner would
not affect Mr.. Bayard, as the Senator
had entered on his duties. The Sem
a'e had the power TO expel traitors
without the establishment ofahis rule.
Sumuer's- resolution was adopted
yeas %, nays IL Executive session ad-
journed-
HOUSE.
AFesolusion was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to. inquire into The
expediency Of organizing Department
of Industry, TO embrace an agricultural
bureau, q bureau OF mines and mineral
lands, ard bureau of freedman's affairs.
A resolution deprecatiDg the suspen-
sion Of the hsbeas corpus act, ana to
prevent illegal arrests and imprison-
ments WIS introduced by Mr. Mcdowell.
A series Of resolutions were offered by
Mr.. Egerton, referring TO the CritteBden
resolution, condemning the executive
assumptions, desiring peace and res
toration of the Union without further
waste of blood, deprecating ell revOlu-
tionsry measures as tending 10 divide the
Union men Of the country. They were
laid over.
The senale's enrolment bill, with
amendments, was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole-nOt postponed I'M
til Wednesday, as stated in the evening
report Of yesterday.
To opposing the deficiency bill in the
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Brooks said
the bill proposed sppropriating 81 $780,
600, and he was opposed to it as the eff
feet of assumption of power by the Ex-
ecutiYe IN creating neE-offices.
Mr.. Stevens explained that more clerks
were needed, in order to facilitate the
payment Of soldiers, and other like busi
ness.
In some subsequent remarks, Mr..
Brooks said il was delusion, and would
end the war.
Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, responded IS
q Southern man, identified with slavery;
said there remained in the rebellion that
which gave it strength and power, and
which. must be destroyed and over
thrown, while the army moves IN front.
The very life blood is drawn from Afri-
can slavery, and whenever we stop this
foundation of the rebellion our efforts
will be effectuAl. Applause.
Some further debate eDsued between |
Messrs. Mallory and Wadsworth, of |
Kentackyi both charging Mr.. Smith with |
to his party, to which |
Mr. Smith responded by stating that be,
TSmitb was nominated by a convention
which was denOunced by the Louisville |
Journal as an abolition affair, was elect
ed by'3 900 majority, and men who had |
owned more slaves than all of them to-
geiher, had endorsed his voting for
Speaker COlfax.
Mr.. Cay asked if he was included in
the charge of violating pledges.
Mr.. Mallory replied that he had not in
the remotest manner alluded to his col
league, Mr.. Clay.
The committee then arese, and the
House adjourned.