Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-16

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tee - 0aisteloed o. s6e Lohss.
NJ. Lane, Of Ksnsss, moved that ths
eommittse q ~ esoduet u The Was h
qulre isto ths truth q Tie alleged employ
0ooe Of dtsloysl people 10 diGossst Gov.
eso0ent Depaet0snts.
Mr. Ooopsss presented petitioo from
tho cigar nakess Of Philadslphia, oskise
that che tai b taken o8 the @ansfsetssso
article aad put upoo the rsw material. This
We referred % The eonnittee % 0nauCs.
Mr.. Wilson prsssntsd petition from
omsses 81 The osmy Of The james, esking
Tor % increase Of pay, Which Was referred
70 committee On military Affairs.
NJ. Chandler asked 70 call up The 6rst
resolution offered BY him yesterday. He
wished it 60 b referred % The military
coomistes without debate.
NJ. Sumner suggested that 1t b referred
to committee on foreign relations. II IL
TO ssy otherwise, he should speak On Il.
Mr.. Chandler was willing that it should
60 20 the committee on foreign relations,
and Il was 90 referred.
M. Ohsodlse then called up the second
resolutioa offered b. him yesterday, end Il
~ referred g ooOmisteo o foreign rela-
tiona
NJ. Drows offered The folio wing. which
va adoptsds
Rssolssd, That the committee on military
s6airs end che militia, 30 and they ore
hereby instructed to inquire into The ezpe
diency Of 20 sucndi0g the oct Of Congress
Of March Sth, l702, entitled IAN oct TO
moro e6eetaslly provide TOT tho National
defense By establishing . uniform nilitis
throughout The United States" and the
several Gets amendstosy Of the Sane ss
shall provide Tor the enrolI0eut Of oil msle
citisens between the sges Of 10 and -,
rcs5dents In the respective States. without
respece to color, and also TO submit such
other provisions - nay tend more en-
GENTLY 10 organize the militia system Of
the United States, and report 81 bill Or
otherwise.
On motion Of Mr.. Chandler, tho House
bill to regulate commerce among the sev-
erai States, was made tho special order for
the fret "Wednesday 10 January.
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, tho bill to
trsnster . gunb0es TO the 0overoosut Of
Liberia, We0 taken Up.
Mr.. Powell Wss opposed to the bill. He
did not believe the Government Of the Uni
ted Ststes ought to sell sunboats to other
Governments.
Mr.. Sumner said ttst the bill was drawn
up 10 aecordsnce With the Recommendation
oi tho President.
The yeas and nsys we're demanded by
MIR. towelI.
The bill psssed-yess, SO; nsys,9.
Messrs. Buckaiow, Carlisle, Davis, Hard
'ng, Pow 4, Richardson, Riddle and Wright
voted 10 tho negative.
Mr.. Foote moved that when the Senate
adjourned it be until Monday nsxt. No
ton carried.
o. motion of SIR. Wilson, tho several
military bills which pass,d tie Houae Iasi
session, were taken up and referred to tbs
Military Committee. Among them, one 70
delinc the pay OF Chaplain in the army.
MIR. Anthony offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructiug the Committee or
the Conduct Of tho War to enquire into
the facts connected with the assault on Pc
tersburg on the Both Of July, 1864.
The Senate then adjourned until Non.
day.
HousE-Mr. Holman moved to call on
tbs Secretary OF War for information as &c
the dIschargs Of enlisted soldiers, and also
n regard to the order addressed to Gov.
Andrew, relative to troops to fill old regi-
pents, and whether the principles therein
announced have boen applied to oil such
soldiers. Referred to military committee
The Senate bill authorizing . special
term Of the Court fer tho District Of In
diana vas passed.
On motisn of Mr.. Griswold resolution
was passed directing ~ isvestiss ton in the
practical operation Of the pension laws and
10 inquire into the condition Of .nvalids and
what measures should BE- adopted to secure
to them employment Independent OF pen
siOns.
On motion OF SIR. Cox the Secretary Z:
State was called on to furnish al commu-
nications he hes on tie With reference {"
tho troubles on our borders which have not
oeen referred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
M. kletIe!oh0 moved inquiry % 20 the
cxpcdiency Of establishing . navy yard ct
Osweee. Referred.
Nj. Davis, Of Md, from committee on
foreign affairs, reported the following re-
solution:
Resolved, That Congress has Constitu-
tioual right to IN authoritative voice in De.
clar,ng ard prescribing the foreign policy Of
the United States, % veil - the recogni
ton Of new powers - IN other matters,
and 1t 10 the constitutional duty Of the
President to respece that policy, not less in
diplomatic relations than in the use Of tie
National forces when authorised BY law.
and the propriesy Of any declaration Of for.
eign policy BY Congress 10 sufficiently
proved BY tho vote which pronounce it.
aud such proposition while pending unde
dsrmined Is not . fit topic Of diplomatic ex
plsnation With any foreign power.
Mr.. Davis moved the previous question
Oh the passage Of the resolution.
Mr.. Farnsworth moved that the resolu.
tioa lie o. the table, which VS. decided in
ths a@rmstive-syes 60, nsys 81.
Mr.. Davis, when the resuit Of the vote
was onnounced, ssksd 60 be relieved from
service on the committee on foreign rela