Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-13
LATE NEW 81.

Heues.-Tts Csunsttss. o. wsye ssd
Means. n their supplemental bill when 70
coon 70 BE- reeosted, propose to place do. ,
IN .pirifa. Of co cents per gallon Oh cotton
2 cents pound; and i provides ..sas . eeey
N spirits shalt be levied o. oil upon which
no duties have been paid, and no roeorns
made from Jsnusry IL, 1864. 1t provides
that spirits may be stored 10 forwarding
sarshouses and exported without payment
Il duty and only such can be exported, -
no ora back il to be allowed. To bill
.dd, an equivalent amount to the tariff on
l .pirits. and allows an equivalent amount to
| .be drawback on cotton manufacturers.
Mr.. Sumner modified his amendment to
the enrolment bill providing that the Sec
| re- ;sry oi War shall apply the rnoney re-
| .eiyei from substitutes aod otherwise to
tho simple object Of procuring substitutes.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment -
an extra income tax and also calculated TO
rsise tho price Of enistments and operating
Amess,ge WAS received from the Presi :
dent in answer to the Inquiry relative TO
| he a,ledeed exceptional treatment Of kal-
| .,s prisoners by the rebels, transmitted.
Letters from the Secretary Ot War to
the Commander in. e hief OF the army, and
/ he Commanding General Of prisoners,
| Gen. HaIlcck says:
81 have no information that the volun.
reers from Kansas when taken prisoners OF
var, have been treated by the enemy any
different than volunteers from any other
| State. lie also states that the General in
| command OF the DEF artioent oi which
Kansas forms = part, knows oil no distlnc
lion made between Kansas and other pris-
oners. The Commissary General Of pris-
toner's SAYS there is nothing IN tie records
| Of this Office to show the manner in which
the wounded and dead soldiers have been
treated on the battlefield by the rebels,
nor Is there anything to show that the
| Kansas volunteers have been put to death
On being taken prisoners. Only SO enlisted
men OF Kansas regiments can be found on
| tho records a. having been delivered on pa
| rol By the enemy.
nection with the subject be presented Q let
ter from the Secretary OF the Treasury,
stating bis inability to meet the heavy draft
required by the bill in such short space
Of time, and recommending increased taxa
ton.
ed and various amen lments discussed.
| Mr.. Doolittle said every citizen owed to
his government for bis protect'on-not only
his property, but more than that, his per
sonal services. The revenue bills provided
tor taxation, but the bill before the Senate
called for the services OF the citizens oil the
| United States; it wss call upon the citi
zens Of the country to rally around the Tag
| every able bodied IMAM is bound TO render
that service. lie thought the proposition
u Mr.. Sumner just one. We shall never
be compelled to resort to any draft when
We shall have filled up the old regiments.
This will be the finishing blow to tito re-
| bc!lion. At tue same time the President
should have the power and ability to call
OUT from time to time, the whole 800, 600
liable to duty. The moral eject contained
in such . provision would go far towards
crushing the rebellion.
/; At the instance OF Mr. Wilson Mr.. Sum
ner modified his amendment reducing the
per centage on titles aud incomes.
| Th. amendment OF Mr.. Sumner was re.
iected by Is to Is.
Mr.. Grimes SAID lie would like to know
the number Of colored soldiers enlisted, and
whether any attempt had been autborizp d
|
Mr. Wilson stated that it was not in bis
power TO answer tie Question definitely
out be understood We had 5000 colOred
soldiers in the service, and were increasing
tho ruuber daily. We were doing we'll ia
Virginia and Maryland. Gen. Butler has
enlisted 300 and we we're doing we'll in
Missouri. East Tennessee and other parts oil
the country. He did not think the Gov
eminent bad pressed this matter OF raising
colored troops as vigorously as il should
have been done. As onr armies advance
We should swell tbcm by the additions oil
colvred troops. The people every " here
arc unit in supporting the policy Of en-
| ployiDg colored soldiers to fight our
| Sa,tles,
SENATE Mr.. Hove introduced a CON-
munlcation from the Governor If Wiscon
| SIN, with q copy OF . petition addressed to
the Legislature Of that State by Mr.. Blair
| and Others, asking for indemnity from the
United States for injuries to persons and
property in their efforts Tor the enforce
ment Of the CONSUMPTION law.
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas, reported from the
| Military Committee the House bill Tor the
paymen OF officers and Ecn actually em.
pioyed in the Department VI Missouri.
| Mr.. Wilson introduced . bill authoriz OF
the appointment Of = second Assistant Sec
Rotary of War.
Mr.. Fessenden reported back from the
| the committee on finance, without amend
meut, the House bill, continuing boantie.
to volunteers to March LIST, 1864.
Tnc join: resolution continuing the boun
ties heretofore paid, was passed without ar
| amendment.
MIR. wilson moved at four O'Clock, TO gt
| into executive session there was nc
.srospect uf a vote o. the bill.
| Atterrxtri session the s., ate adiar-ond