The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-12-21

terry driving from the ocean al pcacefl
vessels sailing under the United States far
and, whereas, many private unarmed Amer
lcan ships have been burned and DESTROYED
| by these pirates from English ports, thu,
causing great loss and damage 10 the citi
gems Of the United States; therefore,
Resotred, That the Secretary Of State le
| Instructed 10 make out 4 list Of each cargo
thus destroyed, with fair and seperate vaiu,
alton, and interest at the rate Of six Eel
cent. per annum from date Of capture OF
destruction, to the date of presentation, and
that he be directed to demandtrom the Brit.
lsh Government payment in full for all ships
! OF eargoes destroyed as aforesaid.
| Mr. johnson objected to the resolution,
! which hes over.
Mr. Doohttle wished to have the rcsolu.
| tlon IN relation to taxation, offered by him
Monday, taken from the table and referred
10 the committee on Finance
Mr.. Chandler moved that the resolutions
offered by him to-day be printed; which was
CARED.
4 Joint resolution from the House was an.
! nounced, giving notice to Great Britain OF
| the termination Of the reciprocity treaty.
Mr.. Foster moved to refer ii to the COM
nittee on Commerce.
| Mr.. Summer thought it ought to 20 to the
! Committee on Foreign Relations, and il
was, on motion, so referred:
HOUSE Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, from the
! committee on Judiciary, reported bill
aDicndatory ot the act OF July 18th, 1862,
TO define the pay and emoluments Of officers
IA the army. &c, so as to read that 'any
alien OF 2l years and upwards who shall
have enlisted in the volunteer or regular
army, navy or marine corps, and been hon
orabIy discharged, may become a citizen
without any previous declaration, and shall
not be required to prove more than one
years residence" The bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr. Brooks OF New York,
it was
Rcsolred, That the committee on Foreign
Affairs inquire into the eXpediency of pro-
viding by treaty or otherwise for the protee-
tion Of our Canadian and Provincial from
tier from murder, arson aud burglary on the
pretense Of rebel invasion.
Mr.. Schenck, from the com mittec on Mil
itary Affairs, reported bill pending, that
all Major Generals and all Bligadier Gener-
ais in the military service OF the United
States who, on the 18th day of February,
1865, shall not he in the performance OF
duty or service corresponding to their re-
spcctivc grades and ranks, and who shall
not have been engaged in such duty or ser
vice for three months continually prior to
that date, shall then be dropped from the
rolls Of the army, and all the pay and cmol-
uments or allowances of such general Off
GERS shall cease from that date, and the va
cancies thus occasioned may be filed bv
new promotions and appointments as in
Otner cases; but no officer is to be consider
ed as included in the foregoing provision
whore absence from duty shall have been
occasoned by wounds or disease contracted
in the line Of his duty while in the military
service, or by his Icing prisoner in the
hards Of the cremy or underparoe; and any
Major General Of volunteers who may have
been appointed from the regular army under
the authority given in section 22d of the
act ot 1861, to authorize the employment of
volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and
protecting public property, and the acts
amendatory thereto, who shall be so dropped
from the rolls shall not thereby be discharg-
ed from the service of the United States,
but shall be remitted to his position and
duty as an officer of the regular amy.
Second Thereafter continuously until
the termination of the existing war of the
rebellion, on the last day of each month af-
ter the 18th day of February, 1865, the pro-
visions OF the foregoing section shall be
made applicable to any general officer in the
military service Of the United States who
shall not, on said last day Of any month,
have been engaged i'll the performance Of
duty or service corresponding to bis pro;,cr
rank for three months consecu.lyely then
next preceding.
Mr.. Cox inquired of his Colleague what
had become Of a silnilar:bil! introduced here
last session.
Mr., Schenck rcr led, that having passed
the House 1t harts in the Senate =
Mr. Cox s;SS no necessity tor the passage.
of such law, as the President now has the
power 10 drop officers for incompctency or
lneglciency, sasked why the Senate had
Lot acted on the old bill?
Mr.. Schenck replied that he could not tell
his colleague the reason Tor the Senate's
non-acton on the subiect, as the question
had been fully discussed at the last session.
He (Schcnck would now merely move the
previous question.
This was seconded, and under its opera
tion the bill was passed by vote Of 9S
against SO.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the Joint resolution pending from July
last, authorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to appoint three commissioners to inquire
and report at the earliest practicable mo-
ment the best and most efficieat mode of
raising by taxation :he necessary amount of
revenue for supplying the wants of the Gov
ernment, having regard to the sources from
which derived, with power to take testimony
under such regulations us may be prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The above resolution was tabled by q vote
of GS yeas to 81 nays.
The House took up and passed without
debate the Senate bill authorizing the pur-
chase and construction OF sixteen revenue
cutters on the lakes, and approprialing one
million dollars for that purpose,
WASHINGTON Dec 15