Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-26
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II ELE @ IL A p H.
CONGRESSIONAL.
xKxVTHth Congress.-.First Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
SExATE--On motion, the Judiciary
Committee was discharged to consider
resolutions of Mr.. Davis and alsa from
the resolutions.to expell Davis.
On motion Of Davis, the resolution to
have him. expelled, was made special
order for TO morrow.
ALL called up the resolution of en-
quiry into the affair of the Navy De
partment, referred TO a select Commit
lee Of three fr1,.fse
Hale said our naval expenses would
exceed those OF the combined navles of
Europe, except Italy and Denmark 1t
would exceed 740,000,000 The. yearly
naval expenses of England and France
in the Crimean war
The Senate Supplement to the oath of
Office precludes the admission to the bar
of the Supreme, District and Circuit
Courts of the United States, and caveat
and claims of persons, unless they first
take the oath prescribed by the act of
1862
The Secretary of War was instructed
to transmit copies of ali proclamations
and orders concerning the elections in
Missouri and,Kentucky.
A resolution was introduced requests
ing the Committe on the conduct of the
war to inquire into the efficacy Of heavy
ordinance used in Notifications, and the
causes Of the delay in introducing rifle
guns. 90 ~ s,e5, C.f.r, ~
The Committee appointed to inquire
into the affairs of the Navy Department
are Col. Grimes and Buckalew.,
The Senate took up the rule requiring
the oath to be taken. &C., &c. &
Salisbury addressed the Senate in OPP
position. .,-i =
Doolittle did not see the necessity for
the establishment Of this rule, and said
the resolution of Samlee would not affect
Baysrd, as the Senator had entered on
his duties The Senate had power to
sxpel traitors without this rule.
Summers resolution was adopted; yeas,
90; nays, H. After short Executive
session, the.Senate adjourned.
House.. Davis, from the House Com
mittee on elections, reported against the
claims of Field, of Louisiana, and Se-
gar of Virginia, as Representatiy
from those States. 4
: Holmes offered resolution instruct
ing the Military Com mittee to report a.
Bill providing an increase of pay to the
soldiers in. the army Resolution re-
ferredto the Military Committee.
Mr., Holmes reported back the bill re-
newfng the grade of Lieutenant Gener-
al, tosbesseIected during the war from
bficers mott 'bslowsthe grade of Major
General, most distinguished for courage,
energy and skill, nothing herein to af-
feet the rank, pay and allowances of
Lieutenant General Scott. The consid.
Grafton Of the bill was postponed until
Monday IS 80 ~
Schenck, of the Military Committee,
reported the Senate amenditory emolu-
ment bill with amendments The con-
.sideraien of the bib was postponed aun-
I'll Wednesday.
The House then went into Commit
tee of the WkolepPon a bill to supply
the Deficiencies in the appropriation,
which was discussed until the adjourn
pent 80 & aaia
81 a bill was introduced establishing
Navy Yard ON western waters and to
amend the Pacific rail road acton
create a school fund out of confscated
property, and other bills, all which were
appropriately referred.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Judiciary Committee to enquire into
the expediency Of organizing the De-
partment Of Industry, to embrace an
agricultural bureau, a bureau OF mines
and mineral lands, and q colonization
and emigration bureau, anda bureau of
! ireedmens affairs. A resolution. depre-
/ ciating the suspension of the hGbeaS
cOrpais act and 10 prevent illegal arrests
and imprisonments was introduced by
Mcdowell, laid over, as Washburn, ex-
\ pressed a desire to- debate it.
A series of resolutions were offered by
/ Egerton, referring the Crittenden reso-
| lutions, condemning executive assump-
tions, desiring peace and restoration Of
the UnioHwithout further waste of blood,
j and depredating all revolutionary meas
ures as tending to divide the Union men
of the country. fak .ao3
A debate springing up, they were laid
over 'isiiE . fs14f -
II The bill reported by ,SchenclkF from
The Military Committee, being the Sen
ate s enrolment bill, with amendments
was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole, and not postponed till Wednes
day, as stated in the evening report. =.
In opposing the deficiency bill in. tn
Committee of the Whole, Brooks said il
regard to the proposed appropriation o
J. S45, 100000, that he was opposed to i
/ as theefeetof the assumption Of power
y by the Executive in creating new offices
Stephens explained that more clerk
were needed in order to facilitate th,
payment of soldiers and otherllike bust
ness, in some subsequent remarks
Brooks said 1T was a delusion an
wouldzend in-war; to which=Smith, %
FlsKentucky, responded, a Southern ma
| identified with slavery, that there re
manned behind the rebellion q sstrengt
and power which must be destroyed an
overthrown while the army. moves i
front. The very life blood of the rebe
lion is drawn from African slavery, an
Z whenever we stop this foundation of tn
{ rebellion, our efforts will be effectua
( EApplause. 3 uG3JA I6LDoIJ rs 4
A debate ensued between Mallory an
Wadsworth, Of Ky.,i both charging wit
. unfaithfalnesslto his party, which Smit
b tEresponded to by stating that he (Smith
3 was nominated by a Convention whic
! was denounced by theLouisville Joorrlt
as an ABOLITION affair. 8 8 - = 80 80
The, Committee. arose and the Hous
: adjourned, -.
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). serfions From the Rebels.
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