New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-18
r. <YHassh CONGsEss. -. First session.
5FEATE. E..... W AsHTyGTOy. April 1C, 1864
EXHIBITION OF FRAUDS on THE TREAsUnT

JENATE. WASHINGTON April 1G 1864.
PRFyLETIoN oF FRAUDS on TEE TREASURY
Mr.. TgUMBULL (Un., ILL., introduced biii
enpplcuental to en act 70 prevent frauds upon the
1rpaSgIy OF the United States approved February 10
1853 Eefsrred TO the Committee on the JudleiaIy
II enacs that any person heretofore or hereafter hold
fng ofcc who may wiuly neglect 70 or refuse 70 de-
tverto his suy paper record, book OF docu
neRt shsl Be guilty q felony.
pIsCHARcl rs PoR NAVAL COALHBAvBRs AND TIIrMES
NJ. HALs On. n. H reported from Committee on
Eryal fairs bin granting honorable discharges to
Sseiheayers and fremen IN The naval service
WEST VIRGINIA j DIC IAL MATTERS.
br. WILLY (UR.. W. W. introduced the following
se.Js,S That tho Committee the Judi 5sy inquire
sts,her by the creation the West yirrina any
t bon sEd what Is ilde necessary N % .e
33olal Dstric, Virginia Of the Aeghsny ount, ns
u5 40 m references TO Judicial poceeeng- In sztd state OF
Tss Vsais sncs thereof and that ssia Committee
''t''' y ~ TREASURY GOLD cTRTrF1oATgs
Mr. HnSDEIcKs CDom., Ind submitted the following
P,oreG That the Secretary q the Treasvry he requested
60 inform he Senate what egstcns he hss made of he -
ses o. @ l ave reid or Is coin or paper money
snd IL Gre laiie ct what rae oi value ana III sOu'
THE TREASURY BUILDrsG EXTENSION.
On motion Of Mr. FosTEn (un., Conn.,, 1t was
.'Olcd That the Secretary = ne dIsairry pc aIe,a -
ffie aeai froat Of TINT building which ha already 5oea
TIP EAST TEESEssEE sUFFEEERs.
NJ. .wApT Un Ohio presented memorial OF the
(t Legislature representing that many sufferers from
Sehd Gepedatios in East Tennessee had been thrown
ypo the border States By ED OF Government tantPof'
Ssa a. aad asking help 70 feed and clothe them.
I NATION CLAIMS IN OREGON AND chIlfoBElA.
\ HARDING O1u Oregon called up the bin relating
q nation claims IN Oregon and California
lie bill wes passed.
AID foR WISCONSIN RAILROADS
The jil granting lands 10 all in the CONSTRUCTION OF
tsirssaa IN Wisconsin was called up by hr DooLTTTLE
kUn, Hist aud passed
rNPRoyEMYgT oY THE OHIO RIvEa.
NJ; POWELL CDem, XVI presented the Joint f'so.
Iuons Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF Louisville, in
favor OF the improvements q! the ONO RIVER hteiIed
10 lie Committee on Commerce.
COLLECTION OF TAXES N THE REBEL DISTRICTS.
Mr. HARRIS Un n. y called up the bil fcr collee'
t0n Of taxes In the insurfetionary districts, which,
sfJer debate and amendments was Informally laid over
INQUIRY INTO THE FORT PILLOW BAssACiE.
Up H0wAED. ON, Mich.) offered resolution thai
'NpTmittee on the Conduct of the War inquire into
EpedleDoy Of sending such Of their number as they
dePule 10 Fort Pillow. Tennessee. TO inquire into
te massacre Of Union troops eDd report as soon as
FEssESDEs Gn., Me- thought that unless in
OF extreme urgency Il was hardly worth while for
2cis OF Congress to mako these inquiries at dis
Their place OF duty was here We are coming
efiad IL the session when il very important 70
nav al ne members present for the dispatch OF bust
Iess IL was the duty Of the War Department 10 look
sheae natters and II presumed 1t would duly
uisemIge that business.
g, w nsgN lUn. Mass) said that he had called at
- -, a. Dpersmeid this morning and the Secretary
1 ~. ~ mn n he had dispatch from Gen Sherman say.
he lu sDout three hundred Of our soldiers lad been
,, ssssNreu az fori Pillow. and he intended TO make
Lnmsli-te iAtestgatoh Of the matter. He lad an
poIseu Cince.S ioT that purpose. Gen. Sherman was
not on tne sPos had received his information In the
key Tie other statement came ~ 'H WIZ
Mr.. HOwAD said he yyehed a. .. A.,
cohce oi poIsos Oh the spot II would be diserocc 10
sne hat'oh not 70 e'engo promptly this groas wrong
no MATER Ha was ie color OF the soldiers h;s ,e,
be done. IL would be impossible 10 leen card mus,
A. no service unless VIC Protected thSu 49, sa Pa
pbit0 troops. IL concerned the national bopor t S 30
tec Toe men who are fighting our battles and tbo s
y0 Our uniform. IL this is not done the blacl 1 "o
b. Of these Threatened terrorS al none cr;,i
tD@g In battle may lose the day. IL has hes, 80
pposed il would continue 10 be, the practjoe 81 tIs
ses 70 put them 70 death in cold blood or ~ ssi
az, into slavery when cnptrcd and hide II from our
fbcagS; but be ior retaliation, man for man. and
y necessary two for lie WIS for retaliation In Tho
pf9mptest aud the seyertgt manner.
NJ, JOHNSON Con. Tn. Md agreed with the objects
o. the resolution but Ii did not go far enough 1S wa
lS ths hrst time small garrison bas been left 70 he
saentocd II bad been done at Paducah, Kentucky.
b'st "a command IN thar region should know their re
sPcnsihlty 10 the Government, and should krow that
mere ~ n0w IN the Rebel ranks feeling instgnted by
the'f Officers equal 10 that Of say0gcs. Tie Goyorn-
ent must aof. AS tie life Of soldier under our flag
Ets ocr es That Of any Rebel nothing less than liio
sor be % coied by our reputation and our duty. But
Nv wanted 70 know why these disasters had been