The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-15

Washington, Dec. ii.


Washington, Dec. II.
Wilson. Of lows. IRON the COMMITTED
on Judiciary, reported bill amend.tory
Of the act Of July II, 1869, to ds6oe the
pay and emolnments Of oficers OF the
army, &c.. ID as to read that any Aiien 0i
twenty years and upwards Who shall have
enlisted 10 shs svolsnteer or regnler army,
navy or marine corps, and been honorably
discharged, may become citizen withou,
sny pfeviosisE atise, and shall not BE-
required to prove moro than one year b
residence. This was passed.
The bills for ship canal around The
Falls d Niagara and ! chip canal from the
Mississippi to Lake Michigan. were fur.
ther postponed uniil the esd Of January
next.
On motion of Brooks, Of New York, /,
vas resolved the Committss On Foreign
Ad.irs inquire insos The expsdieucy ol
providing BY treaty or otherwire for the
protection Of our Caoadian and Provincial
frontiers from mprder and burglary on
the pretenss Of rebsi invasion.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Military AfFsirs. reported . bill providing
that all h.jof Generala and al BriRsdier
Generals 10 the military service or she
United States, who. on the 18Th day OF
February. 1865, shsA not be in the per.
fo'maoce Of duty or service correspond
ing to their respective grades and rank,
sad who shall not have bsen esgsged in
soch dhty or service for three months
continuously next prior 70 that date, shall
then be dropped from the 70 l, Of the army,
and oil the pay, snelansnts. and allow
ances of such general officers SO dropped
shall cease from that date, and vacancies
thus occasioaed nay be iiled BY sev pro
motions and appointments as 10 other ca.
ses. but no officers 10 be considered as TO-
cluIed 10 shs foregoing provisions vhose
absence from duty has been occasionea by
wounds received or disesse contracted in
the line Of his duty while in the military
service, or by his being prisoner Of var
IN The hands II tie enemy or un Ter parol,
and any M-jor General of volunteers who
msy have been appointed from The regnlar
army urder the au,horiiy given 10 sec.
tiun -, of 1861, to su,hcfix. the em-
ploymeDs OF volunteers tobik in enforcing
the lays and protecting public property
aud the scs ~aDendatory thereto, who
shall be 80 dropped from the rolls shall
not thereby be dismissed from the service
Of the Z ni,ed States. but shall be remit.
ted 10 his position and duty as an officer
OF the regular army
si-lhereaiser continuously, until the
te animation OF tie existing war ot the re-
oeliion, on the last Jay OF each month
after the 18th day OF February. 1865, the
provisions Of the foregoing section shall
be made applicable % an. general ofhc. =.
10 the miinsry service OF the Uaised
States who had no. on said last day In
any month have been engaged in the per
iurlnance of duty or service corresponding
10 the proper rank for three months con,
seculive nexs preceding
Csx inqalred Of his colleague what had
beeome of a similar bill introduced hers
at the last session
S;henck replied that having passed ths
House il hung in the Senate.
Cox saw no necessity fur the passsg 9.
Of such law, as the President nov ha.
lhe power to dismis, officers for ineU,n
potency or Inefhsiency. He asked VIII
Inc Senate had not acted upon the oil
bill?
Sehenok replied that be could not tel
his Colleague tie reason for the Senate
non sciion on the subject. AS the ques
tim had been fully discussed At the las
sessioa he (Schesck) D would no~7 mereI,
move the previous question.
This was seconded and under its op
peraiiAn the bill vas passed by vote
98 against 50.
The House took up aud passed withou
debate the Senate bill.authoriziog the pur
chase or construction Of 6 steam reveau
cutters for the lakes aud appropiating on
million dollars for the purpose.
Houss went into euun0ilse on the mes
sage.
| Brooks Of New York made . speech i,
opposition 10 two points in the messag
viz:
That the war must go on without fus
ther negotiation and till slavery is sbohsh h
Led throughout tn. United States. H
maintained that the sutjugation Of th
South vas imposslble
| Brooks said cur difficulties can be end
ed BY mediation, but never BY arms.
I Mr.. Price, OF Iowa, replied BY .ayin
that the speech delivered BY Mr.. Brook
vas intended TO strengthen the hands o
the slsseholders and to that extent de
press the Union cause.
| The House, after further remarks frol
Bpots, adjourned. sA.s
Il SENATE.
The Senate assembled at noon with Nj
Clark, President pro TEN, 10 The Chair.
! M Nesmi.h presented the msn0ri,
Of the Legislature Of Oregon, praying II
1.-The establishment Of . manufarfory /
arms 10 that State.
Mr.. Grimee, from the Committee Q
Naval Affairs. reported joint resola Tia
rendering the thanks Of Con gress 10 Cap
Joo. A. Winslov, pf the U y Navy,
: accordance With the recon mendation
Z the President. h moved the Seua