The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-02-24
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WAsHINGToN, Feb. Is.
SENArE.-Mr. Wilson, from the Commit
tee Of Conference on the part OF the Senate
on the Enrolment Bill, made a report
which, after partial r. aiding, was ordered
TO be printed, and msde the order for to-
morrow.
The House provision for $500 comtnuta-
tion is agreed to, with proviso that 1t shall
exempt for no longer period than one year,
and that at the expiration OF that time. such
person shall again be liable to draft The
I'LL reported, also, free colorsd persons who
may be drafted 1t provides that such troops,
shall not be assigned as State troops, but
shall be mustered into the eelyice as United
States colored volunteers.
A petition from citizens of New York,
praying for an equalization of soldieIs's pay,
without regard 10 color, was laid on the
table. na-..
A Lii was introduced to encourage emi.
grafton, ard ordered to be printed.
Mr. CopueSs introduced tho following
Joint resolutions.
BE II Resoleed, dc., 1st, That the Provost
Marshal General be and is hereby directed
TO cnlis such ersons as may desire 10 enter
.he Naval service OF the United States, IN
der such d recion as IN y be given by the
Secretary OF War and th1 Secretary f the
Navy; which enlistments shall be credited
to the appropriate district: provided, neVer>
thcess, that inasmuch as persot enlisted
in the Naval service receive prize money,
persons SO enlisiing shall not be entitled to
receive any bounty upon their enlistment.
q oI tha I'D
States may whenever in his Judgment the
pul lie ser ice req Tres il, a tholiz, md di
rect tn. trans er OF p rsoDs who have been
employed in the seryic, and are now enlis
ted in regiments for land service, from such
regiments to The naval service, upon such
terms ard according to such rules and regs
uations as he may prescrbe; Ihovided, that
the number OF transfers from any company
or regiment shall not te SO great as TO re
ducc such company or regiment below the
minimum Of strength required by the regu
lations OF the military service; and pr0vided
farther, that such sum as may have been paid
to persons SO transferred as bounty for en-.
l5tment in the military service Shall be
transferred from the recruiting fund OF the
naval service to the credit Of tho proper sp-
propriaiion for the land vice.
On motion of Mr. Crimes, the following
amendment was added: BE it further resoiy-
ed, that there sh Il b, paid to each enlisted
able or ordinary seamen, hereafter enlisted
into the nacal service, an a,lvance OF thaee
months pay as bounty, to be refunded to
the Treasury from any prize money, to
which such enlisted seamen may be entitled.
The joint resolution, as amended, was adopt
ed.
Mr. c nners explained that the JOINT Re-
solution gives discretionary power to the
President to transfer seamen enlisted in the
army to the navy, and to mahs up crews for
ships OF war to be sent to the Pacific coast.
The Navy Department wele ready to send
ships to the Pacific coast tor its protection,
but by reason OF the great baunties paid the
soldiers, the Navy Department could not
get Sailors and this provision was to meet
this difficulty, and to enabl, the Govern
ment to send such fleet to the Pacific as
will give it ample protection against attack.
| The Senate went into Executive Session.
and shortly after adjourned. H
! HoUsE.--Tbe bill passed providing Tor the
Government obtaining from the owners Of
Rock Island, Illinois. place 10 erect an
arsenal.
They then proceeded to the consideration
Of the re olution TO sell the surplus gold in
the Treasury.
MIR. Ho, per stated that the amount o!
gold on hand last Saturday was nearly $19,.
| GO 600. The estimae shows that there
will be on the LIST of July abou, S37 100000;
require ements for gold from now I'LL July |,
to make payments of interest on public debt,
will be less than $24,000,OCC, showing an
excess OF about $l2. .o0O,U0o, which may be
sold.
Mr. Pendleton as a member OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. differed in opn-
ion with the Committee, The amount to be
realized would be small, and offered but liz
tie relief. The Secretary Of the Treasury
now has power to buy g,ld, and he, Mr..
Pendlcton, would not trust any otfi or with
the power to sell gold. thus giyirg him the
opportunity to raise or depiess the market
at his own par iculsr pleasure. -
MIR. Mallory, OF kentucky, announced the
fact that the Secretary had asked for this
power.
MIR. Pendleton said that in the course Of
four months we will have to pay an interest
OF lro,e than the amount OF gold on hand.
Mr. Brooks said that by the public record
gold was solemnly pledged to pay the inter-
ests or the public debt. Itcannot be diver,
ted without violation OF faith. II reme-
dy is sought Tor relieving the treasury OF its
surl lus gold, let the July interest On the
public debt te anticipated. The President
has the sword and the Secretary of the
Treasury the purse, and he stands as the
inipersonation Of despotism il ne chooses to
exercise the power. At the conclusion o.
his remarks, Mr.. BROOKS earnestly appealed
to gentleman to stand by the specie basis.
MIR. Garfield advocated the resolution, say
irg that according to his estimate there will
be IN the Treasury the 1st Of ne ext July $50,
000,O00 in gold over and above what is lie.
qurcd TO phy the interest on the public debt
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, suggested
and supported an amendment he desired to
offer, authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
the interest on the public debt, at the rate
Of six per cent. 4eH a-.
Fernando Wood said the resolution was
only for a temporary purpose, and he was
| opposed 10 it Tor the reason that gold was
required as the basis for sustaining the Gov
erninent. lie argued that no nation could
live by borrowing, and where the expendi
lures exceed the income the result would be
/ bankruptcy ruin and repudiat 4% a.
I MIR. Kasson explained that the resolution
4 only proposed to appropriate the surplu:
gold beyond the wants ofthe Government
and did not extend beyond the sums required
1 by law to preserve the public faith. While
it was true the resolution gave discretion t
the Secretary to sell gold, it was absolute
| ly necessary ii should be SO. No one could
say that the Secretary Of the Treasury hat