The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-28

tl,sss - Z -, ssvfa4sA ior espepas's III losses sa
N4.icn as referred TO the Committee on claims
crRrNs
Mr. CiARx. trepl or NJ III from the COMMITTEES on
ciaims reported adversely IN ~eve raj IN corr
pensan Q inclYdurs for losses sustained By the
4 NcREAsz oF SALARIES
~ M, sERsAs rep) OF Ohio, presented the petition u
we ONO employees in the different departments Wash
.naon praying Tor an Increase OF salary, which
/ Tered 70 tue Finance Committee,
Dir SuASsR uep OF slass presented srnilar petitions
rom citizens Of hassacausst,s IN the employ OF the
| government, which wsrs similarly referred
GafzRAL JEFT C. DAvis's rRrArNrSr or TIE GEORGIA
NEGROES.
Mr. WILSON presented the following which was OBJ
Resolved That the Committee on the Conduct OF the War
e e p AMI m e son o.
who sd joinet the army IN rs march through Georgia
bridge inter- lis troops had ON "a
having sl By the eava 81 or drowned
tempting to cross the river on RATS. -..,
The above accompanied by extracts from q letter
from an ohecr Ia the army Of General sherman setting
forth in detail the facts with
alluded 70 in the resolution.
ARKANSAS RgBErIrov.
Mr. PosFRoy rep1 or Kansas, offered Joint resolu-
ton calling upon the President 70 issue his pr9camaon
declaring the State OF Arksr longer in nsnr
reetou against the United States authorizing the
resumption Of commercial Intercourse between thai and
other States also declaring that Senator's ard Repre-
senatives recently elected in that State shall be rocog
MED and admitted to seats In Congress
me resolution was laid on the table and ordered to be
CANVASS OF THE VOTES roe PRESIDENT AND VICE pRss1-
Mr. TsrxsrLr rcn1 of nj oifsred resolution which
was adopted thai the President Of the senate appoint
COMMITTEES q three 70 select persons TO examine and
cciiltthe vote Tor President and Vice President.
rAk PASSENGER. TRAFFIC BETWEEN NEW YORK
FiaAN1sc'.
struetng the Secretary of the Treasury 10 enforce tho
regulations Tor The carriage OF passengers between New
from passengers late trip on the steamship Costa
Rlca, complaining of had treatment and Insufficient
The resolution wa adopted
TIT NORTHERN rAc .FIc BArLroAv
!, Mt HawAsD, lrepl Of Mich, Introduced bill TO
thorze tho cnstructon o the northeru Pacific Railroad
system eastward 70 Ontonogon Mich and TO provide
its connection eastward with the Ohio ana Michigan
and CANADIAN systems % rnroads % Port Hgn Detroit
Toledo, Fort Wayne and Dayton The BIZ was referred
TO thctominittee on Public Lands. NJ n n
This bill for this same ernns and
inmunios possessed by the Northern Pacific Rniroad
for that portion Of their line east or tho Mississippi river
sde Of ns % I ipr a Ten mes on sher
Straits OF Mackna., Tor the further extension of the
route, and i authorizes the Anboy, Lansing and Ira.
verse Railroad 10 eAtendits line the straits of Ma XII
nav under tho sane conditions upon which IL origin
ally chartered
5, - -s., TIE COURT or cr4rIs. ~
Mr. HARFlS rop) Of n y, intro iuced BIZ TO an,end
the act TO restrict e Jurisdiction OF Court of Ciarns
and and ao me Tor sors
States J. also provides that lie frst section Of tho
above act shall be so construed not 10 enbce suits
penns in the Court OF Claims tho 18th of July 1864
The bill was referred 10 the Junciary Ccmmtct ~
NuMnrR or soIDIEps sAILoRs ENLrlEp
upon the Secretary Of War r normato a. 10 ia, t n
gregate number or enlisted in each State for tho
military end naval service, The number Of negroes
cruited IN each State and in each county Of kentucky
Mr. SUMNER oIjeeed e the resolution, and y lies over
y s.o'i rHE bEfIt,RStS APPROPRIATION I'LL.
House Was taken up Mr. Clark eSpsnsd tn that ' the ssc
ton to give extra pensan to the employees Of the
Capitol was still in the bill, only II worded differ
emily. ,N7ta EE ~est ef
Mr. CLARK moved to strike out tho section referred to,
and on that called the yeas and nays
HIS motion was agreed to BY vote OF thrsy-three
against three nays So section stricken out
and the bill, as thus amended, was passed
INHALATION IN TIE TREATMENT WAR
The Senate resumed tho consideration OF the resolution
aavsng retaliation for tho cruel treatment Of the Union
Mr.; JonSsos loppl Of Nd, took the floor in op-
position TO the resolution. He said had no
treatment, and according to tho principles Of
International law, retaliation could not DO forced
for past crueities: We had evidence Of tho
intention OF the rebels TO continue these cruetes
and he opposed to giving the President power
turel our adverssries Ho favored the motion Of hr.
Davis to recomnit the whole subject to the Military
Committee. He believed II would not DO nexp t!ent TO
to consult with the rebel autori
ties on tho subject or the treatment OF prisoners Ho
would be willing to vote for any resolution looking
legitimate degree Of prospective retaliation.
necessary and just and not retrospective b.. prospec
tive in its operations.
doubt 81 n sa asi a there had Sss
barbertles continued the pres time had
taken the deposition of prisoner recently escaped from
Salisbury N. O.
Tho lengthy deposition of escaped soldier read
by the Clerk, showing that inhuman treatment 10
soldiers was continued up to the present time
Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep) Of Me-, moved to amend by strik-
Ing out the provision rcsltte kind and inserting
in lieu of IL tho words IN conformity with the
tiona
Mr. DooLrrIr rep OF Wis., inquired II the President
wa5 authorized To retalate without special legislation
giving him the authority TO do so. .-.s
Mr. HOWARD replied that he had no doubt that tho
President COMMANDMENT Chief Of the army had that
authority. YEA ~
Mr. DooLnTTLE did not believe the President had such
power Congress had bestowed !, specially occa-
sons in former wars and lie thought that without the
special authority Of Congress the President could
taliate.
Mr. SAULspURy believed that IL the account was
balanced there would not I've much difference between
the conduct OF the two sectona AS TO the treatment OF
prisoners, there were cruel North and south, who
treated prisoners inhunanly He opposed to reaa-
ton.
Mr.. HARLAN, rcp) Of Iowa. moved TO adjourn, upon
which tho yeas and nays were dcmandedyeas "a nays,
IT,
THE PRESIDENTIAL. vofE
Nessrs. Trumbull, Conne~ and Wright were appointed
the Committee on Counting the Presidential Vote.
Adjourned tt