The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-07
Congressional Proceedings.
xNXyuIth CONGRESS- second se.riou
SENATE.

of tho Conn,cfiCut S,cuad Liiht Artillery, ask \
i,r FOR IN .ncrcasc Of ,h, r,uons i-ricd ~ SOL |
diers. Tboy state dat the allowance q rec. posa- !
toes and hr al Is to- small. The petition Was |
rwerrcl to M Military Committee.
Pctituus from c'H yrs Of thc ARMY askin; 'o- an |
increase Of pay were presented ty M-srs ron"uy |
and Wilson.
Nj. sunni 2 p-escrted ue petition o' citiler' - !
Worcester, M,ss., asking or sc ss'ton ot as
crv. which was rs'crroi 70 th Committee on |
s'.verv.
Mr. shcrmar, r tn the Finance e ,mm.tio'. re-
ported heck the petition Of Arm. uclccrs askinr |
Z An Increase o. pay, and sskNi that tho Commit
Tee he discharged and te petition retcrrcd ." The
Military CoDniucc. The request q Mr. sherman
va NCceiel ".
NJ sherman. frcu. ,Lc CONT itoc on F.nNrcc,
reported tack p.titon sk.u. 'ra rcui'ssion =
the duty paid on atHtial usci "a thc manufacture
! Of dresses sotn hy lie : -'crs oi Char ~ ana
asked thst th' Committee tc discharged from the
further consideration of ,he same, aud 1t "As 50
/ ordered.
/ Mr. Trumhuli called up t-c h.t to REGULATE pro-
ccediugs i criminal css',, relating especially tp
The punishment of The cr.pr Ht trcN'ln Which waS
/ pssscd. l. provides, amous cthcr things, thst
where offender ga.nst thc United states AT u"
/ seutcuc'l 10 Imprisonment igr a terod loAE'r
than wear, tt she'll = awful Tor the c1n.' by
which the sentence is pnsci to order thc same tn
/ lee executed In any Ssrtr P.Ison or Pcn tcuiinfy
/ within Gie district of St,Ic where such ro'ri ~
hell tic use OF which r son or Pcn.tcuuary iS Al
/ lowed by the Legislature u such state Tor fnca
! purpose and the CVIensrs attending Tire execution
/ Of the sentence shall o., paid by the United states.
! The act saEos eject OF tLe LIST Of June lso'
Mr w.lrrn called up the b.u 10 drop rom the
rolls unemployed oGacrs OF the Army. r.e report
| ~ tic Mltary Committee on this suh'e't-rc'-
ommcud,ng ,hn ,so bHl DO not ras,-wW real.
NJ wls,n moved that the bill he indefinitely
| postponed.
NJ Trumhuu was sorry that the Comm ttec IN
| H.'ltsrv Affairs had comc to such conclusion. hc
uuiersood th,t N" report Of thc committee va
| upon ne ground entirely that the Prrsitont hNd
authority to rrlrvo the county, OF this cvll n clo
, officers receiving pav from tho Government AM
| rendering no service would the senator itom
/ Iowa tell tho Scn1,c aud tie country why, II in
ISIS ~ l-l6 Legislation was found necessary g. Hel
ria - unnecessary 1hccrs, why was It not "o u9w'
Mr. Grimes statcl ~ reply t. Mr lrumtuil, that
! Crugfcss created dfcrn or twenty regiments in
the last war with G-cai britain. and th,s' of"ot'
were NJ 20 nt~l 10y the Prcddcnt 7nd confirmed lF
Tie senate. II wls urreSstrv to lcgslate IN orlcf
70 d-hand those regiments NJ The cl's" ~ 'ho war
Thst wHs no' th" c1se now. N was now ptNi"@' !
T. step "a hni interfere with ihc pr'rosaii'e oil toe
Prcvtc0t He was opposed t. this.
Mr wilson sad tle go-ponsliuv of d'r'n'Hs'ng
of'ccrt Vas nov VT. the President u the I nito ]
sises, AMI he ought 30 ~. N.r'i'e It,. Thr," ""
! mUir intrigue 'u tl" army anon. .tl''it than -
| tie most excited iolitcal cHuvAissa amcuR poll
| ticioua: and l WI 'sor, thourht Covrt ~ ought
g. iu rothipg 20 iunrrNar the ucnus tur carving
/ ont tii- rivalry, a II would D. pEbi.uy Vie lluuH
bin when a r,rrr, WAS out 70. service, i was
the duty uf thc We 't.Se tn zee 4 the cause "i
I hc uf uucmp yrd u iC Wa ont Oh. F.rflr' 'HI
| cause, fe ought g. be- dismissed. Ual o., q, was
frequently thr oNsr, hc va out bc'ra.r n tie HNl-
nusy rivalry ~ superior officer, -" l-csi ion'
should ~ a. as - '' lns'rc :" me ." ~ ana ~ :,
: tuc same tine ts.o caro- 81 thc lut"rrH's u' mo
country n th.4 rule 0i flp Upu'. h.N wfF hi"i g.
/ ci, 1t w1uli give t' Hup"riorI hc po"r o. 'I l'i
oGt INTERIORS whom 'hcy 90 nj hk' o' s8T'u''
iug them FROM duty under some pr't Nt La'v'
irs that At thc expiration o: Three h.piaa ih'y
would lc uroppel from The rolls
Nj. rrImuuil Advocated thu pnssa % 0i ~
n H,use lI on the -ruuul shat Justice % uc oih0C-'
, .u the army required Il There we're now on,
hgndrel AMI ~ vty Two col luols commanding tr'F
, ad"7 in thc army 4.'' coIld not 10 prom &C..
because tho-c were no W .cies, arl uoud not h
while so many Hugaii'rLirncfalr we're ON tA
rolls, though unouuioye1.
NJ Wilson did not tuink tho .Act Of any ofhcc
4 tNng out of empoymou tor - tcw weeks was aH'
evidence that he ought 90 he lisUissrd. He Nv ]
son) understoo. that dozen or fifteen ofhcers Sh
? werc believed 70 to unworthy would hc disIn. Sc,
before long. II was not proposed 30 ro-uce IN
! number o' oficcrs m tho army. TA're we're nov
! | scvrrtv MslpT-fiuucrrs and twu luuutud ami sew
. ! euty-'.yo ~ .-l.Itr- -ticucr,' n tho army
Mr. Howe thoughI that II it was an offence IN tn
= / President O. allow unworthy otho'1s t. raus'n u
the service, i also an offence In the Scunte q
. do TO- Ile did not lelcyc mo resolution before Ia
u srns'c hca'cl upon q p President IN any way.
+, The yeas ard nays wore q, uandei on 4 mot OF
- 20 nj, a0trly p.7,yonc, resulting ycoa .S, nayi
= IS. SO tie Hous, resolution was iudchp.tol! pos,
u pouci
j. Nj. shernsn intro luccl a bill legyiug .nt'rnu
~ duties on tobacco Mr. Sherman sad tie bl va
rrcpareI by The CJvIY.,s Olcr Of Informal Revenue
u lie moved its reference g. tie Committee On fiu
10. Ancc, 'uI It was s' ro''rre'
NJ Stevens tobacco l.lI uAcrod ,oslcrday require
person. having torn e, ou hsud H. mako lmrutG ut
u and iolbla- the rlloyA. without pernt ut IT, NJ
C aclsJs T. I'rult' iu' 'ao.'shwen' o, l. 1'e