Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAY, January ~.

| FRIDAY, january ~.
| SENATE Mr.. Sumner presented the ere.
| dentials OF Hon. Henry Wilson, re-elected Sem
! st" from Massachusetts for six years from
| the ith of March next.
| Mr.. Wilson ted the petition Of citizens
| OF Savannah for com pensation for losses sus.
tanned by the destruction of property by the
| Union troops. Referred to the Committee on
| Claims.
Mr.. Clark, from the Committee ON Claims,
reported adversely on several petitions for
compensation to individuals for losses sus-
tanned by incidents OF the war.
MT. sherman presented the petition OF OHIO
employees in the different departments 1T
Washington praying for increase Of salary.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Sumner presented similar petitions from
citizens OF Massachusetts in the employ Of the
Government; which were similarly referred.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Conduct
of the War be instructed to inquire into and
report on the action of Brevet Major General
jeff q. Davis in preventing negroes who had
from crossing the creek known as Ebenezer
creek, near Savannah, by burning the bridge
after the troops had crossed, on the night OF the
sth Of December last, many of these negroes
having been killed by the rebel cavalry or
drowned in attempting to cross the creek on
RATS.
The above was accompanied by extracts
from letter from An officer in the army OF
General Sherman, setting forth in detail the
facts connected with the circumstances alluded
to in the resolution.
Auo AooO4utiCh WOO OUJoCtou duu went
over.
Mr.. Pomeroy offered joint resolution calling
upon the President to issue his proclamation
declaring the State of Arkansas to be no longer
in instruction against the United States, and
authorizing the resumption Of commercial in.
tercourse between that and other States; also,
declaring that the Senators and Representa-.
tives, recently elected in that State, shall bs
recognized and admitted to seats in Congress.
Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Trumbull offered a resolution, which
yrQS q fod hat ho CFt boS
appoint Committee OF Three to select persons
to examine and count the vote for President and
Vice President.
Mr.. CONFESS offered a resolution instructing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to enforce the
regulations for the carrying of passengers be-
tween New York and San Francisco on the
Atlantic side. A letter from passengers on q
late trip OF the steamship Costa Rca, COM
planning OF bad treatment, insufficient. accom-.
notation. &c. was read.
The resolution was adopted.
HoUsE.-The House, to-day, proceeded to
the consideration of the special order, namely:
private bills.
Mr.. Davis, Of New York. from the Commit
tee for the District of Columbia, reported back
the Senate bill, providing that so much of the
act OF July II, 1862, as relates to the price OF
gas, be repealed: and the act incorporate the
Washington Gas Light Company be so amend
ed as to prohibit the company from receiving
on and after the LIST of December, 1864, for the
benefit OF the stockholders, greater price than
forty cents per hundred cubic feet, subject to a
to the Government, and Ave per cent to other
consumers, if paid within seven days.
Mr.. Washburne objected to the bill
Mr. Morrill, hoped the gentleman would offer
no opposition. Owing to the increased cost Of
labor and material, the company was now
losing from five to six thousand dollars a
month.
Mr.. Dawes said he had been as much Cd.
posed to the measure as the gentleman from
Illinois now was, bat after consideration, he
had come to the conclusion that the passage OF
the bill was but simple justice to the company.
Other gas-light companies, owing to increased
and necessary expenses, had been compelled
to raise their prices
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, said that if that
argument were sound, they might as we'll
raise the salaries # Congressman and every
body else.
desired to stop the gas light company
Mr.. Washburne replied he did not, but that
was the affair Of the company-not his.
MI. Stephens-Gentlemen here make gas in
their speeches.
Mr.. Washbuyae-And that is not as good as
the gas of the company, bad as it may be. He
sent up, which was read, a communication
published in the Chronicle, speaking of the IN
tolerable stencil of gas manufactured by the
company, etc. He offered an amendment to
the bill, namely: That the provisions of the
LIST of July, 1866
Mr.. Davis, of New York, In advocating the
bill, said the company had been losing money
for the last two years He denied that the
Gentlemen were here to do justice, and not
wrong. They should lay aside their preiu-
dices. The affairs of the company had been
manged with great fidelity.
Mr.. WashbprEe's amendment was disagreed
to-yeas So, nays 1903.
The bill was passed.
The House concurred in the Senate's amend
ment to the bill for extending the time for COM
pleting the Metropolitan Railroad Company.
The House resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the private calender OF bills.