Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-20
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The Speaker announced Messrs. Smith OF
KY, Schotield of Pa, .Collen of H., Hub
bard of Conn, and Brown of Wis. as the Sc
lect committee yesterday authorized to be
appointed to investigate the alleged charge
of corruption and malteasance against Lu-
| Glen Anderson, member of the House of
| Representatives, in connection with tile
proceedings of Gen. Payne in Kentucky.
On motion of Mr.. Miller of New York,
resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on Ways and Means to inquire
into the expediency of assessing one per
cent. on the first six hundred dollars of the
income tax.
MIR. Gale, from the committee on Pacific
Railroad, reported bill to aid in the con-
struction ofa railroad connecting the Pacific
road from California to the Columbia river,
Oregon. The consideration of the bill was
postponed one week from to-day.
On motion of MIR. Elliot, the committee
on Commerce was instruced to inquire into
the eXpedieney of amending the steamboat
law of 1852, by providing safeguards in the
appointment of pilots by local boards ap-
pointed for the purpose, with leave to re-
port by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced joint resolu-.
tion, which was referred to the committee
ON Ways and Means, declaring that the so
porarily increasing such duties, approved
April 29th, 1864, was due and PAYABLE only
while the said act was in operation, and
that all excess of duties paid be refunded.
MIR. Noble introduced a joint resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
Military Affairs, that the Secretary of War
be instructed to give credit in any draft
hereafter made for the hundred days men
from Ohio and other States.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connecticut, offered the
following:
WHEREAS, A circular has been issued by
the Provost Marshal General, which is in
the following words:
"DEP'T PR'v'sT MARSHAL GEN'Ls OFFIcE,)
WASHINGTON, January I'd.
"Circular No. l..
1.-THE attention of Acting Provost Mar
shall Generals of States and Boards of En-
rollment is called to the fact that quotas
assigned. under the call of December 10,
1864, for 300,0 900 men, must not be reduced
except by actual enlistments in the army,
navy and marine corps since the 10th ult.
"[Signed] JAMES B. Fry,
"Proyost Marshal General"
AND WHEREAS, such order is unjust to To-
calities that have in good faith filled their
quotas by enlistments in advance of said
call; therefore be it ~
RESOLVED, That the committee on Military
Affairs be directed to inquire whether some
means should not be adopted to obviate the
hardships that will result by such con-
struction of the law, and that they report
by bill or otherwise. -
MIR. Boutwell, said that he had been as
assured that there would not be such diff
Guilty as the gentleman from Connecticut
(Mr. HubbardD apprehended.
Mr.. Schenck remarked that the Provost
Marshal General had, in conversation with
him, explained all objections away. Full
credits would be given for all men put in
before the 10th of December. There was
no necessity for the passage of the resolu-
tion, as no injustice was designed to any
section or locality.
Mr.. Hubbard withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Schenck said the bill amendatory Of
the enrolment act was not printed. The
committee on Military Affairs have made