Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-01-17
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
XXXVIIIth { lOngress I'd session
WNsHiNdToE, January l6.
SENATE.


of citizens OF Fort Wayne, Indiana, asking
that the ttbel prisoners now in Northern pris
ons be placed under the care aud control Of
discharged Union prisoners, and be furnished
with the same rations aud clothing furnished
! Union prisoners in the South
| Mr. Lane addressed the Senate on the sub
| feet Of the above memorial and advocating
action in accordance with It's suggestions.
| Mr. Wade interrupted Lane, to offer a JOINT
resolution, that all prisoners, both officers and
! soldiers OF the so-called Coniederaey, who nre
now, or shall be hereafter IN the control and
| keeping of the Federal Government, shall re-
ceiye the same rstions aud the same amount
OF clothing and be subject to the same treat
ment in every respect as Federal prisoners,
officers and soldiers, who now are, or have
been in the keeping aud power olthe so'called
| Confederate Government TINT this treatment
shall be changed for better or worse, whenev-
| er The President OF the United States shall
have reliable information that the treatment
of our soldiers 10 Southern prisons is chang
ed for better or worse and that any officer in
charge Of rebel prisoners who shall fail to
carry out this policy, shall be dismissed from
the service.
Mr Lane, Of Indiana, said this resolution
did not 60 lar enough 1t did not provide
that the rebels should be kept under the care
of released prisoners OF the Federal army. -
This was e very important part of the matter .
Ii had been said that retaliation would make
the wac more bloody. He did not care. lie
hoped it would make every Southern river run
with tho blood Of traitors There were forty
four Thousand Union prisoners in the South,
and double that number Of rebel prisoners in
the North. We owed it to the brave men who
had gone forth to 6ght in good cause to in
augurate this system of retaliation.
Mr., Wade said that year ago the Commit.
tee on the Conduct of the War took more
than one hundred dispositions concerning the
Ibarbarites prnc iced upon our soldiers in the
South Many men were dying when their
testimony was taken. 1t was the general i'm
. precision then that if the rebel barbsrlties
were substantated by this investigation, kx-
ecutiye authority would raugurate a system
Of retaliation.
The report was printed and left no doubt
that oil the stories of rebel cruelty were true,
{ but vet no action has been taken by the Ex
! ecutiye authorities He was sorry to see SO
: much sympathy extended by people Of the
North 10 people whoinaueurated the rebellion,
while they TRANQUILITY tolerated the oruelties 10
q Tour soldiers in the South. He was sorry TO
see people sending provisions to rebels in Sa-
vannah, while our soldiers were starving in
southern prisons He had heard that dis
tinguished rebel was recently arrested while
coming North, and that the President had
threatened to retaate il a hair OF bis head
was hurt II retaliation was justi6able in the
case of a rebel, how much more so was it in
the case OF our brave soldiers.
1t might be well enough to rstaste for Mr.
Fooie, but he (Wade) would not hurt a dog in
retaliation for anything done to such man.
On motion of Mr. Howard The motion was
referred to the Military Committee
Mr. Sherman presented the petition Of the
citizens OF Sapdusky, asking for the establish
ment OF Naval Depot at Johnsohs Island.
Referred
Mr.. Wilson Introduced petition from cit
zens Of Boston, asking the postponement oI
action on the Bankrupt Bill,
Mr.. Sumner offered the following resolu-
I, ton, which was adopted
! Resolved, That the President be requested
TO communicate to the Senate, If not ineom
patbe with the public service, any iBiorma
lion in his possession showing the practiea
. operation OF the tenth article ofthe treaty o
: Washington ofthe oh Of August 1872, anC
tue fxpediency Of giving TO her Britauic Ma
p. Ii sty's Government the power required for
f4ie termination Of such article.
Mr. Chandler called up the House bill tC
regulate commerce between the seyers
States, proyiling that every railroad eompan'
in he United States tha be authorized Z
lcnrr, upon ts road mails, passengers, troop
land Goyernmeuts supplies, in their way from
one Safe to another State, and TO receiv'
compensation therefor
Mr.. Chandler said be hoped the bill vii
pass Immediately, Rs IL was very imnortant
One OF its resuls would he TO interfere viii
a great railroad monopoly in New Jersey
THIS railroad levied tribute upon every pas
seuger and every pound Of freight passing be
tween New York aud Nevada The bill wa
referred to The Committee on Commerce
$, After some other unimporlant business
Senate adjourned ..
MOUSE.
s Mr. Grinnel introduced bill, whieh va
referred 10 the Committee on Woys an
: Means, proposing to increase the duty o.
spirits distilled alter the first Of July next }
SO aa.u
IN Mr. Cox offered a resolution declaring TIA
=" IL is the mauiiess duty OF the President, o
a the basis OF the present righunlly constitute
Government, either 10 send or receive Con
> missiouers with a view to national pTeservi
ton and tranquility, or by some o,horrationl
q means, 10 seUnre cessation Of hostiities 40
= the unon Of the STATES.
IRT Mr. Washburne of Illinois, moved 20 "a
tn. resolution on the table, which was agree
by "a 10 80. n-s
The House coReurrSd 10 the Senate
amendment 10 the joint resolution requirit
at OF the President TO give notice for the termi
alton Of tbe Reciprocity Treaty
:" The liOase then ppOcesdeA 20 the oOnsids
iaiion oi the Ssnatss amsudment to the De
EIf cheney Appropriation Bill
81 Mn Washburne OF Illinois, iE,rodsced