The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-24

9 toe. reported bark Nf Powell,s rssojitio
q calling on the Secretary of War for th
!. publications of the report Of tho Commute
. that investigated the conduct Of Gedar.
Payne st Psducah, With m amendme1t !
$ = to amsnd papers connected With bai
Investigation. The resolaiion vas {hel
Mr.. CLARK offered the following, wAicl
vas ordered to be printed, and laid onlth.
J table for tho pressni.
Rssdved, blythe Senate aud House o
representatives 10 Congress assembled
That no negotiations, terms of settlement
Or concessions or compromise be entered
INTO or proposed by the United States "a
The rebels, directly, or indirectly. until
Iney have manifested their implicit and
unconditional submission 70 the authof;tv
OF the Government and further. thai
however much peace may be desired, the
present war must be wagsd with all the
resources aud energy of the Government
VII said submission sball be secured, dnd
The supremacy of the Constitution Al
laws established over the whole ITnited
States, as heretofore claimed.
The title Of The above is, "a Resolution
Declaring the Sense of Congress on 1he
Subject of Negotiation
Mr. Dixon offered the following, which
vas referred to the Judiciary Committee:
Resolved, By tho Senate and House of
Hedresentstives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That.
t~o-thirds of both Houses concurriJp.
10 lien Of the 5sh paragraph of the 9sh
section OF the let article OF the Constitu
ton OF the United States, the followineis is
proposed as an amendment TO the Consfi- |
tuition Of the Usised States, which, vhe N |
rarlfied BY three fourths of the Leeisla- |
tors Of the several State Legislaturesyshall |
De, to oil intents and purposes q part of |
said Constitution.
Ihe Chair presented communication
from the Secretary of War in replv To tbe
Seoa'e resolution Of January 9Th, ssliu,
information as TO the number of men an.
listed IN the naval service of the United
States. or have been credited on the mill
tary qusss of the respective States.
L. appears. on the authority Of the Pro
vost MsrsLal General. that the number Of
such credI. was 67 6s7. THIS includes
al naval enlisiments from April nth,
1851, TO February Gath, 1864. The
prInc'ple was to credit these men, as re
Z qaired BY the act, 10 their places Of resi-
dence, so far - was practicable TO do 50,
aud according 20 the rules governing In
men enlisted in the army.
Commissioners we're appointed by the
Secretary Of War to collect the r1oof ne
'essary to determine the Legality of the
claims. and upon this proof the credits
were allowed. The evidence taken vas
By Official certificates from the
Navy Department 10 Wsshingtoo, from
the commanding officers of receiving hi ps
aod naval rendezvous, and By afidsvits
and certificates Of supervisors Of towns
and counties, and other data deemed Ne
liable. I
The commissioners were also instructed
that the State ia ~6ich the enlistment
had been made would bc entitled TO cred
IL therefor, unless IL should appear by
nois direct evidences that they belonged
slse sh,ra
Trun,bull gave notice that to-morrd~ ~
be would call up the resolution explapa
lory Of the confscation bill. and should
move an amendment striking out ,hIa-
part OF It which Limits the conf .cation bi
rebel estates TO the life OF an individual
Sumner said this provision was aifes{,
in the freedman's bill, which
would be acted on in fex DAYS. |
Brown called up the bill to recall a bill
for the sale of the Saint Louis Arseu lei
ground. which was passed. |
The resolution of thank. to Major G. h
Terry, with the House amendment :nse tt
ing The word brevet before Major G en
was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. C arke the Senate
took up and passed the JOINT resolution
authorizing the purchase of the New York
Merchants Exchange to be used for Gus
tom Honse purposes. |
Wilson offered resolution which Y, as
passed, calling .on the Secretary of The
Treasury for statement of The amount Of
money collected in each internal revenue
district OF the severnl States.
Grimes called up the bill defining the
rank and pay of paomasters 10 the
navy. /
Hale called for the yeas and nays on the |
passage of the bill. /
Passed by q against 4. Senate adj
journed.