Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

Broken six hundr-di
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN TIE SENATE yesterday after orr reporl
The consideration of the deficiency bill was
resumed.
dispute had been stricken out of the deficiency
bill IL related to the appropriation of S3S ,UtlC
for extra compensation to employees OF tue
House.
Mr. Clark. from the conference committee
on the the deficiency bill, reported that the COM
mi,tee had been unable TO agree, that the Sen.
ate insist on its amen dment which was the
triEiDg out OF the provision referred to by Mr..
Sherman for extra compensation.
Mr. wilson was opposed to the House amend
ment increasing the salaries OF employees, and
said there are women In this city working for
$500 or 500 year, and asking for an increase
OF compensation, and you refuse them The
clerks in the departments are asking an in
crease of compensation. and you refuse them
Whys Because you have not the means to do
1t. You need more money than you can obtain
10 pay Your just debts-to pay what you
have agreed to pay And, Sir, in the face
OF the fact that you I'VE tens of millions of dol
lars TO our armies, and that many OF our Off.
GERS have been unpaid for Tnonths-in face
Of the fact that the officers OF our armies
are sending in their resignatons, and some of
our generals hold them by the handful asking
to resign that they may take care of their fam.
mes; In face OF these facts, teat we cannot help
and cannot believe, ing to the financial con-
nihon OF our country, we have an iss raised
bcie HI SOAkTcSS Dy one O1dHGn OF the Gov.
eminent, in violation of the country, to in.
crease the compens alton of the clerks and the
persons they emp 10y, twenty per cent 1t is
utterly and wholly tndefensible. / do not
snrink from contest with them on that nuas
co :. ventest hsfs and before the
country II they choose to make it. I say here,
the facts it stands before us to day. and before
the country to day, is not cred,table to the
Congress of the United States. and / hope the
Senate will stand firm and put this deficiency
bill, as suggested by the Chairman of the Com
mittee OF Finance, to the appropriation bill.
II gentleman anywhere choose to make an is
means 10 increase the compensation Of men
who do not receive enough now to support
their wives and children at home while they
are suffering, and lighting, and bleeding, and
dying for the country-t gentleman choose to
make an issue on the increase OF compensation
to well. paid men, who are employed about ten
months in two years, why let them make 1t.
! welcome the contest
Mr. Sherman further explained that the
House refused 10 appropriate money TO pay
what is due to the army, because the Senate
would not agree to increase the compensation
OF employees OF the House.
An amendment was then adopted adding the
deficiency bill to the appropriation bill as
new section with the controverted 3, 900.
An amendment was offered TO increase the
conpsHsati of the United States Judges in
California and Oregon, pending the considera-
ticn OF W hich the Senate ad curned.
IN THE HoCsK-
message from the President relative 10 the
= peace conference was read.
MIR. " ashburDe moved that twenty thou 3ard
copies of the message be printed.
Mr. Brooks remarked, he did not think that
the message would meet with the cOrd II ai>-
probation of all the loyal people. AS he
deIstood the document and The reports which
come 10 us from the rebel papers, two things
are evident; first that Mr.. Lincoln demanded
of the rebels unqualified submissions; second,
that the President would enter into no negoti-
atoms with either the rebel Government or
any single rebel State Mr. Lincoln is silent
on this latter point, but 1t is positively asserted
by Jefferson Davis and the three rebel agents.
II the President had sincerely desired peace
he should haue brushed away the cob webs,
and come at once 20 n point with Stephens. AS
the matter now stands, the end must be by re-
sort to the sword. II required no inconsider-
able courage on the part OF Mr.. Lincoln to
throw OFF the impOrtunate radicals hera, and
he had his MIR. Brooks') thanks for holding
the conference. 1t was what he desired and
asked of him in Decent Der last, but which WAS
not received on the other side OF the House
with appreciation. He, however, regretted
that in his conference, MIR. Lincoln did not act
on his own responsibility, and ask No other
terms than submission 70 the Constitution. He
should have awaited himself OF this opportunity
Tor other suggestions. As things how STOOD he
feared no Lincoln or Davis could at present
make peace with the turbulent elements
aroused, There was no peacemaker now but
Ipe sword. He argurd at length from the
papers laid before the House, that the rebels did
rot ask for separation, buI were ready for re-
union II the principle Of self government were
secured
Mr. Stevens said be would nave preferred
not 10 have heard such speech as that OF the
gentleman from New York; but probably the
rebels ought to have an advocate upon this
floor, and he could see great pTopriety and fit
ness In the gentleman undertaking the work.
The gentleman heretofore proclaimed that II
Z meeting of Federals and rebels could be had,
peace would come, but ii not he and his friends
would go heartily for prosecution of the
war. New that the President has given such
an audience, and conducted the negotiations
IL a mastery manner, the gentleman condemns
The President for not entering into negotiations
with the rebel Government For his part, he
believed enc OF TWO alternatives must come
the rebels must lay down their arms or be ex-
Terminated. He did not believe peace Youid
be restored In six or twelve weeks; there
uueror must make terms. The South will ba
conquered. and slavery will not hereafter bs
allowed to exist. Three fourths of the States
will ratify the amendment 10 the Constitution
and then no State can come back with slavery
Mr. Cox said he was glad the meeting Of the
commissioners had taken place; for II need mol
end here but If followed up, would end In
peace and reunion. He was sorry the gentle
man from Pennsylvania had given emplasls
10 his remark that the rebels stood mp simpl,
on their independence. The commtsst )ner:
had come within our lines with the visw o.
"securing peace 10 the people OF our one CON
mon country" The thanks OF Congress wa;
due TO the Press dent for drawing his fact ont
There was irot syllable going 70 show tha
they would treat only on the basis OF lndspen
dence. II we fail to make peace, the fruit vii
lie AT the door OF the radical pressure. There
Vas no reason why the people of the country
should not respond 70 these efforts for pc ica.
The motion OF Mr.. Washburne to priat 25, 00t
extra copies OF the message was referred II The
Comm ttee a Printing
The House proceeded TO the execution OF tht
order, namely, requiring members absent with
out leave on the previous n ,ght to appear be
fore the bar OF the House, TO purge themselvs.
of contempt
Twenty. 1--WE of them who had been ARRESTED
by the Sergeant at Arms were arraigned in III:
area fronting the Speakers chair.
They were severally Interrogated, and an
deayored 10 give satisfactory excuses
Nearly all OF them were required to pay tn.
usual fee aud attendant expenses.
Mr. Garfield offered q resolution, that Elihr
r. WashburnP, for leaving the House last nigh
without consent, was guilty Of disordarly con
duct ard de serves the censure OF the House
Mr. 10 Allen. Ii we adjourn no ", wheI
will the resolution be reached
The SNEAKER replied. To- morrow, after tn,