The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-31
avis Organ ON the Blair
Mission,
3D., Co., 60.
The Rebel Congress.
HOUSE.

ttr2 THURSDAY, Jan -, 1895.
@HzoY1HSR noRoEs IN rHE ARHY
- zossa dseidsd 70 take mp the bill 70 provide for
Unemployment Of free negroes and slaves 10 spon
i sA1carsns and perform other labor connected with
go assnoes Of tho country shall continue the
81 sci order for the morning hour until DISPOSED Of
- bill forth that the efficiency Of the army ID u
arso greatly diminished BY the withdrawal from the
u Of soldiers perform labor and duties which can
ws b done BY free negroes and slaves and provides
ma all fee male negroes between the ages Of eighteen
~ forgive years. shall b held liable to perform any
ssog discharge any duties with the army In
fion with tho military dsfsnces Of the country, such
= working upon Notifications, producing and preparing
AstssiAls Of war, building and repairing roads
est osAees, end doing other work usually done tv
ssnser troops and pontoners; acting - cooks, team
~ - stewards and walters In military hospitals other
sks labor Of similar Auuss which may DO required or
ysescribed BY tho Secretary Of War; and thai the
secretary Of War and the general sommand-
MS tho Trans Nississppi Department are each
casAsrised 70 employ for such duties a many male
ero slaves between the ages OF eighteen and forty i've
ss not 70 exceed thirty thousand in the States east Of
10 kisss sippi rvcr and thousand In the statss
seA Of the Mississippi river tho wants Of tho SERVES
Say require.
rhe bill provides thas 10 tho event OF the loss Of any
rves while employed by the act Of tho enemy, by
ssOps TO the enemy, by wounds death inflicted BY
ss enemy, by disease contracted while In any service
ircd Of said slaves and by reason Of said service,
An the thereof respectively shall DO entitled
" receive tho full vaiuo Of such slaves In where
~ sccrstary OF War, the general commanding the
-rs Mississippi Department shall DO unable procure
sss services Of slaves by hiring them, then shall be
- al 10 order their mprossmcnt Provided that slavos
. Impressed shall receive the clothing and raons
sran Of their oss death in the manner or from tho
snes above stated their value shall be paid, In the
so Of slaves hired from their owners that in such i'm
g,-ssment not than in every Ave male slaves
sin the said ages OF eighteen and forty nve years shall
y ken from any owner, II said slaves employed
w aid his lessee in agriculture mechanical
Dsauts.
". MILES, OF g. c., from the Committee Military
A. moved 70 strike OUT in the second section Of the
Nj the woris "not TO exceed thirty thousand In the
b. east Of the Mississippi river and thousand In
fss states west OF the Mississippi rivern
~. SsrH, Of n c., opposed the motion 10 strike ort
Oh change made thore would be limitation
- shs number OF negroes 70 be employed, and the
moe slave population would be In tho hands OF the
sIiiary authoritiea
~. GARLAsp, Of Ark, favored the motion TO strike out
3 thought II much better give the military authori.
wq-lre than 70 prescribe the number
80 question being ordered the motion 10 strke out
,as carisd-ayes 20, noes 20.
d.. FosrEn Of Ala, moved 10 strike out forty i've"
sn insert "forty," that slaves 90 impressed shall BE-
ssY those between tho ages OF eighteen and forty
n o motion was adopled-ayes u, noes 30
". ruaEsR, Of N G., said he looked upon the bill
Lei % arm ne slaves The President had declared 10
"a = OF IL When lao ge,s them In the army AZ team.
4ssr and cooks he mako them drill perform any
st' duty Ne would be willing 70 surrender the slaves
D. dependence Tho only objection he had 70 making
b enof the slaves was that hey would NOT GoM
- asy void prove ne ersmys best ati1 in accomplish
{ ~r ove-Lrov and d<straction Mr. Turner said the
= try had been 100 long and too often deiuded
60 deceived ey fresidentiol plans, projects and
y hesiea No one Of Ais prophecies had been
sid1ed; no one ef his projects or plans had prored
81 aha Yet tho PresIden, proposes new and
= erous schemes, with undated condolences In
J ,wn Judgment When Susanna Corporal Trim and
q crvants sat down BY the Kitchen nrc for talk Cor.
yca Trim said che had been often deceived IN his
~ Judgment that he now had doubts OF ia aocurarv
wen when he knew he right" TIE Iesdent had bser
~ orener dece,red IN his Judgment nan he corporal
s,sau time ne had learned misfrua Of Ma ,,.do
49, he wun not look for an unlimited rJport e,fher
y. Congress or ne country. When he proposes tho
rid, mad scheme Of arnng slaves tho country was
ssgnning 10 learn that all le aooistioniss not
~ Worth and Tresident had proposed abolition
3. pay that created suspicion 10 hs soundness Mr.
~ icr sad Il time that Congress should express
her opinion upon nrmIng slaves aud stamp upon II tho
naall BILE stigma OF public adherence.
r. MnEs, Of 5. G., moved as an amendment TO insert
no second section sfcr tho compensation clause the
DIS "Not 10 exceed eighteen dollars q month";
80 pied
~ GoooR, Of Va, offered the following as an amend.
sent TO the third section
lovlded,- further, that such r1pressment shall DO