New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-07
HOUSE OF EEPBESTNTA1lNFS.
SMITHSONIAN INgrITUTR.

The House passed the Senate bill repeating SO
much Of the act incorporating the Smithsonian lnstliu.
ton a. requires two 81 the Regents 20 he appointed
from members u tho National institute the l,'ter hA'.
ing cease 10 cli.i.
DfLEGATE froM MONTANA.
Mr.. SAsu ACLLAS.. Delegate from the net Tern
tory of Montana, appeared, qualified and took his
seat.
rHASFs 10 sHEEGA>s ARMY.
/ Mr. SCnfNGK from tho Committee Military Al
fairs reported back the following 0ini resolution which
was unanimously adopted.
the tned State due al hereby 'spd,rc TO MAJOR
General Shrfma sua TIA 1. in "a he occf' and men u
h' comn'nd f'r he gait ead 99od eond on the pGrc
from Chattanooga 70 Ad4a.s and ihe.f u''nlpta march
through Geor' TO- Ssat' snd The oroIp.ion q ihs latter
city, and tei the President ,s. copy Of h' resolution 10
sYsItN or TAXATION.
Nr. KAssoS offered resolution, which was agreed
TO- that the Committee ON Wsys snd Means consider
the erpedioboy of pro, iding FOR n commission OF
beis u tho Senate and House with leave To BIT during
the vacation ~ Congress Ia examine and report on
system Of taxation bearing equally onSbo property
and Industry Of the country and the best OF pro.
yding for maintaining tho credit and meeting the
cesscs Of the Government and that sald commission
report by bill or otherwise nj the commencement OF tho
JDit Congrcss
THE FApER DUTY
Mr. KAssoX introduced n bill for Tire promotion OF
knowledge by The suspension OF dutes On Imported
he BIZ wa. referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
COURTS Is ARKANSAS.
Mr. WILSON introduced II bill prov idug for term of
the Judicial District Court OF Arkaus.s. which
ferIed TO the Committee Oh the judiciary.
MORE STANDING coMNITTfis.
On motion ~ Mr.. WnsoS resolution WAS adopted
nstfncting The Committee the Rules 10 iLQuire into
tho expediency OF creating two additional Standing
COrnmitees-one on Internal Revenue and the other
the National Currency and nlso into the eIpediency
Of a Sta ,ding instead OF a Special Committee the
Pacific Railroad.
TIE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
The House then proceeded to the Of the
Senate oint resolution having In view the amendment
OF the Constitution to abolish Slavery throughout the
country.
AIR ASHLEY (0hio) Endorsed tho words 81 President
Lincoln namely, III Slavery Is not wrong nothing IN
wrong" The proposition whether this univ er.s wrong
should he considered or abolished before the
House II Slavery had never been known in the United
States and any member should Introduce measure 10
eusave any portion Of the people he would be looked
upon az al enemy vi The human race. He did not he
Heya sncl measure could receive n single
vote in this H0iso yet IL known votes had been cast
here 10 keep in Slavery men who under the laws Of
God and nsture ~ much entitled 10 freedom the
white The trainers OF the Consultation were not
guilty ~ making instrument which could I've fairly
Interpreted TO deprive any Ole OF Justice bertJ aud
bappilsss II for tho lat thirty years stafeemen had
ruled the o0untry-n they had been men who had not
defended aud made concessions 20 Slavery this war
would net hare resulted. lie rrgaed that congress had
anticipated the most favorable results from such legs
lston.
Mr. OR1u spoke Of the duty and destiny Of the Atner
can people. The feeling exhibited throughout or
str ggle and In the recent election proves aby
and Willingness TO serve the nation The Rebellion
must he subdned without regard TO cost sacrifice.
This was the imperative duty Slavery the csuse OF oil
our troubes In dying, but we must by constitutional
amendment provide against its future oIstence. In
the reconstruction Of the Government great care NUT