Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-01-21
.XXXYIIIth Congress I'd Session
WAsHISGToS, January 20.
HOUSE.


Mr. Sehenck, from the Military Committee,
reported back the Senate joint resolution, ten.
dering the thanks of Congress to Brevet Major
General Terry, and the officers and men under
his command was passed unanimously.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Military Committee,
reported joint resolution that the thanks OF
Congress are due, and are hereby rendered to
Major General Thomas aud the officers and
men under his command, for the skill and
dauntless courage by which the rebel army
was sgnally defeated and driven from Ten
nessee. The resolution was unanimously
adopted
The House concurred in the Senate amend
mentto the Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priaton Bill, including one for Minister Ex
fraordinary to the Republic Of Mexico.
Mr. Rice of Massachusetts, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported back the
Senate Joint resolution of thanks to Rear Ad-
mral Porter, and the officers, seamen and
marines under his command, in the recent at
tack on Fort Fisher, which was unanimously
passed
The House passed bill as amended by the
Senate authorizing the advance of officers of
the navy and marine corps, for distinguis shed
service, not exceeding thirty numbers in
rank.
The House passed bill describing terms
for holding United States Court for the West
ern District
Mr. Boutwell,, from the Judiciary Commit.
tee, reported back the Senate bill, which was
passed, changing the place for holding the
Circuit and District Courts for the Eastern
District OF Virginia, from Richmond to Nor
folk
He also reported the BILL which was pass.
ed, providing that no person, after the date Of
this act, shall be admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court of the United States, after the
4th of March, in Circuit or District Courts,
and the Court Of Claims, or shall be allowed
to appeal by virtue of any previous admission
unless by taking the oath of Office, and as
provided by the act of July, 1862, add accord-
ing to its terms and meaning and any person
who shall falsely take the oath shall be deemed
guilty of perjury, and in addition, to pains
and penalty of the act Of July, 1862
Mr.. Schenck offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling upon ths Secretary OF
War to state on what terms and on what un-
derstandng men we're accepted from Ohio
and other States, iu 1864, aHd received into
the army for one hundred days and whether
there exists any reason why credits should
not be given States and Districts in propor.
ton 10 time of service.
On motion of Mr. Noble resolution passed
calling upon the Secretary of War, to state
why commutation has not been refunded to
men who were illegally drafted, and reqesting
the Secretary to refund the same.
On motion OF Nr Stevens the House re-
solved itself into a Committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union, amendatory to the
Loan Bill
Mr.. Brooks remarked that the bill to him
was somewhat blind, and he with others had
studied to understand it, He should there
| fore like to have an explanation.
! Mr.. Stevens reported that by act OF July
last, Congress authorized a loan of $40O, 600.
900, which The Secretary of the Treasury had
right to issue in 1905, and he had issued
all except sixty or seventy thousand dollars
Of that amount The Secretary of the Treas
ury WAS Of the opinion that the conversion o
the entire amount would be more acceptable
as loan than in the present form Of bonds
and he had accordingly made that request
desiring to dispose of the loan on the sam,
principle Of the Taos issued
Mr. Stevens reported that it was exactly
what was intended
Mr. Allen asked whether any part was 10 b,
issued in the legal tenders, in some form so I
could not inflated the currency. He woulC
vote for the bill The mistake heretofore ha
been that the currency had been inflated toe
much. We ought To borrow money at doubl,
the present rate Of interest rather than add 4
the present volume Of circulation
Mr. Stevens replied that the note, which hi
colleague exhibited, was issued under th
clause which authorized one description O
notes to be substituted for another. The note
issued under the law had been exchanged 70
legal tenders.
Mr. Holman said be would discuss the quel
ton of power, but his objection was the pape
10 be exempt from taxation. 1t should be sub
iected TO taxation the sRme as other property