The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Feb. 3.
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The H.use went into Committee Of the
Whole on the navy appropriation bill.
Davis. OF Mass, spoke in favor of
his amen lment heretofore offered creating
Board of Admiralty.
Mr. Rice, OF Macs, reported that such
Board bad been condemned in Great
Britain as inefficient to provide for the ex.
isences of war and BY adopting i, in this
eouoiry we would discard all experience
at home aud abroad.
The bill for canal around Niagara
Falls vas read twice and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
The house bill to pay the Eve surviving
soldiers OF the Revolution 8 gra.sity of
$500 each was read twice and referred to
he Committee on Pensions.
Rice defended the Navy, showing that
by emboIying the American idea OF re-
form 10 ship building and ordnance. We
bad achieved most important result.
Adjourned.
The bill in relation to the enrolment
act was made the special order for to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock.
90 meiion of Powell the bill to bridge
the Ohio river at Louisville was made the
special order for Monday at o'clock.
Collamer, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, reported bill t.
bridge the Ohio river at Ciucinuati, " HE Ii
Was made the special order for Monday al
one o'clock.
Morrill, introduced a bill to increa Sc the
pay Of fanny Chaplains, which was refer
red 10 the Military Committee.
Hale called up the resolution off sred BY
hlm lev days since. calling UPON the
Secretary of the Navy for information as
to the employ yment Of detectives, and
whether aoT Instructions we're given to
such detectives to enquire into business
matters Of Any member of Congress, DC.
which was passed.
Henderson wished 10 call up the bill to
REIN 5urse Missouri for expenses in eurre
10 calling out the militia of that State
Tfumbull insisted upon the con sidsra-
tion of the joint resolution 10 exclude the
electoral votes of certain States id rebel
lion.
Sherman moved that the Seuste in
sist upon his amendment to the Military
Acadee,y bill, and appoint Com mit,ee
OF Conference TO meet similar cbmmit
tee from the House Motion was darried
Mr.. Sherman will make a similar
motiol in The case Of ihe deficiency bill
10 which the old controversy is still pend
ing This motion was also carried
The joint resolution to exclude the elec-
toral votes of certain States in rebellion
was then taken up. The question then
REQUIRED on Mr. Ten. Eyck's motion to
strike out the word Louisiana. SO as to
exempt that Safe from the provisions oil
the resolution.
Sherman opposed counting the tlector-
Al vote OF any State unrepresented 10
Congress.
Powell spoke againat the civil govern
ment of Louisiana sud of the Presidents
amnesty proclamation, dc.
The question was taken on Ten Eyck Q
motion 70 strike out Louisiana, and it wa.
negatived, Is against 22
Lane, Of kBpsas. moved to amend the
joint resolution By striking out the pre-
amble Negatived. IL against 80.
Collamer offered an amendment as q
substitute, declaring the people Of no
State, declared 10 insurrectlon, shall be
qualified TO choose Presidential electors
until such insurrection been suppressed
or the Stale is represented 10 Congress.
Harris offered an amendment thereto
that it is ioexpedient to determine the
question of the. validity Of the election in
Tennessee and louisiana, and in c untiue
electoral votes. Let be result be declared
withou: it. l. was negatived, l2 agains. g.
Collamer's amendment was considered.
Tfumbull opposed il as too sweeping.
johnson also opposed il, favoring the
resolution as reported.
Trumbuli said If the rebels threw down
their arms tomorrow they would be 10 the
! Union aud We had no right 10 declare
then ont OF the Union now. He alluded
to the Blair mission. What was the re.
suit he did ut know, but We can specu-
late. Suppose Blair had informed the
Presidents thss the rebels are willing to lay
down their arms and came back to The
Union q oBce; thst they are willing tc
sdmit that slavery il actually abolished b
the Presidents proclamation. OF pFsc icsl
u 20 70 the extent skaE our ardss havs
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