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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHmGroN, Jan. 10, 1864.
SERATE

SENATE.
Mr.. Sumner prerented the petition of
eolored soldiers at Camp Carey, Va, ask
ing to be allowed equal pay and bounty
with other soldiers. Referred.
Mr.. Wilson from the Military COMMITTEES
reported back the resolution of thanks to
Gen. Terry, his officers and men, for their
conduct at Fort Fisher. The resolution
passed unanimously.
Mr.. Grimes from the Naval Committee
reported back the resolution of thanks to
Admiral Porter, his officers and men. Pass
ed unanimously.
HOUSE
Mr.. Dawes called attention to the facts
attending the trial and conviction of Major
d. Hastings, and offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Score.
tsry of War to communicate to the House
the record of the case of that officer,
whose sentence for the fraudulent embez-
Element of 500 900 has been committed to
the loss OF rank, pay and emoluments for
six months.
The House then made the Amendatory
Enrolment Bill the order for two weeks
from to-day
Mr.. Brandagee offered joint resolution
rendering thanks to Gen. Terry and Admi.
raj Porter, and through them to the army
aud navy, for the capture of Fort Fisher.
After debate to and for, and others
against immediate action, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr., Cox, of Ohio, offered resolution
rendering thanks to Major General Thomas
for breaking and driving the rebel forces
In tennessee. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
al,
ton of the Executive, Judicial and Legis.
lative Appropriation Bills.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Scho-
held, of Pennsylvania, Harris, of Illinois,
Hubbard of Conn, and Brown of Wis.
consin, as the select committee yesterday
authorized to be appointed to investigate
the alleged charge of corruption and NAL
teassnce against Lucien Anderson, a mem.
Der of the House of Representatives, in
connection with the proceedings of Gen.
Payne, 10 Kentucky.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, of New York,
a resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Ways and Means to inquire
into the expediency of increasing the tax
one per cent. on the first six hundred dol
lars of the income tax.
Mr.. Cole, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported bill to aid in
the Pacific road, from California to the
Columbia river, Oregon. The considera-
ton of the bill was postponed one week
from to. day.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott, the Commit
tee on Commerce was instructed to iu-
quire into the expedieucy OF amending the
steamboat law of 1852, by providing safe
guards in the appointment of pilots by To-
cal boards appointed from the people, with
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced joint:resolu-
ton which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, directing that so per
cent. duties on imports in the act tempo
rarily increasing such duties, April 10Th
1864, was due ard payable only whilst the
said law was in operation, and that all
excess of duties paid be refunded.
Mr.. Noble introduced joint resolution
Military Affairs, that the Secretary of War
be instructed to give credit in any draft
hereafter made, for the hundred days men
from Ohio and other states.
Mr.. Hubbard from Connecticut, offered
the following: Whereas circular has
been issued by Provost Marshal General
Fry, which is in the following words:
"WAR DEPARTMENT, PRovosT MARsHAL's
OFFICE, Circular No. IL -
The attention of Acting Provost Marshal
Generals of States and Boards of Enroll
ment, is called to the fact that quotas as.
signed under the call of December 10, 1864,
for 300, 900 men, must not be reduced ex-
cept by actual enlistments in the army,
navy and marine corps, since the 10Th ult.
[signed.1 j. B. FRY, Pro. Mar. Gen.
And whereas, such order is unjust to To-
calities that have in good faith filled their
quotas by enlistments in advance of said
CALL therefore be it
ResOlUed, That the Committee be direct
ed to inquire whether law should not be
adopted to obviate the hardships that will
result by such construction of the law,
and that the report be by bill or otherwise
Mr.. Boutwell, said he had been assured
that there would not be such as the gentle
man from Connecticut (Hubbard) appre-
hended.
Mr.. Sheuck remarked that the Provost
Marshal General had, in conversation
with him, explained all objections away.
Full credits would be given for all men put
in before the 10Th of December. There
was no necessity for the passage of the
resolution, as no injustice was designed.
The consideration of the bill was as
signed for this day two weeks.
The Canadian Parliament.