The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON d. c.,

WASHINGI0N, ~. C.J Jdu ~
SENArE--Mr. Lane, of Indiana, pre-
sented the petition OF citizens OF Fort
Wayne, Indiana, asking that the rebel
prisoners now il northern prisons be
placed under the care and control Of dis
charged Union prisoners, and be fur-
nished with the same rations and cloth
ing furnished Union prisoners in tho
South
Mr.. Lane addressed the Senate on the
subject of the above memorial, advocat-
ing action in accordance with its sug-
gestion.
Mr.. Wade interrupted Mr. Lane to
offer Joint resolution that all prisoners,
both officers aud private, of the so-called
Confederacy, who arc now or shall be
hereafter in the control and keeping OF
the Federal Government, shall receive
the same treatment in every respect, as
Federal prisoners. officers and soldiers,
who now or have been in the keeping
and power of the so-called Contederacy,
that this treatment shall be changed for
better OF for worse, whenever the Presi-
dent of the United States shall have re-
liable information that the treatment of
our soldiers in Southern prisons is chang
ed for better or worse, and that any Of
ficer in charge of rebel prisoners, who
shall fail to carry out this policy, shall
be dismissed the service.
Mr.. Lane said this resolution did not
90 far enough 1t did not provide that
rebels should he kept under care OF re-
leased prisoners of the Federal army.
This was very important part OF the
matter. 1t had been said that retalla-
ton would make the war more bloody
He did not care He hoped il would
make every Southern river run with the
blood of traitors There were $4,000
Union prisoners in the South and double
that number OF rebel prisoners in the
North We owed II TO the brave meil
who had gone forth to fight the enemy
MI Wade said he was sorry to see peO
pie sending provisions TO the rebels Iii
Savannah, while our soldiers were starv-
ing in southern prisons He had heard a
distinguished rebel was recently arrested
while coming North, and that the Presi-
dent had threatened TO retaliate II hall
of his head was hurt. Ii retaliation was
iustihable III the case OF rebel, how
much more SO was it in the case Of our
brave soldiers 1t might be right enough
to retaliate for Mr. Foote, but he (Wade)
would not hurt a dog in retaliation for
anything done to such a man.
On motion of Mr. Howard, the matter
was referred to the Military.
HoUsE-Mr Grinnell introduced d
bill, which was referred to the commit
tee on Ways and Means, proposing 10 in
crease the duty OH spirits distilled after
the first of July next
Mr.. Cox offered resolution declaring
that it is the manifest duty of the Presi,
dent, Oh the basis of the present right
fully constituted government, either 10
send or receive commissioners with d
view to National preservation and tran
guilty, or by some other rational meaus
to secure a cessation of hostilities and
the Union of these States.
Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, moved to
Law the resolution Oh the table, which
was agreed to by "a to %.
The House concurred in the Senate }.
amendment of the joint resolution re
curing the President to give notice fol
the termination of the reciprocity treaty
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration of the Senate's amendment tc
the deficiency appropriation bill.