The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-31

Washington. Jan. 30.
HOUSE.

1
Johnson, OF Pa, moved that 33 and 3
pei cent. respectively be added TO th
salsries Of Congressman and employee.
in OWL service.
Referred 10 the Committee on Way
and Means.
On motion of GrinnelI the Committe,
on the Conduct Of ths War was instruct
ed % inquire into the treatment By Gen
JET. q. Davis of freedmen in Georgia.
Rose offered the following resolution
Kssoived, That the thanks Of Congress.
and the country sre due to Prosident Lin
coin for ssmoving Major General Butler
from military command. Tsbled-97 L
As.
The House psssed the resolution tha,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline
Gecrgis, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana
Mississippi and Tennessee are not entitled
to representation in the electoral college.
and therefore no such votes shall be re-
ceived or counted for President or Vice
Pre,ident.
The House proceeded to the considera.
tion Of the navy appropriation bill.
A resolution vas adopted instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire wha,
legislation is necessary to prevent the
payment Of troops over railroads Who have
received grants Of lsnd.
A resolution was adopted instructine
the Ways and Means Committee to in
quire into the expediency of establishing
bureau Of commercial statistics in the
Treasury Department.
The same Committee was instructed to
inquire into the expsdiency OF providing
uniform mode Of guaging and inspecting
domestic liquors.
A bill was introduced amendatory OF
the internal revenue, by which duties will
be increased 33 per cent.
Laid on the table.
Farnsworth explained his position on
the paper duty question, Funding his
on charges contained ia the
Washington correspondence Of the Chi
cago Tribune that he was ofbcious ia i'm
posing ruduction of the duty.
An amendment 1.-The naval appropria.
tion bill was adopted, providing an addi-
tional midshipman to each Congressional
district.
An amendment appointing board OF
admiralty was discussed, pending which
the Committee arose and the House ad-
iourned.
SENATE.
Saulsbary said he had petition in bis
hands which he had been requested TO
present. He would say nothing favor.
able or otherwise as to its contents. He
presented it, because its author is a citi.
Zen and had the right of petition. This
petition was read by the clerk. Ii sets
forth that the Singleton Blair mission had
failed and there was no hope OF peace
through Negotiation; that Spain, and
France. and Austria, and the Pope had
to recognize the South; tha, to
that 10 that end France and Austria had
entered on a division of the Mexican
State and to acquire California; the issue
between the North and the South is inde.
pendence or exterminatiop, under which
banner the people must divide and rally.
The South is not crushed as shown by
her spirit aud her ability to purchase her
independe ence from Europe, aud by the late
declaration of Gen. Sherman that the war
had hardly commenced. The petition
therefore prays for the immediate recor-
milton of the Confsderacy to secure the
great sc veral Senators interlupring) -
Whose petition is that /? Its Colorado
Je wett's.
Mr.. She erman-I would inquire if it is
customary to read petitions when pre-
sented.
The cha ir said, put the question. II
there was any objection to the reading OF
The petitio heard none.
Several Senators nov objected and the
reading WIS suspended.
Nesmith asked leave of absence for his
colleague Harding, for the remainder OF
The session on account of illness, which
Vas granted
Sherman, from the Finance Chmmittee,
the House resolution reducing
The duties on imported paper with 40
.mendmen d striking out 3 aud inse rting
l6 per cent. 1t was ordered printed.
The res button Of Mr.. Davis for the ap-
pointment of . Special Committee on the
ence of the Government in all
its depaftn nents was taken up.
Hall said be would oppose the forma-
ton OF any committee TO investigate
frauds unEil action was taken on cases
now before the Senate, after full inves-
legation. He then read extracts from the
report OF the Select Committee of last
year on frauds, &C.. said reports impli-
eating head. of bureaus in certain con-
tracts.
He made : long speech, animadvertins
severely upon the Secretary of the Nsvy,
his remarks till the expirssion
Of the morning hoar.
A bill was introduced recognizing the
Paymaste1s Department. Referred.
A bill war reported 10 addition to the
EnrollueIt Act, providing for the accept
aoce a. . substituts Of person liable 70
be drafted. The clause holding the
principal liable for the dsssrtisn Of the
substitute 10 struck ont, and ssbstitutes
punished by forfeiture Of the right Of Git
izenship. III
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