Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-16

ment shall be changed for better or worse
whenever the President OF the United S a-es
ment of our soldiers In Southern prisons is
changed for better or worse, aud that any
officer in charge Of rebel prisoners who shall
fail to carry out his policy shall be dismissed
MI Lane, OF Ind, said that this resolution
did not 60 far enough. 1t did not provide that
the rebel prisoners should be kept under the
care OF released prisoners OF the Federal army.
This was a very important part OF the matter.
The world had heard with horror OF the reoel
barbarian TO prisoners. But it had been said
that retaliation would make the war more
bloody: He did not care how bloody it was
MADE IL these things were TO continue. We
must mets ont to these fellow and traitors ana
demons in human shape their own nheas@Io'
They had gone to the very utmost verge OF bar
Mr.. Wade said that year ago the Commit
tee on the Conduct OF the War took more than
hundred dispositions concerning the barbara
ties practlced upon our soldiers In the South.
Many men were dying when the testimony
was being taken 1t was the general impress
sion then thai If the reports OF rebel barbara
ties were So bsta, Inflated by this investisation,
the Executive wCuld inaugurats system OF
retaliation.
Mr. Howard said this >nbject had b cen left
to the discretion of the ExecAuss SO Iat. re
moved the reference Of tue RESI-. u..on ~ ta'
Military Committee, which was ayr Gu w.
EoUsE.-Mr Orth introduced a bin ,ncor,
poraung the District OF Columbia Railroad
company. which was referred TO the Con nit
tee Oh the District of Columbia,
Mr.. briggs introduced bill to establish a
board OF health and quarantine In the District
OF Columbia, which was similarly referred.
A resolution was passed, on motion of Mr..
Ashly, giving the use Of the Hall OF Repre-
seutatves to the Christian Commission for
their anniversary exercises on the 2sth Of
January.
Mr.. Grinnsll introduced q bill, which was
referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means,
increasing the duty on spirits distilled after
the 1st of July next so as to make IL three dol
lars gallon.
On motion of MI. Spalding, there was re.
ferred to the Committee on Printing, a resolu-
ton with O view to procuring additional copies
Of Lanman's Dictionary Of Congress.
Mr.. Cox, OF Ohio, offered series OF resolu-
tions, concluding with one declaring that it is
the manifest duty on the part of the President,
on the basis Of the present rightfuily coust-
tuted Government, either by sending or receiv-
ing commissions, with view OF national pre-
servation and tranquility, or some other ra-
tional means to secure cessation OF hostiltties
and the union OF the States.
Mr.. w ashburne, OF Illinois, said the rebels
would be disrespecttul to us; and he therefore
moved it be laid upon the table.
The question having been taken, the motion
was agreed to-yeas, 81, nays, 81.
Mr.. Schenck offered q resolution directing
the Committee of Ways and Means to inquire
into the eXpediency of SO amending the Inter-
nal Revenue law as to require a tax not eX-
ceeding one cent on every passenger travelling
in railroad, steamboat, or other conveyance,
In addition TO what is now required by law.
The resolution was agreed to