New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-16

Attorneys and The Test Oath
The Charges Against the Presidents
Family.
STATEMENT or Mr., KASS0N.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, loco.
yrEDIya OFT ARMY OFFICERS.

WELDING OUT ARMY NtttCbhss
Afr. WILSON introduced bill 10 provide for
,se srearanoe u every officer IN the nited States
suy before competent Board Of Examination, 70 be
appointed and convened by she Secretary 81 Wa.
Oacers who fail 10 pass SAT siactory examination
shall be put upon the retired list or dropped from the
rolls and she aoances thus created shall be filed "
section om officers vho have passed The most salts
factory examination without regard TO seniority OF arm
The Dill was referred tn the Military Committee.
ESTABLISHING THE ARMY on A PEACE BASIS.
Nj, WILSON introduced the bill recently offered by
hin FOR ixIng the strength and providing Tor the or
gaBzatiOn Of the army on peace basis. it contains
ems amenlments rade since first offered 1, provides
for regiments Of artillery, 70 OF cavalry. and So Of
irsnty OF the regiments Of infantry 10 shall be
of eOIcred troops and Of the Veteran Reserves.
The bi was, on motion, recomuinea TO the Military
Committee
Mr.. WADE presented memorial, unanimously
signtc in iivor Of a protective tariff, which was
isfrod ~ lie Finance Committee.
CEIvfEsAL SUFFRAGE.
MIR. S,nfvFB presented TIC petition Of the ColCred
Methodist FDseopal CluIeh 81 Missouri in favor Of
En,ersi suffrage which wes referred TO the Special
CoAUlit.ec on Hfca-sirrction.
x ssClsa NAVAL cADFr.
M sHYpYAN offered the following, and explained
,bai Le person named 10 the resolution had been APP
ooipicd upon the Recommendation OF member OF tho
Aor,e from Keutucky, 10 preference 70 tne son OF usn
J. Jackson n Cnicn officer killed D the late war:
Rts,e6 That Janes }. Wheeler Of Ken'nsAy DOW cadet
IN Naval Academy and formerly II The military service OF
tLc recalled ejeae states " DISMISSED non IT.
Academy and person shaa &c ai2on.ed eatc; IN The
Naval 81 Military A,ademy Of the Tinted stles Who shall
rendered and assistance 10 The SID Rebellion
Tue resolution was referred 10 tle Comniuee OF
Naval Affairs.
4 DFsrpUcTIoN OF THE AIBEMARLF.
Mr. AsIHOsY presented the petition Of certain naval
once 10 took part IN the destruction Of tie Abe.
Hsrle asking for an allowance OF r'ize'moaey' WHICH
gss referred 10 the Naval Committee.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLfc SCHOOLS.
Mr. ANJBoNY presented petition ASKING that Con.
apc - q
Iishe1 be sert TO every public school In the comfy
whieh was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BOUNIIES.
Mr. surnvAy presented the petition Of Ohio soldiers
rIjne Tor an eauali7ation Of bounty between thcse wto
existed early and those vic eQliso9 ate y ne war
NLTEfiS sLIvlCE coRrs.
Ar. CowAN presented petition praying for ne re-
teptiop Of The Veteran Reserve Corps as psit OF The
United States Army, which was referred 10 he Mill
PROTECTION ASKED.
Nh. sPR1sUE proseatcd the memorials u !ntAuiae
,urers q. Steel shectiron bronze cOoTs sat cigars
And other articles sietng that he import duty Il 50
low or 70 operate eyaiBu home tnan1iactorIcs ana ask
ing for remedy, or increased import dates.
Mr SPRleuF said be had introduced a resolution OF
sls Sntsct recently merely resolution az inquiry
Be h4d desired simply TO give voice q warning
uhich his own experience had tau ht hin was neces
vary lie hal 10 interest in any particular department
Of ssbEiae,are but be knew that il was necessary to
proee, he manufacturing Interests Of this country lie
hd believe that certain foreign nations were cnil
fled 10 tie sympathy Of the Senate aud when he saw
petition, introduced here which came HON men Who
pad b. parties IN other countries be could not
bep aoCbdng the honesty Of their purpose AL hc haG
TO cay Of personal nature was hat concerning tic
criticisms aud complaints o. certain New y ork paper
and o. member Of the other House was, that II was
cesfas 20 hin That tho course Of this newspaper ana
of,he party TO Which Il belonged should be known. T.
had ssss ioT four jears ininical TO This oosntry
Sererl petitions ior protective tariff were offered by
Nessrs HOWE and CowAF, and refeIredto the Finance
tcmHiee.
MILITARY AND NAVAL ASYLCG
Nj WILSON from the Military Committee, reported
fayofshy bill il relation 10 the establishment of
Nations Military and Naval Asylum for the relief q 10
ialy dibs, oaieers aDd soldiers OF he United States
srw!.
JEFF. DAVIS AND c. c. CLAY.
hr HOWARD offered joint resolution that.
49,, sppssr. b the asPcr Of h9 sG.cIesy .. Ws
styI been concerned in the assagsistion 81 President
Lasoin and FOR the MURDER Of non aodies held prison
md ct N G. 3y e Isis By
sg.h:4i, contaifsop OF couItmsnis.
ms vas objected N, and goes over III TOMORROW,
AyAGEs OF BRITISH PIRATES.
NJ. HASntER called attention 10 u resolution offered
q nn n the l4th ~ December l3Gi, directing The
ssIstsy Of State 70 make q list Of American yes
s ss roysd by British pirates Ia the employ OF the
hasssiGTennerf Since that time lie sad. the bill
iasss sn ltecntec and The British Government had re-
ese tsitle Il and not only So Int lad refused 10
"a No lhe controversy on the subject.
az. ~ NO ~ SAID the proper course for this country
Plsqe rs absolute non-intcrcOursc with Great
,l.- Ifsis -ls Dli wof settled. True, VIC might dc-
raya su hockede BRITISH ports, and the world
~, 4ptl0 ne. blt n0n-intercoHfse was the best
~ msie Of redress. He believed that Ar
ssa n,sI atoed that 10 The event OF war botyoer
rosls 80 AN knd any other nation, American prn Is
utsiroy hr;sh commerce ust ss in ilie iaie
N, ESQ ESQ P'tetes destroyed American ships.
efs,sa 1iANrith al me conclusion o. his IelaaIkr
~ aJclnt resolution. declaring thai,
s,p,I ~ iae ece1' plbicAhcn OF The dirlcr.ae c5
u,fso, Det'crH rs Government md G,est Britain vol
d asled tnsi tie asieined i,o,rrsr, b.. ,af,,5
H,,.t sle asnsse, conndted on Aaecsr comm. &c
s,l Sency Of Der s1h,ects daring fbe It, reiis,r
sp-hsr ''hea 70 ertrste and finally 10 Icsr sfv,big
D., ohthe sabiec.; tlserefofe ' W '-''' '''"s
s A., Nc. NE President y hereby feoa.ed 10 with
poe,n.,s ioH the Court Of st. Ianos and maj
sl-.s.nn Of national non.ri erco,rsa ylicb h. b'sty
tssS 'sse elect ssg such proclsmson sih been
~ils atere. 0@ '0i JIG immediate consideration
~ a DnoS objected to it, aud nndcr the ,o q lies
", r. bhEyETSeANKs
Nw :, o,lh 0heied Fcsoluiou rscueainp tbe
hx esssny h .ee !" inquire into the e,pedcnoy Of
plh distinction In Ire ga . J" nv
i sse trf,1.n Of With commentator a., c5,oiI -.
spDe ,'e o the cxpediency OF pgorIdiur G,r Inc
sa,e~, ~ Of Board 70 examine H. 10 ""
II NJ M, -x "SAih,H BETWEEN Static
oqn-senl eegicdl called up bill 40 ,,ci',,,o o.,
Sh,eT ia ehd mlhiuIy communication he,,ri,, th
n C91m.s.. a. unebdleut frOm The C,Dn,,' 80 10y,
vikss, providing that tas bill slal NO., n,, WI
nst az sny , sc1 10Y existing between tLt Govern
8 49, go yeraonD smoke {, r,,ov.,
Ho fcrssc's haa cosstitu,iors, LA .J ,,' and