Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-05
THE GRADE OF GENERAL IN TIE ARMY.
.. WASHINGTON. May ith.


ties, IN Maryland, representing that General Lock-
wood. in command of the United States troops there
ranging from five to fifty dollars under the pretext
! OF building church which had been either ac,i-
dentaly or designedly destroyed by fire. They aver
Ihat they mad no knowledge Of it. previous to the
burning; that other church buildings were much
| nearer, had they any designs upon such property
and that tho assessments wore levied only Iipon GER
tam parties, upon pdre statements without accI-
satlon or trial; and that they are good, faithful
peaceable citizens, of the United States and have
ever been such They, therefore, ask that the acts
| o. General LOCKWOOD may be examined into. John
CToSdaIc, rector of PocOm9ke church stands at the
mead OF one OF the lists The petition is addressed
to the President of the United States az well ms to
| tee on Claims
VT. MorrIll, from the Committee on Commerce. re-
| ported back with SUM Try amendments, the bill fur
| ther 10 prevent smuggling and for other purposes
| r COURT Or CLAIMS.
Mr.. Clark called, up the House bill TO extend the
)uTSdlcton OF the Court Of Claims which passed
Un motion OF Mr.. Clark. 1t was resolved that when
| the Senate adjourn it be to meet on Monday next
! o PAaSENT i: FOR QUARTER%AsTER. STORES, sc.
On motion OF MIR. Poland. the bill to provide for
tho payment TOR quaTtermaSteTs stores and subsis-
encd SuppheS, furnished to the army Of the United
| States was then taken up.
lit provides that all claims oFIoyal persons mt ey
ceedlng S0uO Tor quarermaster terss furnished the
army and recepted for by the proper officer may be
submitted to the QGartcrnaster GrneraI and If f0nd
just shall be recommended icr paypen. An claims
Tor subsistence shall in like manner he referred to
the Commlsiary General Of Subsistence. All loyal
persons hAEi4S claims exceeding 500, may prosecute
| them IN tho Court OF Claims
On motion of Mr.; Poland the further consideration
OF the Pill was postponed until Tuesday next and
| made the special order for one o'clock
! On motion Of Mr.. Grimes, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Executive business End after
| some time therein spent adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
~ me Speaker LAID before the House message from
the President, transmitting in reply to n resolution
OF the House. reports from the Secretary OF Wat .he
Secretary OF the Treasury the Attorney General and
the Commissioner Of FreeGmens Affairs relative to
| the amount of abandoned land seized md restorei
the number of pardons granted etc since the issl
ing OF the Amnesty proclamation Of May 1885 These
documents are very volulninous, and include many
orders and pTociamatlon6 heretofore published It
appears however. that the number OF acres of land
sezed under the Act OF July 1862 and restored by
the freedmens Bureau, is l5i52; of abandoned land
allotted to Ereedmans Bureau and restored bv tho
bureau HOO acres OF abandoned property not al
loted to the Ereedmens Bureau. butresorcd 400 600
| acres. Total amount OF land seized and restored
45O,I4l acres. The numb Of pardOns passed upon
dent (mosty underthe 18th exception of the Amnesty
proelamati9n,) are 7,l49, Still in the Department
amount of pard Ions have been granted to Alaba1ua
1861; Georgia l,22S. and South Carolina 63S The
PROPERTY OF ex-Goyern0T Aiken, of South Carolina
was restored to him on the recommendation of Cen
| Sickles.
THE c2AR OF RUSSIA.
| MIR. Stevens offered the following:
| hesolUed 6y the Senate and House Of ReDresenta-
fCe8 in Congress assembled That tho CONGRESS of the
United States of America has learned wifh dacn 70.
grct the attempt made upon the life of the EmperOr
| OF Russia by an enemy of emancipation. The Com
gress send their greeting to His Imperial Majesty
twenty millions Of sers upon the Pr0vidential escape
| from danger OF the sovereign to whose head and
hyvTt r 'GT$ owe the % oeSsnsS @ OF 6her freedom
nays. and they were ordered, and the resolution
passed unanimously.
INTERNAL REVENUE BILL.
Mr. Morrill,, of ermont, asked and OBJ aimed leave
to have the internal revenue bill printed with Ger
tain modifeations, and that 1t be taken up and CON
| sidered on Monday.
HABEAs CORPUS.
Mr.. COOK, OF ILL.,. from the Committee on Confer
ence on the dlsagreeng votes of the two Houses on
the blil to amend an act relating to hGJeas corpus
made report. which was eoncurred in; so the bill
stands as having passed both Houses.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
MIR. Mccullough. of Nd. from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia reported bill to enable the
by the General Assembly of Maryland to construct
la era branch Of their road into the District of COL
umola The bill requires the branch to be com
menced within two, and completed within four years
Its details relate to the general condemnation of
THE FREEDMEN.
Mr.. Ingersoll, of ILL.,, from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia. reported bill to incorporate
the Howard home Of the District of Columbia This
bill incorporates an association whose purpose s to
educate the freedmen in industrial pursuits.J The
bill was passed.
Mr.. Hubbeil, of Ohio, from the same committee.
reported bill to Incorporate tho National Theoogi
cal Institute of the District of Columbia This bill
Incorporates an association to educate freedmen for
the Christian mlnistry.l the bill was passed.
MIR: Baldwin, of Mas. from the same committee.
bia q reform school for boys. Pending 2 vote tho
morning hour expired.
Mr.. Psine of Wis, offered resolution providing
for the admission to the u 5. Military Academy of
all obIcers or enlisted men in the late up to the
age OF twenty-tour years, which was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
- ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Mr.. DlcCullogh, of Md. on leave introduced bill
70 authorize the construction and ext enson into the
District OF Columbia by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company Of railroad from q point between
knoxyiIie and Monocacy, Nd, into the District.
the right to enter this District. condemn land ect
Referred.
MILITARY.
The House, motion of Mr.. Demiug, OF Ct pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the bill reported some
time since for the revival of the grade Of General in
the United States army. This bill fixes the salary of
the new rank at SlU0 per month.
Mr.. Demi1g of Ct, briefly addressed the House in
that the present Lieutenant General g salary and al
lowances were $500 per month and the salary and
aIlowances OF the proposed rank OF General would he
s., 40 per month.
He reviewed the history of the military service
where tins high rank had been conferred, and did
not doubt but that the concurrent opinion of this
House would select Lieut.. General Grant as worthy
OF the honor. He paid an eloquent tribute to GEN
eral Grant, and declared that in the dark days of
1865 this House would have placed any living quail
hcation on the man who had broken the lines in front
OF Richmond. Mr.. D. reviewed the prominence of
General Grant IN the war, from Belmont TO Lees
surrender and insisted that this Congress could not
do him too much honor-a General who had received
Three names would survive the common ruin-W ash.
ington, Lincoln and Grant.
Mr.. Raymond; of N Y, declared that Grant had
saved the Republic and that he would be endeared
and honored among the American people ages after
his bones had mingled with the dust. TOithis unas-
suming and modest hero we could not do too much
honor.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania said he did not know
it would be very modest in him to light his taper
among the eloquent lumlnaries that had Just shone
but he looked upon General Grant as one of our
greatest heroes-the Saviour of the Repubc and,
I'D with fFa hon y L.
their great soldiers by European nations this was
cheap and honorable tribute. He agreed with the
gentleman from New. York (Mr. Raymond. and
would not only give him this Office, but would ele-
vate him to still higher office whenever that happy
m9ment should arrive. Applause the loor.I
Mr.; Mckee, of Kentucky, was opposed to the BILL
and did nSt believe in following the arstocratc pre-
cedentS OF Europe although he was in favor Of con-
errng honor the distinguished General alluded to
IN debate Those who had sacrificed their all, and
whose honor only exhibited in their manned
limbs had not received the gratitude and honors
due to them from the nation.
Mr.. Finck, of Ohio, supported the bill, and re-
garded Gen. Grant as one of the great soldiers of the
Republic; HIS whole life had been entirely free from
partiZanship, while he had discharged his duties as
a man and a soldier simply in the interest OF his
country.
to General Grant, and warmly supported this bill.
Mr.. Rogers, Of n. j., believed there was nothing
partizan in this BILL and was satisfied that it met the
approval of large majority of the House The man
tie of Gen. W ashington could not fall illus
trious shoulders than those of Gen. Grant.
and said that 4en. Grant saw early in the that
slavery must die before there could be peace be-
tween the North and South. He had letter read
from Gen. Grant, dated in 1865, month before the
emancipation proclamation issued, declaring
that slavery must be destroyed before the nation
could live.
Mr.. Delano, of Ohio. warmly supported that great
and good man, General Grant. but believed that
while the name of Grant lived, that of Sherman could
not be forgotten. Ohio was proud of him.
The House then proceeded to vote on the hill
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa moved to amend the billso that
in case the Office of Lieut.. General should become va
cant, the vacancy should not be filled wbiie Lient
General Scott lives, and that there shall not be but
one Lieut.. General. ~"
y, The amendment was rejected. Ayes 50, nays IS.
The bill was then passed; ayes lie; nays IL
The bill as passed simply provides for the revival
OF the grade Of the rank of General in the United
States army and fixes the pay at 400 per month and
the usual allowances, which 81 40 per month";
The President fills the Office by and with the advice
and consent of the Senatel
Mr.: Eliot of Mass, introduced bill 10 construct
a ship canal across the mouth of the Mississippi
river. Referred.
The House concurred in Senate resolution relative
to providing additions to the State Department Ad-
journed.
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