New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-14

- EcrIoN 81 gEsAToss.

VAgHTEGToss, July 9-kr. CLARK, from the COM
time and nsan6sF7 81 h6lSine elections foF SEM
atoTs ii Congress. 1tprovides: TO-
First That the legislature of any State next
preceding the expiration Ct senatorial term
shall elect, ON the second Tuesday Of its session
succesa8r or the retiring Senator. The voting
ahal be silva voice.. and the name of person re-
ceiving majoEity of the votes cast in each house
shall be entered upon the journal of each house,
and Joint meeting of the two houses shall be
convened az 12 O'Clock the following day; and If
theHsame person is found to have received ma
jorify, hf shall be declared elected; but il the
same person shall not have received majority of
the votes of both houses or If either house shall
hsYe failed to take proceedings as required, the
joint assembly shall proceed TO ehooseyiya voce,
and the person receiving majority Of the votes,
I'LL the members being present and voting, shall
be declared duiy elected
q Second That where a vacancy shall exist on the
opening Of q session Of q legislature, an election
shall be held on the second Tuesday Of the session;
andsif vacancy shall occur during the session. it
ahall be hled On thesaecend Tuesday afterits an.
nouncement.
Third That the governor shall certifysueh cleo
Hon. and the SECRETARY OF State counteTsgn the
certificate othe President Of the Senate.
e THE ST.. LOUIS ARSENAL.
Mr Brown, from the military committee, report
I'd 1ayurabiy on the bill tU enlarge and improve
the arsenal grounds ct ST Louis
HARRKRis FERRY.
Nr. Wilson reported, from the military commit
4ee, the bill introduced on Saturday, authorizing
tae aals d the government property at Harpers
Ferry.
PAY TO oFrIoRRs
y q Joint resolution from she House was passed,
providing that officers who, owing 10 cire1m-
stances Beyond their control were not mustered
H he sarvice for thirty days Or less after actual
snsEanee on duty, shall be entitled to pay for the
tsgn auriag which they served without being mus
tered
THE ARMY BILL.
y The army bHi was then taken up.
hr, sAuisbu7y opposed the propos ition to have
eertsin proportion q Vie army colored soldiers
~ Would lead % strife, collision and bloodshed
+ tue secretary OF war sent negro troops TO Della.
Nhge 70 control the elections there every man
worthy Of The name of Delawarian would assist
IN driving them from the place. He {SauIsbnryl
wished for peace and tranquility and hence he
urged that negroes should not be Incorporated III
the arnly.
Ill., Wade moved to amend the amendment If
Che iitary committee. by providing for fonr reg
inienta instead Of two. He said that experience
had shown that the colored troops made coed sol
& oilers, and that they nevar deserted. ID tie late
war me coored tr6ops fought Just as well as ne
white troops, aud both fought we'll, Since tht
close Of the war, the white troops he'd deserted il
lafge numbers but the colored Scoops stood faith
8al hg their posts. AS to the prejudice agains
Aaafo troops, he did not believe ia consulting the
ttes Qi ctonisis on that point. WheI
Eeaple needea troops among them, he (Wadel be
sEsa & sending just such troops as the govern
lg. Isahe EInaiaaa1 favored The proposition to
infednee coiersd troops. Il It was burden Ia
serve II the army, the eolored people ought to
beer tAels share Of It il II was privilege To do
g the eolored people ought not to be denied their
SHARE 81 IL,
Mr Wllscn suggested that Nh. Wade should
sacdiis his amendment, BY making ii three instead
saf tour teg lments Of colored cavalry. a
Ar. y ade accepted the modification and his
ainendment yes agreed to, by 20 yeas to Q navs4
4sa AaEs w ard 1lefed an amendment which was
20, thai officers Of the regular army emit
sled to be retired on account III disability oefs.
= stoned by wounds received iii battle may Be fe
heged BY the rank held by them whether ii. tlt
regular or volunteer service at the time suel
wounds were received.
Mf. Wilson offered an amendment to add 10 III,
18th section provision that the secretary Of wa
be authorized to appoint from enlisted men ans
cause 70 be enlisted as many hospital ST. wards al
the service may require, 10 be permanently al
fs0hed To the medical department Of the army
to. This was agreed to.
MI Harris offered an amendment GA a new sec
ton that IN the selection Of officers to be an
pointed under the provisions Of this act, officers 81
Che regular array VINO have commanded volunteer
troops may be couhted as officers Of the regular
ARMY; which vas adopted
M harris offered an amendment that the com
mutation price Of the army ration shall continue d
ne so cents now, instead Of 30 cents sH formerly
II the course Of the debate on the above, Ar
Wilson said il was the intention Of the military
committee to postpone, until December next, TIL
Bill Eecsntly passed BY the House, fixing the pay
of officers Of the army.
q The amendment Of Nh. Harris was agreed to.
AIf Henderson offered an amendment, which
was adopted, that assistant surgeons for the regu