The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-01-18
XXXIXth Congress--First Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
SENATE.

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for the appearance Of every officer il
the army--in the cavalry, artiller,
and infantry service-before Boart
of Examination, to be convened ant
appointed by the Secretary of War
Officers who fail to pass satisfacto
ry examination shall be put upon tn,
retired list or dropped from the rolls
and the vacancies thus created shal
be filed by selections from those VIII
have passed the most satisfactory ex
animation without regard TO seniority
or the arms of the service. The bill
was referred TO the Military Commit
tee.
Mr.. WILSON introduced the bill
recently offered by him, fixing tn,
strength and organization of the ar
my, with amendments. On motion, il
was rccommittcd to the Military.'Com
mittee as amended. 1t provides tha:
the army shall hereafter consist Of
five regiments of artillery, two of cav.
airy, and fifty-6ve of infantry; ten
regiments Of the infantry shall be
colorod troops and veteran reserves.
Mr.. CHANDLER, of Mich, (U9,
offered a preamble and resolution de-
cluring as follows
WHEREAS, The British Government
has refused indemnity for damage to
American commerce by her subjects
therefore,
Resoired, That the President be re.
qucstcd to withdraw our Minister from
the Court of st. James, and to de-
clare national n-intcrcourse between
the two nations.
Mr.. DIXON, of Conn, (Union),
objected, aud il lies over under the
rule.
Mr.. HOWARD, of Mich, (Union),
offered resolution calling for the
trial of jeff Davis and Clement &.
Clay, on the charges on which they
are confined, by military commission
or court martial.
The resolution was objected to and
lies over.
Mr.. NYE, of Nevada, (Union),
called up the bill TO facilitate com
postal aud military inter-
course between the States, aud on this
bill, Mr.. Footc, of Vermont, (Union)
took the floor.
Wilson's bill was referred to the
Military Committee.
Wilson's bill recently onernd by
him for fixing the strength and pro-
viding for the organization of the ar
my on a peace basis, was on motion,
rccommitted to the Military Commit.
tee.
Mr.. WADE, of Ohio, (Union) }, pre-.
scntcd n memorial unanimously signed
in favor of n protective tariff, which
was referred to the Finance Commit.
tee.
Mr.. SUMNER, of Mass, (Union)
presented the petition Of the Colorcd
Methodist Episcopal Church of Mis-
souri, in favor Of universal suffrage
which was referred to the Special Com.
mittce on Reconstruction.
Mr.. SHERMAN, of o, (Uniou)
offered the following, aud explained
that the person named in the icsolu.
tion had been appointed upon the rec
ommendation OF a member Of the
House from Kentucky, in preference
to the son of Gen. j. j. Dickson, a
Federal officer killed in the late war
RcSoircd, That James j. Wheeler
Of Kentucky, now u cadet in the Ma,
val Academy, and formerly in the ma
val service Of the so.called Coniede-
rate States, be dismissed from the
academy, and that no person shall be
appointed as n cadet in the naval or
military academy of the United States
who shall have rendered aid aud as.
sistancc to the said rebellion.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on naval affairs.
Mr., ANTHONY, of Rhode Island
I(Uniom, presented the petition ofccr,
tain naval officers, who took part il
the destruction of the Albcmarle, ask
ing for an allowance of prize money
which was referred to the Naval Com
mittce. Anthony presented petition
asking that Congress enact that a co
py of every public document publish
ed be sent to every public school il
tho country, which was referred TO tn,
Judiciary Committees.
Mr.. SHERMAN presented the pc
u,ion of Ohio soldiers asking an equal.
ization OF bounty between those VIII,
enlisted early aud those who enlisted
late in the war, Referred to the Mil
itary Committee.
, Mr.. COWAN, of Penn, (Union,
I presented petition praying for tn
retention of the Veteran Rcserv
Corps as a part of the United State
Army, which was referred to the Nil
a itary Committee.
Mr.. SPRAGUE, of Rhode islam,
), (UniOn), presented the memorials {
= manufacturers ofstecl, sheet iron, sal
, bronze, colors, cigars, aud other art
clos, stating the import duty is so 10
\ as to operate against some manufa'
= tnrers, and asking for remedy or il
@ creased import duties. Mr.. Spragr
said he had introduced a resolution q
, this subject recently merely as rest
Il luton of inquiry. lie had desire
= simply to give voice of warniu
Y which his own experience had taugl
him was necessary. He had no inte
est in any department ofmanniaetur
;, but he know il was necessary 10 pr,
d tect the manufacturing interests of tn
o country. lie did not believe that &C
h tain foreign nations were entitled
i the sympathy of the Senate, and VIII,
y y, he saw petitions introduced here whi'
u came from men who were paid by pa
\ ties in other countries, he could n
1t help doubling the honesty Of the
"A purpose, All no had to say of a pc