New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
XXXIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. March u. le66.
THE TRIAL OF DAVIS.

THE TRIAL or DAVIS.
Mr.. GRIMES offered the memorial Of the Iowa
Legislature for the speedy trial OF Jefferson DAVIS
which was referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
THE DESTRUCTION or COLUMBIA, s. c.
Mr. SHERMAN presented the petition OF a citizen OF
Columbia Is CT asking for indemnity for the loss sus'
tanned by the burning u his house.
in presenting the petition. Mr. SHERMAN read lei
ter Gen. Sherman m relation 10 the burning OF Co
umba alleging that the current reports OF tins matter
were false that Columbia not fired by the Federal
but by the Rebel authorities. and that Gen. Wade
Hampton had before leaving the town given an order
to burn 1t the approach Of the Yankees. Gen Sher,
states that the town was on lire when De entered
The petition was referred TO the Committee on
Claims.
MILITARY REPORTS
Mr. WILSON from the Military Committee. reported
resolution Of thanks to the officers and seamen who
assisted in rescuing soldiers and officers nom the
wreck OF the steamship San Franchises also the bl 10
fix the rate OF mileage for officers travelling on pubic
duty -
Mr. WILSON offered An Act To amend an Act to pro-
vide for the payment OF horses or other property LOST OF
destroyed in the military service Of the United States
nassed March ls49 IL provides that section four OF
he act approved March s. lsi9 entitled "an Act 70
provide FOR the payment Of horses and other properly
lost or destroyed in the military service OF the United
States be amended by striking out all OF said section
af,er the word enacted and in lieu thereof inserting
the words that the said Auditor shall In all cases
transmit his adjustment with the papers reating there
to 10 the Second Comptroller for his revision and deci'
scn thereon the same in all respects is provided in
the Act OF the End of September. 1879:
This was referred to the Military Committee.
INFORMANT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PRo-
POSED.
Mr. WILSON also presented the following JOINT resoiu
top which he intends he said to offer when the con-
stitutional amendment comes up again.
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several
according 10 number OF male citizens over II years
nj sse having tho required Tor electors OF tne
o., numerous branch Of the State Legislature excluding
nation In any ebeon and Of like age not
hs number Of ,la NO. .ncssd one .o sxe
loo 900 Of sctus population but each State snail nave least
Mr. GRIMES said he believed that his time had come
IN offer q constitutional amendment and he therefore
.. be spporionee among the sewers.
, numbers counting the whole number OF per
sons In each State including Indian: not .isa p.
ooon Of ts male citizens above the of2l years except
doy. tho basis ,ss namSn, 'o
90 excluded TO the whole number OF male citizens over
favor Of the above not 1t came nearer 70 wnst ne
tbought ought to be adopted. after the senate haa
rejected the proposition before 1t on Friday than any
thing else he had seen presented
Tbs Senate. at 1924 o'clock took up the bill to extend
the time for the withdrawal Of goods from the puonc
and bonded warehouses and for other purposes
on which the pending motion was 10 recohsuer the
vote by which the bill was passed
Mr. SPRAGUE took the floor In continuation OF MS
speech against the bill. -,
Al the conclusion of Mr. Spragucs remarks the bill
was before the Senate, as follows:
SECTION That and after the passage OF this Act and
until the day Of April 1866 goods wares or merchan
disc under bond in any public or private bonded WAREHOUSE
upon the duties unpaid may be withdrawn Tor con
mpton and the bonds Cancelled on the payment oil the du
and CHARGES prescribed by aw and any goods wares or
deposited in bond In any pubic OF private bono
I'd warehouse and after the lat day OF Apnl aforesaid
ma ali goods wares OF merchandise remaining IN ware
boa,e under bond on said lst day OF April may be
hdrawn for eonsuption within year from the ds,o Of