Show congressional army and navy nary to lie ie paid in gold x old democratic and conservative members of congress met yesterday evening in the capitol hon HOD J L dawson of penn in the i chair and un unanimously a nim asly adopted the following resolutions offered by ron lion james brooks of new york whereas gold and silver is paid to our ministers consuls and commissioners representing the 1 nation in foreign countries and gold and silver are received from the people at the custom houses in payment of duty and whereas tho the people are arc taxed to pay capitalists ita lists their interest in specie on their investments in the national debt therefore resolved that officers soldiers and sailors in the army and navy should bo be t paid in gold silver or their equivalents in in amount also resolved that the chairman of this meeting be instructed to prepare amendments to the army and navy bills to this effect the following resolution from the committee appointed to consult upon political matters likely to come before congress was also adopted resolved thattie th atthe presidents proclamation of the esth of december 1863 is unwise inexpedient revolutionary and unconstitutional and therefore is disapproved bills to reduce the sala salaries ries of all naval and military and many civil officials will be introduced this week |