| Show fernando wood r fills ands a important congressional IN news cv S ja fe washington jan alth House fenton lonton introduced a bill providing for aillet aille t payment of loss and dost destruction st of loyal citizens by troops of the united states during the present rebellion 1 arnold introduced a bill for the construction of a canal connecting the mississippi with the lakes wilder introduced a bill requiring an ascertainment of the damages sustained at lawrence and other places in ka K kansas a n sas from guerrillas many other bi bills ll 11 0 of f a arge variety were introduced andrener red bcd to appropriate committees fernando wood offered tile following whereas accusations seriously affecting affection the cial character acter of gen butler in the dis chat charge of his duties white while in command at N new Oi orleans oilcans Oil leans cans have boon been publicly made and officers have been charged with delinquency oppressive conduct and con biving at fladds and it is stated there have been becil for military supplies in the military arid and navy department and wll orcas becent show that in the york custom house home and other branches branche of the treasury department revenue law lias has been defrauded and treasonable aid given to disunion ests and it is appa appalona lont that eliat general demoralization and incapacity pervade the executive blanch of the government to an ail extent which calls for the interposition and a preventive by legislation of congress resolved that a committee of nine be appointed to investigate and ascorra ascertain the foundation of these accusations with power to send for poisons and papers to take testimony and to make necessary reco recommendations in mend aaion s of necessary reforms tabled yeas IT 77 nays 63 broomall offered tile the following whereas the bui buit bons of the government should fall as nearly equal as possible on all of the country and the sou thein has contributed but a little of the moans means and money towards the support of the government whereas for every black man enlisted in the south sonic some man atom the nort north 11 should bo be exempted aiom draft and whereas the only way to effect this is to get 6 et the black man it is declared the of this house that the government should use strenuous efforts to pi event these being used as slaves in rebel territory teni terii tory by offering them full pay and bounties as other sold icis and 0 guarantee guarantee them thein fice dom at once cox moved to lay jay on oil the table lost 1 71 to 73 A message message was received from senate announcing 0 the death of senator bowden the usual lesolo ciol eions s of respect were passed in ill tho the senate from froin kansas and wisconsin praying 0 for the abolition of slavery were presented ted |
