Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS de I 1 in the senate mr lane lade of 10 indiana presented a memorial from the society of F friends i lends at their yearly meeting for indiana and eastern illinois asking that hereafter a I 1 differences with foreign powers be referred to the of bome some foreign power which was referred mr eing king presented a petit petition ion lon that the lands of convicted traitors be awarded to soldiers ard ar d also to abolish all fees and perquisites of office of nere fire which was referred the bill to promote the efficiency of the dead le letter leter ter ollice office was taken epand up and passed the bill for ton or the protection of overla overia d emi giai glai grains a to california and oregon was taken tp and passed the unfinished business of yesterday which v as tha tho ta contested seat of kansas was taken i p the question quee tion being the motion of mr ril rid rk to ti strike out the word bots dot nots not in the resolution of the committee on judiciary that ir lane was not entitled to his seat dir mir mcdougal cal op opposed ased the amende C e he contended that te tae president had a bority under a power dapower to suppress insurrect he thought the senator from kansas L la amt art attempted to exercise military and legisla a ave lve power at the same time and in fact he I 1 ad no right to a seat in the senate bf lane said he had refused to accept the cf e on the of july ile he referred to the cow cast st in kansas with mr air stanton for the ee e airship and said that four days after he V as elected the governor whom he had over tut tur t r ft i ii and bis his contestant whom he had beater clarea the seat beat vacant A vote was finally taken on mr clarks darks co r 0 on onto to strike out but the word not which rs ls r s sted ted red ayes 24 nays 16 I 1 ir r dixon offered a resolution that the lis is a al mileage be allowed the contesting which was laid over tue tle senate went into executive session aber er which it adjourned in the house on the loth mr dunn from te tue military committee reported a bill which passed authorizing and directing the secretary of war to furnish the prisoners of the united S 5 sates ates in the revolted states with clothing and oter necessaries of life and for this purpose tia tta he be employ such agents as may be feces eary earv ea bay y which passed mr aar wilson from the committee on judiciary di clary ciary ka rek roi TP arted back with amendments the bill 11 amen daliy of the act of 1857 1837 to enforce the attn attin da e of witnesses which passed mr lovejoy lii ili III introduced a b 11 II to esta esla I 1 sla bla a bureau on a agriculture which was re rel i rei irei 0 to o the committee on agriculture M aa blair of missouri asked leave to pre sp 6 r a memorial of colored persons dersons of call f fra irla asking that provision te be made for the C ionization of that class an I 1 where color v v A not dot r oabe be a badge of degradation he lie asked t ta a it be pr nt d dp which was agreed to D c in the senate mr chandler r the credentials of hon jacob al V I 1 ward senator elect in place lace of mr bingham deceased who ap appeared pearon and took hn hii seaf seat sea bea mr uvin wilmot presented a petition asking for ie tup employment of homm physicians in t army mr fessenden from the committee on f az aap c reported kack hack the house j pint ant reso I 1 on declaratory of the purpose of congress a t impose abax mr carlile objected to its consideration bu subsequently withdrew the resolution and i vas AS passed by yeas 30 nays naye mr powell Po iveli ivell 1 M foote from the committee on public bl bu I 1 lugs ings reported a resolution ordering the removal of army bakeries from the capitol mr ar 1 trumbull offered a resolution will h v as r berred to pay pa one thousand dollars out of cae tie contingent und fund for the funeral expenses of the late senator sanator baker la in the house on the mr nir train in trod ced iced a bill which vas was vaa referred trans f ang the penitentiary building of the dis D s tre ef cf columbia to the war Depart department for tue tle ise of the arsenal tie T ie pennsylvania Pen sylvania election was taken up idd ind add a vote was bist fist taken on oil the substitute re T r ed from the minority of the committe on e er e ions that john al butler is not and wm writ I 1 L hman is entitled to a seat as represent tat ta ve pe from the first il Dis bis riet of 01 pennsylvania which was adopted by a vote oil oln 1 I against 67 df alley aliey from the pos office committee Tr rp pred pried a bill which was passed authorizes ahe establishment of branch offices in c 1 19 s it ite alte e house then concurred in the sell seil senates ates oty uty kmenta to the bill to promote the c ef ency 0 of tho the dead letter office 1 mr ar holman from the committee on army fr r reported a resolution which was an a fl r ted led caling calling on the secretary of war to c gocr a o muni cate to the committee a copy of the cr c r ct for the purchase of horses for col 1 v iams lams iams I cavalry regiment now in kentucky mr seele S eele of the same committee reported reported a solution r to inquire into several orders on c exacts one for fifty thousand and another for velty werty verty five thousand enfield rifles feese contracts have been extended or an B R lad pd iad and whether they have been sold or cers omra made to sel sell them yan tan yan aft 20 in the senate mr hir dixon presen l i ld d a petition from be benjamin beniamin amin silliman ellis elli loomis an ant l others abing asking for coti continuance nuance of ifa kt P coast survey rui ruf K esmith offered a resolution providing for or an overland daily mail mall from utah to oregon f wade introduced a 4 bill to atho lye ize the secretary of war to applin appoint more adist assistant ant secretaries mr wade introduced a bill to promote the administration of jus ice I 1 the bill repeals the bill excepting witnesses examined before a congressional committee from rom examination in a court of justice mr wade said baid he wanted the former law rt epe pealed repealed aled before he went much further with the examination of witnesses before I 1 his lis ils com con mitte mr sumner offered a joint resolution reso reto lutio i authorizing certain erb ers in the navy to accept presents from he the japanese government on motion of mr wilson the bill to amend certain articles of war was taken lip up the bill provides the penalty of death to spies and those ose obe forcina safeguards safe guards after some discussion it was laid over on motion of mr jur fesse den the consular and diplomatic ampro bill was taken up several amendments from the committee on finance were adopted and the bill passed the report of the judiciary committee o oi 01 i the resolution to expel mr air bright from the senate that no sufficient caule existed to do so was taken up tip and anti speeches were made by williamson bayard morrill trumbull bull buil bright and pearce in the house on the mr van wyck presented the memorial of joseph archbold on behalf of the mechanics and laborers of the B brooklyn navy yard asking the repeal of the eighth section of the act of congress to t 07 promote the effi enni efficient cien clen y of the navy approved december 21 1861 wm win A hall representative of the third congressional con district of missouri appeared was wab was sworn in and took his bis beat seat mr kellogg introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of the he treasury to settle with the states for supplies furnished their respective troops which was referred re erred to the committee on the jull juli judiciary ciary clary on motion of mr dir dail dall daily dally 1 delegate from nebraska it was resolved tim tiu that as alabama has treasonably entered into the rebellion t the committee on public lands inquire luto into to the expediency of confiscation confiscating certain lands selected by that state under under the law lair of congress and that tile the same be applied to the use of a seminary now in operation in that terri try t ia on motion of 0 mr edwards the committee on judiciary was waa instructed to inquire whether further legislation is necessary to secure to the relatives of volunteers killed or died the bunty airov ded by the act of july last mr diven introduced a bill bil to establish an additional judicial district in new york in relation to the united states courts in abat that state referred to the committee on judic ary mr 1 1 f r allen alien offered a resolution that in the judgment of this houses house no part of the appropriation pria tion now or hereafter made nor of taxes now or hereafter to be laid by congress shall be used in or applied to the prosecute prose cuti n of the war for the emancipation of slaves in the slaveholding states of the union which abich was tabled by a vote of 91 to 37 mr holman from the government contract committee reported a resolution direct directing hg the s sergeant sargeant argean ta t a arms to bring before the bar of the house henry Ilic idey ides for an alleged contempt of its authority ili in not appearing before them as aa a witness at tt e time they held a meeting in cincinnati which was adopted on motion of M lovejoy a resolution was adopted instructing the iudici judiciary ludl ludi ciary clary ary committee to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill making void all s iles des transfers and disposition posit lin of property of every kind by persons engaged in id insurrection against the united states the house then went into committee of the whole and proceeded to the consideration of the bill making appropriations for legislative executive executive and judicial expenses upon which Aless rs fes enden steele wright and bin bingham 0 mide january in the senate mr nir sumner from the committee on borei foreign g n affairs reported back the resolution to allow certain officers to receive presents from the japanese go government e mr hale objected ile he thought the resola tan was loose y v drawn it did not state the names of all the officers nor the presents they were to receive and was a bat ba t precedent the resolution was passed yea 22 nays 14 1 mr jur wilson offered a new section repealing the act allowing the discharge of minors and providing no persons hereafter shall be mustered into the service under 18 years of age but the oath of enlistment shall be lie conclusive astrage ast as to oage age lie he also offered another amendment altering the articles of war by providing the penalty of death to persons found lurking as spi a both were agreed to 0 o A bil bli that the presidents president with the consent of the S nate appoint two additional assistant secretaries of war at a salary of three thousand dollars each the office to last one year was passed the case of bright was resume 1 and mr nir lane of in liana made a speech in which he said that bright in one of his bis letters had averred that he was opposed to the coercive policy of the government he lane was in favor of all the coercive policy of the government I 1 and would tax every dollar to carry on the war ile he would carry on the war until every livery individual was bankrupt hi H would ghe lis ils lis his coat off his bis back and even die in a p hupci grave and be buried by the them hands bands of c charity arity rather than close the wai war h caused so much ip applause froia thike those in the t behice cf derel dered th e galleri alleri Is es to ife ile the lie jie fale chair to be cleared lie ile spoke apoll e at some the deadly heresy of opposing co acion which he be said found no favor in the proud sta e of indiana i indiana thank god almighty hs has parti partial cl I 1 bated in no defeat and no repulse so let it be e to the end and let the people say bay amen As the letter of 0 his colleague n iw stands without any explanation he must oust vote for expel mon ion lon exan in the house on the alst the house proceeded to the consideration of ib be bill regulating the carriage of printed matter 0 the I 1 mails requiring the postage to be paid ac mr colfax explained and advocated a d the bill mr morrill said the subject should be considered as a p stal measure and not as a means of raising revenue mr blair malt moved to commit the bill to the committee on ways and means with instruction to report a bill for a stamp tax tas t instead of postage on newspapers mr liddell moved to lay the subject on the table lost by gi 61 against 60 66 mr riddle riddie said the post office ofhie department i was established for forthe the transmission of lett rs ro without e special especial reference to printed matter I 1 he did not see why the manufacture of news i papers should be more the subject of tax than i the tile manufacture of pig iron or any other he moved to lay tile the whole subject on the table disagreed to 61 against 66 I 1 mr morrill moi moved mosed ed to recommit the bills bill to the post office committee with instructions to report one increasing the postage fr m three to five cents this was voted down to together 0 ether with t the he motion of mr blair mr colfax reported a substitute for the bill referred to in his speech which was disagreed to one of the sections proposing a tax ion lon on telegrams the original bill being before the house for final action mr dawes moved to lay it on the table which was nas n vas as carried 75 against CO 60 jan in the senate mr howe from the committee on finance reported back the resolution appropriating for the expenses exe eke P e anses of 0 the joint special committee on the war which was passed mr trumbull from the judiciary committee reported back the house bill in regard awit to witnesses i e a a examined before a con congress ress reab onal c committee in t tee the bill provides that the ex ml nation of a witness wl wi tress before a commatee comm itee of congress shall not prevent his ex im nation in a court of justi e mr harris objected to the bill as making a great innovation on the common law rule of evid nee by which a witness is not obliged to lle ile testify atif Y t to anything which may criminate him he 0 opposed OB ed making such an innovation mr bayard moved to strike out that portion of the bill wh cli compels a witness to answer questions nest ions lons which may tend to disgrace or makelim make him infamous amous amaus I 1 mr trumbull claimed that the object of the bill was to put witnesses on common law gro grounds iuds indo the law as it now stands enables the greatest criminal to escape if he can only get before an investigating committe and tell teli something about the crime that very case occurred with their clerk who stole stoie two mil lions holis of indian bonds and he went clear in that very way mr sumner sunnier said there was no other system of jurisprudence but where a witness was expected to answer questions he though thought other selems ems preferable I 1 mr air wade hoped the am edme A t would prevail ile he did not see why we should be so tender footed on account of 0 rogues were combinations formed to rob the government be dare not enter on an investigation before his committee because the law as it stands exculpates great bascas ras cas it had bad been said that a witness might be compiled comp lied to bestif testify y so as to leai lead to something that would convict I 1 him he wade wado wade hoped this thia might be the cas mr harris said he WAB was in avor of the bill ile he only obie ted cd to innovation inno on the common law mr hir collamer agreed with the senators from new york and delaware in regard to the common law but he thought the bill even as it stands did not interfere with tha the common law at all mr bayard withdrew his amen ameD amendment dment mr harris offered as an amendment the follo followill wll wil g gt i that ibe iha law jaw shall not be so const aed as f to require any witness to testify to any fact which will tend to criminate him bim 11 this was lost by |