Show D DOINGS 0 M 0 f 0 r RN Q R Z S S g 11 X 7 reg 8 U the tile dent call cail called edthe the senate to order at noon nood about forty members were present oa motion of mr hale hate twelve was the hour fixed for dally daily session a 1 the committee ommittee appointed to wait on the eres president ident reported he i communicate his bis message age to congress the next day at noon the house was opened with prayer by the rev mr stockton the rol roi of members wab was then ihen called balled by the cleak and one hundred ani and fourteen mears au to their n mes severa several members recently elected were sworn in some lome discussion arose in relation to tc the ad mis llen tien ion lon of mr M anard of tenness ea e to a seat ile he was e subsequently admitted the claims of foster foiter of north carolina segar andreach and Beach of virginia to beats seats were referred to the committee on elections mr love oy offered a joint se eso solution lution ten dering the ibe thinks of congress to captain for his bis arrest of the traitors slidell and add amson M son which was adopted mr blair offered the following as a of privilege which vas was yas passed resolved that john W reid member of the thi houe hooe hou e from rom the ath congressional district of IT having taken up u arms arma a ainest the government of the un ted states is lre hereby expelled from the house and that the speaker notify the governor ot of missouri 04 fails this fact mr colfax 4 offered red the following which was unanimously adored 1 whereas mickael C leoran who was taken prisoner on the battle field of manassas ins as after suffering buffering other indignities been con gon confined fined by the rebel authorities in the cell celi ot of fein fei feln n therefore ravo cd that the president of the united states slates be lp requested to similarly confine jas rab jasm al mason late of virginia now in custody at fort kort warren var Yar ren until col Core corcoran oran sha bua I 1 be treat edas edaa the united states slates have treated all taken by themon them on the battle field mr 0 0 ell submitted the following which iab also als o adoptee whereas col nel net alfred M wood of the aregim nt new york lork state Alil militia itla who lyas wounded and ad taken prisoner at the battle of bwll bull run has now by the rebel auth authorities aritis heen been ten ordered to confinement in a felons prison and ana hy by the sameon er ia to be treated as a prisoner convicted ot of ai aa infamous crime thie thee weso reso edibal edI edl hat bat the president of th thi e ates atea bp p respect tully bully real requested I 1 essid to order lohn ohp bame dame Oar character acter of prison ard to the bame same treatment until jintil col wood L hali bhail be treated agthe as the united states have used prison erison fers taken in battle mr bernhisel Bern hisel bisel presented the constitution chich was wag formed by the convention of dee fe S a s stilled at great greab S salt sait L ipke loke ke city olty nta utah in march 1856 accompanied by a memorial asking apking congress for admi adels son on into the union as aa a state on an equal footing 4 mth with the original states DEC deg jd in the senate the presidents ales aies message sage bage was communicated sq ora orn after the 0 ening through his private avate secretary mr DU and ordered ar to be printed in the house mr du n offered the follow ing mg ch was adap ed lil ill whereas he reas henry C jurnett a amber of tbt thi A fr om kentucky 4 io in op opo n rebel lon ion llan against the government qt the states therefore resolved that the sai sail I 1 henry cr burnett bp aad and fi he is hereby t s h house houge aad tha ilie llie governor of K stucky be notified noti nati hied bied fiedt og of his ix expulsion that the sergeant at arms arma be darew not to pay bu nett hett his salary which b since bince the ciple of ohp eura exra ses W mr Mity maynard nard presented the credentials of mr clemens clement Clein ens from the fourth district of tennesee which were yvere referred the th presidents message wab was received receive cL read and sod reap reato the committee of the whole on the state of the U ulon aion ion lon dec fth in the senate mr Cha chandler in introduced itro a resolution to expel mr ids idt powell took ground against it As mr orr breckin idge had already rt signed he could not be expelled mr insisted that he should be elc ex pei pel elied led ltd aad offered a substitute to mr chand laats laars P s res as follows follo krs vvs whereas john C breckinridge a member of this body has joined the enemies of his country and end is ii nev iq in arms against the gos go vern ment he has sworn to au bup aup doit dout therefore reword that the traitor be expelled mr chandler accepted the substitute te and the resolution as thus amended was unanimously adapted apte yeas none nona the standi standing nr committees were announced T aey are cos of persons as a at the spec al assion ss slon sion wih with the following changes cha on fort fori foreign ign relations mr harris narris in reace place ai of mr r breckinridge on military altars affairs mr kennuth nes Kes nuth milb i in m place of mr baker on public lands mr hir carlile carnie in place of mr bingham on oa indian kurs agg aff irs mr clar ciar I 1 in place ot of mr foot on pension hiir willeya in place plade 6 of 4 mr tur on Tern tories r andvjar andlar bl lil lif in k place rhe of mr baker Q ia jul sul jud d mj bren U lj bidge mr wilson ingrodi int introduce rodl rodi ce d a re voi vol uti uli A 60 fo r ta tl luau leau 5 0 r colored colored gerson persons 3 confined im inri rison sod soo lo 10 washington and ana beut here ly bj persons iliin calling th themselves ein 1 e fatico of the peace lyace M mr hale haig ale alg advocated the he pa asage of the resolution ile he thought washington the most corrupt from the supreme court down of 0 any otner other other community in the country coi cou the course of justice in the city was most extraordinary ile he had bad occasion jon joa to go into the tle magistrates courts in his bis district in one case a colleague of his hib was arrested arr ari ested actual y for stealing a railroad at the instance of what evidently was a acra crazy man he lle argued that it was the duty of congress to look into the adm adminis inis ration of justice in the district ile he then submitted the following which was laid overt over raso Reso revoked hed ked that the he committe committee on judiciary be instructed t inquire into the expediency and propriety of cf abolishing the present su sul sui i preme court of the united states and establishing instead thereof ano her supreme court in pursuance of the proy provisions mons Wons of the aution tu tion which in the opinion of congress wiit wili meet tw th ro 41 f the constitution AMOD amon among lle ile the bills bill s introduced were the fol lowing esy liy mr latham a bill to establish a line cl cf team mail ships between san francisco and Shang bit hit itching uchi ngat at thesal daich islands and japan and a bill to auth and fact itte mining operations in the states of call california and oregon in the territory of the united states in the house mr lovejoy from the com comm cittee on co agriculture rep oried the homestead bill which was referred to the committee on public lands mr r upton introduced a bill for the restora re tion of alexandria bounly to the district ot columbia mr watts delegate from new mexico introduced trod a preamble concluding with a resolution requesting the Secre secretary toy tuy of war to report to the house what measures have been or ought to be taken to expose and punish major lynde and other army officers who may be ba gulaj aulty of treason or bovardi cowardice e in sur surrender tender ing a larger arger and superior force of 0 united states soldiers to texan texar troops so BO that those wha who woo ate are innocent maybe released from blame which was wab adopted dec oth in the senate mr bull buli introduced trod a bli bil for thie the property and giving freedom to the slaves of 0 rebels elb eib and accompanied it with a lengthy speech an executive session was leid heid held and then the senate adjourned in the house the speaker announced va canales in several of the standing committees which had been bearr filled as follows ways and aud means icooper II and maynard judiciary mr wilson ferritr Terri tr tir es mr shiel indi in affairs mr ebelis of public buildings mr blair of virginia military affairs i mr dunn duhn committee Committe eon on the establishment of a av western es armory mr kolloge Kl kel logg 1099 of illinois pacific Rall rail railroad road mr sargeant mr stevens submitted a s sel bel enies ot os reso rebo resola lul referring the various branches of the presidents bles bies message sige to the appropriate com corm mit tees i jc pre oth gih in the ea senate nate mr dixon presented the resolution of the legislate legi latue e of cit conn echi rut aej aa that bena sena senators t ors and representatives senta tives usa theu theer ewarts to secure the tha repeal of so much of the act for the increase of the revenue as imposes an income tax or else have haxe als amburt op ainan g spenial W states and allow alloys them to raise the amount in their own 0 wn way which wa was refer referred 4 reli reki to the committee on finances H aiso also pr dented the resolution sot the tho legislature of Connect leu in favor ot of a deai devaal 41 weights and mpa m asu sues es which was referred bame committee mr grims grimps printed a petition from a catin cit ien ibn fen of iowa lowa who has ed a rebel mowing machine or double acting bomb to which he wished to call the special at att antion of the cha aman of the committee committe e on military affairs mf sue sae several petitions fra fro fram froh M citizens of rhode island and vermont calling on congress under the war power to legislate on the subject abject lf if the emancipation ot of the su slaves 0 rb rebel rebal ja mr col amer and others pre entea bli bir Allart aUar petitions they wre were referred to the judiciary committee mr haies hales resolution direction direct directing in the theja judiciary dici ary committee to inquire into the expediency of ib lishing tha present supreme court lurt awl ami establish another was taken up ile he said the supreme court had failed ile he beli bell believe evid it if the rebels now in arms should buc aeed the supreme court would decide that the soldiers no now how IV in lii virginia were vere trespassers and rioters mr foster thought that cou Cop gressL ress resa legislate only for tte great question before besore congress while hp believed that the supreme court had lost the confidence os of the c u un axy liy jy j y li he did rot rol tae the judiciary would be benea benefited ted by the US era ners herb he did not bellev e this ihla was the tim tima for radical legislation on the judiciary jud ciary clary mr BroW browning thought that it was not ip in the power of to repeal the Supreme 1 court such power was not given giren in the con n there inhere was ws DO wot tagre more powei powe 0 ct repeal ta ht t court tharl thail there was to repeal tip alp constitution mr collamer moved is as a e that al 11 of 0 the pres dents j lat i lna ina ingao 0 tu judiciary the ju committee which was agreed 0 aad the re ded e afi mati mo IQ if of M mr chander ceander Cb ander the resolution inq t i ank e causes of tb the du disasters a tera term to euri ouri armat armav at liali it ra ani and I 1 bairs k luff tf was taken dathe dethe p tile tiie question 0 n was wag onte substitute 0 ofle offered redby by url mia Gri leies tires rnea inea that a committee in in ves reb iga agate t e the causes of 0 all disasters happened to the ution fo ces 11 A lengthy discua discus sio followed in which pomeroy lane foster Fe fessenden aBenden me sherman r n grimes hale and callson participated in the course cf his bis remarks mr willton said he thought it was time that the proclamations by officers should cease and the government have the sole settled policy we had bad mot men meil of large military experience great mistakes had bad been made at ai d were likely I 1 I 1 to be made but he be waned wan ed it understood stat that the people expected that no mistakes would be made but every man give all he has and is to the country the resolution was adopted in tb the e senate mr dawes from the committee on elections introduced a resolution 1 which was passed authorizing the parties in in the contested election case of beach against upton in the fairfax district of virginia to take evidence mr morrill gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill donatin donating lands to the several 1 nates mates for the benefit 07 ot agriculture and the mechanic arts in the establishment of col con leges mr from the tha committee on military afrA affairs irs irb reported the following which was vitas passed whereas the e echane chan aban e of prisoners in tha uns present debelli re belli n has already been practiced indirectly and as such exchange would not only increase enlistments and the vigor of the army but su berve the highest interests ot 0 hurn burn anity and as such exchange does not in volve recognition of thie rebels as a a government therefore resolved by the senate and house of re atiles etc that the president of the united states be requested to inaugurate c measures for the exchange of oc prisoners in tb b e present rebellion mr conklin introduced a wl hill to certain persons to military trial and punishment covering the cases of 0 such as may enter into speculations for tor the purpose of defraud ing the government and who A ho may way offer bribes for the advantages adan tal tag ea of furnishing wale hing hiag military stores manit irris of war etc military and naval court martiale marti mart I 1 als ais are autho authorized sized those ose found guilty are to be puni pral punished shed with imprisonment for not less than two years ile he said the government has been cheated of large largo sums gums of money momey there was a multitude of harpies which no man could number 1 beying upon the vitals of the commonwealth they should be punished with certain I 1 severity ile he alere was a class of desperate spec latora who are depleting the treasury teenor to enormous amounts in a variety of injurious mode modes t mr nir dawes one of the special i committee to examine into government co contacts briefly s ea of the discoveries of f raud fraud that have already eady been made he said that without further legislation the treasury will become bankrupt the bill was referred to the judiciary committee on motion it wa resolved that the committee on foreign affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of furnishing relief to the starving population in ia ireland and to re report ort by bill or otherwise mr Benh benham amii amli ii produced trod a bill repealing rep ealin all ai acts anci ancl acts authorizing authorising autho rising the comm comin ament of persons of color as runaway runaways sois 03 suspected or charged with being runa runaways runaway st and balno baino bold bald to play ray expense a etc aidt ardt te cpr birr actins ac tiMs mcgurley Mr Gurley introduced it a bill to tie tic the property of oti rebels liberate their beaves and colonize them mr nit Hutc hutchins hins bins a bill to i volt voit sh slavery in thle thye dietr ct of columbia mr nir upton introduced a bill to facilitate jud jod caal proceedings in the confiscation oscap of captured property and for the better belter administration of the prize law several other bols bois ada add of 0 nador emnor lancg were introduce dand re ferretti referred |