Show as OF CONGRESS dec in the se S ate mr king kinq kin presented aceti ion from the new york chamber of commerce asking that the new york assay office have the privilege of coining which was referred to the finance cammi tee mr grimes presented a petition from citizens of iowa for a cha ge in the law which excludes jew sh chaplains from the army i also a petition that in consequence of the 1 present rebellion slavery be absolutely and unconditionally abolished mr witson wilson intro introduced dued a bill providing for the abolishment of slavery in tue toe district of colu columbia abia which it is ia said will come up for at an early day mr hale offered a le ie solution which was adopted that the committee on inist military a ry affair ablaing be requested to inquire into the ex expediency e a ell eri cy 0 of providing a uniform manner for dealing with the slaves of the rebels and those made maue prisoners or escaping from their masters 1 mr nir offered a resolution eat vat t at the commissioners of patents inquire if any additional legislate legis lati iati n is necessary to secure persons of african descent the right to take out patents patent mr wilkinson offered the fo following Rowing pie pre and resolution whereas jesse D III lii blight ight senator from indiana did on the at 0 march last write a letter a 0 jei Jel jetterson Terson davis a letter sas was vas here read introducing a air nir lincoln to lo mr davis ai as having hiving an imp movement in firearms and whereas such letter is evidence ot at disloyalty th Resol ros hos olvid md that jesse D bright be elpe led led from the senate of oe the united tates states 3 alter after considerable discussion the reading of letters and a short explanatory speech from mr bright the matter waa referred to the committee on the judiciary 1 mr ir trumbull Trun bull buli called up the resolution asking in of state if persons had bad been artst arest aj testa gd in the loyal states and by what j A lengthy discussion followed walh h was participated in by ili INI essra dixon trumbull hale kennedy doolittle pearce bayard wilson latham lathain La thain thaiD fessenden and browning mr dixon opposed the resolution ile he thought it best beat no to 0 a into such question in times like these when the very garety safety or of the country is thre threatened threat atene enel 1 the time had passed by when this thia abominable rebellion could be crushed by mild mila means ile he would ithee no discrimination between the property of rebels A great deal has been sall sali about the opinions of conservative men he t tad lad ad occasion cea sion slon to know something about such opinions ant ani knew them he was for using any means for the suppression of the rebellion mr trumbull said he was a eager as any annj beneto one to crush rebellion ile he would not waste the thee powers of toe government in arresting persons in the loyal 8 ates but would strike I 1 with the power of six hundred thousand men and crush the rebellion to earth it seemed the very verv essence ot of despotism it if men could be arrested by telegraph without power to reply I 1 or to have a trial what becomes of constitutional tut ional libert are you willing to trust the liberties of citi citizens zeni zens in the hands of any one igan idan man no matter who the people are engaged in th defense of constitutional liberty and the constitution as our fathers made it that constitution is broad enough without any violation latton lation of it ile he thought no DO hala hain ham could come oagot the resolution arthe IF ohp reply of the secretary showed that arrests had bad been made and there was no authority for them but that they were still necessary would it not be cetter better to make a la law fa 0 o eft eff effat et the like result mr hale thou thought glit the resolution eminently proper and appropriate and should feel mor it was wan not passed oar fathers fought for fog principle for constitutional liberty regu ed by law and not for mer meri independence The gove ament had better tail fail than be faith j leaa jophat great principle if the tiner tiala ever arrives in the history of this co ll li 11 try when constitutional liberty regulated by law cannot exist let iet the nation die let it perish and its memory be blotted from among the tha nations of the earth for it hs hpe failed ill in its bagh mission it will be faithless to the principles piea plea which gave it b bi th and wanting in all the elements of life and power what wha t are we striving for toda today to da dav day why are our ship i of war on the sea and our oar hundreds of da As of men why have hake they left the plow n the furrow and left th ir fields why have mech mechanic mechanics anici left their benches and gone ou out their living breasts as a bulwark of 0 defense about te tie tle temple tempie e of liberty but that they may presen e constitutional ed by bylaw law that is ia it lt sir that is the beginning and end a 0 this nation its high mission and it if it does not nov vindicate blat tuen then it had has better neer never been beeh born porn I 1 ain aln latham could see na necessity for trampling on the constitution in order to sus tan it let treason be punished by law and if ie men must be arrested let them theda be arrested acbo acio according to law in The W ieso leso resolution luti on was fin finelly ally tily referred to the judiciary committee by a vote of 25 to 17 in the house da ba the the speaker pres presented anted the memorial of the legislative amenably of colorado asking ailing for tor the liana ent of a branch branc 11 ll raint in that territory which was referred to the committee of ways waya and means meang mr nir conway rising to a question guestion a 09 privilege e allude alluded l to a dialogue between f fouke fluke on thursday the tle former hady hadt included the battle of Belm beim delmont belmont pont Cont asin as in tile the benes serles of defeats athi atri to our army mr fuuko made a statement of 0 the hatt batt batik 15 15 of belmont to show that it was a victory to the federal troops and insisted alsted in that it was a unkind in mr conway to insist in characterizing it as a defeat mr conway replying said that mr fouke had refused to avail himself of his generosity ile he submitted to the candid judg men meni of 0 the house whether such conduct did not clearly manifest a deliberate purpose to bring on a personal collision without cause and whether such condu t was not only un bortny a member of this house but characteristic te rather of a blackguard and scoundrel mr richardson ichardson rl immediately ely called the eli eil ell en 1 tieman to 0 orde ghis was not thi tha place e to settle settie such difficulties mr foute foule wanted to say one word in reply mr sevens and others objected they thes llad had d enough of su h things tile the speaker informed mr fouke that no debate was in order mr fouke amid the cries of order was understood to say that mr conway was a disgrace to the nation and humanity hurn hurl anity I 1 among the bills introduced and referred i was one by mr morrill morill donating laid land to tc the several states for the founding of agricultural colleges the house passed a bill to strike from the pension bension roll the names of all persons who ho eave have taken up unarms aral against the government or in any manner aided the rebellion mr cradlebaugh introduced a bill to establish esta a branch mint in the territory orv ory of nevada which was referred to the committee on commerce mr introduced a e and resolution to the effect that inasmuch much as anata th conduct of capt wilkes in tb the e taking kiri kirl of mason and slidell from the breish Bri ishmail mail mali il i teamer steamer trent had been endorsed indorsed indor sed by the government ern ment that it is the duty of 0 the president I 1 to now firmly maintain the stand thus taken jap approving proving and adopting the act of cap capt wilkes in spite of any menace or demand of the and that this house pledges its full support to him in upholding now the lionor honor and vindicating he courage of the government and amt people of the united states against a foreign power mr moved the previous question they had bad heard the first growl of the british lion it re mined remained to be been teen who would cower clawer i the 11 use refused to second the demand for the previous question and the preamble and resola ion were referred to the committee on foreign rela lons loril j the house resumed the consideration cons consideration iteration of the bill autho authorize g the raising of a volunteer I 1 force for the better defense of kentucky upon which a lengthy discussion disc passed mes ris sis richardson wickliffe wright bingham maynard morrill and blair bi air ajr favoring and mesas jests lovejoy Lot ejoy stem steens ens and hickman opposing the bill which finally I 1 passed dec in the senate the chaplain rev dr sunderland offered up the following t prayer 1 oh thou god of 0 nations who dost best r the ithe world by every ga gale gaie ae of providence in the conscious justice of that which has been done upon i the high seas to defeat the machinations of the insurgents against his government we appeal to tnt attire e in the menace of the hour give us firmness to do our duty and to meet all its consequences u hether whether they be of foreign war or of domestic strife thou thon art and T thou hou bou be most righteous king the judge between us and or enem e on oil the deep ad desperate wickedness which bas has constrained tais nation to the sacrifice of so much blood and treasure we pray thee to b bathe thy blast of oe annihilation our hope is in thee ione lone alone nor will we in any wise turn from but pray t at in the mighty struggle el e thou purify and vindicate u ui i before m the present and all alt coming generations of men through jesus christ amen aulen A bill was rt received from the house f p au theorize orize the raising of a volunteer force for the defense of kentucky whit h was referred to the military committee mr fooie offered a r solution that the corn corm missioner of public buildings t inform the senate by what author y a portion of tt tte e national capitol has been convened into a bal bai bakery bailery lery cery which was agreed to mr latham offered a resolution that the secretary of war be requested to i form the senate ay b y virtue of what law and cihat hat reason passports are required from passengers from new york to san francisco which was agreed to mr line clied c lied up the resolution that the secretary of war be requested to furnish to the senate copies of the orders for the erect on of barracks for kansas troop A discussion followed which occupied most of the day as aa to the inactivity of the ardythe army the impropriety of goin gain going into winter quarters becore ber bei ore a dec sive blow was struck and the question as to lo what be done with the four millions of at slaves in the tho south be ng the principal matters discussed 11 th 1 ie solution resolution ua was s tabi talc mr foster move moved d to takee up the kansas conte tel ted seat caseb case which was taken up and postpone I 1 till next day the chair announced announce dab das as the committee to investigate into info the general conduct of the war wade of ohio chandler of michi kichii an and johnson lohna on of tennessee in lii the house on the the house resumed the con of thia the special order bing mr air eliote resolutions proposing the emancipation of the slaves of rebels ac mr harding opposed the resolutions which were with ail ali a I 1 I 1 others a therb pending irr in relation lation re to the same sa subject bajec t referred to the committee oil on the judiciary by a vote of 77 mr morrill introduced a bill abich thich wag ivas I 1 passed to suspend the appointment of asses s sors ors and col actors of the income tax until the i I 1 of april next 1 mr blair reported ted from the military corm comm cittee a bill hill providing for the allotment of pay pa certificates among the volunteer forces c was as passed mr cox from the committee rn en foreign affairs report reported eda a b 11 appropriating one thousand dollars as aa full compensation tion to the owners of th the 6 british ship perthshire Perth shire in consequence of her detention by the steamer massachusetts in june last for a supposed breach of the blockade upon which a ad d discussion arose therill The bill was passed mr S dawick from the committee on naval affa afra affairs irs reported a bill which was lla ita passed d further to promote the emmat effit efficiency lency of be the lla ila navy vy by the of officers ac fcc ile he also reported a bill authorizing the secretary of the navy to twenty ironclad steam gunboats gun boats by contract or other wis he stated that each would cost from to after a brif brnt debate the consideration of the bill was postponed po stoned and the house adjourned jour ried ned da in the senate mr teneyck in trod aced a bill for the establishment of 0 in armory oil on burlington island new J arsey mr dool atle introduced a bill for the collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary districts it provides for taking the land in such districts to pay the direct tax that tha the president shall before the of oe february next t make mako k a proclamation specifying what tracts az di districts are e in such insurrection toe owners I 1 to have power of mr sumner offered a resolution that tilt tr arrs rs t ten e n polk n now 0 v a traitor to the tile united states be expelled e d from the senate referred to the committee on judiciary mr ir r vilson lis ils on a 0 alered a re resolution that tte the military committee be instructed to inquire it if any legislation was necessary to correct the ells eils now exist in the condition and mana management ement of the military hospitals agreed to mr fo ter moved to take up the case of the contested seat beat of the senator from kansas lane atte report of the judiciary is that mr Stan stantin tn is entitled to the se be t mr lane asked that a memorial be read also an order from the war department ile he said the c cold coid co ld idt i ot hive had them at a correct copy of at the paper called an appointment mr sumner sad said that the case should be re committed to the committee which was ul tima teley agreed arced to the resolution offered by mr air sumner that the army shai bhai not be used to surre sunder bunder ider lder fug aug tive slaves was taken up and aftin some bome discussion agreed to A resolution offered by mr latham of california asked aaka the of state why passports are required from passengers going from new york to san F alcisco an cisco was taken up and adopted in inthe lathe the house homm on the mr dawe from the committe on e reporter report ei that charles henny henly foster poster is not entitled to a seat in this congress X either from the first or second ct cingros district of north caio lina ilna mr dawes said that the committee had pursued the invest gation garion so far as to be entirely s st sot t saied that the claim was founded en n itri position imposition and so we I 1 satisfied of this fact ws wo s mr foster himself that he had vo voluntarily in abandon d be the claim the house then resumed the consideration of if the bill to secure homesteads to sett settlers lers leri heads beads of families or those wilo have atta u ed the ge of ta t enty one years and are cit zens zena ut f the U cited states slates or filed an int antion to become such the provisions ol of the bill are extended to all who bave lave perform ed services in suppressing tha rebellion n lu in lieu of bounty lands the three months volunteers are to receive thirty dollars in addition to the rigia nig rig ut of a homestead and all wao have arved s x mon hs one hundred dollars the toe bair was discussed at length and finally po till the first nonday monday Y i iu february by a vote of |