| Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS se in the senate senata mr grimes gave noi not cc c e trl ithe should introduce a bill to have one ot the hospitals in washington placed unfit the care ot a homeopathic physician mr lne L kne of indana ind ana presented the cre dentals denta aj js of hon garret davis davig senator elect fam K kentuck Ke tuck y in place of mr dir breckinridge ear eflee enned aho vho appeared and took thecla thecia the oath th of officer office I 1 I 1 ta mr jr sumner I 1 presented a memorial from cili clil zens of boston stating that freedom of the ahe p aps press ess had been abridged and asking bellef relief mi nir fessenden ri r ported porteria a bli appropriating one million feve eive hundred thousand dollars for the tha birdin of op on the western ssu ri t ny s passed dip die af na offered offe rei ret a n that the ahe P president r P ild iid e ki be e requested to institute proceedings ig i tbt th churls ot of law against who may mar have haye have been beer i by executive authority a and add d w ho x 0 w remain re mainio in custody ko eo thag that a alu aiu ju zda ada rp maybe ay iy b had in each case s to ascertain ha I 1 be alto allo gerdto take the gathof oath af aile alle nance and atio who shall be detained ac was aks laid over tir mr wil wll wilson introduced a bill providing that 1 beet tili 1111 tary or ar nava navah serece of the shall cause any per 11 bon don on claimed to be service or labor by rei ler reaton sori eori of oe Arri carl descent to be seized held detained or delivered up to any person claiming such berv ce or labor shall be deemed guilty of oa o a misdemeanor and hail bail b be 0 wils wila 13 honora ly discharged and ever inelli intelligible gible to an any y applin appointment t mei mel it ifil in tile tiie he mili military tazy or naval service service odthe of the united states the bill to increase the number of oe cadets cabets at al west point from to was taken up ron ton upon a lengthy discussion arose mr 1 wa e posed the bill bi 11 as a daeng greatly to the expenses of the government mr wilson said calis calls had haa been mafe mate from a alloi 11 over erthe th e country f for or officers f froia rocq west point to lead the troops nir air sheriban related his hla experience lie ile said sald that during the vacation they raised some volunteers in im ohio and came here to get pet two officers as colonel colonels but when these volunteers got tot hare in 16 face oe the enemy adjutant gen j era eral thomas wanted to take away the two offic officers erg eri the only officers that knew how to give the word of comma command command nr and send them to arega a regiment in oregon if ahat that hat was the wa way y tili ra dwar limy ilmy army officers were to be used he she sae mili was opposed to any increase of west avest point mr nir chandler 11 was ready to abo ish west point entirely etwas it wab was a I 1 cawse cause of the rebellion lie ilo sd that a southern officer sate at montreal lately that there were enough old oid 11 army officers in favo favor pathe sou biow bno hiow blow win in the federal armye armei to prevent us ever acquiring a victory we r do d o n the r regular ular army off igers iders he believed that west point had produced more mord traitors i than e elge eige since the days daya of judas iscaro t fes andin die nie ale said slid that thai if ie the war conti continued hu ed four 0 or five years we should not have hive any money to pay anybody lie ile did not arree agree r with mr nir chandlen chandler who ho opposed west me point in buthe could say that the war would i come to an end disastrous to lo the country an dabat very soon if we did riot begin to economize in oun our expense ensey there theres 8 lemed to be dairace naceb between cone Cons ress resa and the executives as to which should spena the he most itoney tb e ball ill was waa posta postponed ned albillo forn the house hoube duties and sug sugar arwas was received it makes tle tie the duty antea onrea n tea twenty centa cents 0 on n coffee fifee s and ind ol oi eu sugar bugar ai two and a half to nta a pound 8 aire aare so luion was waa also received from the house that thab the house would A ivd dad journ adjourn till the ad 0 january on the question to concur anthe alouse resolution of adjournment ro HO quorum voted in the housdon Hou seon the th mr presented pres dres ened a bill which 1 lias ikas was afe referred fred ired to the committe commute on judi Indi judiciary clary and anul ordered tobe to ae printed to enforce the writ vr tt of alaa corpus and secure the liberty of the citizens tiie mie bill provides that except when congress shall pubic c safety require requires 3 it have suspended the ariti writ any person confined or defail detained ed in any jail dungeon fortress or othir place of confinement or in any other way whatsoever depKi deprived ved of his ilbert libert liberty y b by y any united states aaice ff ace ice rc ivi ivl military or naval ani ant ya or by any person under any claim of an ali t fiorita borit tro fro from the united states shall have t of the writ any j judge i ui ge or court ot of the united states state and punishes ish ea the refusal or neglect to allow issue or obel obey the writ with the penalty of one khoii lion sin band sand dollars to the ratty patty aggrieved fine or imprisonment or both atthe discretion is of the court it forbids uner the same penalty the recommitment for the same offense of any one once discharged on habeas corpus also the thee removal of prisoners from one sta e or district to another the bill further provides that no officer of the united states civil military or naval lder any pretense of authority what that of congress attempt to the th of the writ under bhaer penalty perl peri alty of a fine not exceeding five tho tto thousand usand dol doi dollars lars laTs alo aio add and imprisonment not exceeding two years and gives also a rio rig right of xit action for damages to the party aggrieved and that it if any offices officer of the united unit hnit e states civil military or navai naval shall except when congress shall have suspended the writ of habeas corpus issue any warrant or order of arrest for any p as a prisoner of state stale or er political offender and not noc no forthwith deliver over ever c ver such person to the judicial authorities for trial such officer shall be fined in any bum sum from one thousand to five 1 thousand dollars or imprisoned from six months to one year or both at the discretion of the coart and moreover gives a right of 0 action t C j damages to the party arty till aggrieved the bill atso also provides the means of enforcing the orders of the court in cases under it mr watts delegate from new Al mexico exico in induced a bill till providing a temporary government for arizona which was T te berred to the tiie committee on the judiciary the consideration of the resolution offered by mr hir wilson requesting the committee 0 on 1 1 military affairs to report a bill a an n additional article of war for the government of the army whereby all officers in the military service of the united states shall be prohibited hibl hibi ted from using apy any portion of the forces under their respective I 1 commands oin mands for the pur par pose of xe turning returning fugitive slaves from service or labor and an to provide for the punishment of such officers as may violate said article of earlby war by dismissal from the se i vice wak wai was re sume saine dand after a lengthy discussion the on motion of mr vandever the comm coroll tee oti territories was directed to inquire into the he ex expediency of establishing territorial rial riat g govern ovorn melts metts within swithin the limits of the disloyal states or districts and to report by bill or otherwise mr fenton 4 a bill branti granting ng la lands de for a rall rail railroad rodd road from tha th river nver to bosan francisco which wab was referred tb a special committe the committee on the poat po office was instructed ted to inquire into and report a a system bych by which h oney money may be safely transmitted through the mails mr kellogg introduced a resolution that when the house adjourn today to lo day baythe the senate concurring it be till the ad ot of jan january ary aty dir air hir Bingham 7 the judiciary judi cUry committee I 1 report reported pd a bill amendatory ot of the act to establish the judiciary system which provides fon for two wo circuits instead ot of one hi the north western states end ind fand consolidates the gifth fifth and ninth consisting of alabama lo 10 louisiana arkansas and texas into one it dols dole not change he the lumber of jud judgeson judge 0 edof I 1 th tha supreme court I 1 mr air kelogg kellogg g understand ng that there was no quorum in the senate to act on his bis former resolution offered another namely yi that when the house adjourns on that day it be until the fol tol following loving mon hon monday kon monday day and that when it adjourn it batill be till the ad of 0 Jn jannary january the was wab adopted I 1 i dec sec 2 h in the se ae several sever geyer al petitions I 1 I 1 i were presented praying for the e emancipation ot of the slaves of oe rebels without compin compensation gatlon gation and those of 0 loyal masters with bompensa tin tip mr adir grimes raftered offered a resolution instructing the committee ein oin on natal affairs to inquire into the ma merin merln which war vessels h had bad ad been fitted out lle lie ile he had heard rumors of great extravagance at the navy yards in this respect the resolution was agreed to mr hale N H olt oft ellered offered ered a resection calling on the sec beci detary of tha the navy for a liebof list of the volunteers li eutena ts masters paymasters ac in the navy which was adopted mr hale presented a petition tom bom om biti citizens zens of 13 oston doston claiman claiming that hat the freedom of the pres press shad had been infringed which was referred the senate then went into executive sessi bessi session and on the opening of the tho doors adjourned to thursday day the dec in the sedate seriate aff grimes pre dented a petition from citizen citizens i of iowa for ahw thra thai introduction of the himeo homeopathic system of practice in the army several pe petit tins ti fitins luns igns were pre presented s e anted forthe forthe location of a national armory armolt at rock hock mind island on motion of mr jin hate it was agreed that when the senate adjourn today todal fo day dal it ii be be to meet on monday nex tand when the senate meet on that day it adjourn to next thursday ute ure nir dir pavis navis of kenti ciot cloy gave notice that he should intro introduce luce a 4 bli bil b li ll confiscating every avery species of property pr of all persons who have bad had any connection with the southern rebellion either elther in a evil e vil vii military or naval capacity mr harlan introduced a b 11 for esia esta establishing blish in pro pre provisional lvis ivis lonal ional governments iti in all the seceded sein bein caad states which was referred in the 11 use on the no business was transacted as theres there s no quorum present both houses adjourned adjourn edtill tili till the monday |
