Show CONGRESS ix in te senaie senate senata on tilday TiT tuesday day dec icah vice president himlin presented a message from I 1 president eit elt lincoln I placing at we tb e disposal of i as three swords formerly belonging I 1 to major general twiggs forwarded to him hini by major majon general butler butle from new orleans ll 11 and n j suggesting that if the swords should be given glen to any one by congress as rewards of I 1 courage dou cou rege and braver bravery yi major general butler should be entitled to the first consideration the message was laid on the table mr rice introduced a bill which was read and referred granting 11 public lands to the I 1 state of minnesota to aid ald aidin aldin in improving the 1 ii navigation of the minnesota and red river of the north and connecting a the same by a canal A resolution reso raso luion was introduced by mr sumner which was adopted requesting the pesi P esi dent to communicate to the senate any unpublished correspondence touching the cultivation cf cotton in asia minor anil arid Ey egypt pt the reslo resolution lution censuring sir mr buchanan was taken up upon on motion of mr davis of kentucky Ken ticky it was opposed by mr hale nale vho acho in the course of his remarks said he should vote against the resolution not because be b did n not ot believe the facts as stated and not lacause he did not believe that mr buchanan did di d fail to do what be c but because he woud not in this way condemn j any man unheard mr buchanan Buc banan hanan was a vate citizen and this resolution if passed would stamp him with eternal infamy and I 1 his friends might thank god that he had no not children to leave behin behind him lie lle was op opi i ased to the senates passing judgment against a man who had had no notice of any inhof of such a proceeding against him ile lle had al ways A considered mr B chanan as the most overrated man nan he ever knew mr saulsbury offered an amendment providing that a copy of the resolution be served on mr Buc buchanan hanan banan and that he be at liberty to defend himself a abst the mhd atlen allen allegations lations therein contained the resolution and amendment were tabled by ly a vote of ofos 03 to 3 1 in the house en cn the the speaker presented for consideration the message of the prisident in relation to general Tivi lm ggs old swords which seem to be considered valuable balles by the president the message mt with more tavor favor in the tte house than it did in the arate S nate late as instead of being 0 laid on the table it ivas was ef erred to the committee on military aira alra mr stevens St evens erens resolution declaring that this union must be and remain one and indivisible forever and that it would be high crime to advise or eccell peace propositions on any any other terms thich aich had been made the special orde the day were on motion postponed for ot three weeks mr aldrich a billAh bill wih ich was waa referred to the committee on an indian affairs affa irb irp provid ng for the removal of the sioux indians and the disposition 0 n of their reservations in minnesota and dakotah Da kotab the west vest byest point academy rp bill passed without debate or amendment after which th the e detthof dea I 1 mr hanchett member of the thie house ilou llou se from irom wisconsin was announced noun ced upon which several eulogistic were nade rade nadeane na I 1 ind the usual resolutions of condolence passed in the on dec de mr gison wilson f t am the military mill tary committee reported lack lach the b bil 11 to facilitate the ib discharge of disabled dis abed ull uli pil diera diara froni from the army and the inspection c cf f convalescent can pi and hospitals also a bill to improve the orga organ nation atlon aaion of the cava cavalry forces mr rice from the military committee rc re rei pirtea p arted back a bi bli bid I 1 to forfeit the pay of absent of the army lr nesmith ith introduced a bill to establish esta a bianch branch mint at cortlan oe on referral referred to the cammi committee atee on finance mr Sa Sari sansbury asbury lAur offered a resolution directing the secreta y of mar var war to inform the senate whether ann afi any soldiers rs wei ivele e sent into the stae stac of delaware to bemes bewes ent at the polls in november last at tWe gada r I 1 election in said state and nd if 10 EO by yv orders uron chose ap plicato the auy any of or th ir being boing senty senti to what nhat places placed they were ivere gent dent anabo anaho w many mary bent sent and ani I 1 I 1 to each ot os such uch places p aces the n names imes ames of 0 tee tte regi eav ments menta or companies bent sent with the names 0 the of such ucb s t comp companes aides aldes ancl whether any and if so how low wy Y homi hs havlen vlen n punted p I 1 n said bald state and ant a at what places ames names and the n e i ce if any jor or their theli appointment and and end the powers conferred upon them to communicate all papers papera in his bis de part ment relative to the sending of these soldiers ja also a resolution directing the secretary of war to inform the senate whether he haa baa authorized a military organization called the home guard in delaware if so for what purpose by what authority of law and by what necessity for such organization in that state whether he has undertaken to exempt from liable liability clity to be drafted persons who shall become members of such home guard and if eo so by what authority whether be has haa promised pecuniary compensation to such persons as an inducement to join such ilo llo home e i 1 guard and if so eo by what wha t an authority of la law WJ whether such persons have been assured by his hia authority that they shall shail not be required to leave said state in the mil mii tary defense of 1 the country and to comman communicate leate all ali badera and papers in his department relative to said eaid military organization in the state of delaware both of which were laid over under the rule A bill to amend the act to provide for the collection of the internal revenue approved july 1 1802 was taken up and passed in the house hoube on the most of the time appears to have been spent in committee of the whole on the presidents alessa message e the various parts of which were referred to the appropriate committee in the senate on the among ibe the resolutions presented was one by mr wilkinson instructing 0 the committee on the conduct of the war to inquire into the facts relating to the recent battle at fred ered fredericksburg ericksburg and as to nhat officer cr or officers were responsible for the assa assault tift which was wag made on the works and also for the delay which occurred I 1 in preparing to met meet the enemy mr air me mei sol bol j dougall douall sug suggested bated ested that the resolution be so amended as to direct that the committee com mutee report the rebut of their investigations to the senate wh vh ch was accepted and the resolution adopted A resolution was presented by mr sumner requesting the president to communicate muni cate to the senate any information he may have in M his ros possession session showing why gen sixton was removed from his command at hilton head nead mr nir grimes offered a resolution which was adopted directing the secretary of war to inform the senate of who whom in the trang transport port vessels thames and niagara 1 and hooner schooner Bc nymph were chartered for banks expedition and by what a agent I 1 or agents I 1 of the war department they were charter edat at what price and fr f r what time and also to report td the senate what officers or agents examined said vessels as 23 to thear A bill was introduced to facil tate proof for the allowance of pen per pension a bill to extend the walta walla wa ila iia lla walla aad a fort benton military road to fort abercrombie a bill to provide for the protection of overland ern era emigrants to the sates and territories on the pacific coast and a bill to provide forthe for the fhe appointment cf commissioners to examine and decide upon military nili tary claims originating origination c during the present rebellion in the state of virginia w west st of the blue ridge prior to sept 30 werd presented and referred abill to facil tacil facilitate leste liste the dis dib discharge chargi of disa disabled b led soldiers from the army and for the inspection inspect bion tion of convalescent camps and the hospitals of the army was taken up at length ard and finally passed A bill to improve the organization of the cavalry forces was also taken up and in the house on the IM mr bingham from ohp judiciary committee reported back I 1 the bil bli extending extending relief to loyal men for slaves wrongfully taken or abstracted with tha the recommendation that it do not pass upon which a len ien lengthy thy aby discussion arose the bill was ultimately tabled by a vote of 80 83 to 45 A resolution was adopted instructing 0 the committee oa on naval affairs affia irs to report at an car tarl 1 y liay da j whether letters of marque ought not to le be issued for the purpose of capturing 0 dr dt dairo destroy ing the piratical vessel known as the ico igo no ivo 2150 or the alabama and other vessels of like liki character now new fitting out in the ports of great britain for the purpose of a preying p t upon ion lon our merchantmen merchantman merchant men mon enga god in lawful commerce and what legislation wars wary if any apy was v necessary for thal that purpose 1 then went into committee of me the abole on ac array appropriation 1 l for lor the year eoe doe iii lii J 1 na wa bundred hundred l nd d thir tyone tyona mill millio I 1 nsf dg dollars lars mr ur mallory c ed an aren amendment dment which wai wag was tabled by a an overwhelming ing vote providing that no part of the tb money appropriated should be expended so as to encourage the escape I 1 of slaves from their masterson master sor to support and maintain slaves that do escape from their masters or for any purpose of emancipation or colonization or for any other object than the re establishment of the authority of the constitution and the laws of the tile united states over the rebels the bill was p passed passel adsett j by a vote of to 3 |