| Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS the time for which congress took an adjournment journ ment or recess having expired both houses bouses resumed the session on monday nion Alon day aay the ath of january I 1 I 1 in the senate en cri that day dewral hevral resola I 1 i tlona tiona were presented some of anich were referred I 1 also sundry reports including tho e of ithe the superintendent of the coast survey ai aid ald d of the judge advocate general A cou con muni cation was received from the secretary of I 1 war in reply to a resolution of the senate stating that no citizens to we h a knowledge or by his bis authority have been keen required to take an oath or obligation not to bring suit or action against those who arrested them in the house on monday monday monlay mon Hon day the ath of 0 janu janul januj j ary the speaker appointed train bingham vibbard Cain campbeli campbell and leary a select committee to indu injure re whether any government officer or employee directly or in directly had an interest in any banking basking house or moneyed institution having contracts with government the bill to annul and abro abrogate ata all treaties with the sioux indians of minnesota and ap one ai ald aid d a half halt million of dollars out the trust funds of those indians which extinguishes the samelor same for the relief of the sufferers by the indian depredations last fall was taken up and pasted by a vote of 78 to 17 in the senate on tuesday jan oth mr wilson from the committee on military affairs I 1 I 1 re reprinted potted back the bill to suspend temporarily i the act to prevent and punish fraud on the part ot ofiS nera cera in trusted with making contracts I 1 for the government and moved that the bill be put rut upon its passage upon which a I 1 discua discussion sion slon arose and the subject was postponed mr wilson also reported bak back the joint resolution for or the payment of the th soldiers idlers odthe army aray and the seamen and marines I 1 of the navy with an amendment authorizing I 1 the secretary detary of the treasury to issue 50 of demand notes in addition add tion to the ithe amount authorized by the act of july 1862 which after some come discussion was rea rei re berred to the committee on fi finance nanc mr hir harlan narlan presented the petition ol 01 the rv rev J B cheever cheerer and other a committee of ministers and members of certain chur churches clies of new york and B oaklyn deprecating in decision and asking for a more vigorous p policy licy llcy in the suppression of the rebellion and i the emancipation of 0 the slaves the bill concerning the discharge ot of state prisoners was taken up upon which mr mra weight made a lengthy speech tle bill was laid over in the the oth the bill to aid ald a nil missouri to abolish slavery and providing for the issuing of ten millions in thirty years gingi bonds payable to loyal owners and pled pied pledging the government to the deportation of the freed I 1 slaves was taken up and passed by a vote I 1 of 71 to 40 A bill was also passed authorizing the postmaster general to make in til ad di ion lon onto to chelist the list cf f articles so as 0 to o allow parcels and articles not now flow to be sent to soldiers by their friend p at the rate of cne cent per ounce I 1 in ju the senate on wednesday janith janath ath mr rice introduce introduced I a bill for payment to the st state slate al te 0 of f minnesota of all costs arid and charges for suppressing tile the late indian hostilities which was referred and mr nesmith hel Hes a bill to pro vide v ule better protection to overland erill emigrants grants to the pacific A resolution was adopted requesting the secretary of 0 war to report the numble of officers and add privates who have deserted from the army since july lat lot 1861 16 and nhat what steps had been taken 64 to punish funish them which waa adopted adopt edt ejk in the house houpe on the ath mr pendleton introduced trod a besalu ion condemning aen grant grants order excluding jews from the army lines ag as 1 illegal 11 19 al and unjust tyrannical arid aad cruel which wa waa tabled 56 to 53 mr hutching hutchins offered a tendering tend tene erin enin trin the t thanks 0 of the house to gen butier butler f energetic ener enet getic able and hum humste ane ine during his command of the department of gulf several ineffectual attempts were to table dhring dur the debate ensued endued en dued tae su act waa was finally laid over oyer in the senate on thursday jan san still ath mr collamer from the co committee cittee on post pos offices and roads reported backs the bill to allow additional dit ional matter with the recommendation that it ought 0 not to pass the bill to tax bank bills and fractional currencies was taken up and mr sherman made a lengthy speech in favor of the mea ure sure the bill providing for tile the discharge of 0 state prisoners was also under discussion both were postponed in the housdon Hou seon the ath of january the rebo reso i 1 lution tendering thanks to gen butler for his able energetic and humane administration of the department of the gulf passed by a vote of 83 to 23 A resolution was also adopted pro viann via vid lan ins fo for T the appointment of a committee of five to re 1 port a hi bi I 1 providing el cr the appointment of commissioners power arid and duty shall shail be to attend in the districts of the country passed over by the armies i f the United States during daring the existence of the present rebellion I 1 and hear bear and take proof of the losses sustained by citizens caused by the presence or conduct of the said armies and also proof of the he loraly or disloyalty of persons Fres presenting enting such claims to d distinguish stin the kind of property taken for libat what p burp ur p a se e taken and the value of that necessarily consumed and of that in no case taking tailing into the estimate tiie the consequential damages but only the actual value and make malce and return reports with the evi evl evidence deneze and their opinions tipon upon each claim to the court of claims in washington and providing that no such claim shall be paid until approved by saie said court of claims in the senate on friday the gib oth mr wilson introduced a bill which was ordered be printed providing for the lou IOU of a canal for the passage of naval and armed vessels from the mississippi river to lake michigan and to enlarge the locks of the erle erie and oswego canals of new york to adapt them to the defense of 0 the northern lakes A bill was passed providing for tor the punishment of persons convicted of crime in district of columbia by their confinement convenient states and legalizing lega lising the of such persons to the state prison at auburn new york and providing for the payment ten dollars to bub buh buth sub person per sena sp en on the thais theis release to convey them home the bill for the of tha norwegian 0 ian lan bark admiral P torden helm beim was also taken up ur and passed in the house muse on the ath of january mr sargeant introduced a bill to estai estal establish ilish branch mint in nevada which was to the committee of ways waya and maans mans mr blake introduced a resolution for removal of one of the capitol police for inhuman treatment of a soldier which was adopted the house then went into committee of the whole for general debate aad and a sparring scene followed both hoses houses adjourned journea ad till tili monday |
