The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
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Exclusively for the Journal.
&c NC rs SION T.
! xXXVII CONGRESS.
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WASHINGTON. Anp. I

WASHINGTON, Ang. 8.
SRNArE.-Saulsbury would take up the
resolutions offered by him some time since.
The motion was disagreed to-ayes II;
nays 29.
Hale reported bill providing for further
enlistments Ia the navy. Passed.
Wilson moved to take up the House bill
to promote the efficiency of the engineer
corps. Agreed to. Several amendments
were made, and the bill passed.
Foster moved to take up The report of the
eommittee on Judiciary in the case of the
Kansas contested seat.
Lane said that be had never accepted the
appointment of Brigadier General, or acted
in any way as a Brigadier General of the
Kansas Brigade after it was formed. When
he did accept of any such appointment, be
would inform the Senate and resign his seat
After further discussion the Senate refus-
ed to proceed to the consideration of the re-
port.
The amendment to the bill to increase the
pay of volunteers 81 per month instead of
81, was carried by yeasI8, nays II.
Wilson moved to amend by adding the
bin approving and legalizing the military
proclamation Of the President.
Breckenridge said that this amendment
looked little like the joint resolution APP
proving the acts of the President. lie was
of the opinion, however, that in this amend
ment there was some omissions which look
ed like leaving the other resolutions alone
Wilson said there was an omission, but
he intended to call up the joint resolution.
The amendment was agreed to- and the
bill passed.
After executive session adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, appear
ed in his seat for the first time this session.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from Mr.. Curtis, stating that he has sent to
the Governor of Iowa his resignation as
Representative from, that State, duties of
military character prompting him to this
course, he having been appointed Brigadier
General.
Mr.. May introduced preamble conclud-
ing with resolution that the Republican
party having achieved success in a section
al social issue, is responsible for our present
national miseries that the uncompromis-
ing spirit of that party has prevented COM
promise, when the same was practicable
that it is impossible by force of arms to
subjugate the seeded States which are
united to a man in defence of their sacred
rights against the most cruel and merciless
usages, &C., it becomes the duty of Congress
to procure an armistice, to secure peace and
such compromise as will preserve the
Union if possible and that if this cannot
be sdene to provide for the peaceable separa-
ton of the States which have seeded and
others which may hereafter secede.
Objections were made to the resolution.
May moved suspension OF the rules.
The motion was disagreed to-
Kellogg of Illinois asked and obtained
leave to report from the judiciary commit
tee the bill fixing the number of members
of the House of Representatives after 1863
to 239, to be appertioned among the several
States in accordance with the act of 1880;
The bill was passed.
The House coneurred in the Senates
amendment to the bill authorizing addition
al enlistmeuts in the navy-striking out
the word marine The bill was pissed.
The Senate joint resolution authorizing
experiments with James rifled cannon pro-
jectiles was passed.
The Senate bill to increase the Engineer
Corps and Typographical Engineer Corps,
with an amendment providing for two adj
ditional Inspector General spassed
The House took up the Senate bill adding
81 per month to the pay of non-commis-
stoned officers musicians, volunteers ma
rines, seamen, and ordinary seamen, and
approving and legalizing all the debts under
the proclamation of the President after
March 4th, 1861, respecting the army and
navy, regarding them of the same effect as
if they had been warranted by the previous
ly expressed bill OF Congress.
Stephens remarked that the expenses of
the Government were at the rate of 81, $780,
600 per day, and he could not see where
the money was to come from.
After some discussion the bill passed
Lovejoy introduced a bill to repeal so
much OF the law as exempts witness, who
testifies before an investigating Committee
from prosecution in Court of Justice
Mr. Wicklife said that be would vote for
it as under that clause
The contractors, and the company, and
the State who stole the Indian bonds, got
clear. Without disposing of,the bill,
Adjourned.