Evening star., 1861-12-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxvvIIth CONGREsS-secsnd Session.

SRsATR Yesterday, after the close Of our re.
port
laid the table until the formation Of the stand
Ing Ccmmittees:
Rssolvsd, &c That the thanks Of Congress, be
ard th:y are hereby rendered 70 &C Capt Is samuel
officers, sesmen and marines attached to the
squadron under his command, for the decisive
aud splendid victory achieved at Port Royal on
the 9TH day of November last.
A resolution authorizing the Vice President to
appoint two members 10 hll the vacancies in the
Board Of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institution
occasoned by the decease Of ths Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas, late a Senator from the State of Illinois;
and the withdrawal and expulsion Of the Hon.
James NJ. Mason, late Senator from the State of
Virginia, was adopted
read, and the usual number of the same, with the
accompanying documents, ordered TO be printed;
when the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Afier the close Of our report yester.
fhe following was unanimously adopted:
Whereas Henry c. Burnett, member Of this
bsliicn agaidk the Gouern@snt ~ % fhsrefofee 1esn To-
RssOlrsd, That the said Burnett be a. he is
hereby expelled from this House, and that the
Governor Of the State Of Kentucky be notified Of
his expulsion.
Resolved, That the sergeant-at-Arms Of this
salary accruing to him since the extra session of
this Congress
Mr. nicklife, Of KY, made a few remarks.
stating that IL was his intention To have intro
duced such resolution as this, accompanied with
| an obituary notice of bis late colleague He as
serted that the position OF Kentucky was misun-
derstood; that she had never denied the right of
| the Federal Government to occupy her soil; and
| that the convention 10 which Mr Rp,nat, ha.
longed had libell~d the Stale ond deceived az.
people. In conclusion, be predicted that the hos
tile foot OF rebel would not be found In Ken
tucky on the 18th day of December
The following resolution introduced by Mr.
Shells eargef was assigned for consideration on
| TUESDAY next:
| RssoErsd, That It Is not within ths province OF
the House, nor would 1t be wise, to lay down any
| rules whatever regulating or attempting TO con.
| troll any part 81 the chief command Of cur armies
In the held, either In the matter to what "ili.
tary necessity" does or does not exist as to the
| treatment or use of slaves within ahy OF the
States, nor in any matters whatever affecting the
| States.
Rssoired. That while this House refrain. from
| any attempt to assume command Of the functions
| OF the CommendeT-in-C Chief Of the ArIpy and
| hereby expresses It's confidence In the wisdom,
prudence, and patriotism Of the President az in.
dicated In the discharge Of the immense res
| blnnes and arduous duties pertaining 10 the
present Executive term, and It's willinpness "a
| continue TO him the untrammelled exercise of bis
powers as the lander in Chief Of the Army
| ana Navy, yet the House dee ns 1t proper 10 er
press Its earnest sense and conviction that In the
prosecution Of this war no resort on the one hand
L onou oe hdu 10 tne plea OF "miltary necessity
as cover foT any violation OF any constituti
rg BITS OF any citizens Of the United States eith.,
| In slaves or any other right of the citizens; nor
| on tue other hand, TO any privilege or protect on
whatever, in extending by armies either to the
utte IN slaves or any other property wha ever
| which 10 incompatible with the safety of tbe
Government ITSELF but that the success of our arm,
In suppressng the re bellion, of our indiy iydual
fghts OF property, when Necessary, in the prose
l cutlon OF this war, be- made 10 Weld on tbs
permanent right of the Government To Teests ish
tue authority OF the Constitution over all The
| States Of the Union. "
Mr.. Bing ham introduced a bill to forfeit tbs
property and slaves Of persons who shall engage
| In aiding or abetting the rebels against t6s
| Onioni the consideration OF which was post.
poned until Tuesday next. Adjourned