The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-04


the table, but the motion was disagreed 10,
by yeas So against 77.ss..
The question recurring On Mr.. Eliot's
resolution Mr.. Roscoe Conkline proposed an
amendment, which Mr.. Elliott accepted. 60
as TO make the resolution apply 10 the slaves
Of disloyal citizens
On motion of Mr. StcveDs the ru, her con-
sideration of the resolution was postponed
until TO morrow week, in order that il may
be discussed. aud amendments submitted.
He was in favor Of the main features Of the
proposition, but desired modification.
Mr., Cation Campbell gave notice hat he
would call up tie following on next Tuesday
week: -ss 94re-o ,atste
Resolved, That in legsating 10 meet HE
exigences Of the present rebellion Congress
should conascate property, slaves. included,
Of all rebels and protect the property and
rights under the Constitution and laws of
oil loyal citizens. 4e ~
Mr.. Stevens submitted he following for
consideration
WHEREAS, Slavery has cassed the present
rebellion in the United States; and, where's
as, there can be no solid and permanent
peace and union in this Republic SO long as
that institution exists within il; and, where.
as, slaves are now used by the Rebels as an
essential means of supporting aud protect
ing the war; and, whereas, by the law Of.
nations ii is right to liberate the slaves Of
Al enemy TO weaken his powers. Therefore,
be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives that the President be re.
quested to declare free and direct our Gen.
erals and officers in command TO Offer free.
dom to all slaves who shall leave their mas.
tiers or shall aid in quelling the rebellion.
Second, And be it further Resolved, That
the U. s. pledge the faith of the nation to
make full and fair compensation TO all legal
citizens who are and shall remain active ia
supporting the Union for all tie loss they
may sustain by virtue Of this resolution. N
Mr.. Fenton, from the Joint Committee, re-
ported that they had waited on the Pres;.
dent, and he desired them to state that he
would send in his message to the House tC-
morrow at II O'Clock N,
Mr.. Odell Submitted the following, which
was adopted ts
Whereas, Col. Alfred NJ. Wood, of the lith
New York Regiment, phree months,) who
was wound a and taken prisoner at the bat
tie OF Bulls Run, has now, by the rebel au-
thorities, been ordered TO confinement in
felon's prison, and by the same order is to
be treated as prisoner convicted of an
J
Resolved That the President of lie Uni.
ted States he respectfully requested 10 order
John Slidell to the same character of prison
ard same treatment until Col. Wood sha
be treated rs the United States have used
prisoners taken in battle. Adjourned
Tie following notice was given under the
rule:
Mr.. Barnheisel presented the constitution
which was formed by the convention Of de-
egates assembled at Great Salt Lake City.
Utah, in March last, accompanied by men
oiial asking Congress TO admit that Territo-
ry into the Unisn as q State on on equal
footing with the original States.
SENATE.-The Vice President called the
Senate to order. About forty members were.
present. GOV r-ea 9-,safr
On motion of Mr.. Hale, IL o alock was & :.
ed for daily sessions. of 5,t. sHsF-a4s
On motion of Mr.. Grimes, message VS.
ordered to be sent TO the House that a quo
rum of the Senate was present, and W. s
ready to proceed to business,
An informal recess was then taken,
The Senate conquered in the res, ll,ion OF
the House for the appoin'me Of the Joint
Committee to wait on the President.
The Senate appointed as the Committee
Mes>rs. Hale, Trnmbull and Latham.
Mr.. Tiumbull, ,of Illinois, gave, notice
that he would introduce bill tomorrow. TO
Confscate the property of reb,lS. and give
freedom to persons in Slave States
Mr.. Wilkinson, of MIMI, gave notice ofa
bill to abolish the distinction between t e
Regular and Volunteer force
The Committee appointed to wait upon
the President, reported he would rommuI j.
cate his Message to Congress Tomorrow a:
noon. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3-HoUsE. Mr.. Nav.
nard presented the credentials of Mr.. Glenn
ems, Representative elect from the 4th Dis
t;ict of Tennessee. He briefly related the
circumstances under which the election was
h Id, saping that three members were elect
ed in East Tennessee, men who declare for
the National Constitution, and for the flag
under which they had lived, al d under
which they had hoped to die.
On motion, the credentials were referred
to the Committee on Elections. fE,J
3 Cd motion of Mr.. Washburnc the Prlsi
dents Message was referred to the Commit
tee Of the Who'll: on tie state of the Union.
and his motion for printing fifty thousasd
extra copies was referred to the Coiii,nilt,..
on p. Uniting rs nta6 10 80 soa .s5iq
Mr. Dunn offered the following ~ 5dI
WHEREAS, Henry c. Burnett, a member
OF this House from Kentucky, is in open re.
belion against the Government of the Uni.
ted States, therefore, io ye 9nigzt
: Resolved, That the said Henry G. Eu~-
n.tt be and is hereby expelled from the
House and that the Governor of Kentucky
be notified Of his expulsion. s3a haea
3 r solved, Thot the Sergea1t- at Arms be
directed not to pay Mr.. Burnett's salary
which ha, accrued since the close of the
extra session
Mr. Wickliffe said he had intgnied to
prepare aud submit proposition something
like an obituary notice OF bis colleague -
Uaughter,) The latter was net, as the res
olution asserted, in armed rebellion, but o
heads provisional government in Kentucky
A revolutionary convention. not satisfied
with the treatment Of this Government to
maintain the Union, nor satisfied with the
course of his own State, he, Burnett, has
assumed the important duty Of organizing
another government for the better protec-
ton of the lives, property and liberty Of the
people Of Kentucky, and in this undertak-
ing employed Simon Buckner, who is not
only somewhat assimilated in name, but in
the deeds Of Simon Guetterez, who once
headed the Indians in Kentucky Three
times had the gallant people of Kentucky
declared, by overwhelming rnajorities, she
would not leave the United States to run
after strange Gods, or for the so. called Sou
thern Republic, notwithstanding her ,epeat-
ed declarations for the Union,l and in viola,
ton Of the well known sentiment of Ken
lucky, they had been told the object Of the
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