, 1861-07-13
AXXyIITH C0NGRESS---SPECIaL SESSION,
WAsH1SsToN July IT, 1851.


Mr: WILSON Of Mass. gaTe notice TINT lie
should Introduce bill auth horizng the Fed
e1ul Government to take personal property in
the rebel States when the owners are found In
rebellion against the Government.
Mr. IRUMBULL Of III. offered resolution
asking the Secretary Of War to inform the
Senate whether any contracts had been mnde,
except BY the regular officers, commissaries
or qunrte1mastcrs, and Il 90, to lay them be-
terc the Senate. Agreed tR.
hIr. SALISBURY Of Del offered . resolution
proposing amendmentst to the Constitution for
ties. Ordered printed. "
Mr. SUMNER Of Mass. presented q memo.
riala from citizens Of Massachusetts, asking
Congress to sanction the Sanitary commits
sion; also to provide State Sanitary Board
to 60 xith each % larsa body Of troops; ae alse
massachusetts,, asking Congress to remove
IL cause Of var which, in the view Of tho Pc
tiOne1E, is the continued permission of fslaverg.
Mr. HALE Of a. reported bill to pro
vide for Assistant. Paymastcrs. Passed
Mr.. wilson moved to reconsider the 1ote
OF volunteers was passed. Agreed to.
Some amendments were hen made, inclad-
ing cne for providing for volunteers to s.rye
three years. An amendment to increase the
pay Of cbaplains passed. The bill was :hen
GTs ohnson Md Maayep po md
The House bill re,.ttng s. the further col.
lection of impost duties, was passed; also
the "force bill'' pass d--yeas 36, nays Q, the
nays being Bfec6inridge' Bright, johnson of
The bill for the better organization Of tho
militia establishment Was amended, providing
for the support of military academy; also
ioF .a2en4si9g increasing army rations'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker announced the following select
committees under resolutions already
adopted:
To inquire aud report in relation to the es-
tablishment Ct U. 8. Armory for the manu-
fActu1e Of small arms, at come point west Of
the Alleghanies :-Messrs. Alorehead Of Pa,
McClernard Of Ill, Bingham Of Ohio, Kellogg
Of Mich sttattoR Of n. J., Delano Of Mass.,
Rollins Of Mo-, Vandever OF Iowa, and Wallace
Of Pa.
To inquire into the subject Of Army con.
tracts :-Messre. Van Wyck Of N. z, Wash
burne of Ill, Holman of Ind, Fenton Of N.
r, Davis Of Pa., Steele Of N. j., and jackson
on the Pacific Railroad :-Messrs. Curtis of
dom Of 3tinn., Cox Of Ohio, Webster af Ma,
Air. VALLANDiGHAM Of Ohio offered
preamble and resolution protesting against
several membere ofthe House occupying seats,
in consequence Of their holding military com
missions.
On motion Of Mr. KELLOGG Of III, the
resolution Was tablcd-02 against 81.
On motion of Mr. OLIN Of y. T., resolu-
tion was adopted, requesting the Attorney
General to lay before the House copy of his
opinion, referred to in the Presidents spe
cal Message.
The resolution was amended at the instance
of Ar. VALI4ANDIGHAM, 50 as to call for .
rpcrt in relation to the suspension Of the
writ Of habtas corpus,
The House TOOK up and merely read through
tie bill making appropriations Tor the legisla-
bill making appropriations for certain civil
expenses, and then passed both Of them.
On motion Of Ar. BLAIR Of Mo-, the House
vent into Committee Of the Who1e On the
bill to authorize the employment Of volunteers
to aid in suppresslng the rebellion, and de-
Tie bill authorizes the President to accept the
stIv!ces Of volunteers to the number Of 5o0,-
Coo, and to pay the expenses of the same $780,
Mr. ALLEN Of Ohio DENY desired to
amend the bill so as to limit the acceptance
tie rebellion can be put down in less than
threey years. He expressed perfect willingness
to vote twice the amount Of money and num-
ber Of men, it necessary, to secure the en-
forcement Of the laws and suppress the pre-
sent revolution.
Several members spoke on the bill.
Dir. NOREHEaD of Pa, expressed his con-
iGence in the Administration, and the old
chieftain who controls and directs our w2r
movements. They wouldn't spend a dollar or
employ q man more than e1igencies required.
Mr. HARDING Of Ely. was In favor Of Civ.
irg any amount OF money and men to sup
press the rebellion and maintain the Govern
ment- At the came time he WIS opposed to
snhjugating the South, and spoke IN fa7or Of
ceive any propositions that may be made By
IL IL. feRlIIf.Sij VaILAND1eHAM asked Mr. wightof
seeded States 20
Mr. WRIGHT replied that he was not.
Mr. VALLAAD1GHAM asked, II the &C.
ceded States desire to return without fighting
or strikinc another blow, did the gentleman
intend that they should stand up and be com
PEELED to receive our shot"
Mr. WRIGHT replied, "When these who
are fighting under the standard OF rebellion
1ay down their arms aud sue for peace, and
surrender their leaders, then he was for peace,
[applauEe, and not otherwise: !his Is not
war Of euhj5gation, but to defend the integri-
II of the Government, and not to rob South.
ern men OF Interfere in the negro 4cestioa."
Yarious amendments we're made, but tho
prominent features Of the bill were retained.
The bill was subsequently reported to the
Houee, when the amendments were concurred
in, intending the following proposed BY Nj.
soldiers nav Be transmitted through the N ills
without prepayment Of postage under such
regulations Is the Post Master General may
prescribe, the postage to be paid by the re-
cipent.