The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-17
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CONGRE sSIONAL.
.xxxvrr coNGREss-FIRsT SESSION.

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| charged FouIke with deliberate purpos'
| to bring about personal collision without
cause, and asked whether such conduct wa:
/ not only unworthy of member of thi:
House, but characteristic rather OF black
guard aud scoundrel. [Sensation.
| Mr. Fculke wanted TO say one word in
reply. Stephens and others objected. They
had enough of such things. The speaker
informed Mr. Foulke that no debate was ia
order Foulke, amid the cries of 'order,
was understood to say that Mr.. Conway
was a disgrace to the nation and humanity.
There the matter ended IN the House.
The HOUSE. passed the bill to strike out
from the pension roll the names of all per-
sons who have taken up arms against the
government, or in any manner aided the
rebellion
Mr. Vallandinghami introduced apreamble
and resoluticn;
WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Navy has
reported to this House that Capt. Charles
Wilkes, in command of the San Jacinto, an
armed vessel of the United States, did on
the srh of November, 1861, on the high seas,
intercept the Trent, British mail steamer,
and forcibly remove therefrom, James Ma
son and John Siidell, disloyal citizens, lead
ing eonspirators, rebel enemies and danger
GUS men, who with their suite were on their
way to Europe to promote thee anse of the
instruction, pretending to be ambassadors
from the Confederate States, and
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Navy has
further reported to this House that the
prompt and decisive action of Capt. Wilkes
on the occasion, merits and receives the en-
phatic approval of the Department and
moreover in a public letter has thanked
Capt. Wilkes for the act; and
WHEREAS, this House on the first day of
the session did propose to tender the thanks
of Congress to Capt. Wilkes for his brave,
adroit and patriotic conduct in the arrest of
the traitors;
WHEREAS further, on the same day, this
House did request the President to confine
the said j. NJ. Mason and Jno. Slidell ia the
cells. of convicted felons, until certain mill
tary officers of the U. Scaptared and held
by the so-caIfed Confederate States, should
be treated as prisoners of war, therefore
ResoIOed, as the sense of this House, that
it is the duty Of the President to now firm
ly maintain the stand thus taken, approx
ing and adopting the act of Capt. Wilkes,
in spite of any menace or demand of the
British government and that this House
pledges its full support to him in upholding
now the honor and Vindicatlng the course
of the government and people of the q nited
States against foreign power. sI
Vallandingham moved the previous ques-
ton. They had heard the first growI of
the British lion. 1t remains TO be seen who
would cover.
Fenton of New York, hoped the resolu-
ton would be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Vallandingham remarked that q
former resolution, approbatory of Captain
Wilkes, passed without being so referred.
He had offered this resolutian in good faith,
aud would stand by it. The House then
refused to second the previous question.
Fenton again moved that the preambles
and resolution be referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. The motion was agreed
to-ayes IO9, nays Is.
SENATE.-Mr Grimes presented petition
that in consequence of the present rebellion
slavery be absolutely and Internationally
abolished.
Mr.. Ten Eycke offered a resolution that
the present war is for the Union according
to the Constitutions; that the object of the
war Is to save the former and enforce the
latter; that measures extreme, radical and
disruptive in themselves, involving in a
common fate, the loyal and disloyal, should
treason, government cannot prove traitor
to the organic law of the land. Laid
over
Hale offered resolution that the Com
mittee on Military Affairs enquire into
the expediency of providing a uniform
manner for dealing with the slaves of the
rebels, and those made prisoners or escaping
from their masters. Agreed to-.
Lane Of Indiana said the Committee on
Judiciary be requested to provide a law SO
that the aiders of treason may be prevented
from bringing suits for the collection ,of
debts, in the Courts of the United States
Agreed to.
Sumner offered a resolution, that the
Com missioner of Patents inquire if any ad-
ditional legislation is necessary to secure
persons of African descent, the right to
take out patents. Agreed to.
Wilkinson offered the following pream-
BILE and resolution:
WHEREAs, Jesse D. Bright, Senator from
indians, did, on the LIST of March last, write
letter to JEFF Davis the letter was here
read1 introducing a Mr.. Lincoln to JEFF.
Davis, as having an improvement in FIRE
arms, and te7
WHEREAS, Such letter is evidence of dis
loyalty; therefore, 1a
ResoE0ed, That Jesse D. Bright be expell-
ed from the Senate of the United States.
Mr.. Cowan moved reference of the sub
ject to the Committee on Judiciary.
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