, 1861-07-06

/ bill to authorize the employment Of volunteers
| tG AID in enforcing the laws FOR the protection
! Ct the public property; 8 bill to increase the
/ present military establishment of the United
! States; bin providing for the better orzani.
t zation Of the military establishment; a bill to
! promote the efficiency Of the army; q bill for
for the organization of volunteer militia
!. force, to be called the United States National
Guard.
(: Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
! The CLERK (Mr. Forney) called the roll BY
States, Including tha names Of those members
elected last La, year from South Carolina, Arkan.
sas and Florida
name OF Andrew J. IhayeEt( Doug. IDem.) be-
i ing called as member from Qrego1, contesting
/. tie seat Of James Shiel (Breck Dem. J, and the
II Sr. " TALLGSDnaAM sS Dff;E of Ohio gave sotice
pa question of prf. .lege, ohjectipg to Messrs.
!; Ala1ston Of n. f., Blair Of Mo-, and Curtis OF
J EwoTn in as military officers.
I. Alr: BLAIR denied having been sworn into
!, The military service.
! M. RICHARDSON of Ill, objected to the
! recognition OF III. Daily as delegate from Nc.
= l:aEka. =,
Mr. coLFAx ofInd, declined being con.
! tiGered candidate ior Speaker.
Dir. H1CKMANcc C. Pa nominated for Speak
! II, Fra1 c!s ?. Blair, Dr., Of Missouri. Zap
/ r!aEse in the galleries
Mr. McCLERNhND of Ill wished the
! Lo!se tpped- ;
Galutha A. Grow, ii Pennsylvania
! choice.
Mr: BLAIR withdrew his name.
! no;h.r ballot +, ,ulted: whole number OF
yo.es 159 GROW, o.; Blair, II; Crittendep, IL
| tie rest Scattering.
=; TIC Hs me:.s Y &c then sworn in BIZ de1ega,
t!oIs. resolution w4s pas sed previously,
| laEs,ng over those objected to until menbers
| were duly qual;f,. d.
MIR BURNETT Of BY. Offered resolution
| reier1lIg the question Of the right to seats
tions, sfter that CoInmiltee is appointed.
| Mr STEVENS Of Pa raised point Of order
! Tia. Mr. Burnttt should first call for cartid.
Gates, and then proceed In the proper order.
! Nj. BURNETT said he only interposed OBJ
lec1ioEs such as conscience aud duty had com.
A1,er seme debat ette resolution Was tabled,
ard the Virginia delegation was sworn in, and
| othtr dele cations.
Mr.. STEVENS moved that the nsme OF
John n. Butler {Rer.) be inserted in place Of
,:li WILLIAM n E: Lehman (D$m from the LIST dis
trlct of Pennsylvania. Tabled.
! Mr. McCLERNAND Of Illinois, again oh
jected to TAa5er being sworn in "a member
t1cm Oregon.
The question on Daily right a. delegate
from Nebraska was postponed, and the House
proceeded to elect clerk.
| A7r. BLAIR OF Missouri, nominated John
/ Mr: MALLORY of Kentucky, nominated
III: lift FoGkE tlof of illinois, nominated Dieber.
rick. ''s~'~ -0@~S~'
Tic ballet resulted: Etheridge q, Forney
II, Dieher1ick 2, Florence 2.
Mr. EtlerGge Eas declared elected.
| A resolution vas adopted appointing a Joint
committee to wait on the President and in-
torm hin fhat Congress was ready to receive
any communication.
The House fixed 1oon as the hour Of meet
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM CT Ohio, gave notice
1eFise that Of 1858.
Mr.. STEVENS presented petition Of AIr,
Butler cortesting tic seat Of Lehman. Al,
jcU1uel:
sES41E-sECoND DAT.
WAsH1so7os, Friday, July s.
Nj. CHAN DLER, of Michigan, gave notice
that be EhLnld to- -worrow introduce bill to
confiscate the properly of all Governors of
States, members ef Legislatures, Judges of
Courts, and I'll military officers above the rank
ct Lieutenant, who shall take up arms against
the Government Of the United States, Of aid
Eng Sbet treatoE; all such individuals to be
t.leyer dis qualified hcu doiIiEg any office Of
ienor, e1nulrment or trust in the Govern
e.Lt, and such property to bs applied to rc-
store 10 Union men il rebGllious States any
Icsses they may have suffered.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Presidents message was received and
read. It is 3s follows:
fsHose cita=c'ts Of tie Senate and House q Repre-
&ntati,Ts:
Having been convened In extraordinary SEES
sion Us authorized by the Constitution,
your attention is Iot called to any ordinary
subject of legis 1ation. At the beginning Of
Tie p1eeent Presidential term, four months
ago, the fn1csions Of the Federal Govern
mcnt were found to be generally suspended
within the several States Of South Carolina,
GeeTgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana ard
Florida, excepting those only Of the Post Of
fee Depar' ment. Within these States I'LL the
forts ,alEerals, dock yards, customlhouses, &c,
ery IN and about them, had been seized and
held in open hostility to this Government, ex-
cepting only Forts Pickens, Taylor and JEFF.
erson, on and near the Florida coast, and Fort
Sumter In Charleston haroor. The forts thus
seized had been put in improved condition,
new ones bud been built and armed 9th
e1 forces had been organized and were
organizing, all avoWedIy for the same
hostile purposes. The forts remaining
IN the Federal possession in and near those
States were either beseIged or menaced by
War1ike prepaIa.ions. Especially Fort Sum.
ter was nearly: surrounded by well protected
hostile batteries, with guns equal In quality to
tie beet Of its own, aud outnumbering the
Inter as ten to one. Adispropsrtionate share
OF the Federal muekets and rifles had somehow
found their way into these States, and had
been seized to be used against the Govern
ment. Accommodations Of the public revenue
had been seized for the same object. The na-
y Was scattered in distant seas, leaving but
very small rnrt Of 1t within the immediate
reach Of the Governments, Off1cers Of the
federal army had resigned In great numbers,
and OF those resigned great portion had to
ken up arms sga,nst the Government. Sim
ultantously and in connection with all this,
purpose to sever the Federal Union was open
II ayowed. In accordance with this purpose,
an ordinance had been reported, in each
Gpectiyely to ba separated from the Federal
Union. The formula for instituttng com
bibed Government for these States had been
promulgated, and this Illegal organization In
the character Of the Confederate States, WINS
alresdy asking recognition, aid, and inteTyen-
dition Of means, and believing it to be an i'm
perative duty upon the incoming Executive to
prevent If possible, the consummation Of
such attempt to destroy the Federal Union, q
Choice Of two things to the END became indis-
pensable. This choice Was made and declared
In the inaugural address. The policy chosen,
locked to the exhaustion Of all peaceable
measures before reaert to any stronger
one 1t sought only to hold the pab1lc
places and property not already Wrested from
the oS'tand to collect the revenue relying for
the rest on time, discussion and the ballot
bex. Ipromised the continuance Of tho mails
at fthe goseznment's expense to the very peo-
Pile who were resisting the government, and
| gave repeated pledges against any disturbances
| Of any Of the people OF any Of their rights-of
| all that which = President might constitution.
| nl1y and justifab1y do n auch case,
Everything was forborne without which il
Naa believed possible to keep tha government
On foot.
| On the aftA # March, the present incuu-
| hsnt's httt full d.y in of1oe, l~tteE from
Gs}er Aaderean. oamn1adias 1t Fort sar,