The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-11
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CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxvII CoNGREss-FIRsT SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10th.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10th.
SENATE.-Mr. Chandler announced the
death of Senator Bingham, of Michigan.
After tribute to the memory of his deceas-
ed colleague, Mr.. Chandler offered the
customary resolutions that the Senate go
into mourning thirty days, and to adjourn.
Messrs. King, Clark and Sumner, spoke
in feeling terms of the deceased. The reso-
lutions were agreed to, and the Senate adj
journed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Conkling offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, requesting the
A ttorney General to report his views as to
the means of obtaining a retrocession of
that part of Virginia formerly belonging to
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Potter from the committee on Public
Lands, reported bill providing homesteads
to actual settlers, and providing a bounty
for soldiers in lieu of public grants of pub
lie lands. He explained that the home
stead feature of this bill wss heretofore
passed, but there is an addition that all
soldiers, marines and seamen, shall be en-
titled to the provisions of this act. 1t also
contains a section giving a bounty of $50
to the three months volunteers.
The House concurred in the Senate reso-
luton for JOINT Committee to inquire
power to send for persons and papers.
The House Investigating Committee will
not be able to report until Thursday. The
reports are likely to produce sensation.
The case of Senator Bright has been post
poned for few days.
Mr.. Pendleton moved that the memorial
of Messrs. Howard, Gatchell and Davis be
referred back to the Committee on Judiciary,
with instructions declaring that Congress
alone has the power under the Constitution
to suspend the writ of habeas corpus that
the exercise of the power by another depart
ment of the Government is q usurpation,
and dangerous to public liberty; that the
persons above named be delivered to the
Marshal to the end that they may be in
dicted with the right to a speedy trial if
there be probable cause for such proceedings.
Mr.. Bingham said his colleagues position
was, that Congress alone can suspend the
writ while conceding that the time has
come for its suspension when rebellion lifted
its head over large portion of this Re-
public, and essayed to strike down the pill
lars of the Constitution and drench the land
in fraterna1 blood, it was no time to be
splitting hairs, as to whether Congress or
the President should first exercise the pow
er. Did his colleague contemplate gen
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sympathies to the rebels and conspirators
of the city of Baltimore 7 Had he no SYM
pathy for their confined in the old capitol
Why should they not also be discharged
Assuming his colleagues position to be
right, his colleague was, direlect in duty in
not moving suspension of the writ in ac-
cordance with the oath he had taken, to
maintain, protect, and defend the Constitu-
ton. The laws are to be executed, and not
only executed by force, but by the sword
against the powers of the rebellion. IL did
not lie in the mouths of the memorialists to
claim the benefits of the Constitution, ev-
cry provision of which they have trampled
under foot.
On motion of Mr.. Bingham the whole
SUBJECT was tsbled-ayes fUS, nays 5r.
A message was received from the SEN
| ate announcing the death of Senator Bing-
ham, Of Michigan. Eulogies were deliv-
cred by Messrs. Beaman, Trowbridge and
Granger of Michigan, Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Sedgwick, of New York. The
| usual resolutions of respect were passed,
after which the House adjourned.