The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-21
THE LATEST NEWS.
Congressional Proceedings,
Debate upon Kentscky Troops
Act to Abolish Slavery In the Dis
tIict Of Columbia.
RECKLESS WAR RESOLUTIONS
PRESENTEU IN TaE HOUSE.
Their 0ver-Wht lining Defeat.
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY INTO TO.
IITICAL ARnLsIJ.
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meice, hskiTg that the New York Assay olic.
have the privilege Of coming.
| MI Grimes Prcsenied peiition from eli
| z"Ie OF Iowa, Tor change Of tho law which
excludes Jewish ch,p ,na from the army.
mr. Grmts also pres, nted petition that II
consequence Of the presen. rebellion, slavery b,
A9 olutcly and urconditionslly alb lished.
| Mr.. sumner presented several petitions ask
ing that the slaves Of the rebels he enancl ,lted
MIR Sumner also Pre- sentcd a peti ion from
tho Mayor of Boston and others asking for /
repeal Of tho law in respect 10 Jowish Chap
| laIns.
| Mr.. Chandler presented a petition for an ex
| change Of pfironers.
Mr. Ten Eyck offered n resolution tina, the
| present war IA for the Union, according To the
Constitution; that the uhiect Of the war /, &c
save the former, and enforce the latter; that I,
was 10 IN the beginning, aud shnuli be 80 to ,h-
l.st; and that measures extreme and radio Al and
disruptive In themselves, Involving In a com
mon fate the loyal and ds'oy i, should not be
rtsorted TO, and that In suppressiIg treason the
Government cannot prove y traitor to the or
ganic law Of the land L,id over.
MIR. Hale offered a re'olution that the Com
uiittee on Military Affairs he requested In ia.
quirc into the expedloncy of providing uniform
manner for dealing with the slaves OF tho
rebels, and those made prisoners or escaping
from their masters. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Lane Clnd.) offered u resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary be requested to
provide by law, 40 that the hiders and aoct ,ors
Of treason may be prevented from bringing suits
for the collection Of debts in the Courts OF tho
United States. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Sumner offered a resolution th.t tho
Commissic ner OF Patents inquire If any al II &.
uonsl legislation Is necessary TO secure per-
sons Of African descent the right TO take out
patents. Agreed TO.
Mr.. wilkinson offered the following preamble
and resolution:
N II N n
diana did, on the let Of March last, writo a
letter TO jefferson Davis, a lettor was here read
intrt duciDg a Mr. Lincoln 10 Mr.. Davis as hay-
ing sn improvement In firearms, and
IPhcrods, Such letter is evidence Of disloyal-
ty; therefore
R"solrcd, That Jessc D. Bright DO expelled
fiom the Senate Of the United States.
Mr.. Cowan moved the reference of tho sub
jet to the Committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Bright rose and said:
Perhaps II was not improper to say few
woids as TO the truth Of tho charges making
against him through a licentious press IL had
been charged that he had absentea himself from
the senate from fear Of such resolution as bad
just been offered. IL was AOt so. lie had been
c,niin,d TO his room by illness. lie had no
OBJECTION TO the resolution. lie believed that
In a service Of seventeen years hs had done no.
hing inconsistent with his duty Us an Ameri-
can Senator, 81 a citizen, or as a gentleman.
lIo couued An inv stigation into all his acts
ho'h public and private.
Mr.. Bright then asked to have letter read,
which was an en-wer to he one already read
The lCtttr was real. L. was 10 Mr.. Fitch,
saving hat We (irighO was opposed to the
aOolitionists, but la1 always been for tho pre-
scivation and integrity Of toe Union; also that
he was opposed 10 the ccercivc policy of the
Govern ment.
The resolution cNp,lling Mr.. Bright was re-
| tcrfod to the Committee on IL % judiciary.
MIR. Sumner gave not CO III II he should intro
| duct bull to 'atisiy claims for French spolia-
lions.
A communication vas received from the Mar
shal OF tie Di'trc', In reply TO the resolution
heretofore adopted, in regard TO slaves confinrd
| IN tho jail. The Marshal aid the slaves have
been 10 conlntd In consequence of old and M /.
form custom he:o, which he supposed according
to law, but had not made investigation Of the
subject.
| Mr. TIumhull called up tho resolution ask
ing the Secretary Of State if persons had bnen
arrested in loyal states and by wha. authority.
Mr.. Dixon opposed the resolution. lie
thought 1t best not TO 90 into such dues ious ID
| times like these when the very safety Of tn,
country is thu eatoned. The time had passed by
~hen this aoonhna3le rebsihon could becrushe.
ny MUD means lie would make no dscTlmi
marion between the property OF rebels. grea
deal has been said about the opinions OF con
seivative men. ITO had occ 'sion to know
smething about such opihions, and knew Thorn
lie was Tor using any means Tor the suppress
sion OF the rebellion.
MIR. Irumbull said he wSs as eager as any
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