The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-19

XXGFIIlh C0Bgrss-E Extra Session

In accordance with the Presidents ProcIa.
nation, Congress assembled in extraordinarv
session on the 4th day ofJuly instant
Including Andrew johnson of Tennessee
there a-e iohy-6ve Senators, of whom thirty
are Republicans. The number OF members6t
the House OF Representatives is reduced by So
cession from two hundred and thirty seven to
one hundred and eighty. OF these one hun
dred and four are Republicans, with Two in
California 10 hear from.
In the Senate on that day thirty-nine Sena-
tors appeared in their places, including Messrs.
Breckenridge and Powell, of Kentucky; John
son, of Tennessee; and Polk and johnson, Of
Missouri The new members having been
qualified, Mr.. Wilson gave notice OF The fol-
lowing important bills
4. A bill to ratIfy and confirm certa in acts
oil the President for the suppression of lnsurrec-
ton and rebellion.
:. A bill 10 authorize. the employment OF
volunteers Tor enforcing the laws and protect
Ing public property.
s. A bill to increase the present military es-
Enlistment OF the United States.
4. A bill providing for the better organiza-
ton of the military establishment.
D. A bill TO promote the efficiency OF the
army.
6. bill for organizing volunteer militia
force, to be called the National Guard OF The
United States.
ia the House 81 members answered 10 their
names. Without delay the House proceeded
TO business and on the second ballot elected
Galusha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania, Speaker,
and Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee, Clerk
Edward Ball, OF Ohio was subsequently chosen
Srrgeant alarms, and Ira Goodenow, of New
York, noorkeepeF.
In the Senate on Friday, G. T. Brown was
elected Sergeant alarms.
On Saturday in the Senate, Mr.. Wilson pre-
sented the several bills of which be gave notice
on Thursday
In the Senate on Monday, Mr.. Wilson, from
The Military Committee reported back the bill
legallzIng the acts OF the President, and also
the bill authorizing the employment ofthe vol
uuteers IN enforcing the laws and protecting
public property.
In the House among the bills introduced
was one 10 repeal all laws establishing ports of
entry 10 the seeded States A resolution was
adopted nstructing the Committee on the Jud-
lciary to report bill confscating the p.epar-
ty OF every officer IN the service OF the Confed-
crate States.
The House on Tuesday passed the bill ap-
PloPratlng SIX millions OF dollars for the pay
ment OF the three months volunteers. The res
olution OF MIR. Loyeoy declaring it TO be no
part OF the duty OF soldiers Of the United States
10 capture or return fugitive slaves was adopted
yeas 90, nays 55.
In the Senate or Wednesday. Mr.. Clark Of
ferred resolution providing for the expulsion
from the Senate, OF Senators Mason, Hunter,
ClIngman, Bragg, Nicholson, Sebastian, Mitch
ell and others, formerly Senators from the
Seeded States. Adopted.
The Senate took up JOINT resolution No.
acknowledging all the acts of President Lincoln
relating to the present rebellion.
A prolonged and interesting debate arose up
on the bill W hIch was participated in by Sena-
tors Wilson, Hale, Fessendel, Kennedy and
Polk when Mr.. Wilson moved that the bill lie
over until Thursday, to allow Mr.. Polk to
continue his remarks in opposition to the bill
The Senate then took up the Force Bill
Mr. Salisbury, OF Delaware, moved that two
hundred thousand be inserted instead of FIVE
hundred thousand men. This number he said
was sufficient to protect the capital and all the
loyal States ifom invasion, and IL more than
this number was required they could be easily
obtained. The amendment was disagreed to-
The bill was amended by increasing the num-
Der OF the army to 100000 men, and by auth
orizing loan OF $500,000,000, instead OF
S40O,000,00O, and finally passed.
The House after the expiration Of the morh-
ing hour5 resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole on the State of the Union, and took un-
der consideration the special order, a bill auth
orzing orr national loan aaadd is1 other purposes
N MT VaiiandIgEam oI Ohio, addressed The
-. :. an Cole and ell oquens speech in oppo-
9!'ioH 10 the bill. Ale. the conclusion of MIR.
Eallandigham's speech, the "prevlous ques-
ton" was called and the bill was passed by
ayes 146, nays 5.
The nays were Messrs. Burnett, of Kentucky
Norton ard Reid of Missouri, Wood, of New
York, and VaIlandigham.
Allthe Maryland delegation voted in the al
hrmatIve except MIR. May, absent
a Bill has passed thesSenate authorizing the
president to employ force of 100000 men,
and to make loan of Five Hundred millions
Of dollars 1t will also pass thetHouse. Notice
OF the introduction ofa bill for general Bank
rupt Law, has also been given. A Resolution
onered by Mr.. Lovejoy, to repeal the Fugitive
oiaVe Law, received the votes of 50 Repu5li-
can members of the House, beng large ma
ority OF that party IN Congress, bui failed 10
pass A Resolution offered BY Mr.. Burnett OF
kentucky, to The effect that the present war
IS not Waged Tor the suhiugaton of the SoQ.ls
}nt merely for the maintenance OF the Govern
merit, was lost, all the Republicans voting a.
5ainst IT. Resolutions offered in the Senate 70
'onilne the appointment ofhigh officers IN the