The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-11
ru1RTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
w AsHINGToN, Dec. 10.

vessrs. Fessenden and Sumner presented
.;t;on for tho emancipation of slavery under
~y w. F1ote offered a resolution that Waldo P.
,,b as by sympathizing with and participa-
'oA" =, the rebellion against the United States,
H W. boan Guilty of conduct incompatible with
a.' 5"tv - a Senator of the United States and
hs ' r h. therefore be expelled from the Senate of
Io United States Laid over.
I'll, XIV Wilson introduced a joint resolution to
.uar;1e for the payment Of the Commissioners
Fnnnnted to investigate the claims against the
5TK59trn Military Department; referred to the
Fam on Finance.
'O ,Ir Harlan introduced bill to authorize the
p.os;iant to acquire territory for the settle
Ian+ If free persons of African descent re-
M n..od 70 Committee on Public Lands.
Nv Wilson introduced a bill for the reor-
.,.yation Of the medical department of the
a'' referred to Committee on Military AT.
~ Hale called up his resolution instructing
ia rommi,tec on the judiciary to inquire into
s sho cyneeency of abolishng the present judi
saI system of the United States, and establish
; INV o9other in pursuance of the Constitution.
Agreed to- III, .:, g.
H..
...Srrntcction Of overland emigrants to Califor-
Ma md Oregon. Referred to the committee
on Territories -,
T., colo Of spirituous liquors in the District of
Co,9mIia. The bill is designed to render more
lucrative the bill passed last summer, and pro
y1es for trial by any Justice of the Peace Re-
frred to Committee on judiciary.
Mr. Chandler announced the death of Bing
ham, late Senator from Michigan.
HOUSE.
On motion of Roscoe Conkling Of N. Y, the
.t,ornov General was requested to report his
yiovrs rs to the means obtaining the retro
,o,,;on of that part Of Virginia formerly be-.
loncjnr to tie District OF Columbia.
Mr. Potter of W isconsin, from the Com. on
ruMjc Lands, reported a bill providing u
homestead to actual settlers, and providing
bounties for soldiers IN lieu of grants Of public
lands
He explained that the homestead feature of
the bin was heretofore passed, but there is an
addition that all soldiers marines and seamen
shall be entitled to the provisions of the act. 1t
also confers bounty Of thirty dollars on the
three months volunteers.
The consideration of the bill was postponed
till the 18th inst.
The House coneurred in the resolutions from
tie Senate for Joint Committee to inquire into
the conduct Of the present war, with power tc
SEND for persons and papers.
,[r Pendleton Of Ohio moved that the memo.
rial Of Nlessrs Howard, GetchoH and Davis be
referred back TO the Committee on Judiciary
with instructions declaring that Congress alone
has power under the Constitution to suspend the
wr. of habeas corpus that the exercise OF tina
yower by any other department of the Govern
mens is an usurpation, and dangerous TO the pull
lie liberty that the persons above named be DE
iyered to the Marshal, to the end that they mal
heindicted, with the right Of speedy trial, i
there be cause for such a proceeding.
Mr.. Pendeton spoke at length on the subJec
which is that of the Baltimore Police Commits
siOners. He said if the President can suspend
one provision of the Constitution, he can all
and reduce the nation to the condition OF slave
by changing the theory of the government. An
nation willing to adopt this theory is lost to
manly sense Of independence, dignity, and to
Just consciousness Of their courage and duty
defending the government, that the yoke is i
emblem of their degradation. No one shout
listen to the doctrine of State necessity, the M
tory Of which is written in the wreck of publ
'lbCrty.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio replied that all his co
league had just said, or could say, had been III
y and satisfactorily answered by the argumer
OF the Attorney General, heretofore submitted
Notwithstanding the ability of his colleague, I
had }een unable to disguise the fact that tt
time contemplated by the words of the Const
tuition for suspeudiog the writ of habens corp!
wien rebellion essayed to shake down the pl
lars OF the Constitution was no time to bespii
ling hairs as to whether Congress or the Pres
lent should first exercise the power.
On motion of Mr.. B., the whole subject W
tabled, 100 against 26.
message was received from the Senate a
Aonacing the death of Senator Bingham. Sc
'rai members delivered eulogies, and the usu
resolutions of respect were passed.
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