Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-16
xxxrI1a CoNaREss-ExTR4 SESSION.

xXxTIIta CoNGREsS.-EKTR4 SESSION.
SENATE -<Afser our report closed Yesterday
The armyapprOpt.ation bill was passed by the
Senate ~ <es7Ts= -
The Senate then took up the bill PROVIDING for
! a national loan, and for other purposes
Amendments were reported by Mr.. Fessenden,
| from the Committee on Finance, the most Inn
portsnt Of which were. that no Treasury notes
| should be issued for sums under ten dollars,
and not exceeding In amount ffty millions Of
dollars; and that tie Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized TO exchange for coin Treasury notes
bearing six per cent. interest, not exceeding
| twenty M llions OF dollars
| The bill was then passed, as amended, without
| opposition.
In the course Of the proceedings on the above
| bill. on motion of Mr. Breckenridge. the bill
| legaliZing certain acts of the President Of the
United States upon which Mr.. B. designs to
| speak was made the special order Of to-day at
! one O'Clock
| After a brief executive session, the Senate ad-
| jOurned
HoUsE-Mr Ward, OF ". Y, introduced bill
| TO establish general and uniform system OF bank
| rupt law throughout the United States Referred
| Mr.. Hickman OF Pa offered an imprinted bill |
| II define what Is conspiracy against the General
| Government, ana asked that IL be put upon its
| hPal passage
Tine bill sets forth that If two or more persons,
within any State or Territory of the United States
! were found banded together TO DELAY the execu-
| ton Of TIE Federal laws, In any way interfere
/ with the General Governments interests, they
| should seVeIally he punished by fine of less
than five hundred dollars a fine of not less than
five thousand dollars, with term of i'm pris SON
| ment not less than six months or more than six
years, or by both fne and imprisonment, In &C
| cOrdance with the foregoing penaltiesl
After a spirited discussion, the bill was for the
| present withdrawn.
Mr Sheffield, of R. l., offered a bill to organize
metropolitan police force in the city of Wash
| ingtOB. Referred
| Mr. Allen. of Ohio, offered a resolution that
| whenever those now In arms against the General
| Government should lay the same down and return
10 their true allegiance to the United STATES all
laws passed by Congress interfering with the in
| stitution Of slavery should be suspended This
resolution was OveIruled under standing rule Of
| the House.
Mr. Vailandigham, Of Ohio offered a resolu-
tion. which WAS, in effect that the President of
| the United states had violated the Contribution
| In raising an army, increasing the navy, suspend
Ing In certain portion OF the country the habeas
corpus aGa, and in searching and SELLING telegra-
phic dispatches belonging TO the teleg raph Off ers
| where seized. The resolution held that the last
| act was done In violation Of the constitutional
right Of the people that rendered them secure in
their papers. &c. IL also denounced all acts rsla-
| tive TO the dtscontlnuance of newspaper publica
| lions by military force. Laid on the table
| MIR. Hickman obtsined leave to reintroduce his
| bill defining certain acts Of conspiracy, which
| was passed-yeas 1913, nays7
Mr. Potter, Of wis, offered 3 resolution that
the Committee on the Judiciary be Instructed to
| ascertain whether or not the Hon. Henry Nav the
| Representative to Congress from the fourth Con-
| gressiOnal district OF the State Of MARYLAND h,
| not been found holding criminal intercourse ard
| correspondence with persons in arms against the
United States; ard that the commtre &c have pryyer
to send for persons aud pa pers and be instructed
| to report 10 the House what action ought 10 be
| taken in the premises.
| Mr.. Burnett, OF XIV, objected to the resolution
| Nj. Richardson, of Ill said that he had been
| told MIR. May was now lying a bed Of sickness
4 In the city Of Baltimore
Mr. Vallandigham said Mr.. Nav visited Rich
| mOnd by the authority OF General Scott, and on
! business OF political character
Mr Stephens, OF Pa said he hoped the resolu-
tion would be mOdi fed to ad nit of tbOyouO b
| Investigation; fOr It became them to incuire
whether or not Mr. May did 20 there uoon plIiti-
cal business with the knUwledge anr AUTHORITY Of
| the Administration; and he, for ore, wished TO
with the rebels
! Mr. Washburne. Of III did not think Mr.. Nav
had any authority 70 go - aicbmond
Hr Calvert, Of Md, said Mr. May called upop
the President and asked him for authority to o O
there to speak for this Government and to do so
simply az private individual ana that the Prasi-
dent not only consented TO the request, but asked
General Scott To grant Nr May d pass as a mem
| her of the United States Congress
Mr. VallandiRhann moved to lay the resolution
Mr.. Kellogg, of H. said he frIenso Of Al, Nc,.
neld that be went To Richmond with the oonrent
OF tue administrations therefore be though t twas
their duty 10 inquire whether he, In reality held
Criminal communication Again, this was d.
ned so he thought q would be better Tor all par
ties to have an inveStig CATION. He too, wanted 10
see what the Administration lad done in the
matter
Mr. Richardson, Of Ill. remarked that he had
made the previous statement from information r.
ceived from DR. May, Of this city He hoped an
| Investigation would not be proceeded with I'LL
Mr.. May was cOnValescent
Mr. Kellogg had no desire to press an invsstIgs
ton MI Mr. VI was We'll enough TO be present
Mr Richardson did not want Mr Nav 20 be
Sheltered from the fullest in vestigatiCf; and II he
believed h. was wrong, he would not raise his
voice in his defense
Mr.. Vallandigham renewed his motion To lay
the resolution on the table
he motion was Lost, and the resolution adopted
IEc PENSION bill was then taken up. referred
ana made the special order for to-day at O'Clock
The House cOncurred In the Senate's amend
ments to the bill making additional appropria-
lions for he support Of tee Army and to pay Ger
tain arrearages
Several resolutions were offered and objected IN
Mt Conkling OF N. i ., by consent, introduced
Dill as an amendment to an act to establish an
auXliidfy watch fer the protection of public and
private property In the city of Washington, and
Tor other purposes This amendment provides
that the appointment Of the watch or guard shall
be taken from the Mayor and given to tue Secre-
| tary of the Interior
On motion Of Mr. Conklng, the bankrupt bin
was referred to a Select Committee on that sun
Jecti and after the transaction of some uDimDor-
tani business, the House adjourned