St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-18
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Congress-.


$250,000,o0o loan bill reported by Mr..
Stevens from the Committee on Ways
and Means, which was fUr one years
war expenditures, was passed by the
House with only five dissenting votes,
three of whom were Southern scces-
sionists and two (Vallandigham and
Ben Wood Northern traitors. The
force BILL" so-called, reported by Mr.
Washburnc from the Committee on
Commerce was also passed. This bill
authorizes the President to close insur-
rectiUnary ports and collect revenue
outside by force; also prohibiting all
commercial intercourse with rebel
States. There were but ten negative
votes, of whom the only Northcrncrs
were Pcndlcton and Nallandigham of
Ohio, Robinson of Illinois, Voorhees,
Indiana, and Ben Wood of New York.
Mr.. Mallory of Kentucky electrified
the House by his manly and outspokcn
pledge Of Kentucky to sustain the
Government and Constitution by all
means.
Mr. Vallandigham made an elaborate
attack upon the Government, full of
falsehoods and malignant treason,
closing with hypocritical resolution
that it is the duty of patriots to sus-
tain the Government in its Constitu-
tional acts and defend the flag. The
House heard the whole, patiently, and
its only reply was the triumphant vote
of one hundred and forty-nine yeas to
five nays. All the Kentucky and Ma
ryland members, except one, voted for
the war loan. The feeling is exube-
rent.
In the Senate a declaratory rcsolu-
ton approving and confirming the acts
of President Lincoln was passed with
out opposition. The Military Appro-
priation bill to cover arrcarages, pas
sed by the House. was concurred in,
with an amendment added that our
Generals commanding shall be APP
pointed from the regular army.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that he
should introduce an important bill,
virtually confscating the personal
property of rebels waging war
against the United States. 1t aims
at the growing cotton crop, and will
pass.
The House took up and read through
the bill making appropriations for the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
expenses also the bill making appro-
priations for certain civil expenses,
and then passed both of them.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the House
went into Committee of the Whole on
the bill to authorize the employment
of volunteers to aid in suppressing
the rebellion and defending the Gov
eminent Of the United States. The
bill authorizes the President to accept
the services of volunteers to the num-
of 100000, and to pay the expenses
of the same, $500,0OO,000. Various
amendments were made, but the prom
inent features of the bill were retain
cd. The bill was subsequently re-
ported to the House, when the amend
mcnts were cOncurrcI in, including
the following proposed by Mr. Colfax,
of Indiana THAT all letters written
by soldiers may be transmitted
through the mails without prepayment
of postage, under such regulations as
tina Post Master General may pre-
scribe, the postage to be paid by the
recipient. The bill passed at 5 ?. NJ,
and the Hous adjourned.
The bill appropriating six millions
to pay the troops their arrcarages,
has passed both Houses, been signed
by the President, and under its pro-
visions the money is en- route west for
the boys at Cairo and other points.
The admission to seats in the Sen
ate, on the 18th, Of the two new Viz
ginia Senators, was an interesting
scene. The attempt made by the two
Delaware Senators to exclude them
until after an investigation by com
mittee, miserably failed, receiving on
ly five votes. Messrs. Trumbull, Hale,
and Latham made powerful speeches
in favor of their immediate admission.
So did Johnson of Tennessee. All in
sisted that loyal Virginia must be rep
resented on the floor of the Senate.
Messrs. Carlisle and Wiley were
sworn in, in presence of crowded
Senate, ante-rooms and galleries, and
with difficulty were the crowd re-
strained from applause. Thus does the
great restoration begin. Only nine
States are now unrepresenteG in Con-
grcss, Tennessee having her noble
Andrew Johnson to speak for her
fifty thousand loyal voters.
The House did a righteous deed in
cxpelling " Helper" Clark, of Missou-
ri, who took up arms against the Gov
crnment at Bonneville \ little more
than than two.thirds voted for it.
On the authority of Cabinet Off
GER it is stated that an officer of the
rebel army in Western Virginia had
arrived in Washington with propo-
5ition that a majority of the rebel