, 1861-08-05

WARRINGTON, Aug. 8, 1861.
SENATE.

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WARRINGTON. Aug. q, 1861.
SENATE. |
MI. KENNEDY Of Nd, offered the follow |
Ing fresolntion from the Maryland legislature:
charge of his official duty, WIS arbitrarily and Il.
legally arrested on the highway, by force of areas,
BY the 5eder1l Government aud enndfy Other ctI-
authority II violation Of III theiz personal
rights as citfzcns Of MARYLAND; and whereas, the
md st. o. Il 1s
but the property Of no man ia aafc, the esne.ity
Of no dwelling Is respected, and the sae1edness Of
Heuss R9 aes
record the over! hrow Of all public rights without
the record Of their inii1gnant protest of resent
and neuIpets,ns sud outrases By the Federal Gov
ernmsnt, etc
After q long discussion as to whether the
rezelut1on should be received, it YVES finally
Mr.. KING, Of N. z, offered q resolution
that the Secretary Of War be recommended to
pay the volunteers monthly, whenever prac-
Hcab!e. Agreed to.
louInne1t was taken up.
Mr.. COLLAMER moved to fix the time for
Tuesday, the 9th Of August, at u II. Agreed
to-
On motion Of Mr. Wilson the bill to increase
tie Ergtneer Corps Was taken up and passed
The House bill authorizing the President to
discharge any military officer for incapacity,
&C., Has laid On the table
The House took up the senate resolution
providing for jetnt committee Of both
him to set apart day Of public humiliation,
fasting, prayer and duplication for the suc-
cesa Of Cur arms and the restoration of peace.
Mr: MORRILL,, Of Nc, moved to take up
The M bin supplementary E 70 tas ct to protect
the hill wa3 rasaed =
| Mr.. TRUMBUM reported from the Judi
| cialY- Committee bill relating to the Judicial
districts of Missouri and Kentucky, with a
| motion TO postpone action until next Decem-
| to the loyalty Of Judge Monroe, Of Ky., in
| which Messrs. Lane, OF Ind, Powell, Baker,
| Breckinri6ge, McDougan, Polk, Harris and
others participated 7djourned-
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| - The bill to confscate all the property Of all
persons found in rebellion, which WAS debit
ed at great length, WIS finally re-subulittcd to
the Committee On the Judiciary by 90 to 70.
The Rouse then took mp the tariff and tag
bills, IS agreed upon by the Committee Of
Co1fsrenca and passed by the Senate. In ex-
Committee on the part Of the Senste were Of
! the opinion that the two had better be united.
| They therefore took up the direct tax bill, as
the House passed it, with unessential altera-
| tGuS7 au0 LAEu LuE 1uE0mt AAA pIpEu6lh4uu
Of the Senate. The report Of the Committee
of Conference was eoncurred In, 50 agniust SO.
Mr. BINGHAM, OF Ohio, from the Judicia-
~ Committee, reported bill to punish cer-
tain crimes. It proposed that recruiting In
any State or Territory for service in any army
high misdemeanor, punishable with fine OF
frem $500 to 81 ,000, and imprisonment from
one to FIVE yea16. The bill panishes similarly,
those who thus enlist, and those who By
words, writing or publication, encourage en-.
lietments. The bill passed.
Adjourned.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. BLAIR, Of Mo-, from the Committee on
Military Atfairs, reported bill to increase the
efficiency of the Typographical Engineer
that corps two Lieut.. Colonels and four Ma,
jo1s, and one company Of soldiers, to be com
mEnded by competent officer.
Mr, OLiN, Of New York, from same Com
mittee, reported back the bill to promote thu
! efficiency Of volunteer forces, authorizing ths
President to discharge from the service an,
commissioned volunteer officer for ine0mpe
tency, inefieiency, misconduct, OF neglect Q
duty. The Committee reported . subs:itute
, and apply the principle also to the officers Q
! the regular army.
IN tie course Of debate On this bill, afte
some remarks Of Burnett Of Kentucky, M1
OEa said Burnett WAS known to be Wfar1
| EympathiZer with those in rebellion.
; adr. BURNETT responded thas If the ger
] tisman wanted to know whether he symp'
and who regard the war as having been force
y upon them, and who would make peace tx
:, mcr1oT, he answered III the aMr native an
: they could make the most Of it.
4 Me- STEVENS Of Pa, from the Committe
Ct Ways aaa q MeaPs Ne reported the sena1 al
for the enrolment and Organization Of Volu'
+ tee7s, &C.. with an amendment thereto appr
printing geo, ,OOO, Goo.
Mr.. BINGHAM, from the Judiciary Cor
n. mittge, reported back the Senate bill to co
-hseate property used for insnrrectionary pu
s: p0Bee, with an amendment in substance til
q, fWheneYer during the present insn1ec.ion 81
i. # person held to service or labor ahal1 be e'
: p1oy ed In military or naval service, the pers'
to Whom such labor or service Is due, sh,
/ forfeit his claim to the same
f., Mr., HOLMAN Of Md, moved to lay the b
IL on the table. Ncgati7ed by Al against 26.
y. The Houee co1cnrrsd In the Senate's amen
IL mint to the House resolution fixing Tuesd
next for the adjournment Of Congress.
The consideration Of the eonfscatlon
,. Was then resumed, and the question stood
'e, agreeing to the amendment reported by I
III | Bingham.
MT The bill wes then passed by GO against 48-
~ The Speake laid before the House MESA
- from the President in anBwer to the reso
re ton adopted yesterday, enclosing dispat
rsce iyed at the G. s. military telegraph off
August LIST, from Hon. Alfred Ely, dated Ri
T., mond, EaJIng he was prisoner at Riehmol
Us Mr.. ROSCOE CONKL1NG Of n. T., offs,
'al resolution requesting an inquiry Il
ehargts against james E. Harvey, md rea
letter frcm him, dated Lisbon, July 14th,
-, 5Jipg tie charges made against him.
eo resolution Was adopted.
Interesting Southern News.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. ga reliable gentlca
Just arrived he7e, says that seven boats
The Memphis list night, conveying troops to N
ner Madrid. And BE iurther says that not
,ea than IS ,000 Tennessee troops have been Ia
N's ed in Missouri
Governor Horr1s has probably been
elected Governor Of Tennessee.
Gen. F1ourney Of Arkansas, died here
-. teTday.
tue Drifting for troops has already begur
in Virginia. The A6jutant General orders
bel militia to repair to the Court Houses in Il
~ ~ res pective Counties without delay. Alb
IL &c, 600 are wanted. Roger A. Pryor is
command OF the Third Virginia in Isle
Wight county.
ma The Richmond Examiner says: " Am
A"o The prisoners here is free negro, who G.
any as chaplain Of one Of the Connecticut 4
ubt ments.' The same paper aHthofltatl'
,va stat5e that the nE1n ber in the Federal regiu
NV which surrendered, the Gay after the flgh
Bull Run, was $40. They are said to bel
10 Pennsylvania. -...
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rsi0forcements. We hare 10 dates SubseQ1
to The Bulltown affair.
arA We understand Beanregard has hung Il
traitors, one an engineer Of the Manassas
E. r, another preacher, and the third
farmer.
a despatch to the Knoxville Register,
:om SAYS preparations Of IN extensive clara
to. are in progress, a1d before a great whit
may confidently expect active moTeme
Our (rebeD picktts extend beyond T
ais. Church. The Confederate troops are div
the into two corps the frat under Johnston, c
TT pyipg the advance post. The second u
- Bean1egard. There is no doubt Of the
III that f1eache1y vas practised in the Man:
Ird's | Gap Railroad to prevent junction
Ween tLe forces Of General Johnston
4 in. Beauregard. The conductor has been
- ~ having acknowledged receiving q
more | to defeat Un1cn of the forces. The
son, treatment waz Dneted out to recreant
2ian caught plotting the enemy IN the nj
The Richmond Examiner Of the 30th saJ
het- aOu1 amy under Johnston is now enca4
in the vicinity Of F .lrta1 Court House.
What ne can learn, re think it improf
that there Will be any alteration in the
been | tim Of the troops at pr esent.
|tarv The Richmond Examiners Portsmouth
respondent says Col. Smith Of the Le4in
M Mintssy Institute viii take command at