Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-18
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II.ul IlHuIN ."tHiaIIt IIN .nlrl PETITION
W n,o of ilo emancipation uf lhr sb,r.
Mr lalc calloi up DIE resolution io obol
ish th, supreme Court trmhfkut That h
rnruo'y believed 'hal iriho tchph NOS
BOO brms against llo Gouumoul h1ul,
succeed 'ho Supreme Court would dccid,
that the Federal soldInrs uuv n Nuptnu
were lrcspasscts and rioters. The hoInnc,
OF the day was spent in the discussion o
various resolutions go inquire into tht
cause OF our defeat In the various battle.
that have taken place In the House, a
resolution was adopted authorizing IN,
President to adopt systematic measures
for the exchange OF prisoners in the pres
ent rebellion. Mr.. Loveioy offered res
olution nstrucling the Secretary Of War
to revoke 50 much OF the order Of General
lIalleck, commanding Military Depart
ment Of the West, as forhids fugitive
slaves entering the lines OF our army. Mr..
Coz, Ohio, moved TO lay the resolution on
the table Not agreed to. Yeas G3-
nays o. Mr. Lansing offered a substitute
which Mr. Loycjoy accepted, charactor2-
ing The order rs inhuman and cruel, and
requesting the President to direct Gener-
al lIalleck to recall tho same. Further
postponed, Mr.. Blair, of
Missouri offered resolution providing for
the pay Of all officers and soldie;s in actu-
al service under Fremont Mr.. Conklin,
Of New York, introduced bill providing
for the punishment of army supply specu-
Iators, Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, re.
that without legislation on the
subject the Treasury would be bankrupt.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Sumner
presented the petition Of a Mr.. Treadway,
,etting forth that he had sometime ago
made complaint, under oath, before the
Supreme Court, against jeff. Davis and
others, charging them with treason, that
ne afterwards made similar complaint be-
fore a magistrate, Of which no notice was
taken. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. Mr.. Foot, Of Vermont, offered
4 resolution to expel Waldo P. Johnston,
Senator from Missouri Laid over. The
rest of the day was spent in the delivery of
aulogies on the late Senator Bingham OF
In the House, the resolution
from the Senate to sppointa a joint COM
nittee TO inquire into the conduct Of the
present war, was connuircG IN. Mr. Pens
ileton. of Ohie, addressed the House at
ength on the subject of the suspension of
The writ Of haJcas corpus, alleging that Con.
5reSs alone hal power to order its suspen
5ior.
In the Senate, on the lllh, Mr. Chandler
Of Michigan, offered resolution to ap-
point joint committee with power to re-
tire from the army such officers as they
may deem improper or incompetent to
Laid over, The balance OF
the day was spo1t in the delivery o! eulo-
gies on the death of the late Senator IA.
ker killed at Balls Bluff. In the House.
Mr.. bingham, of Ohio, introduced ! i'll to
confscate the slaves and property of reb-
els Referred. Mr.. Lovejoy called up
his resolution IA reference to the order OF
j sneral Halleck, which gave rise to
engthy debate, in which Messrs. Lovejoy,
Illinois, Stevens, Pa, Blair Mo, Fouke.
and Kellogg, Of H., and JULIEN, of lid,
when Mr. Nallandigham,
Of Ohio, moved TO 10y it on the table,
Adorted-yeas 78-nays Ga. This is the
first rebuke administered to the radical
abolitionists.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Trum>
bull OF Illinois, offered the following reso-
luton, which, being objected TO, was laid
over.
Rcsolrcd, That the Secretary of State be
directed 10 inform The Senate whether, IN
he loyal States of the Union, any person
or persons have been arrested and impris.
)neG, and are now held in confinement,
)y orders from him or his depart ment, and,
t 80, under what law such arrests have
been made and such persons imprisoned.
After long debate Mr.. Foots resou-
lion to eXrel Senator Johnston, of Mo,
was referred to the Judiciary committee.
the House, personal explanations
we're made by Messrs. Blair, Loyejoy and
others, on the subject Of Gen. lalleck's
order, in ;he course Of which it was re-
vcaled that Gen. llaleclS, by letter to Mr.
Blair, explained that his order was not
confined to slaves, but to all persons. Mr.
B air reported bill to raise volunteer
olce in Kentucky for the defence Of that
State. Mr. Lovejoy did not want to raise
roops that would not fight anywhere. Mr.
Wrck!tle, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Maynard
81 Tennessee, both supported tue bill
which was postponed Mr., Elliot, of
Massachusetts, offered resolution as 10
.he purposes of the war, which gave rise
10 a warm debate r~ding in n narson,l