The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-07-27
Congressional.
THuRsnAY. .Iniy Is.

note from the Vice President, saying tha:
he should be absent for the rest of the
session
The bill to provide for an Assistant Sec
r~tary of the Navy was taken up and after
a short debate the bill passed.
The bill for the better organization Of
the Marine Corps, was passed
There was long discussion On tho Mill
/ tary bill.
Mr Sherman offered a substitute that
the purpose Of the military establishments
were to preserve the Union, defend pro
pPrty, and maintain the Constitution
Agreed to. Yeas 80; nays 3.
Mr. breckenridge moved as an addition
to Mc. Shermans amendment, that the
Army and Navy are not to be used To sub
lugate any State, or reduce any territory
or province, or for the abolition of slavery
Lost-yeas 9; nays 80.
The bill then passed. and at 81. O clock
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
HorSg-Mr. Colfax, from the Post O.Ilce
Committee, reported a bill that al! prepaid
. letters TO the soldiers, addressed To them
at the point where they are stationed,
may, whenever practicable, be sent TO any
other point without farther charge. Tie
bill passed.
Mr.. Peudleton, from the Judiciary Com
mittcc. reported u b,lI for the relief of the
Ohio Volunteers. 1t provides for payin.
them At the time they arrived at the rem
devious, instead of from the time they
were sworn IN, which was twelve days
afterwards.
IN amendment was also made directing
the.N ar Department 10 pay the militia OF
other States similarly situated, The bi.i
vas thon iaSSed.
Mr. Hickman, from the Commtte on
judiciary, to whom Mr. royters rasolu
ton was referred, 70 inquire whether Hen
~ May. Of Marl land, has been. or l. now
holding Intercourse with those armed III
rebellion agaius; the United States. &c
reported that the gentleman who moved
the resolution was called before III. com
mit,ee. bUl that he had no cv.d-ncc tend
Iag 10 Prove Mr.. Man : guilt. the re-oiu-
IlJu being predicted ou newspaper ART
c.c> only. he commii,e. having no ,.vi-
dence to imp.icate the gentleman, recon
mended that uo action WI, Necessary oa
the part oi the House The committee
further says the investigation ent.Iely Ie
iiey-- the rlc>.'eu; aud Gen. Scott from
any suspicious ot correspondence, or a.
'cmptel correspondence, through Nj.
MAY
Ou motion Of Nr Hickman, the report
"as laid on the table
Nr May. 10y permission OF the House,
then proceeded 10 make personal cXp!a-
nation. He spoke OF the humiliation he
III, I'd tie attitude OF hi- Constituents
now bound III ChaIn-, without the i-iit~
OF tree people. all their pTvciou, IL -hls
under constitution VrCStIa;-d Il and tram
pied under foot.
MI Co.:aX said in response to TIE gen
ticmau declaration 10 staUt! uy t.e Union,
that he supposed that Mr .,iay had been
grossly m.s>repIesented 10y q Richmond
spondent OF a Charle>tonpaper, which
asserts that he Nsy) said 10 The 50 cali, i
Cont e,terite Government, that 300 men
in Marylau were ready 10 arm against
the Federal forces III tqat city.
Mr. May-Ihis IS the first n,i;nat;on
;ha, has reached IEc Vi. sUch a !ettes.
nave HQ; seen IT, He had no objections 10
tho res.4ing 81 n . whole article.
The Cle! K then rad the letter !, was
dated Richmond, July i. Among other
things it i said the object OF Ar Nan s
visit had not tIau<i,l:ra, hut Il looked 20
certain events in Maryland, and that t..-
Intelligence he brought wa- enough to
make Americans weep, that the city Of
baltimore WAS under tie heel OF tyranny.
and that women had been iu>u,t-d and
ouiIa.cs committed such ~ t. make man
Kind blush iu ;acl that ie!gu Of terror
existed in the city. He was stated aS
saying tia; ;Ee day of letriJui ion was not
iar,..>Jau: that $1,000 NsIy .andeys would
rise up III arms against their "lprcssoI>-
! Although an attempt might lie mad. to
deprive them of their arms. : 900 mu>kets
were concealed and guarded IA CAT and
day.
Mr. Nay said he did not know who
wrot. the letter. and that IL WIS absolute
ly untrue; tha, he communicated to an
. her any scch things Gas equally unit ue
in point Of fact that . '.UeO men were
ready to rise against The Government a.
/ therein stated; but there were more than
/ ) ',UUU who, II the prese.t oppression shall
not ue removed, Will yincii,ate tLcir con.
. s;itutiona, rights.
! Nr Thomas said that there was & con
bition Of affairs in Maryland painful to
every citizen in its boldeFS. aud he M.
dertook Id stand here and aver that She
in her heard Of hearts, speaking through
. a large majority. thanked the President
for clothing the Lieutenant General with
tie power tu declare Martial Law, and ap
proved as he did the manner Ia which
the power had been exercised Ly Major
General Banks. Applause.
The House CoHcuIred III the Senate :
amendment to the Navy appropriation
. Bill
The consideration Of the Tariff bill was
resumed, and it was afterwards passed
The House took up the Senate bill pro
vdins Tor the increase OF the standing
army 10 1000. Adjourned