The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-11
First session a7th CONGRESS.

SENAIE MT. rice asked perrnission 10
record his vote Of yea on the expulsion ..
Mr. Breckinriise, as he was absent yes;er.
day Granted.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from tho
citizens Of Have,l,il. Mass, that the slaves
of rebels he liberated Internationally, and
the slaves of Union men on fair payment.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution 10 ap.
point Committee of three to inqu:r, into
the disasters Of Bull Run and Edwards Fer
ry.
/ Mr.. Lane Of Kansas moved 10 amend Lv
inserting Springfield, Wilson's Creek end
Lexington
Mr.. Chandler said he hoped the resolution
would not be amended.
| Mr. Lane ssid the man most entitled to
i, honor had hccn pur ished at Wilson's Creek;
he pcrished and was sacrificed because he
was not relieved when he could have been
The people want TO know why The gallant
Gen Lyon was sacriGccd--they want 10
know why resimens were sent TO Cairo in.
stead Of to his relief, and why the army
moved at snairs pace to :einftrce Col
Mulligan at Lexington. The people wanted
to know the names Of those who permitted
these things, and his (Lane's) opinion they
would not have to look far for the man who
permitted the sacrifice Of Con. Lyon.
Lanes amendment was disag ccd to-
| Mr. Grimes offered a substitute to appoint
a committee ftwo members Of thefScnate
and three Of the House to investigate
the causes of the disasters to our army.
! On motion Of Mr.. Fesscndcn the subject
was po>tponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Wilson gave notice that he should TO-
morrow introduce bill to abolish Suffers in
the volunteer forces.
Grimes moved to take up the resolution to
investigate the case ofCol Miles. He said
that court of inquiry had found that Col.
Miles was intoxicated TO certain extent,
enough t,justify Col Richardson to apply
epitlicts to him, but not enough TO remove
him from command. He wanted all the facts
of the case to GO to the people, Resolutions
agreed to.
Mr.. Gurlcy said it was contcnded on ono
side that the great west and north west :
should not tc ignored ard on the other that
the subject Of defenccs concerned not SEQ.
ticn, but the entire country. The question
was referred to sci ct committee
The resolutions as thus adopted, together
with one introduced by Mr.. Blair, Of Mis-
souri, referring that portion Of the message
in relation to colonization of slaves taken
from armed rebels, was adopted in Committo
OF Whole on the State of the Unicn, but was
afterwards rejected by the House. The
scbject was then referred to the Committee
or Foreign Relations.
Mr. Lovcjoy, of Illinois, introduced a bill
proposing to repeal all laws requiring passes
to persons of color going northward-to take
immediate cff. ct. Referred to Committee
on the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Hickman introduced bill providing
for Beard Commissioners 10 revise and
codify the general statutes of the United
States Referred to the Judiciary Commit.
tce
Adjourned till Monday.
!. HorsE-Thc Speaker announced vacan.
cies in several Of the standing commit ittees,
which have been flied as fellows; Ways
and Means, Messrs. Hooper and Maynard !;
Judiciary. Wilson; Territories, Steel; Indian
Affairs, Phelps Of California; Public Build
ings, Blair of virginia; Military Affairs,
Dunn; Committee on Estabi >hment of a
Western Armory, Kellogg Of Illinois; Pacif.
ic Railroad, Sergeant.
Mr. Gurey offered a resolution which was
adopted, requesting the Committee on tho
Judiciary to enquire ifa telegraph censorship
of the press has been established in this
city. aud il so, by whose authority and by
whom it is now controlled To report il
such censorship has not been used to res.
Itraintwholesom political criticism and discus.
sion while it professcd landable object.
has been to Withhold from the enemy infor-
nation in relation to the movements Of the
army.
Stevens submitted series of resolutions
referring the various branches Of the Presi.
dents message to the appropriate commit
tees.
Mr.. Trumbull introduced his bill for con-
fscating the property and giving freedom to
the slaves of y,b,ls. He said il provides for
the absolute aud complete forfeiture forever
10 The U. S. Of every species of property,
real and personal wherever situated within
the United States clonging to persons lc.
yoni the jurisdiction OF the United States,
or beyond reach OF cival rocess in the Judi
cary mode ofjudical proceeding in conse-
a.ence of the present rebellion, who during
Is existence shall take up arms against the
United States, or in any way aid or abet the
rebellion; the forfeiture to be enforced
against property in the rebcllious districts
through the military power, and all property
OF other persons Of the United States. where
the judicial power is not ohstructed by the
rebellion through the courts, and that the
lproceeds Of the property Of each
individual seized and forfeited be SUBJ
Iject to the just claims ofloyal creditors, and
to be held for the hene6t Of loyal citizens
dcspoiled Of property by the rebellion. and
to defray the expenses incurred in its sup
preston. The bill also torfeits tho claims Of
all rebels and those who give them aid and
comfort, to the persons they hold in slavery.
The bill dcclairs that slaves thus forfeited
Oh, II be free, and makes 1t the duty Of the