Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-11
NIGHT DISPATCHES
XXXVII ICONGKESS...FJRS SESSION

WAsHiNGToN, bee. 10.
SENATE Messrs Fesssnden and Sumner pre-
seuted resolutions tor the enanc patton Il slaves,
under the war power.
MI. i uoto olIered d resolution that Waldo L.
Johnson, By svtnlathtz IL, w tn and participating
in the rebellion against the United StateF, has
seen guilty ot conduct ue mpatlb!e with his
duties Senator Of the United States, and that
he be therei, re expelled from the Senate u the
IuIted states. LAID over.
Mr. Harlan introduced 4 bill 10 author &c the
edent u acquire territory Tor the settlement
Of free pars.,s Of African descent Referred u
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bal Tor the feargah.ha-
ton Of tie Medical Department Of the army. he
.erlc1 to the Committee t. Military Ah.rs
Nj Hale ca.lei up tie resolution offered YES
ttriaY, that the Committee On judiciary be m
structci to inquire into tie exredcncy "i aeai-
i.llinc the present Jusllcla system oi the United
States, and establishing another in pursuance
VI, L. tAa Cou.tltutioa. Agreed TO.
NJ Ncsmith introduced bin . provide fer the
protection Of overiani / emigrants = California and
Oregon. Referred to Committee on Territories.
Mr.. thaniler announced the death 81 Senator
Bingham, from Mich. ,an. Attct tribute to The
memory OF his deceased colleague, Mr.. Chandler
oilered the customary resolution, that the Sena.e
- into mnurAiig ior thrty days, aad y adJoafn.
Messrs King, 'lak aui Sumner spoke IN feel.
ng terms Il the deceased.
The resolution. was agreed 70, and the senate
adjourned
llorsE-Koscoo Conlins offered resolution,
which was adopted. reque ting the Attorney Gene
raj t. report his yicns as y the means Of obtaln-
/ IN 4 letrocessien # that part of Virginia for
Gcrly belonging u the District Of Columbia.
/ Mr. Potter from tie Committee on Public Lands
| rerorted a bill providing homesteai- to actual set
tiers, and providing bounty for soldiers IN lieu OF
/ grants u pubic lands lie explained that tho
/ homestead feature 4 this bin heretofore
passed, but there s 81 addition. that a. sodler,
! nsrifes ana scainen SHALL be entitled t. the lro
visions Il this ast. Il al. contains section
/ giving a bounty u IS to the three months FOua-
/ teers
The House c5ncurrod ia the Senate resolution
/ f5r !. Jy.At Commits e. e. inquire int tue crnduct
e he present war, with lavcr % .cni ior fof-
sons ana pAPafs.
Mr. Pc4iIr;o,l aevcl that the memorial #
i Messrs. Howard, Gatehtl! and DAVIS, be referred
ek to tic tenmtttce on Judiciary, with "a
| Structiofs declaring that tDn1tess aleHe has the
iower. under the Constitution, to suspend the
/ MT Il haAcas corpus; that the exercise q! the
powcr by another Department ot t c GGvernment,
i usurpation and .an5eron; u pubic liberty );
that the lers.n ii above named, be delivered to the
! Marshal, to the tni that they may DO indicted
with tie right q q sreety tria!, il tLefe b. a
| prahaElc cause for such proceedings.
lie s, a. at .eu.th this autls saying
hat those gents were members Of the I5Jaii #
Police o Baltimore, and the lst OF July lat
In ihe dead hours u night. weie arrested by
oder Gf the military authorities ani without
cha ges be.ng preferred against them,and con
.ey &! az pilsoarts 10 Fo,t Mcllenfy. They
Ak that Congress may examine into The sui,-
iect Or that they may be oEamired before a il
lici i .rlbu.nl, ahd yd this Nj. pchGi IN :
colleague on Tie commit n the Iu 'lclary
could iia,i 10 nole ti,ling response 10 II. ne.
Ii. rial ,l4au that j, should lay uareaI the
lahc ihe gLc~tio4 here presenttl wa ~ /,
thf ippafltV II fhtir pre4eLt IuI!S iEtEt v blt l