Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-23
ConsressionaI
Washington, July 10.

SENATE.--Mr Sumner presented q petit
tim for the abolition Of slavery in the
southern States, remunerating such owners
as NAV be Impoverished thereby from the
treasury Of che United States.
petition wss presented from NJ. y.
Roberts, asking payment for the Star OF
the West. lost In government service.
Mr. McDougal offered a resolution In re-
gard to the Pacific Railroad being made
military road, and moved that the subject
he referred to select committee Of i've
Mr.. Latham sc id that be had prepared a
bill nD the subject.
The motion was agreed to.
The resolution approving Of the acts OF
the President was taken up.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bills for the con
6scation of property in abe rebels States.
Mr. Breckenridge proceeded to speek at
length in opposition to the resolusiCn.
Mr.. Breckenridge having finished his
speech, on motion of Mr.. Wilson, the subs
icct was postponed till Thursday.
The naval appropriation biz was taken
NJ, and an amendment about Stevens'
floating battery was disagreed to.
The bill theu passed.
Adjourned.
HousE-Mr WashburDe, from the Com>
mittee on Commerce. ssid they were ready
To report on the resolution for clearing the
seas Ut pirates and to mako the blockade
more efeciual. and. az there was immedi-
ate necessity for its passage, he hoped the
House would proceed to consider II.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee on
Judiciary. introduced bill pr vidiDg fol
the suppression of the rebellion against tn.
| government and resistance 20 the laws o.
! the United States The President is au-
thoriZsd to call out the militia for these
purposes. Their continuance in service il
not to extend beyond sixty days after III,
commencement of the regular session %
Congress, unless the latter shall otherwis
direct. The militia are to be entitled l.
the same pay and rstions as the regula
service.
The bill passed, under the operation o
the previous question, almost unanimously
MIR. Blair frum the Committee on Nj
tary affairs, reported back the Senate bill
authorizing the President to accent the sci
vices Of 100000 volunteers, to aid in tn
Enforcement of the laws and the protection
of the public property. lie proposed 70
it substitute similar to the bull passe
previously, with, among several other sd
ditions, provision which allows the Pres
ident to select the Major and Brigade
Generals from the line If the army, To com
mand the volunteers these officers to ms
sumo their former places at the eIpirAtio
Of the war.
The bill parsed
Mr.. Stevens, from the Com,nitte on WAY
and Means, reported the Senate's amend
ments to the loan bill, which, on their ret
ommendation, were all concurred in.
Mr.. Wright introduced bill au,horizrn
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Ell
change bills to the amount of 100000
600. Referred to tie Committee on Way
and Means.
MIR. Sedgwick, from the Naval Commit
tee, reported, with an amendment, the Sci
ate bill authorizing the Secretary Of III
Navy to alter aud regulate navy rations
alsn, the Senate hill prnvidiug for the ap
pointment Of Assistant Paymasters in ii
navy /; alsu, the Senate bill, with amend
ments, fixing the Both If June as the dar
When the sluop if-war Levant, fnunder-d
sea, and providing for the relief Of ii
widows and orphans of those lost
The three above mentioned bills wei
passed
Twenty thousand copies Of the obitusri,
delivered ON the death Of Senator Dgugi,
were ordered printed.
Or motion Of Mr.. Edwards, the llcwil
was unanimously raised:
ResOired, That the thinks e THE Uru.
be presented to Maj General MrJieil.
and the fhcers and iGiers &c his mn. az
for the series of brilliant and decisive Vi.
tories which they have. by their skill at
bravery, achieved over the rebels and trai
Grs IN the army ON the battle fields
Western Virginia.
The House, in committee of the Who'll.
considered the bill to Increase the eficier
cy of the volunteer forces Of the lutte
States.
Mr.. Blair explained its provisions, whe
Mr.. Burnett addressed the committee {,
an hour in vindIcation Of the secnce
States, and in condemnation of the warliE
acts OF the administration. lie pruteste
against the violation If the oath T. suppal
the constitution Of the United States 10y N
President, whom he charged with havir
uSurped authority III various ouarters. II
concluded 10y advocating peaceful suIuti
OF our present difficulties.
The hill Ia increase the ficiency # II
volunteer iurces wac thea passed, aud a.
; House adjourned.