The national Republican., 1861-07-16

On motion OF Mr.. HALE, the Senate went
into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. WASHBURN offered resolution in.
structing the Committee on Commerce to in
quire what further Legislation is necessary to
protect our commerce, and arrest the move.
ments of Southern pirates; adopted.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
resignation of John s. Carlile, Of Virginia, he
having been elected to the Senate of the United
States.
Mr.. NIXON offered a joint resolution that
the Senate and the House Of Representatives
adjourn on Friday, the 10Th inst, at II o'clock
NJ; adopted.
Mr.. vALLANDIGHAM called for the reg,
ular order of business.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Missouri, from the Commit.
tee on Military Affairs, reported bill to in
crease the efficiency of the volunteers of the
United States.
Also, a bill providing for better organiza.
ton Of the military academies; both of which
we're referred TO the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. ELIOT offered resolution requesting
the Secretary of the Treasury to employ imme.
diately sufficient force to protect our COM
merce from the pirates which now infest our
seas: adopted.
Mr.. r. CONKLING offered resolution,
directing the appointment Of select commit.
tee Of five, to take under consideration all bills
for the establishment Of general and uniform
system of bankrupt law throughout the United
States; adopted.
Mr.. WOOD offered q resolution that Con.
gress recommend to the Governors Of the sew.
eral States to convene, without delay, the LIE,
gislature Of their respective States for the pur.
pose Of calling an election for delegates TO a
national convention, TO be held at Louisville,
KY, with view of devisng some plan of re.
storing peace to the country.
Mr.. WASHBURN moved to lay the resolu.
were demanded by Mr.. Burnett, resulting as
follows-yeas 80, nays 81; so the resolution
was tabled.
Mr.. WOOD introduced bill establishing a
general and uniform system of bankrupt law;
referred.
Mr.. VAN WYCK offered resolution that
the officers having charge Of tho disbursements
OF the Government be directed to withhold all
payments due the officers and owners of the
steamer Cdtdline, until the subject other owner
ship is fully investigated by the committee hav.
ing that matter under consideration adopted
A resolution was offered and adopted, calling
upon the President to furnish to the House all
correspondence between this Government and
all foreign powers on the bject Of the exist.
ing insurrection in the United States.
a resolution 10 restrict the business OF this
session to questions Of immediate or momen.
tous importance to the Government without
the necessity of any member raising point of
order under the rule adopted on Monday, the
9Th inst, was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. HICKMAN offered bill, and asked
that it be put upon its passage, to define what
is conspiracy against the Federal Government.
The bill sets forth, that If two or more per.
sons within any State or Territory of the United
States are found banded together to delay the
execution of the Federal laws, or in any way
interfere with the interests of the General Gov.
ernment, they shall severally be punished by a
fine of not less than five hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars, or with term of i'm
prisonment not less than six months nor more
than six years, or by fine and imprisonment in
accordance with the foregoing penalties.
Mr.. BURNETT desired to have the bill re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
printed.
After some further debate the yeas and nays
were ordered, and resulted-yeas 1913, nays I.
So the bill was passed.
metropolitan police force for the city of
Washington referred.
Mr.. ALLEN offered a resolution, that when.
ever those now in arms against the General
Government should lay them down, and return
to their allegiance to the United States, all laws
passed by Congress interfering with the insti-
tutions Of slavery should be suspended. The
resolution was ruled to be out of order.
Mr.. BLAKE desired to amend the resolu.
tion, so as to read, "when they have surren.
dered, their leaders should be hung"
Mr.. ALLEN introduced bills for the relief of
Benjamin +. Simons, w. Wise Strong, and
Jacob Brown; referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM offered resolution
that the President of the United States had
violated the Constitution in raising an army,
increasing the navy, suspending in certain
portion OF the country the writ OF habeas corpus,
and searching and seizing teegraphic dis.
patches belonging to the telegraph Offices where
seized. The resolution held that the last act
was done in violation ofthe constitutional rights
of the people, that rendered them secure in their
papers, &c. ltalso denounced all acts of news
paper suppression by military force.
A motion was made to lay the resolution on
the table; which motion prevailed.
Mr.. McCLERNANDi introduced resolution,
that whereas certain persons have taken up
arms against the authority of the Federal Gov.
ernment, with the intention 10 destroy the per.
petuity of the Union, this House would pledge
itself in any amount of money and any mum.
Der of men which might be necessary 10 pro.
mote the efficiency of the force to obtain order
and promote restoration Of the authority of
the Government everywhere within the limits
of the United States.
Mr.. BURNETT said he would not object if