The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-19
SSIONAL.
COngress.--First Session.
WASHINGTON, December Is.

WASHINGTON, December Is
HoUsE-Bingham, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back bill extend
ing relief to loyal men for slaves wrong
fully taken with recommendation that
it do not pass. +0T
Wicklife, who originally introduced
the bill, remarked that he had not despair
of satisfying the House that some legis-
lation was necessary. That the bill did
not interfere with the new articles of
war.
Maynard said it was important that
some such measure should be proposed
to enable the military authorities to dis
criminate between loyal men and trait
ors He had been informed on the best
authority in some parts of Tennessee,
that secessionists had been in the prac-
tice of inducing their slaves to get with
in our lines where they could not be re-
claimed, merely for the purpose of an
moving u.s. - err
3 Wickliffe mentioned several instances
to show the injustice to loyal men in
Kentucky, growing ont of this question
in this connection. He stated the case
OF young and gallant officer who had
been dismissed from the service. Some
thing, he repeated, ought to be done to
protect loyal men and prevent wrongs
which he did not want to see.
Lovejoy, Of His, regretted this discus
siOr. lie was weary of these persistent
and shameless attempts of the slave
holders.
Wickliffe, from the other side of the
hall-Do you call this shameless at
tempt?
SENATE-Cowan presented petition
for bankrupt act.
! Rice introduced a bill to extsnd the
Walla Walla and Fort Benton Military
Road to Fort Abercrombie.
Nesmith introduced bill to provide
for the protection of over land emigrants
to the Pacific.
Williamson offered a resolution that
the Committee on The Conduct of the
War be directed to enquire into the facts
relative to the recent battle at Freder-
icks burg, particularly as to what officer
or officers are responsible for the assault.
Also for the delay which occurred in pre-
pairing to meet the euemy.
McDougal suggested an amendment
that the Committee report the result of
their investigation to the Senate. The
amendment was accepted and the reso-
luton adopted
On motion of Wilson the bill to facili-
tate the discharge of disabled soldiers
from the army and for the inspection of
convalesccnt camps and the hospitals of
the army, was taken up. After consider
/, able discussion it passed
LovejOy-I do call it a shameless at
tempt.
Wickiiffe-I am not at all surprised to
hear that from your standing and posi-
ton on this floor
Lovejoy-I call it persistent and
shameless attempt of the shareholders to
t get the army of the United States, those
volunteers who have, Of their own free
+ WILL offered up their lives as a sacrifice
on the altar of their country, to turn
> themselves to the base business of chas
ing fugitive slaves, and in this the gen
tleman from Kentucky has the effrontery
to appeal to the justice of the Republic
cans.
Bingham replying to Wicklilfe, hat
remarked that it was not his choice tC
, have it referred to the judiciary Commit
a tee, said the reference of this bill to the
Judiciary Committee was the proper one
= in his opinion it was a violation of the
constitution, and if the principle should
: be established it would return some day
to torment the inventor.
The bill authorizes the Federal Gov
d eminent to interfere with the rendition
= of fugitive cases within the limits of the
# States in a manner unknown to the con
d stitution.
q The Federal Government cannot BY
y law, intervene in any State. He sale
this had been reiterated more than once
and not more frequently than by tn,
gent from Kentucky.
A colloquy here occurred between
a Bingham and Mallory.
Il Bingham then argued that the bill wal
= opposed to the new article of war, thu
!, cOnhscation and emancipation act, ant
e not the least the act which expressly pro
vides that the executive may employ il
the service of the United States, whethe
belonging to traitors or loyalists, slave,
coming into our lines
The bill was for the purpose of hunt
+ ing down slaves; After long debat,
It Wickliffe' bill was laid on the table, 81
!, to 46. =,
, A resolution was adopted instructor;
n the. Committee on Naval affairs to en-
u quire if letters of marque ought not t.
be issued for the capture of the pirat
Alabama and other like crafts, fttin,
out in the port of Great Britain
d The army appropriation bill was takei
# up in Committee of the whole. The bill
!, appropriates S72l 100000
;, An amendment was offered by Mallor
e that none of the appropriation should b
n used for the benefit Of runaway slaves o
is for emancipating or colonizing then
The bill was then reported to the Hous
- and passed by vote of 107 to 3.