The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
BYTELEGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL.

ASHlNtfION, Lee. l..
HousE.-The Chaplain returned thanks
for the Frightening prospects of liberty for
the slave; for emancipation from the system
Roll called by States; quorum present.
Message from Senate; quorum assem- led,
ready for business. .-.rr-r-.
Similar message sent to Senate. Commit
tee of both Houses appointed to wait on the
President. and inform him they were ready
to receive communications.
Conkling. of New York. offered a resolu-
ton, adopted, instructDg the Committee on
Naval Affairs to inquire and report the best
mode of placing vessels of war on Lake On :
tario when an exigency may arise, and es-
tablishing water communication from other
waters to lakes. and report which of the
various plans is the most reliable.
Mr.. Vallandigham, of Ohio. offered the
following, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Judici-
airy be instructed 10 inquire aud report to
the House at an early, day, by what au-
thority Of the Constitution or laws, if any,
the Postmaster General undertakes to de-
eide what newspapers may and what news
papers may not be transmitted through the
mails
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, offered the following: 8
WHEREAS, Many citizens Of the United
States have been seized by persons acting,
or pretending to be acting, under the author
ity of the United States, and have been car
ried out Of the jurisdiction of the States of
their residence, and imprisoned in the mill
tary pr sons and camps of the United States
without any public charge being preferred
against them, and without any opportunity
being allowed them to learn or dsprove the
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them; and,
WHEREAS. Such arrests have been made
in the States where there is no instruction
or rebellion or pretenss thereof, or any other
obs'ru elton 10 the authority Of the Govern
ment and,
WHEREAS, 1t is the sacred right of every
ctizsn of the United States that he shall not
be deprived OF his liberty without due pro-
cess of law, and when arrested, he shall
have speedy and public trial by an impair
tial jury, therefore,
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives does heraby condemn all such arrests
and practices as unwarranted by the consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States, as
uSurpaton of power never given up by the
people TO their rulers, and DO hereby de-
mand that such arrests shall hereafter cease
aud that all persons so arrested and yet hel,.,
snail have prompt and public trial accord
ing to the provisions of the Constitution and
laws OF the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Colfax, the preamb' 9
and resolution were laid on tho table-9O
against 40.
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, offered the
following:
Reso1red. That the Pres ident be request
ed to inform the House of Representative s
what citizens of Illinois are now confined in
any forts or places of confinement, and upon
what charges such citizens We're arrested
and hat the President also inform the House
Of Representatives the names Of the persons
arrested in the State of Illinois and confined
in prisons outside OF the limits of said State.
what the charges are against them. BY W HON
the charges are made. and by whose orders
all such arrests were made
Mr.. Lovejoy moved to lay The resolution
on the table. Ad opted-year "A, nays 40.
The House took a recess to await the
Message OF President Lincoln.
Alter the reading of the Presidents Nj es-
sage, Mr.. Morrill, moved that it and the ac-
companying documents be referred to the
Committee of the Whole and printed
Mr.. Vallandig1anr desired to say few
words but was prevented by the previo US
question coming up.
The motion was agreed to.
Adjourned.
SENATE After reading the message the
Senate adjourned.