, 1862-07-16

THE PRESIDENTS FORTHCOALNG
PR0CLAKA11OK.
4DJCCRaMEST OF CONGRESS POSTPONED
ONE DAT.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, July Is. 1862.
The Senate has at last passed the bill au-
thorizing the president to call ont the militia
for any length Of time up to nine months,
in any number desired. I: amounts to COLI
scription or draft
A strong effort will be made to put it
through the House. The following is the
text Of sections in the bill relating to negroes:
The president is hereby authorized to receiyc
into the service Of the United States for the pur
pose Of constructing entertainments and perform
ing camp service OF any other labo7, or any mill
o o5ga Of s ~fR es ee BE-
and II such persons shall be enrolled and organ
ized nnder auch regulations rot Inconsistent With
scibe Thai When en as 1g or ov n atreayn
scent who by laws Of any State shall owe service
l1hor to any person who. during the present re-
bel!ion has levied war and oorne arms against the
United States adhered to rheiI enemies. by Civ
ing Them aid snd cou,fort. shall under any such
service n r ded for N this act. he his mother
wife or child forever thereafter BE FREE, any
law, age or custom to the contrary notwith-
Standing; thu! pereons Of African descent who un-
deg this law shall receive ten dollars per month
pay may be in clothing.
Joe Wright madea warm speech in favor OF
this bill, declaring NC should never put down
the rebellion in the world under the present
general policy Of the administration, and saying
if any general refuses to obey this clause
about employing negroes, he wonld promptly
turn him out, end if necessary, pnt arms il. the
hanos ofnegroes.
He put aside all questions Of constitutional
rights by saying that traitors have no rights
under the constitution. He said when Doug
las was stopped at Indianapolis on his way
home, shortly before his death, he found fault
with tue administration because its call for
10000 volunteers was too small, and said,
q We should have had half million at once.n
Mr.. Doo1itt1e introduced q bill for establish
ing bureau OF migration, with one commits
! sioner aud two clerks, to be charged with the
general duty OF organizing and locating colo
| mics for disposing Of emancipated negroes,
| This was promptly passed to second reading
| and referred. Mr.. Howe introduced q Dill to
extend the protection By our armies 10 every
| person appealing to them for protection
against the authority or control of any one
engaged in prosecuting the rebellion, and
Furnishing any officer Who fails to obey, with
| court martial and dismissal from the service.
Tile HOUSE threw over Cul1AS's bill cutting
down mileage one half and adopted q bill cut
/ off, oil
the view Of making q reform 80 radical that
the Senate would not agree, and thus defeat
ing any measure on the subject. The Senate
tabled the bill.
| EecrefSry Chase recommends bill making
postage stamps legal tender, SO as to avoid
present difficulties about small change, and
the Committee on Ways and Means are likely
to recommend the bill in accordance With this
suggestion. The Committee on the. Naya
Academy report all the instructors engaged Al
loyal except Prof. Hopkins, who replies tt
pared to define what constitutes disloyalty.
Gen. Pope's address to bis army has cxcitei
great indignation among Mcclellan men. The.
say it is in execrable taste, egoti6tical, and
slur on the army Of the Potomac.
Gen. Sherman port Royal Sherman) doe
not return from Co1inth at all enamored O
Ha!lcck's operations. There are rumors G
present movements In the Western Depart
ment, and stories Of important changes Il
Eastern and Western Departments are re
peated.
Mcssrs. Bingham and utter are gettiu
signers to the address presented to the RI
publican caucus, and suppressed by Co
faN's resolution, with a view to printing i
Any way, the effect Of the address is to max
party Issue before the people. AIr. Cola
who was so earnest on the confscation bi
as to leave sick bed and go to cot in til
cloak room Of the House so that he could
called in to vote for It, IS well as Presto
King, and large numbers Of other promine1
aud even radical Republicans think the issuin
Of such an address at this time is injudiciou
It turns out that no charges st all are pr
ferred asainBt Gen. Mitchell. The storit
in the papers about the sacking OF Athe1
: have all been revived, but Gen. Mitchell is Il
nay involved. The whole story Of the Loui
Vile Journal about him is stupid calumny.
4 Rumor represents great uneasinsess prevail
ing at the Waz Department about recent q
; vices MS to rebel plans, and that the Sc
!. retary has information that the rebel chiefs
!, Richmond have issued orders to the
q armies to assume the aggressive at certa
It points. Recent movements Of the rebels
c the West are supposed TO be In accordan
{. with this plan.
q Count GaroWski, the celebrated Russi
s nobleman, has eignlhed bis willingness
n take command Of a negro regiment, ard
movement is on foot to have him comm
y aioned for such purpose.
n The presidents request to Congress to del
II their adjournment, Was to give him time
n consider the coniscation bill. Tie charm
E Of the House Enrolling Committs
IL who is an anti-con1scation man,
III layed sending. the bill to the pre-
y dent until yesterday afternoon at fo
- o'clock. He has been closeted to-d
Is in his library refusing to see any o,
'e He is engaged In writing message on com
I'll cation. It is known that this is either It
~ or request for supplemental legislation.
=, hope for the latter, as there is a general c;
!" viction that the veto would be the destr1
ne tion Of the Administration. The prevail.
-. belief is that the president will only ask
u, supplemental legislation that may prolo
~ the session Of Congress.
~ WASHINGTON, July 15-The Committee
a. Ways and Means has recommenda: ion
IRE fore them, urging the necessity Of Congr
AZ sional legislation to relieve the specie N
ket. No official acifon Of the committee
yet been taken On the subject, but it is kno
ot- that some of the members are opposed to
is project, p1eferring to leave the matter to t:
us care Of itself. Others are in favor Of issu
ce, S:aa11z trcasa1y notes.
Colonel F. P Blsir, jr., has left Washing
.ad for Missouri to proceed at once to rails
he brigade.
me The members from the border States II
wn but did not conclude their business last nig
es- It seems certain, however, that while, =
me Perhaps half dozen exceptions, they will
tly endorse the presileat's emancipation sche1
they will nevertheless iAQpose its respec
confederation BY their A1tes.
u The following is the yea vote on the bill
III, rescind the mileage laws:
Me1sra. Battle, Bidd1e. Cssey, Clements, Cray
Dunlap, Edwards, Fenton, Order, Hale, Hoo
Kellogg, EerriEan, Knapp, 1azeaI, Mallory,
n | q; I'd, MenIee, Morrill,. Pend1eton, Phelps, RID
1t Ssrgesut, Segar, Sloa0, Thomas, TTimhle T.,
bridge and Wfck1IfIe-
FROm NEW MEXICO.
re, The State Troops Repu1se q Quantra
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