Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-05

rom Htn. Charles w. Walton, teSigninR hlS
seat az a member Of that body. Mr.. Porter,
from ths committee on Publio Lands reported
back the senate bill establishing land ofice
In Colorado territory, which was passed. The
bill allowing California three representatives.
instead Of until the commencement Of tho
next Congress, was passed. Mr.. Hickman,
from the committee on the Judiciary, reported
a bill, which was passed by vote Of 6S against
As, providing for the more efecsual suppression
Of the slave trade, etc. The bill dividing Penn
sylyAnia into two judicial districts, and provd'
ing for holding District Court at Erie, was
passed. The bill providing $4,000 for the
purchase of the Douglas Hospital In the Dis
trict Of Columbia, was taken up, and, after o
debate, was rejected. The House thOn adjourn
ed till Monday:
FRIDAY, May 30---In the Senate, the tax bill
was considered, and Mr.. Simmons moved 70
amend the tax on whisky, so as to make It SSc
until the lst Of January, 1863, and after thas
35c. a gallon. After debate the amendment
was rejected BY yeas Is, nays 2l.3 The House
was not in session. laas.3g OF cenaiyui.
SATURDAY, May 3l.--In the Senate, the dir
repressible" Mr.. Wilson introduced o bill to
enable slaves to establish right to freedom
under the act to confscate the property Of
rebels, etc. Mr.. Davis offered resolution,
which was laid over, providing for aselect COM
mittee to investigate the official conduct Of Ad-
jutant, General. Thomas. The resolution to
compensate the Grew of the gunboat Varuna for
loss Of clothing and other property in the naval
gagement in the lower Mississippi, was pass
ed. The House bill to allow California an ad'
ditional representative during the present ses
sion was passed, The House wasnotin session
MONDAY, June 2.-In the Senate, Mr.. Sum-
ner offered resolution calling on the Secretary
of War for copies of general orders Of the De-
partment to the Provisional Governors Of Ten
nessee and North Caroline, and copies Of any
instructions given to them. He referred to the
course of Gov. Stanley in reference to closing
the schools for slaves. The tax bill was taken
up, and an amendment adopted, raising the pay
of assessors to 6ve dollars per day. i2ual
In the House, VIM. J. AllsU, Of Illinois,
elected to all the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Mr.. Logan, was qualified and
took bis seat. Mr.. Hickman offered resolu-
tion, which was adopted, asking the President
to communicate, first, what powers had been
conferred on Edward Stanley, as Military Gov
ernor of North Carolina, or agent for the Gov.
ernmsnt of tha, State, under the appointment
Of the President, secondly, whether Mr.. Stan.
Icy has interposed to prevent the education Of
children, white or black, and by what authori.
IS; thirdly, whether Mr. Stanley has been in.
struesed to prevert such education, aud If SO, to
what extent, and the Instructions given.
{ TuEsDAY, June 3-In the Senate, the House
bill to punish polygamy in the territories and an
nulling certain acts of the Territory of Utah,
was amended and passed-ysas 81, nays2. The
nays were Messrs. Latham aud McDougai.
l. ihe House, John B. Stiles was qualified and |
took his seat to suppy the vacancy occasioned
By the death of MIR. Cooper of Pennsylvania.-l
The Senate bill for ths recognition of, and
establishing Dip natio relations with, the negro
Governments of Hayti and Liberia was taken
up aud after debA'e, passed BY a vote s6 yeas
TO 81 Gays: B. F. Love wac qualified and took
hls ssAt as member from California, beng
the third member from that Ssate. A joint
resolution to adjourn on the l6sh instant was
adopted