The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxvnTH coNGRKss-rn.r sr..ss.

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WAsHsoros, July Ia.
| HoUsK.-Ths House passed the Senate
resolution adlournng Congress on Wednes
day the 10th.
SESArE.-Mr. Grimes called uo the reso
luton rendering the thanks Of Congress. 10
| Capt A. h. foote. for his gallant serv ices
In the west. Passed
Mr. Lane Kansas, offered a resolution.
asking the Secretary of War To coGsmuni.
cate 10 the Senate any information be nav
haze as 10 the reason for the arrest Of Lieut..
Col ID. r. Anthony OF Kansas. Laid over.
Mr.. Wade moved to take up the bill for
the admission OF Western Virginia. Agreed
to. Yeas 25. naysli.
Thequsstion was on Mr.. Summers amend.
ment to strike out the provisions freeing
children who are born after the fourth OF
July 1868, and insert that there shall be
neither slavery or involuntary servitude, ex-
cept for the punishment Of crimes whereof
the party shall be duly convicted.
The amendment was rejected by yeas IL i.
nays "a.
Yeas-Chandler. Clark, Grimes, King,
Lane of Kansas, Pomeroy. Sumner, Trum-
bull. Wilkinson. Wilmot and Wilson of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. WILEY moved an amendment as a sub
stitute for the latter portion of the bill pro-
viding that the State OF Western Virginia
shall be admitted on the fundamental condi-
ton that all slaves born after the 9TH Of Ju-
ly 1863. shall be free. and that the second
section OF article IL of the Constitution of
the said State, shall not be construed TO au-
thorize the passage Of any Law by which any
citizen Of any State OF this Union shall be
excluded from any of the privileges or i'm
munities to which said citizen is entitled by
the Constitution Of the United States, pro-
vided that tee Convention to be re convened
shall declare the consent Of said State to
said fundamental condition aud transmit tho
same 10 the President Of the United States
who shall make proclamation of il. and said
State shall be admitted in GO days after such
proclamation.
Mr.. Wade offered an amendment to Mr..
Willey's amendment that all slaves within
the limits Of said State. who shall at the
time aforesaid. the 18th of July 1868, be un-
der 81 years Of age shall be free on arriving
at that age. After discussion the amend
ment was adopted.
Mr. Carlisle offered an amendment that
the ordinance declaring the assent OF the
State to the conditions Of the proposed Con-
stitution. be submitted to vote and DO rati
fed by the people Of the State. Mr.. Car
Isle spoke at considerable length in favor Of
the amendment. He urged the necessity Of
referring the Constitution TO the people OF
the State, as many Of them had not been
represented in the State Convention.
Mr. Wade expressed himself utterly sur
prsed at the remarks of the Senator from
Virginia. He, Carlisle, was talking against
time and stalking confidence in the Conven-
ton that framed the Constitutions lie,
Carlisle, while pretending to be . friend of
this measure was acting 10 manner to de
feat.
Mr. Wiley withdrew his first amendment
offering as a substitute bill from the House
the same with a provision for
vote Of ratification by the people.
Mr.. Lane offered an amendment that all
slaves in this State at the time aforesaid
under III wears Of age, be free when 81 and
all under 81 and over 10 be free when 25.-
Adopted.
Mr.. Carlisle moved TO strike all out con-
ditions of admission rejected.
Mr.. Willey's amendment was then adopt
ed. The question then required on the post
ponement Of the bill till December.
Mr.. Trumbull's motion was rejected and
lie bill passed % against IL.
The bill furnishing the fraudulent use of
postage stamps was passed.
The report Of the Committee Of Confer
ence on the bill for the better government
OF the navy. agreed 20 and the bill
passed.