The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-02
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CONGRESSIONAL
xxXyIIth Congrcss---First Session
WAsHINGToN. December LIST.

WASHINGTON, december ISL.
HoUsE-The Chaplain returned thanks
for the Frightening prospects for the lib
erty of the slave, for emancipation from
a system which had involved US in sOr-
row and shame.
The roll was called by States. A quo
rum was present
A message from the Senate announc-
ed that quorum had assembled, and 1t
was ready for business.
A similar message was sent to the
Senate
A committee of both Houses was ap.
pointed to wait on the President, an
nouncing that they were ready to receive
any communication.
Concklin, of New York, offered reso-
luton, which was adopted, instructing
the committee on naval affairs to inquire
and report the best mode of placing YES
sells of war on Lake Ontario when an
exigency may arise, and establish water
communication from other waters to the
lakes, and report which Of the various
modes is most reliable.
Vallandigham, of Ohio, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ReSOlred, That the Committee on Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire and re-
port to the House at an early day by
what authority of the Constitution or
laws, if any, the Postmaster General un-
dertaxes to decide what newspapers may
and what newspapers may not be trans,
mitted through the mails.
Cox, of Ohio, offered the following:
~ WHEREAS many citizens of the United
States have been seized by persons act
ing or pretending to be acting under the
authority of the United States, and have
been carried out of the jurisdiction of the
States of their residence without any pub
lie charge being preferred against them,
and without any opportunity being al
lowed them to learn or disprove the
charge made or ALLEGED to be made
against them;
WHEREAS, certain arrests have been
surrection or rebellion, or pretense there
! of, or any other obstruction to the author
ity of the Government; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the sacred right of ev.
cry citizen of the United States that he
shall not be deprived of his liberty with
out due process of law, and when arres
ted shall have a speedy and public trial
by an impartial jury; therefore
Resoived, That the House Of Repre-
sentatives does hereby condemn all such
arrests and practices as unwarrented by
the Constitution and laws of the United
States as a usurpation of power never
given up by the people to their rulers, and
do hereby demand that all such arrests
/ shall hereafter cease, and that all per
sons so arrested and yet in prison, shall
have prompt and public trial according
to the provision of the Constitution anC
laws Of the United States.
On motion of Mr. Colfax the preamble
and resolutions were laid on the table
so against 40.
Richardson, of H., offered the follow
ing:
s. Resolred, That the President be re
quested to inform the House of Repre-
sentatives what citizens Of Illinois are
now confined in any forts or places o
confinement, and upon what charges
such citizens were arrested. and that the
President also inform the House of Rep
resentatives the names of persons arrest
ed in the State of Illinois and confined
in prisons outside the limits of said State
what the charges are against them, b,
whom the charges are made andby whose
orders all such arrests are made.