Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-19
TmRTY.sEvENTM CONGRESS.
First Session.

BENATE.-Messrs Chandler, Howard, Foste
and Sumner presented petitions for an immG
diate passage Of bankrupt act. q,
Mr.. Ten Eyck presented a petition from
CIVIL engineer Of Trenton, New Jersey, askinI
inat q test shall be made Of his new and I'm
proved military projeotile. -
Mr.. Hale, from the Naval committee, report
Cd bill for the relief OF Commodore Hiram
faulding. Passed. --
ME-. Grimes offered resolution, that In ths
opinion of the Senate, IL 10 the right and duty
OF the Government to call loyal persons within
the rebellious States TO its armed defense against
over. -
Mr.. Salisbury offered resolution adjournine
congress on tho 30th Of June. Laid over.
Mr.. Hale introduced ablll relative TO further
enliatments In the army The bill further pro.
vldes that every slave enlisted under such proc
lamati0n OF the President, shall bo ever there
after free, and entitled to all the bounties,
privileges, etc., of other soldiers In the army
The bill was referred to the committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr. Powell introduced bill to prevent mem.
bers OF Congress aud other officers Of the Gov.
ernment Of the United States from taking COD
slderations fer procuring contracts from the
Government. Referred. W.
Mr.. Chandler called up the resolution to pre-
vent further issue of legal tender Treasury
notee, and authorizing the Issue of one hundred
million of dollars Of ten days' certificates, bear
Ing five per cent. interest. n. .--'
de spoke at some length, advocating the pas.
sage Of the resolution, and Of the damage of
Issuing an overplus Of Treasury notes.
Mr.. Fesaenden thought that IL was not wise to
decide on 90 importanta O measure without ma.
ture deliberation, Il Was due to the Secretary
OF the Treasury to consider carefully every
proposition made by him. He moved that the
resolution be referred to the committee on FL
nance. Motion agreed to. 81
The Pacific railroad bill was taken up, aud
various amendments were considered. n.
Mr.. Clark moved to strike out the provision
granting the bonds Of the United States to the
different branches connecting with the eastern
terminus OF the Central route. a-, s. .-.
Mr.. Sherman spoke in favor Of such an
amendment
After further discussion, the amendment was
Withdrawn for the present. ! 1rst r7
Mr.. Collamer offered at proviso that OF the
bonds Of the United States 10 be delivered to
any parts of the roads east Of the Tooth degree
OF longitude and west of the western foot of
the Nevada Mountains, there shall be reserved
and in relation to the roads between these two
points, twenty -fve per cent. shall be reserved.
Unless these roads are completed, the reserved
bonds are forfeited to the United States.
Pending the question, and after executive sea-
sion, adjourned. -..e.-. Fl.
HousE.-The Senate joint resolution for the
encouragement Of enlistments In the regular
army aud volunteer forces, was passed. l. re
peals 30 much of the ninth section Of the act of
August last as Rbolsbes premiums for bringing
recruits to the rendezvous, and provides that
hereafter q premium OF two dollars shall be
paid any citizen, non-commissioned officer or
soldier for every recruit TO the regular army;
and every soldier eniisting in the regular army
or volunteer forces for two years, or during the
war, may receive the first months' pay In ad-
vance. t.r
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill to free from servitude the slaves OF certain
rebels engaged in or abetting the existing re-
oellion against the Government of the United
States. .tr. .y8a ,ast 10 a.- . TT
Some time was spent in discussing points of
order.
A vote was nearly reached on the passage of
he bill, when the time arrived for taking up the
special order, authorizing the issue of addition.
Il Treasury notes. '-A 49, "a ."
Mr.. Stevens, with view of at once disposing
If the confseAtion measure, moved the special
,rder be postponed one hour. This was agreed
10 by 78 against 60. 't
The way was now apparently clear fnr tho
,onfiscation bill, but Mr.. Richardson, after re-
marking that the morning hour had expired,
moved to proceed to the business on the Speak
er's table. - n
Mr.. Phelps of Mo. demanded the yeas and
nays, which being taken resulted-yess 43,
nays SO. ~ --F21- I5EE'I
The question having been decided in the
Negative, the confscation bill was read
The Treasury note bill was taken up, and af-
Ter debate, adjourned. .L- -