Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-09
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

barbarous treatment by the rebels OF the bod
les Of Union s,ldiers killed in battle, and al
80 as to the employment of Indians by the
rebels. The bill for the abolition Of slavery
in the District of Columbia was taken up
An amendment was adopted making the
amount for each slave freed $500, one half of
which is to be paid to the slave on condition
of his emigration to some foreign country
An amendment submitting the question of
emancipation to a vote of the people OF the
District was rejected, ayes l3 nays 24. An
amendment was also adopted declaring that
no one who had borne arms against the Uni
ted States or rendered aid to the rebels should
be compensated for his slaves.
In the House Mr.. Hutchins submitted a
resolution in relation to the attempted arrest
of fugitive slaves in Gen. IIooker's division.
Mr. Calvert, of Maryland objected and the
resolution was not received. The considera
ton of the Tax bill was then resumed.
The Senate on the Cd passed the House
reSoiution-ayes 80, nays l0-suggested by
the President, declaring that the United States
ought to CO operate, by giving pecuniary aid,
with any State which may adopt the gradual
abolition of slavery. The resolution is as
follows:
" "Resolced, That the United States ought to
cooperate with any State which may adopt
gradual adjustment of slavery, giving to
such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such
State in its discretion to compensate for the
inconveniences, public and private, produced
by such change of system"
The vote stood
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Browning Chand-
Ter, Clark, Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle'
Fessenden, Foot Foster, Crimes Hale, Har-
Ian, Henderson, Howard, Howe, King, Lane
of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morrill,, Pome.
roy, Sherman, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Thomson,
Trumbull. Wade, Wilkinson, Wiley, Wilmot,
Wilson of MassachuSetts--32.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Garlic, Kennedy,
Latham, Nesmith, Powell, Salisbury, Stark,
Wilson, of Mo-, and Wright-l0.
Absent or not Yoting-Messrs Cowan,
Harris, Johnson, McDougall, Pearee, Rice
aud Simmons.
The bill for the abolition Of slavery in the
District of Columbia was further discussed
but no vote taken.
The House passed the bill to assign the
command in the field without regard to sen.
iority in rank. An order was issued for the
arrest of A. Higgins for refusing to testify
before the Committee on Government Con-
tracts. The Tax bill was further considered
in Committee Of the Whole.
The Senate on the Sd adopted resolution
appropriating $685. 900 for testing plans and
materials for rendering ships and floating
ed a resolution of inquiry in relation to the
Harper's Ferry Armory. The bill providing
for administering the oath of allegiance to
American citizens in foreign countries was
passed. The bill abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia was taken up and passed
ayes %, nays Il.
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chan
dler, Clark, Colamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fes-
sendon, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan,
Harris, Howard. Howe. King, Laneoi Indiana,
Lane of Kansas Morrill,, Pomeroy. Sherman,
Sumner. Ten Eyck, TrumbulI, Wade, Wilkin-
son, Wilmot, Wilson OF Massachusetts-29
Nays-Messrs Bayard, Garlic, Davis,
Henderson, Kennedy, Latham, McDougall,
Nesmith Powell Salisbury, Stark, Wiley,
Wilson, Of Missouri, Yright-l4
1t has yet to 70 to the House, but will no
doubt be passed by that branch of Congress.
In the House Il bill was reported for the
reorganization of the Navy Department.
The consideration of the Tax bill was then re-
sumed in Committee of the Whole and vari-
Gus amendments adopted The bill will prob
ably be finally acted upon in the House on
Monday next.
The Senate was engaged on the 4th with
bills relating to the District of Columbia
Senator Trumbail gave notice that he iaten-
ded 70 press the Confscatioh bill from day
| to day until it was acted upon.
The House further considered the Tax bill
in Committee Of the Whole and reported it to
the House. It was ordered to be printed and
made the order for Monday. No other bust.
ness Of any importance was transacted.
In the House, on Monday, Mr.. Voorhees,
lind offered preamble, setting forth that
the tariff bill passed during the extra session
is unjust and oppressive to the agricultural
portion of the community, and concluding
with a resolution that the Committee on Ways
and Means be instructed TO report bill at as
early day as practicable repeating the said
law, and substituting therefor a system found
ed on the principle of yielding an adequate
amount of revenue, and not of that protecting
the manufacturing interests of the country
Mr.. Stevens moved to lay the resolution on
the table. Carried-yeas IS, nays 35
The House then proceeded to definitely act
on the amendments to the tax bill, heretofore
reported from committee of the whole on the
state of the Union