The New York herald., 1862-07-18

ioaas, Ga4Qn and "a no y, itsis - 10 ~N'NtAS '-
hpd woalc bs hls u. ceaslag prayer
Ar Poor ,hsa dcsrsa rh, -snsia adjourned sSas de-
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House or Representatives.
wAa,DeFos. July II, 1897.
ras rurzAu ar moEAuos.
NE reading of ytscetays Journal Consumed DAT "A
hoor.
csrppg tie rl eage q certain bills
qhe -roskyr sgnel numerous enrolled eAA
Iiuca coas4il rrsyalea.
sIcatgA, JUDs-l4L DISTRICTS.
gls W u diyids Michigan ato two judicial districts
was taken up and passed.
sxrSs.oS rzS sEss'os.
III. srrv7ar frea) 81 r., moved that tie Esrse
er II the request q he senate % extend tAs aoara-
raeat un,u o'ciosk LIS afternoon.
ForAos s7txrs cvRExKcY.
Mr HoorB, (rep) Or dass, asked oxnssnt 70 intro
duce 4 bin pr9vitins;--
qhsl cu and ator ths ,st Or asguas al postage rnd
othgg United states stoas sh be received toF AL duss
Of les n1n I've dollars. an which may be received In
N3 rivae eoroara,iaa ~ bank shall make and issue
oay tcssn uote device for sss than one dollar 70 or
ADy - san. e. aAsnsing shan, on conviction, bs
punished ane no, sxcaedls Il ndred dosiara, or
iprsopmou, ior siS asas, or 0oth 81 the dscrssion
of 10 court.
Cbeetcn having osen raass tc tbs reception OF the
bil sIr c,q. moved ths ru!sa be sus pended in
order Tint Il "a 1t b taken up.
Motion oarrid - yess 8, uays SO.
LITTER rom mo Secretary n the Tr-asugy was read
enclosing ths drarls II bills Intended 70 the
present com scarcity Ono to reduce the weight
valne sves CONS other adopt the postage
stamp pan. Tha latter the approval OF the com
mittee.
Br PT-tIs, (opr) a. NO, made q constitutional argu.
tha haa n
right prohibit hs ceglason by banks lncorporated
IL the states AZ less than dollar notes, Il hsd the
right 70 prohibit the issue twenty or q hundred
Gorar note. The constitution gave Congress such
power, ard whie he 10 favor OF tho object or the
bil he oun NJ sanction this vioaton Of the constisu
ton. il woud be giving Congress- the entire contf0
ever bark issueS
Mr.. Cox (ogp) og Ohio moved 70 lay tie bA % the
table.
Tho motion was lost BY yeas 80 nays e..
The BIZ was then lss,sd by yeas So, nays -.
or rTrs
To Joint resolution suspeuding the salse OF ths lands
Of the Kansas &ad Fox In ans until the 4d og March
1868, was passed.
THE CoNFTsCATIJN ACT.
rRE paEsIpEEg's SPECIAL sssAGE ARD ApraovAl OF TIE
co4tlscAgTQN BILL.
Amessage here received from Presldsns Lincoln,
and read.
FLow CITIZENS or TEE SENATE AND Hcusy or REPRESENTA-
ryzs-
Considering he an act 10 suppress asurrecton
% punish and rebellion sezs and couascats
TIE property Of rbe, and tor ohsr pu po1ss,
Joint resolution exp anasory OF SAID act being sub
s;antialiy orc.
Iharo approved and signed both. Before I in
forOd Of the sage Of the resolution had prepared
ths draft OF sase stating opsstions 70 ths bill be-
coming iaw, copy 0. VII ch draft is herewith
naitted ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WASHINGTON, July IL 1899.
FELLOW Ci1 zgNs OF HorsK OF Rsrassrvr1rrvHs:--
horew it'll return TO your honorable body in which
orignated the biz for entitled s'An 80 sup
press ard rebellion. and confscate the
poperty d rebels for other purposss" together
with my objections TO It's becoming law.
There is much the bill which perceive no obiec-
ti0n. Il is wholly prospective and IL touches neither
tue person property Of sny loyal etizss IN which
particular : ~ 8 .4ones
The Grs and second section provides for tho convic
tion and punishment Of persons who shall bs guilty Of
treason and the peraon who shall ncs get on foot, a.
sst engage in any rebellion inslrreeton against
the authority Of the Unted States laws thsrsor
o. shall give all comfort ary such existing rebel
lion or insurrscticn.
By fair construction the psrsous within thsso sections
not be punished without regular trials in daily
constituted courts under the forms and sn shs eubstan
ta provsi Of law and OF the constitution applicable
70 their several cases. To this perceive objection
especially as such persons would be within tbs general
pardouing power IN the special provision
for pardon ana amnesty contained in this act
also provides that the slaves o. persons eonascasd
under these sections shall bs tree .hiEk thrre Is
Unfortunate form Of expression rather hsn ubs.ania
oh sction 10 this
Il is startling 10 say that Congress can free slave
within state and ys said that The ownosship
O the slave had afst been transferred tbs nation ana
that n-rass "a then liberated hin, tia difficulty
void vsusa. AEi this is mo rea! case.
Tho traitor against tins general government for,oits hs
nays cqst as jusly a. hs coos pny ether property
ald ho fogf5s bot 70 ths goyesamsnl aasl which lie
olsnds.
TOO government, 20 far As there can b ownership,
the forfeited slaves and lie question for Cosgreca
4 regard 70 them a. "shal they be made free or sold
. new mastery
see no obisotlon 10 Congress- deciding in advance
that they shSli be free
To tbs high honor u Keatucky, a. an informed she
has besn ths owner q slaves By escnoat aEi has
sold bu, liberated ell hspe the same s uus or
nOns other Indeed DO believe 1t would be
physically possible FOR tbs general government. rurn
persons circumstance 20 &C ua slavery. believe
there would be physical resssncs 70 IL, which would
be turned aside by argument nor driven away b.
force In this view no ebjss;ion 70 this fss
ture or the biIl
Anoth or matter valued ia these two sections and
rUanuF thgoush othsr parts or tue sot viii b. ra.ldst
horssrtcr
4 psrosvs DO objection 70 tao thEs and fourth $40
tions
So fsrssr wish 10 noice the hfth and sxth sections
thsy may bs considered tosssaer Thai lbe ENFORCE
uisnt n those would DO inu.tes - per-
sons embraced within taen, 10 csaF. Tha, thols Who
faaks cs1sesss var should DO eompellsd to pay The
est Is tos obviously Just 70 % called 10 question
10 Evs aovsrnmsBs protection 70 ths property o. per
egns who have abandoned 70 aud sonb on crassds %
ovsrthrow that sorsrsmsDi absurd u cons der
81 tbe tTht justice Tas ssyersst justice raay
slwsysts the best psey. ms psineps o. ssizing
6pd spprepfatlg ne pro sfy u ts psfsons embraced
within h-se ss .iSns ssrsaay D9l vay sbse on4bis