Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-15

LAS EOet once.
lr Tse Federal Cossrss,.
WAsHBST0E, Dsceater 2-seasss : Hr
bale offered 5 resolution that the committee or
naval sffairs be instructed to inquire into ths
szpsdiencv Of providing BY law that sppoiut
ments IN Che yoiuntesT naval raTFios be submit
ted 10 the Ssnste for confirmation.
Mr.. Wright offered resolution that TIE mill.
tsJy committee Be instructed te inquire into tie
propEiety Of reporting bill requiring al soldiers
hsTstofsHs discharged, to b discharged within
the limits Of their own States. Agreed 10.
Hr Psmeroy offered joint resoiatoz, that 80
much Of the. PTesident's message as TslStes to
eonpensated emancipation and deportation, be
referred TO select eomaitiee Of three members
Of the Senate snd i've Of toe House. LAID over.
Mr.. Clark offered the following joint resolu-
ton 1j-s.-
Rssslgod, ~ de SsHate aad H0sss Of Repre-
SsEfGtiUes That they cordially approve the pol
ley Of the President Of the United States in
setting free the slaves in The insuree6onary dis
tricts, as indicsts5 in his proclamation, dated
September %, 1862, and recommend to him the
employment Of that snd every other means
known TO civilized warfare, 70 ternins te the
present rebellion, and assert toe supremacy Of
she Constitution Of the United States over its
entire territory and people. H.
Ordered to be printed. 81.
Nr Sherman offered resolution requesting
the President If com paiible with public interest
ts communicate 10 the Senate all ths corrsspon-
.dence. telegrsms, reports snd letters concerning
the military operations Of the army OF the P0to-
mac, and all correspondence, letters reports
sFd telegrsms relating to the surrender Of
HsTpeTE Ferry, and the testimony taken before
the investigating committee upon such surren-
der. Laid over.
- WASHINGTON, December 4 HoRss-V -Various
committees were called for reports, but made
none.
Nr Aldricb introduced a bill grsnting the
proceeds of certain public lands TO aid ia the
construction Of the Northern Pacific road.
Passed.
Mr. Wickliffs offered resolution that the ju-
dietary committee inquire into and report under
what law there has been q military governor
appointed for tie District of Columbia, ard all
the circumstances relating tc his appointment
Nj WickEfe moved previous question-32 for,
% sgsipst.
Nj Biidle proposed an amendment, which
Nr Wicklife accepted, " That the committee
sAso inquire uEder what authority said military
governor extends his authority 10 Ponnsy ylvanis,
or any other Statsi'' and moved tho previous
question.
BIZ. Otis moved to lay the resolution On the
table CaTied-S5 against 46
a resolution was ther adopted instructing the
committee on military affairs to inquiS and re-
port as 10 the better care Of sick and wounded
soldiers
Mr.. Hutchings offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on military affairs, to inquire
and report as TO the propriety Of dispensing with
the West Point military academy, and instesd
thereof aiding the endowment of military schools
Ia the several Safes. The resolution was re-
Iscted By 40 to 76.
Mr.. Browne of Virginia, offered resolution,
which was tabled, instTucting the committee on
military affairs to inquire into the expsdioBcy Of
z,aking an appropriation TO aid the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company in repairing the road
and rebuilding the bridges recently destroyed by
the Gouthern troops.
Mr.. Stevens submitted the following resou.
--sions, which, on his own motion, were postponed
until Tuesday week
Resolrsd, That this Union must be and re-
main enc and indivisible forever.
- RegolveS, That if any person in the employ
ment Of the United States, either in legislative
ar executive branch, should propose 70 make
peace. or should sccspt or advise the acceptance
Of. any such propositions on any other basis
than the integrity and entire unity Of the United
States AID their territories as they existed at the
Tins OF tbe rebellion, he viii be guilty Of high
0fme.
P,solCed. That this government can never ac-
any foreign nation, in this rebellion, in our do
nestle affairs.
ResoEssd That ne two governments can ever
be permitted to exist within tie territory now
belonging 70 the United States, and which &C
knoBlsdged their jurisdiction at the time Of the
insurreciion.
The House then adjourned TIL tomorrow,
when the report Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury viii be sent in.
WASHINGTON, December 5.-Senate-Sev-
ersf petitions were presented.
Mr. Wilkinson offered q resolution requesting
the President II compatible with the public
inierests, to fgrnish the Senate with all infoTma
ton in bis possession touching the late Indian
barbsIisias ia Minnesota, also the evidence upon
which seme Of the principal actors and head
ussn were tried and condemned.
Mr.. Wilkinson said there sesmed 10 be deal
Of sympathy in the East for thsse Indians, and
he wanted the facts to 20 before the Senate and
the people, SO that they could understand thu
matter fully. He related several instances Of
k,rs.rify. pTscticed by these Indians. He said
tbe neopIs cf Minnesota had always been law
sbidiug people, and he wanted them to continue
eo. bTt IL these Indian Wretehes are not hung
eoeording TO law, they viii be killed by the citi
1sns without Law. IF the government vii mol
nrotect the people of Minnesota, they must pro
tect themselves. TIE Tesslaiion was agreed to-
A message was read from the House, stating
ehat The House had passed the bill concerning
INDICTMENTS in pertain suits brought by the United
States.
on motion of BEr. Fesseaden, the bill was
taken up and rsfsrrsd 10 the committee on
finance
TIE President pro fem laid before The Senate
a snesssge from the President, published yester'
day, and also the report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Alr. Sherman called uP the resolution offered
by him yesterday calling for the reports, let
ssra teleerams, ETC., etc., concerning the army
of he potomse and the surrender Of Harper'f
Ferry.
Nj. Clark moved to amend the resolution By
Inserting the following words, " If not ineom
patible with the public interest" The amend
meat wss agreed 70 and the resolution adopted
Mr.. Harding ofered resolution requesting
the committee on Indian affairs to inquire intc
he expedieney Of negotiating treaty with tbs
Indians Of Southern Oregon and Northern CAL
foTRis.
Tho resolution was adopted.
A6iournedlil Mondsy.
WASHINGTos, December 5 -4oHse-Mr. Ste
vens desired to introduce bill, Of which b
gave notice last session The bill WIS read 70
izfoTnation.
II 4 10 indemnify the President and others 70
s,,,-r.qn1iusr the wit of habeas corpus that ~