The national Republican., 1862-07-15

and alter sixty days from the date Of such
proclamation. =. .tr.i 20, rs
Mr.. WADE submitted an amendment to this
amendment, that all slaves within the limits Of
said State, who shall at the time aforesaid be
under twenty one years Of age, shall be free on
arriving al The age Of twenty one. "
Mr.. WILEY hoped The State would be sd.
mitted without such condition.
Nj. CARLILE hoped the State would be
admitted without any amendment Whatever.
If the condition proposed In the constitution Of
said State was to be adopted, he would favor
the amendment Of the Senator from Ohio.
Alter further discussion, the amendment Of
Mr.. WADE was adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
At seven O'Clock the Senate reasssmbled,
EMANCIPATION.
A message Of the President, submitting the
draft OF bill for emancipation, was laid before
tn, Senate.
h. BANKRUPT BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. FOSTER, the bankrupt
bill was taken up, amended, and postponed to
the second Monday In December nsxt
REsCINDlSG OF ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. SUMNER submitted resolution 10 re-
scind the joint resolution for adjournment on
Wednesday, 10 give time 10 consider the sman-
cipation message Of the President
LETTERs OF NARQUR
Mr. GRIMES called up the bill 10 authorize
the Pr.sidei 10 issue letters Of IN .raue, which
was amended, and postponed Till tomorrow.
Alter an executive session, the Senate I'D.
joarned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
COMMUNICATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com.
municstiou IRON the Secretary Of the Navy, 10
A IN \ rssnlntinu NJ tha -
tive to rifed cannon for the use Of the navy.
Referred u The COMMITTEES on Naval AffaiIs.
THE NAVY.
Mr. SEDGWlCk, Of New York. submitted
The report Of the committee Of conference on
the bill for the better government Of the United
States navy. Adopted.
!. OWL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. STEVENS, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported q bill making supplemental
appropriations for sundry civil expenses Of the
Government for the year ending June so, 1863,
and Tor The year ending June 50, 1862
Ou motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, the House re-
solved itself into Committee vi the Whole on
the state Of the Union, (Mr. White, OF Indiana,
In the chair,) aud proceeded to the considers-
ton Of the raid bill.
After s,me time spent 10 Its consideration,
the committee rose aud reported the bill 10 the
House, with the Recommendation that II pass,
The bill then psssei.
This bill 10 identical with that laid on the
table on Saturday, with the exception Of the
appropriation for The purchase Of the annals Of
Congress, which has been stricken out. This
BILL includes an item Of FIVE hundred thousand
dollars on account OF emancipation of slaves
In the District Of Columbia, aud those made
Tree under the conHscstiou bill, looking to their
and securing land outside the
lirxt,. rs ho taa r.. -
provision for which has already been made,
this amount TO be repaid into the Treasury
from salcs OF cOnflscatsd property. II also
len thousand dollars to enable
The Post Of1ce Department to put such service
on the post routes recently established rs may
ba deemed necessary. II also appropriates ons
thousand dollars 70 pay for painting the iron
fence around Lafayette square, and In trout of
the Presldents House. Also Hftesn thousand
dollars to carry Into effect the provisions OF the
late treaty between the United States and her
Britannia Majesty for the suppression Of the
African slave trade
NAVAL LINE OFRIcERs.
Mr.. SEDGWICK, OF New York, submitted
the bill establishing and equalizing the grade
Of line tficers In the United States navy.
Adopted.
The House took up and parsed the Senate
joint resolution, fixing on Wedn. lay, tho 10th
inst, for the adjournment Of the present session
Of Congress.
METROPOLITAN PoLIcE.
Mr.. TRAIN, Of Massachusetts, called up the
Senate bill 10 amend the act creating police
district In the city Of Washington, and to estab
lIsh police therein. Passed.
ADDITIONAL TAX ON SUGAR.
NJ STEVENy frnu tha oe H.
and Means, reported bill to impose an 1ddi.
tional tax of per cent per pound on all sugar
produced In the United States.
Mr.. PORTER, OF Indiana, offered an amend
msnt that the provisions OF this act shall not
apply 10 sugar manufactured from sorghum.
Adopted.
The bill then passed.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
The Speaker laid before the House the fol
lowing message from the President OF the Uni.
ted States:
Fellow citizens Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives:
Herewith Ia the draft Of u bill 10 compensate
any State which may abolish slavery within Iu
presented, respectfully and earnestly recon-
mend.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
July l4th, 1862.
EMANCIPATION.
The bill provides that whenever the Prssl-
dent shall be satisfied that any State shall have
lawfully abolished slavery within and through.
out such State, either Immediately or gradually,
1t is made the duty OF the President ssslsted by
the Secretary OF tho Treasury, to deliver to
such State an amount ot ak per cent interest.
bearing bonds, equal TO - dollars per head,
Us reported by tho census Of 1860. The whole
amount due any one State may be delivered at
once, II the abolishment Is immed ate, or at q
propOrtonate rate II the emancipation is grad.
ual interest to run from the time OF the deliv-
sry Of the bonds, but not before.