, 1862-12-16
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


EENaIE.
afr: KING Of n. T., presented i petition
Board Of the Navy, Also presented petit ]
tion infnyor Of a general bankruptcy act.
Mr.. FIELD presented d petition asking for |
bounty for sick and wounded soldiers.
Mr, FEsSENDEN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the bill concerning the
statcs, with the recommendation that the
amendment Of the House be disagreed to.
Tic recommendation Of the committee was
adopted. He presented q letter from Mr.
Fisrcc Of Nd, asking to be excused from
The Vice President appointed Mr. Rice Of
Minnesota, to I'LL the vacancy.
l1r. WILSON Of Mass, from tile Committee
on Military A1fairs, reported backs 4 bill to
abolish the grade Of medical officers in the
service OF the United States, with 4 recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. LANE Of Kansas, introduced O bill to
provide for the extinction Of the Indian titles
in Kansas, and provide for the removal Of the
Indians. Referred
Mr. COLLAMER of IT., offered rcso1u-
tion, requesting the President, if not inco,-
sistcnt with the public interests, to transmit
to the Senate the report and accompanying
documents Of Hon. Reyerdy johnson, as Com
missioner Of the United States during the last
summer at New Orleans. Adopted.
Mr. C0LLA3IER presented The credentials
from Vermont.
Mr. DAVIS Of Ky offered resolution that
after it had become manifest that an insurrec-
tion against the United States was about to
break out in several States, James Buchanan,
then President, from sympathy with the con-
spirators and their trcasonable projects, failed
to take the necessary and proper measures TO
preyedt it.; therefore he should receive the
censu1e aud condemnation Of tic Senate and
! American people. Laid over.
Mr. ETEf n rf n T off,rai a rnzn}nt;or in.
| structing the Committee on Foreign Relations
| 10 inquire whether some method cannot be
| devised to manifest the sympathy Of Congress
with the suffering Lancashire operatives. Or
| drred to be printed.
The resolution rslatiVe to certain citizens
| Of DtIawarc.wa taken up and
length in favor OF the resolution, arguing
that the President had not authority under
the Constitution to make any such arrests.
The President had no right to suspend a
IaW' OF define its execution.
Aft.r some argument, Mr. Davis admitted
the President was excusable in correcting
Gov. Morchead Of Kentucky. It was even
commendable. It would not hare been mex
cnsable to have arrested the leaders Of the
Hartford Convention, or for Buchanan to
have arrested Phillips, Cheevcr, and other
miserable miscreants. lie denied that
slavery was the cause Of the war. It was
brca.,se New England and other States had
against the States which held On to it. He
Thought the people would arise and recon-
struct this Union, and leave MASSACHUSETTS,
out in the cold and frozen regions. # the war
had been carried on according to the princi:
1,les of the Crittenden Compromise, it would
| have been finished long ago.
The Senate then went into executive seR,
| sion, and at its conclusion, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. BLAKE Of Ohio introduced a bill te
establish i postal money order system, which
~" Wr. C0LFAx introduced a bill to rcauce
the duties on paper from thirty-fiye down tt
ten per cent. Referred to the Committee or
, Ways and Mems.
SIr. NOELL Of Mo. introduced bill which
was referred, to procure the aboli=hHent o
, slavery in Missouri. 1t provides compens,
ton to loyal owncrs.
II MIR. WILSON Of Iowa. introduced bill
| which was referred to the Committee on Ju
dietary, prescribing the time and place fe
, holding the circuit courts in the districts Q
+ a1r. BURNETT Of Ky., introduced bill
which was referred. providing for the dcvel
r opment Of the mineral resources Of tn
| United States from the public domain.
= MIR: WAsIlBURNE Of Ill, offered Il reso1u
$ tion that in the judgment Of this House thert
; should be no lcssislation CHANGING the cxistinI
u laws providing for the payment Of the intcres
r on the public debt in coin. Passed.
c Mr.. FEssENDEN Of Me, offered the fol
r lowing:
ReSozred, That the proclamation OF the Pres
dent Of The date Of Sept S2d 1sSs is " warranted
i; t:on as indicated therein il well adapted to haste
y The restoration CT peace. IL We'll chosen as VT
. | measure. and il an exercise OF power with pr02C
regard to The rights OF citizens and the pvypetni1
= Of a free government.
4 Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Indiana. moved to ID
!. the resolution on the table. Disagreed to-
a;.ainst 20. The resolution was then adoptet
is by - against 81.
IL and Means, reported an Army Appropriate
i bill for the year ending iu June, 1864, wfie
8, lias.bccn made the special order for Thursda
ID The House passed the Senate Juint Res
ii 1ution additionally increasing the bonds Of Il
m Superintendent Of Public Printing $4,000.
ty On motion of Mr. DAWES Of Mass, Il
ID bill for the construction Of tle Illinois III
NJ Michigan Ship Canal was postponed till Il
~ first Tuesday in January
&C Nil. SIlANkS Of Ind. offered resolutit
m (which vas rassed] calling on tue Secreta
.sc Of the Interior to state whether the pcrmaue
annuities to the Miami Indians, under Il
st MI. n. PEEDIEToN Il M ef Ohio offered the Il
81. ~ rowing, and demanded the previous qucsti
ITS ~ E@se1tsd. M fist the President OF the Unit
et States be requested to inform the House. if in
an Judgment il i not Inconsistent TIth the public
nd heii in custody by the authorities Of the Uni
I'd tbst be Should not bring suits for tie recovery
~ ~ damages for euch imprisonment. OF that he sho
~ not oppose By speech o. otherwise the WIT me
th uras OF the standardization
f. On motion Of Mr. STEVENS, the reso
IN. IN, ton was tabled By vote of Is against -.
the tt Mr.. PENDLETON offered g resolution c.
tns ~ ing upon the Secretary Of War to furnish
~ ~ number Of volunteers from each State Of