The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-10
Congressional Proceed dings.
1NNvIIth CONaR tsSS- Senate.
First session.

U'dsliag,on, Jane o.-Mr. Sumner offered
mcmorsi from III, General Presbyterian chu',n,
ass ~ for the ensncpstlon Of the saves.
M sumner s'so ofrr,d y resolution r. We
Committee n T. i Ogcs and H. ads lie 81 oct d ~
inquire into the esredioncy of rruvdns Tor an air
line railroad between washington and New York.
Mr.. Wilson iMas..l introduced = bill n provide
for increase u medical officers In the volu .teer
service
On motion Of Mr.. Grimes Iowa, the lc'n, reso-
luton at NJ 10 the Pentoutary OF tie District of
Columbia, MAS then taken up.
Mr.. wilson tMas'.l moved as an amendment
t..at volunteers and soldiers confined IN the Peni
teniisry of the District OF Couisbis. under scntrn
imposed by cuurt msttis. be forthwith discharged,
and such imprisonment shall not hereafter lie al.
NJ. crimes said tn, ho hai list ot tho ~,dcrs
sent to that peni,eutisty, There were niuctyss ot
th,tu, Il which iorty -ci.ht ~e.c confined for nstl
ordination or some trivial of,ncN uin't-on 'nr de-
serton three for neglect oi duty, ses,n or violating
the 5ith Article Of War, twhich was tresdins on
srsss, &c,) sis for mutlny, tcons!sting in refusing
l. SO sud fAce the enemy thout weapons! two ipr
assault and battery, one for forgery, three or at-
ccny, and the cthers for trivia ,Ncnccs Only four
out of the whole confined there for ottences
which are considered criminal by the civil coie,
yet these men were sent there for hN'm six months
70 Ave wears.
Mr. nnrrls horcd thc rcsoluti,u wouli pass lie
lad Just rturnti nom the p,nl'rntatv, whtrc hc
found fespcctsbl, c,,eus from his own State con.
hnri tor tlr merost offence. Hwas tine ,ii.s thing
should ho stopped.
Nj. W Us tloke iufthsr IN inN1r ~ the ftsn'u-
,iun. ilo sail men were counsnod there rs 'c'ons
for scarcely ANY oGcn al all, aud thus were ds
rrn' Il VIII out just cause for IL
The .mcnlmtm was adopted and tic l'utnu
4. / o'c'ock the scnatc res 'yci Itself into
lhFh C"r, Of imreschncn, f., the tiial Of w,s,
II HAmphrcys.
TIE senators took their scat. on the right nni
len ofthe Vice President who Hst ona raised plat.
form.
The members % tie rouso of Representatives
D lsfs ft. IA l.. - H.. tHa
Senate.
The managers on u lie par, tthc House ,ook seats
In front, ~, the desk prepared for them
The Secretary ui II, nate read t. the Court thc
return made ly the :, rcrantsAt-Arms u tire sum
mons issued 10 West II. Humphreys, that he could
not be found.
Tie Sergeant a, Arms II en- male proclamation
calln{ on West II Humphreys to appear aud an.
| swcr the charges msdo against him.
| " answer being made,
NJ. Bingham, on ,ho part OF the House, moved
! that further ptucecd.i..s in this 81 impra,h.
inent he sn-Ienlcd uu,l Thursday, III. 2Oth lay Of
| june. | ,62.
IN. wa'.: 'ecd 10 = the Court = tie following
The mcmbors Of tie House aud It's managers then
| retired.
Mr. Foster moved tia, tie proceedings 10 pub
| lisa'd In the newspapers at Washington, aud ais
IN The p.p"rp NJ Nashville Tcnnrssre and that this
Court stand ADJOURNED uuti til. 26th of june, with
| notice, by way % proclamation, to West II. Hum
phrcys, tia, lie may then appear here before the
Court to answer tile charges made by the II Iuse ui
| Representatives.
| The Court then adjourned until the 10Th of june,
| is62.
The bill nom the House. to prohibit slavery IN
! the tcrritories, was taken up and PASSED ly yeaF,
| 2e ;nsys, 10.
| Tsds-M.s-r-. Anthony, Brovr!rg. Chandler
Clark, Collsmer, Clwsn. Dixon. Fessrnien, Foot
| Foster, 6rIuss, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howard
| Howe, X ny, Lane tInd y Pomoroy, Rice, sn.
| mons, sumner Ten Eyek, Trunbull, Wade, Wi.
| kinson. wimot, Wilson, tMs~l
hdys- Mc.sr.. Csrlile, Davis, Kennedy, Latham,