The New York herald., 1862-12-16
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ii. 1909.
THE PAYMENT OF TIE INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DHsr
X IN SPECIE.
The members OF tho Committee on Ways and Means
voted follows day Mr. Washburne's resolution
declaring, as the Judgment Of the House. that there
should be legislation changing the existing Law pro-
vding for the payment OF interest the public debt n
coin: -Ycas-Messrs. stratton Morrill, Of Vt, Hertos
Hooper aud Maynard Mr.. Stevens only voted In the
negative Messrs spauding Phelps Of Mo- and Corning
were absent. ,a
THE BAN REMOVED FROM ALLEGED DIsLoYAL Nsws-
PAPERS. E
The Postmaster General Mr. Bar has rescinded all tbs
orders heretofore made excluding from the post Offices
and mails Of tho United States certain newspapers pre-
sented BY grand uries and otherwise represented ~ dis
loyal to the government.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE rENALTY RELATIVE 10 NOM
USE OF REVENUE STAMPS
Representations having bcen made the Office Of Inter-
nal Revenue that many persons who are required by the
Excise Law TO proprietary stamps neglecting -
comply with the provision the Commissioner has issued
circular nsructing collectors TO enforce the penalty
all such
PROCEEDINGS OF FcoNGREss-PRoPosrrroN OF PEAcn
FROM THE RADICALS.
This was resolution day in the House, and some sensa
tiona matters introduced. Mr.. Conways resolu-
tions to dissolve the Union and establish peace were
tabled by powerful majority. Ii has been predctsA
for time that the arst proposition Of peace with
tho rcbcs would from tho antislavery radicals
but tho proposition swash the Union altogether was
hardly expected in Congress.
Mr.. Pendeton, Of Ohio handed in a resolution Of IN.
quiry which would have produced some commotion u
battle not impending or tho path to Richmond
He asked whether parties arrested by government had
not been offered release taking oath oppose
by word action the emancipation proclamation. The
IIo,oa vntad that
tabled 1t.
This day Congress been marked by the inroduo-
ton Of the resolutions Of Mr Conway of Kansas They
represent the dispang feeling of the real radicals here
Mr.. Cook, OF Ohio, has made speech, which
ragns the Executive for his disregard OF the
teachings Of the elections, and Senator Davis, Il
Kentucky has adm nished the rabid republicans
that the people Of the West tired anti slavery
legislation and policy and they, together with the people
OF Pennsyvana and New York, will insist tat the war
shall be carried hereafter for the restoration
Union purely and mpy. Mr. Davis ran through
the. practice Of General washin ton during
the Revolutionary war; and his administration
o the government, to shoS that Executive
arrests for alleged disoyaty maic subict to the
action Of Congress, that never pretended in
the carly days the republic that the habcas corpus
could bo suspended except by Congressional auArity
Refer. TO an old saying OF General -
son, that had no been In military
msnd in New England during the war OF 1872, :,
would have hung the members Of the Harttora
Convention Mr.. Davis regretted that Old Hickory had
not been in power during the wintcr OF 1s80-6l 70
have administered like punishment upon traitors
hers in Washington 81 that time The President y
not reporting Congress all mprisonmcnts
had stepped Of the Executive Mansion into Congress-
and had become under the power, a military diota
tor Davis ridcued the idea Of tho Indemnity bin Of
the House. and said any lawyer court would scout -
they would Conscation bills. &C. After tho legislation 6
ast session. In connection with the Crittcnden resolutions
of the extra session, and or tho proclams-
tion Of the President in September, his heart
sunk within; but hope had boon revived by the
voice Of the people OF the North At the elections Refer
ring tho abuse OF Kentucky by radical Senator'S he
said had raised thirty nine regiments OF infantry
and fourteen cavalry for the Union armies Had ths
bill passed tho session for the raising Of tho Home
Guard tho raid Of Morgan into Kentucky would nsvsr
have taken place.
EMANcfPArr0N IN MISSOURI.
Tho bill for emancipation for the state OF Missouri,
introduced by Mr.. Noel provides that tho adoption
y that state Of system OF immediate enamel patton Of
ali their slaves ke eoct January l. 1854, the gov
ernment OF tho United states will apply ten million
dollars Of sx per cent bonds redeemabe In thirty years,
10 compensate tho loyal for their loss; also tnat
government will remove and colonize the emancpated
slaves also that no compensation TOT slaves shall b.
arms against the government during the rebellion.
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