, 1862-12-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS


HOUSE.
The various commistcee wete called On for
reiorts, but Gla3e zone
Mr.. ALDR1GH Introduced bill for 2 Grant
OF tie proceeds 0: curtain public lands Ia aid
OF the ccns11 uction Ct ths Northern Pacific
RiilreaG. Referred.
Mr. NiCKLiFFE offered T. resolution in
s:sucting the CamMit!ee OF Judiciary to in
QuiEe ard report under wh.t law there has
beeu i Military Governor app sinsed for the
District Of Columbia, and all circumstances
relating to this appnlutslent-
Mr. WICkLIFFE lncTed thep7evious aues-
ton. Lest-32 for, " against.
ME: BIDDLE proposed al amendment,
Committee also inquire under what authority
sid Miai1ary Governor extended his authority
over Pennsylvania or any otter State, and
n,e7ca tie previous question.
Dir. 0T1S moved to lay the resolution On
the table. Carried--S5 sgaiDst 46
Mr.. ASHLEY Of O1io said during The late
canvass in Ohio numoer Of private and con-
fdential Letters written by lin 10 the Sur
veyor General ct Colorado tcucaiag the la.-
ttr's application and appointment to Office
paper coumctna, ,lcharging hin with swindling
| and defraudipg the government. He sought
| an investigation of his conduct. H. there,
| fore offered a resolution for the appointment
! Of Select Committee of five to Investigate
| ind enquire into the whol. subject.
| It being objected to by several, members
| that no specific charges had been made, Mt.
! Ashley Withdrew his resolution with view
| Ct modifying it SO as to meet the objection
! 2sto its I'laraseelngy, etc.
resolution was tnen adopted iustrueting
| the CoElui:tee OIL Military Affairs to inquire
| and report as to lhe case Of sick and E1alued
| selsiers.
Mr. HUTCHISs Of Oaio, offered re=olu.
ton instructsng the Committee on Military
Affairs to Inquire aud repc-s as to the proprl-
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RI Academy and inetead thereof aiding the en-.
doWment OF Military Schools l. the several
states. The resolution WAS rejected by 70 to
| IS.
Mr. ALDR1CH OF 31in., introduced bill tt
reduce the rates Of Congressional mileage: waz
:: referred t. the Committee on Mileage.
i 11r. BROWN OF Va offered resolution
| which was tabled instructing the Connlitsef
on Military Affairs to Inquire into the expsdi
ency OF msking an appropriation to aid th'
Baltimore and Ohio railroad in repairing tn
road and rebuilding the bridges recently de
: | stroytd by the Southern troops.
, Mr. STEVENS OF Pa submitted 4 rcso1u
/ tion. which on his own motion WAS postpone
; | uutil Tuesday week.
M STEVENS RESOLUTIONS.
, Reso1red. That this Union must be aaa II
; | main one and ind1vislb1e for ever
: I'eso1fed, That if any peraon IN the e4nployHeu
Of the United S1ates either in Legislative or cxe
| tiye bra1chea. should propose to make peaci
! Of should ACCEPT OF a5vise The acceptance Of an
+ ench nrnnasition on any other basis than tue il
e teErtty and entire unity Of the United States a1
e rebe1licn, @ m he be viii Be guilty Of high crime.
!. }7esolced, That this government cao neFer a
:, cspt the mediation nor permit ths intervention
u any foreign nation In thus rebellion IN our d
: meetic atfairs
% Resored, That no two governments can ever
G eSt n tic 19m
edged their jurisdiction ut the time OF Lie 1nsu
a Il III. ASHLEY then introduced preamb
+ relating to the charges against him, provldl'
! = for a committee Of Investigation, &c, as abo
70 stated.
~ ~ Tie Senate resolutions announcing the dea
~ OF Senator Thompson, we're received:
=, ~ Messrs. Nixon of Ohio, Steele OF N. j., q
~ PcuY, seyerally delivered eulogies.
II The usuM resolutions OF respect were ou
~ ! cda1d adopted.
as sa The House then adjourned till to-morro
- when the report Of the Secretary Of the TT
I'd sury "in be sent 1n: srx,rr ;.
W Mr.. HALE offered resolution that !
70 | COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs be Instructed
:, ns inquire the expediency OF providing By
- | that appointments in the volunteer naval :
n. ~ vice be submitted to the Senate for contirt
q | ton.
~ Nj. WRIGar offered 8 resolution that
.se Military Committee be instructed to tnqt
~ into the propr1ety Of reporting bill requtr
- all soldiers hereafter discharged to 'bs {
1H ~ charged within the limits Of their own sta'
Ine a. Mr. POMERoY Of Kansas offered a jc
e.e u. resolution that 50 much OF the PresIdel
-: | Message as relates to compensated emaoe
.ol oel ton and deportion, be rsferrcd to Sc
IL 1ago committee OF three members OF the Scr
~ and 0yc Of the House. Laid Over.
;nt ';at MI. CLARK Of n. Il. offered the follow
~ joint resolution:
-ss Re*o1rsd, By the Senate and House Of &c
<.rn eerta.iyce, That they cordially approve the
Of Of ihc President Of the United States ii set
on free elayes In the insurree.ioaa1y districts, a
ang d;cated In bis Proc]amstion, dated September
-. - 1862, and recommend to him the employme
ans that and every other means known
If civilized warfare to terminate
Ips- p.cRent rebellion and assert the
be premacy Of the President iof ths.United s.
ton over its entire Territory and people, Orc
G. ras printed.
nf Mr. SHERMAN Of Ohio off.red rex
o,ef ton requesting the President, if compa
'' the Senate all the correspondence, telegr
letters and reports concerning the mil
oneratious of the army of the Potomac,
iii correspondence, letters, kilograms an
ports relating to the surrender Of Hsr
y Ferry, and the testimony taken before th
y EestigatiDg Committee upon such sur1et
I my Mr. TEN EYCK Of New Jersey ther
aines nonnced the death Of his colleague, Hon
INSET R, Thomson. After appropriate enl
east | we're prpnounced. the Eenafe adjourned.
4 OF
0 BE- tE Burleigh, the New York cone
;. the dent Of the Boston Journal, tells the 70
i.sn ing anecdote: "Geozge Francis Train is
sh3i amusing Our citizens in the debate nith
river Clay. One Of the best things said was
early cd by an old man in the further part q
md ~ T. hail. Train Was showing the benign infl1
re Is OF slavery, and wound up the climax Wit
mock remark, ssSIAEery Is q divine institut
that .sso ;s h-1,, said the o,d m.n and Tho
able, ca1ne oo"u'
,erlsr | rr1,o x,ras15ep1,x vfe..eoa fn xan u
). His c3nco. =
t dis. NRw YORK, Dec. A dispatch fror
:, not | Frcrcjsco Yesterday Saws the Presidents
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