The national Republican., 1862-02-25

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smoke Of battle shall have cleared away, Il
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Mr. KELLOGG. Of Illiuois, was jos. % fond
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NJ. OLIN, q Nsw Ycek, sssd ne gssl>hsA
Who opposed the re60lutlcn must hsvs nleu1
derstoo1 tls ehjsot Of The rssolutloa. TAs hessl
way 70 end ons Who deserves our thlnhs h
lhsss victoeiss, = by . resolut!Qn sakiug ~
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Mr.. OLlN Was not partjealar about thst mat
Ter. Il va enough Tor HIN TO know that the
Victories bad been accomplished. He would
suggest that n gsntlenen vlsAsd such infor-
nation, for them 70 move w resolution Of in-
qulry e indicated. '..,,.,,r v, y "
NJ. KELLOGG considered this revolution
an attack on ths ssneral.in.ehisf ofour srny,
and - such be was opposed 70 Il The ofncsrs
named In The rssolutlon havs already bssns
thanked by their superior ofaosn. ~ b
Nr. WASHBURNE would vote for ths reso.
luton very cheerfully; bat, for the reasons
which have been given, be preferred that II
should 70 to The Committss on Military ARain.
Mr.. MALLORY, Of Kentucky, moved 70 lay
tho resolutions on the table. Lost
The question was then taken on the motion
Of Mr.. Cox, 70 refer 10 the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs; and Il was 20 ordered: -s4.
l. q P0sr 0YYiCs APPROXIMATION.
hOn motion Of Mr. MORRILL,; Of Vermont,
Tie House resolved itsell Into The Committee Of
the Whole on tie Post Onioe appEopsiatiou bill,
NJ. Wheeler, Of New Yorh, 10 - chair. sal,.
Mr. kORRlLL, Of Vermoat, moved 10 amend
By appropristing one million Of dollars foe
the sefvies Of the California Central Route.
NJ. CoLFAx, of Indiana, .hso explained The
bill The Department bad sddsd q ths eli.
mates for tbs loyal States, one half Of the usual
appropriation ior the mail service Of ths re-
voited States. The intention b, a fast q the
banner Of the Union progresses through these
States, TO renew the mail service Of those States
cutting of oil useless routss He said he
deemed II due the House that these statements
should be made. - n Yves with dificulty that
the Department made its estimates for the rebel
States. -
The committee rose. and reported the bill
The amendment wss adoptsd, and The bill
passed. -
ResoLprroa Or INQUIRY.
NJ. MAYNARD, Of Tennessee, offered Q res
olution that the President Of the United States,
II not inconsistent with the public Interests,
inform the House ss 70 whether any foreign
power hes allowed any vessels Of the rebels TO
enter their ports with prisoners captured from
vessels Of this Government, and also TO pur-
chase outfit, supplies, &C.; and whether any
) vessels Of the Uuited States bad been refused
ian entrance into foreign ports for The same pui-
pose. Adopted. l-- 1srra r... p. arf
l. 80 INDIAN AFFAIRS. srtr =
The Honse then resolved itself Into Commit.
J tee Of the Whole for the purpose Of consderlng
the Iodian appropriation bill, NJ. Psodlsson, Of
NJ n: sHELLABAReER, Of oh'o, took the
" NJ. MALLORY, Of Kentucky, asked The
gentleman TO yield the door for the purpose Of
IN adjournment, % Q mark OF sympathy and
respect for the President in hi afiiiction.
Mr. s. declined to Yield. I'
Mr.. SHELLABARGER then addressed the
House on the relations which the Constitution
stands to The present. war. He reviewed, at
considerable length, the laws OF war In various
nations, as well - our own, and the spplioa.
u ZION Of International law to our present rebel
lion. He also quoted large number of au
thoritirs 10 sustain his position, that We had
/ the right, under the Consultation, to conascate
| the slaves Of rebels - fast - our army cap
tures them. He alluded 10 the speech Of tie
gentlemen from Indiana Mr.. Yoorhees). That
gentlemsn's argumsnt would change the much
venerated motto, SaIs PopH suprema Lea. to
Sails Ponpey suprema lea, which means that
slavery 10 she supreme Law Of tho land. Safety
demands that oil the powers be used TO over.
throw the rebellion. But 10 was opposed TO
pronuncia nentoes In sdvance Of our army. It
\ 10 useless TO make laws which are designed to
extend beyond the reach Of our swords. q,
The committee rose and reported the bill,
and II Was passed. E.T ..Esy sr..-r
o.l TRDAsURY NOTE BILL
NJ. STEVENS, from the committee Of oon.
ference on the disagreements Of the House and
Senate on the Treasury note bill, presented
4 The report of that committee. 1TLE w
The following are the principal amsndmsnts
The committee issve the amount Of notss, 70
| be issued one hundred and my millions. The
i notes are not 10 be legal tender for the pay.
| ment of duties on imports. The bonds are 10
be twenty years. The Ave years bonds to bs
seven per cent. Instead OF sig. The payment
Of tho Interest On the Bonds to bs paid In coin.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, explained
| the action Of the committee. aH.
Nj. wICKLIFFE Of Kentucky, said the
amendment requiring the duties on imports 10
be paid in ooin, was suflcisnt 70 condemn tho
| whole bill. II would mSkea ridiculous exhi.
.bitlon before the commercial, agricultural and
mechanical world. We bad better buy gold ct
twenty per cent than 10 do this. He thought
that this bill presented . variety Of features.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, eaid that
this bill had . vast number Of progenitors, and
Il must partaks Of the features Of all. Laugh
teri He further explained the bin.
| The question was then taken on agreeing To-
the report Of the committee Of conference; ard
It was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 70.