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THIRTY-SEVENTn CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Jan.

WAsHrSsToS, Jan. g..
SENATE. - he resolution appropriatine
S!o,COO tor the expenses Of the War Com
mittee passed
Mr.. Trumbull reported back the House
niii m regard 10 Witnesses examined before
committees ci Congress, providing that their
/ examination bci1rc cJm-iittecs shall not pre-
I vent their examination before a Court OF
Justice
Mr.. Harris objected To the bill
Mr.. Blyard moved to strike out that pOr-
| ton compelling witnesses to answer ques.
tions tending t. disgrace or make them in-
famous.
Mr.. rrumbull claimed that the object Of
the bill was to put witnesses on common law
grounds. The iaw, az it now stands, en-
ables the greatest criminals 10 escape if they
can only get before an investigating com
mittee and tell something. The clerk who
stole two millions Indian bonds went clear
hat very way.
Mr.. Wade of Ohio opposed the amend
ment. lie did not see whv we were 80 ten
der-iooted on account OF rogues. There
were combinations % rob the government.
and he did not dare 10 enter into iuvestiga-
tons before his committees because the law,
as it stands, would exeulpate graf r,lscals.
Mr.. BlyaTd Of Delaware withdrew hi.
amendment, and Mr. Harris offered au
amendment that tie lsE j. not % be so cons
strued as to require any witness to testify 10
any fact which might tend to cnminate him
Lost-Yeas 70, nay- 81
The bill passed.
Mr.. Wade reported bill authorizing the
President 70 take possession OF certain rail
roads and telegraph lines. Referred
House Mr. Blair Of Missouri reported
bill Increasing the clerical force III the War
and Navy Departm snts. Passed.
\ resolution was passed that the President
inform the House whether the act Of Con-
grcss requiring Ulcers Of the additional re-
sular regiments appointed from civil life, to
be appointed to the recruiting service, has
been complied with, and if 50, how many
officers have thus been employed since the
extra session Of Congress.
\ Ares0luuUn WAS adopted requesting the
Secretary OF War to inform the House whc-
thcr and m what time q sufficient military
force can Dc extended over the line Ui the
Bl timore and OHIO Railroad IN order that
it may be repaired.
Mr.. Spau!dIng, iron the Committee un
Nays and Means. reported bill authorizing
the Issue OF United States notes, and for the
rcd mpuon and funding thereof, and for the
iunding Of the Ajatiug debt Of the United
States II was made a special order for
Tuesday
Tn House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Executive judicial apnroDria-
tions.
Mr.. Diycn of New YORK addressed the
House 90 the war and It's conduct. lie de-
Tended the Executive against the opposition
ot those protesting u De the Presidents
friends. Gentlemen wishing = prosecute
thc war for abolition purposes must know
this cannot be done until the southern army
Is annIhi!ated. Those wishing 70 pros cute
the war FOR the resturlii Of the Union,
know this end cannot be attained until the
enemy military strength Is destroyed. FI-rt
crush the rebellion, then decide deliberately
and dispa->i'nately what use shall be made
OF victory.
Mr.. Stevens % Pennsylvania ia said the war
cannot De ended 30 long a. it Is conducted on
present principles. There must be u new
mode OF warfare adopted. The domestic in
situations of the South gave them advantages
over the North in time OF war. The slaves
who are now aiding the rebellion must he
made our allies. Better lay the whole South
waste than suffer the entire nation 70 be
murdered. We're General jackson conduct
ing the campaign, he would arm all the nc
groes, as he did at New Orleans, march
them into the heart Of the rebellion, not to
pick cotton and open ports, but to end the
rebellion then he would hang the leaders,
and in six months such campaign would
end the rebellion. lie c0ntendei that the
constitution conferred all the power ncces.
sary.
Mr.. Conklus oi New York offered an
amendment that nothing in the bill be con-
struel as in any manner impairins the right
to reduce the compensation Of any officers Of
the government, OF - abolish any existing
oih,e. Adopted
Jan. IS.
sENlIE.- M Irum5gll presented petit
tions from the officers and soldiers Of Camp
Douglas. and from citizens Of Chicago. ask
Ing for the employment Of homeopathic ply
sicia1s in the army.
Mr.. Wilson presented a remonstranco from
Elstcrn ship-owners, and others Of Boston,
against any measures which will impair the
efficiency OF the coast survey.
Mr.. Hale called up the resolution 10 regard
to Marshal Lamon, declaring that in the
order he (Lamon) transmitted to the Senate,
he Is guilty OF contempt Of tho Senate report
the resolution to the President The rcsolu-
tion was passed.
Mr.. Collsmer from the post ofhce commit
tee reported the bill for tho completion Of the
post Office of Philadelphia.
On motion of NJ Wilson, the bin for the
defence of Washington was taken up aud af-
ter amendments was passed
On motion OF MIR. Wilson, the bill to in
crease the clerical force of the War Depart
ment with the amendments returned from
the Housf. was agreed to, and the bill
passed,
HoUsE.-3lr. Blake from the POS. oihco
committee, reported bill to establish pos
tai money order systcm consideration post
poned.
MI Stevens from the committcs Of ways
aud means, reported the naval appropriation
bill.
Mr.. kellogg Of Iui., from the committee
on the Judiciary, reported bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to settle with
States for supplies furnished their troops.
Ths consideration Of this was postponed.
Alr. Mallory from the committee on roads
and canals, reported a bill for a military and
mail route from Kentucky to Tennessee.
ME. CAgLEoS' 5 CoNRiEgAIIoS. The Wash
inston correspondent Of the New York Ere
Post says
Tho long debate II executive session Of the
Senate, upon the motion to coufrm the uomina-
tion Of Mr. Ca neron ss Minister to Russia, has
been very generally Misunderstood throughout the
country. One journal here has charged that Sen
atoF IF1m6ull led on tho opposition to Mr.. Cam
eron, "hiea is Tar iron true. Quite a number Of
Senator'S -fourtoen in ail-rntad liz, ~. ~.