, 1862-07-17
PROCEEDINGS or CONgRBSS,


FhUCEkDlNdH VE CUNIfsktSs
SENATE-EFENING SESSION.
WAsuHGroa, Jul3fG
Mr.. FOSTER called up the bill In relation.
to The competency Of Witnesses In the United
States cour1s.
8itness be excluded on aecpHnt Of color. He
spoke at some length in favor Of the amend
ment, which was rejected, after discussion
IA to g.
Nr DAVIS offered an amendment proyid-
ing for the punishment Of 1ebela or disicyal
persons. Rejected-18t to 10.
IhE bill then passed.
Mr. FOSTER called up the bill amendatory
OF acts prbhioitfng the slave tra1e. Passed
The LII for the discharging Of State prison.
ers was then taken up.
Nr- WILSON Of Mass, moved 10 strike ont
the two first sections OF the bill, providing for
bail. and LEAVING IN the bill one section author
izing the president to suspend the hebeas cor
pua act When necessary.
Mr. WILSON said there was verwhelming
evidence in possession Of the department
against these men. He MAS opposed to the
lit. TRUMBCEE. said: ISIS the Senator
from Massachusetts in favor of putting men
from the loyal s!atesin prison without tel
lttg what the charges are? How',does he know
@ANJ a4N L1allO16. Ff'uAt u lAC COu1klLuLlQn
good for, IT, in districts where there is ps..ce
and where the laws are not interfered with,
men cannot claim the benefit Of the consti--
tuition ?''
Nj: WILSON continued and declared there
vas overwhelming evidence sgainss many Of
these men.
At 10 o'clock the Senate went into executive
session, and subsequently adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsuRseroS, July is. 1862.
Mt. WILSON of Mass, from the Military
Committee, reported bacls- the bill TO author
.3e the raising of q volunteer force for the
better defense Of the State Of Kentucky, and
asked to be discharged from its further con-
Mr.. DAVIS Of Kentucky called the bill up
and urged its passage.
MessTs. WILSON and CoLLAA1ER Of IT.,
opposed the passage fthe bill
Nj. CLARK thought that Kentucky should
on her own soil. He said that at one time
there we're sixteen men from rural town in
New Hampshire in one regiment of the army
t OF the Potomac, but le was informed that not
| one of them was alive. Now, not one Of
t them persisted By the bullet, the ssbre or the
| bayonet, but all died in the trenches of Vir-
| glnia- How could he ask his own people to go
| aud fight and die and rot by the wayside in
| NlFg'ula, when Kentucky was allowed to
have troops paid by the government who only
hight in the State Of Kentucky, and do easy
service within her own doors. The bill was
then laid aside informally after long debate.
Mr. POWELL offered an amendment to
| strike out the word s'real," so as to have the
limitation Of life forfeiture apply to property.
| A long debate ensucd.
Is against Fl.
Mr. CLARK'S amendment Was then adopt,
eds to Is.
Mr: CLARK offered further amendment that
the words 'sgrantlnh amnesty" authorizes the
president to restore the property seized under
! the bill to any person innocent. Agreed tc
and the resolution passed.
The bill providing for more prompt set
tlement Of the accounts Of disbursing off :er:
IVES passed.
Nj. WHITE of Ind. briefly explained the
provision Of the bill, and on his motion To- 0o{
copies Of the bill and report we're ordered to
be printed. The bill WAS referred to the Com
1ni1te Of the Whtl. On the State Of the Union
Mr.. KELLOGG offered j resolution eulpow.
erins the President to call out million .
lien for the army, but tie House refused tt
suspend the rules to receive.
Ihe bill admitting Western Virginia paE
postponed till December.
The bill authorizing the President to con
tract with any foreign power to receive AMI
cu1onjze recaptnrcd Africans Was passed.
The bill anendatory Of the act Of Tbs cam
MP. It authorizes the President to call ou
the militia for not exceeding nine months ,aut
the employment Of blacks, was passed unde
the operation Of the previous question.
| a resolution Of thanks was passed to na{a
Officers Gardner. Davis, Dah1green, Rowan
| D. D. Porter, and stringham-
The Senate passed resolution amendiu!
the act to provide for internal revenue.
The House resolution providing that it b
voted an excuse for absence from Congress t.
be in active military service was passed wit
an amendment making it conditional that tn
military service be without Ily.
The bill for the discharge Of State prisoners
> etc, was taken up;
suspend the habeas corpus was amendc
80 as to limit it to the time when Congress
not in session.
, Mr.. WILSON'S amendment to strike OF
, the ti1st two sections WAS rejected By
egainst 10.
2 The bill was further amended so that prlss
ners would not be discharged without takiu
the oath OF allegiance, On which a debate Ct
cnsued.
+. Recess until o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. WHITE, Of Indiana, from the Con
mittec on Gradual Emancipation. to who
the president recent message md draft OF
bill were referred, reported bill provide
that whenever the president shall be Statistic
that Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Tenne
!" see OF Missouri has adopted measures for II
emancipation Of the slaves throughout eth,
or all these States, it shall be the duty Of tt
4 president, assisted by the secretary Of tt
States five per cent. United States bond
egual to the valuation Of the slaves accordil
to the census Of 1860.
!. Proyided, No compensation shall be MAJ
n to any State which has aided the present +
bellion, or to any one that has held or q
:. cepted any civic or military Office under Il
,s SO called confederate States, OF a1y one
: them.
II The whole amount Of the bonds to be d
"a 1ire1ed shall not exceed in the aggrega
q $50 000, 900 for the purpose Of setting Il
eI slaves beyond the limits Of the Unit
of States.
- Twenty millions Of dollars are appropri
II ted to be expended in colonization at the d
1e cretion Of the president. The benefits Of tt
In act shall not issue to any State falling to pa
il Law Of emancipation within five years fro
70 the date OF the passage of this act.
le The bill also provides for complete CELL
~ ~ alter having received. any bonds,
1r as Aforesaid, shall recommend or tolerate el1
II cry contrary to the act OF emancipation,
~ shall refund to the United States all the pr
a cfpa1 and interest paid on account Of su
er bond.
~ The confscation bill as amended By t
he Senate was received, and after several dilatG
70 motions vote was taken on its 2doptit
At when it WAS found no quorum WAS Prose
H. Another vote was taken and the Sen'
amendments were agreed to 73 to 81.
Ia The House concurTed in the Sen:
nt proposition that all sections Of the inter:
tax bill requiring anything to be dol
IN after July and August are amended SO as
d. mean that such things shall not be done la
a than the 1st Of October.
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I'd FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
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