The national Republican., 1862-04-09

Tho following presented and appropriately
BY Mr.. WADE: A petition from 1000 cili.
zens Of Washington City, praying the early pas
sage Of an scttp~'po~'ius ihofss rai'soad
Ry.NE CONAN l. Thee s.itlsYs:of, ,cittsns
lof Psnnrsivahis, prayiHs tho establishment Of
a national larmory-and, foundry ras -Heliidays.
burg In that State.
Also, from the Bo,rd Of va AN. OF rhIladel.
p"'a. ". =, .us tnc appointment Of commitise.
Of franink b general bankrupt Law, WY l'''
Also, ffotn citizens ol Pennsylvania, praying
that the liberty Of the press may not be
By NJ. LANE, (of Indians): Trsn the heirs
Of William smith, decsassd, asking a pension
'1 b. ssfs,efs Mr sk8%Ai II iinol! From cit.
izens Of Illinois, ror the cogs,fncllon Of ship
canal from Liz, McfSnh 10 the Mississippi
river. "".'
REPORT OF coNNrIrEE.. ,..,,
Mr.. CLARK. (of New Yorko from the Com
mittee on Pablio Lands, 10 which, wss referred
the bill for the relief Of Thou,as Sunderland
and othsrs, reported II without amendment and
that II ought not ID pase '. 90.
" IS stIs' fSfHobtcst'' =" '""'
BY Mr.. HALL A bill auenGatory Of" An
act to increase and regulate toe pay Of the
navy" approved June 1860. Referred to the
mmittee n Naval Affairs; :. 49, ." ,--
tTti, bill provides that when an officer ap.
poiutsd TO higher gradeis, absent, %. that he
cannot be examined ,futih sftefwartls, that II
subsequently found qualified m cxamihatlon,
be shall receive full pay 10 which his rank en-
titles him from tho date Of his appointment ;
and tbst the eraduatsd pay Of bostswain', gun.
,lror. .ban hoo ri
from the dates Of their Appotptmsnt] ,..,,.
By yMr!WILS0N, Of Massachusetts,: A billt
ssssss:sEiS's'sl'Sisss"s sly ''l'Ss"' sisss Of = i.f'ais = % Vo;'
taken 0S sasaa .Ss ptoti. soi .Ss % sss xs q
August 4, 1852, 10 grant the night Of way E
raiS and plank foads and tuFnilkes, to 'Ausust
1862, nd 70 Amend tts ba,ne. Ths tecond 8, y
tion was stricken out, and the MI wss passed.
DISTRICT ArroRNA1s. | ~
Nj: TKMByLIcsllssd, ". up shs .I bill ,. Issu!s !.
explained Its provisions. m .l,.rAN l
NJ, WILEY favored the bill, ss just anS
NJ. SHERMAN opposed, IT, He Thought h
was upnsCessaty, except In rare cases, and
hanis Of the Attorney General,
Mr.. SUMNER favored the bill. 49,. sr
Mr. HALE thought the compensation OF at.
torneys sufficient. He hsd ti!l>d the post II
New Hampshire for seven years. Ind thopgl
the fees did not amount 10 81 900 per year, i
was the best paying offics In tbe State. "a'
Mr.. TRUMBULL replied, and the hill VIA
| THE coSrIscArroN ptLI- t. +, ".. .. ,s e, -.
l, Mr.. HENDERSON obtained The, dsor upoI
the conilscatoA bib and entered Into genera
discussion oi the principles Of coniiscation ant
seizure He assuned tie position that'th'
rebel States had no :, ,v,, 70 seocde. tould n,
dissolve tAslr Isssl 81 iIs.sieus q 'ihs Genera
Qoverotaent saa-henos' wsfs rot forsiGnere "a
wat ~Ns IA bos TRAITORS, % BE- puuished; t,u
while they shottld be punished ~ Febels, tAei
Innocent Wives sp4 pblldeSh lEohjd .hSt st3et
i and no catru!itioa o. Blood should work attin
\ der, which b Unconstitutional. At the eam
y time be had DO Sbjsciipp 10 lake the propert
, Of rebsl., even thsfr. aAyeS II the Rrogresso Q
p actGsl wat. in jwbisb eass hsyy' Void re-
ponaible Ior thels S~a' dfstTIo.ion lie %oul
put DOWN tebelliBc. and Bring every Sat
back to It's tllby'lrCe, eSeS r. i Involved q
entire destfhchon Of slavery. He dwelt I
Considerable lspgth apoa Ahe sf!scts VI senF'
aips In Missour, with che his.osy o. iz iuosf
Il USA 'aa 7.''.p'A 'iaIa 'si'' .-'i''..R ~ frr'
'l On .maaiion, cof. NJ. sUMSER, ha Senate wen
into executive session. - r"'", ,''r'' .'' 'ro'
Adjourned, ~ h"- 'a.r' O ''s'" 40 roo -
II ~ Fr,t az