Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-12-11

Richardson offered resolutions inquir
ing into the right of the President tt
arrest and imprison Democratic ira it
ors. The Democratic leaders evi
IDENTIFY think they can make party cap
itaI out of this restraint upon the lib
critics of secesh sympathizcrs. Theil
resolutions were quietly laid upon thu
table by a vote of 80 to 40!
The Annual Message of the Presi
dent was received and read by the
Clerk. Adjourned.
On Tuesday in the Senate, Powell
of Kentucky tried his hand at the
question of imprisoning traitors
Davis, of Kentucky offered joint res
olution for convention at Louisville
of delegates from all the States to
take mcasurers for restoring the Union,
Laid over.
In the House, Cox of Ohio asked
leave to introduce a resolution in.
strncting the Committee on Ways and
Means to inquire into the expectancy
of reducing the tax on whisky to five
cents per gallon, with the view of in.
creasing the revenue.
Mr. Lovejoy of ILL.,, objected.
Mr.. Aldrich of Minnesota introdu.
ced a bill annulling and abrogating
all treaties between the United States
and certain bands of Sioux Indians,
and for the relief of the sufferers by
the Indian outbreaks in Minnesota.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, Mr..
Sumner of Mass, offered a resolution
that the Committee on Military Affairs
tie directed To consider the expediency
of providing 10y law for the establish
mcnt of corps composed Of men cs-
pecially enlisted for hospitablc and
service, with commissions
ed officers to command them, who
shall have the entire charge, under
the medical officers, of the hospitals.
so as to enlarge the usefulness of this
humane service, and give the efficiency
derived from organization. Adopted.
On Thursday, in the House, Mr..
Stevens offered some resolutions which
on his own motion were postponed un-
til Tuesday week, he claiming that the
Union must be and remain indivisible
forever, and denouncing as guilty of
high crime any one in the Executive
or Legislative Department who shall
accept or advise peace on any other
BASIS than the integrity and the en-
tire unity of the L. 5. as they exist
ed at the time the rebellion commence
ed
In the Senate Mr.. Clark offered the
the following joint resolution
Resolred, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives, that they cordi-
ally approve the policy Of the Prcsi-
dent of the United States in setting
free the slaves in the insurrectionary
districts, as indicated in his proclama-
ton, dated Sept. 22d, 1862, and rec
ommcnd to him the employment of
every other means known to civilized
warfare, to terminate the present re-
bellion aud assert the supremacy of
the United States over his entire ter
ritory and people.
Ordered printed. Adjourned.
On Friday, in the Senate, Mr.. Will
kinson, of Minnesota, offered a reso-
luton, requesting the President, if
compatible with the public interest, to
furnish the Senate with all Informal
ton in his possession touching the
late Indian barbaritics in Minnesota.
Mr.. Wilkinson said there seemed to
be good deal IF sympathy in the
East for these Indians, and very little
for the suffering white Sc Tiers, and
he wanted the facts to go before the
Senate and the country. lie related
instances of barbarity practised 10y
the Indians, and remarked that he pco-
pie of Minnesota had always been
Iaw-abiding people and he wanted
them to continue such, but it these
Indians are dot hung accor-
ding to law they will he put to death
by the citizens without law. If the
Government will not protect the peo-
pie OF Minnesota they must protect
Tho p.S,l,tt,p ,,n, o,..noI