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xxxvIIth cONGREss-First Session.
WASHINGTON, MONDAY, April q.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, MONDAY, April q.
SENATE.
Mr. LANE of Indiana presented the petition
of the free coiored citizens praying that con.
gress set aside portions Of territory outside
the national limits for their colonization, and
naming Central America. Referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. CLARK presented memorial from the
citizens of New Hampshire, in favor of what
is known as the internal system of taxation.
Mr. DooLITTLE presented resolutions to the
legislature approving of his course. Read and
tabled. Mr.. MCDoUGALL spoke in favor of
the resolution relative to Gen. Stone. Mr..
WADE replied.
The debate was continued at great length,
when Mr.. MCDoUGAL accepted Mr.. VIII.
SONS resOlu ion in place OF his own, calling
on the president, if not Incompatible with pub
lie interest, for all information relative to the
arrest and Imprisonment of General Stone,
which then passed.
The contscalion bill was taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS Obtained the floor when, after
an executive session the senate adjourned
HOUSE.
On mott of Mr.. NIXON the secretary of
war was requested to furnish list of briga
der generals. On motion OF Mr.. BLAKE, the
secretary of war was directed to cause the
necessary blank forms to be distributed among
the sick and wounded soldiers and their rela.
ives, in order that they may obtain the back
pay and bounty due said soldiers
Mr.. EDWARDS introduced bill making an
appropriation tor bounty to the widows and
legal heirs of volunteers dying in the service.
Referred.
On motion of Mr. ELLIOT, the secretary of
war was requested to communicate a slate.
ment of the expenditures in money in the de.
partment of the war.
Mr.. Cox submitted resolution asking the
secretary of war what delayed his giving the
house information as to the age, SEX cOnd.
ton, &C., OF Africans employed in Gen.
Woofs department; what the number of
slaves brought into the district by army Off
GERS since the enemy abandoned Manassas
what the number of tugitives from Maryland
and Virginia in Washington; their sex and
probable ages; what number have been sent
to Frederick, Md. how many are now fed and
supported by the appropriation TOR the prose-
cutlon OF the war; by what authority negroes
were sent from Virginia TO Philadelphia at
what and whose expense; finally, if he has not
the means to answer that he take the nectssa.
ry steps to obtain the information.
On motion of Mr.. LovEJoY, the resolution
was tabled; 55 against 81 the representatives
generally voting afirmativey. On motion of
Mr.. PORTER, resolution vas adopted that
the committee on invalid pension report for
disabled soldiers during the present war.
The house reconsidered the vote by which
resolution was adopted calling for expendi
lures in tile western military department and
then rejected it.
Mr.. Owens resolution was taken up, re-
questing the attorney general to bring suit
against Fremont AID Beard TO recover the
money obtained on the order of Fremont MIR.
DIvEN condemned the extravaganza in expen.
ditures on the ST. Louis Notifications, money
having been drawn without just equivalent,
and without the form of law.
Mr.. COLFAx disapproved the ST. Louis con.
tracts, but the circumstances under which
they were undertaken afforded extenuation.
Why did the gentleman wait till Fremont is
i'll the face of the foe before he Indignantly
pursued him?
Mr.. BLAIR replied to Mr.. Co!fax. He said,
St Louis was never in danger, excepting from
Fremont, who brought with him a gang of
Calltornians, to the pref udce OF the good name
OF the people of Missouri. He admitted that
he was party influential in placing Fremont
in command at the west, but he had suffered
for it and hoped to be pardoned.
Mr.. Owens resolution was tcbled, an the
resolution of Mr. Aldrich instructing the
judiciary committee to report back the bill
for the trial and punishment of military off.
GERS charged with swindling, was passed, Ad
journed