The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-28
Congress.


bills during the past week. The tax bill
finally passed both Houses on Tuesday,
and is now in the hands of the President
1t was passed as it came from the hands
of the committee of conference, who re-
tanned most of the 400 Senate amend
ments. We shall endeavor to lay the
most important parts of it before our
readers next week. 1t postpones the col
lection of the direct tax levied at the
extra session two years.
The Pacific Railroad bill was also pass
ed by the House on Tuesday, exactly as
it came from the Senate. 1t provides for
trunk railroad commencing on the
western border Of Kansas, with four
branches divergIng thence towards Min
nesota, Chicago, st. Louis and Memphis
The bill is said to be quite liberal in its
provisions, and to ensure an early COM
mencement of the work.
Another important bill that has gone
through both Houses is the Emancipation
Bill This bill provides for the enamel
patton Of the slaves of the following
classes:
Ftrst-Of every person who shall act as
an officer of the rebel army or navy.
Ssc0nd-Of every person who shall act
as president, vice president member Of
Congress, judge Of any court, cabinet
officer, foreign minister, or consul of the
socalled Confederate States.
1hird-Of every person who shall act as
governor of a State, member OF a conven
ton or legislature, or judge Of any State
court of the 50 called Confederate States.
Fourth-Of every person who, having
held an Office Of honor, trust or profit III
the United States, shall hereafter hold an
office in the socalled Confederate States
FVM-Of every person who shall hold
any office or agency under The SO called
Confederate States, or under any Of the
States thereof.
ISirM-Of every person not within the
the act, being wiifully and without com
pulsion engaged in armed rebellion, shall
not within sixty days lay down his arms
aud return to his allegiance.
The bill also disqualities said six classes
from holding Office under the United
States government. The President is au-
thorized to negotiate for the acquisition,
by treaty or otherwise of lands OF coun-
tries in Mexico Central America or South
America, or in the islands Of the Gulf Of
Mexico, or for the right of settlement upon
the lands of said countries for all persons
liberated under this act, to be removed
with their own consent
1t seems to be the impression at Wash
ington that the President will veto this
bill, which he is certainly bound by
hundred previous pledges to do.
The bill furnishing polygamy in Utah
has also passed both Houses and is in the
hands of the President
The bill appropriating 100000 to pay
the bounty allowed by present laws to the
widows, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters,
or children of deceased soldiers passed
the House on Monday, but still awaits the
action OF the Senate.
So also the bill for the issuing of $780,
100000 additional treasury notes. The
bill authorizes the issue of SO, 100000 of
less denomination than s., but no smaller
than 81. The bill lays no tax on bank
notes to restrain their immoderats issue,
so that, as the banks have hitherto snatch
ed up these treasury notes and made
them the basis to issue paper of their own
upon, the passage of this bill through the
Senate would have the effect to food the
country with such worthless mass of
bank paper as was never before known in
the u. S. The effect of the passage of
the bill has already been to depreciate
paper money TO 10 per cent below coin
in New York.
The Illinois Ship Canal bill is set for
next Monday in the House, and will be
kept moving thenceforward until disposed
Of There Is little doubt of its passage.
Tur rot,,rp ri Mr. WaaJ 70 tho .l;to.ol