Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-07-30
From the Chicago Tribune.
Closing Acts Of Congress -Ihe Supplementary Legs
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Washington, July IL.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed by Re
publicans with the presidents message OF
corfiscation, and with bis whole manner o
dealing with Congress on the subject
They insist that after they had obyiatea
his objections by supplemental legislation
it was necessary as well as uneour,eous tc
inflict on them the message with which he
had intended to veto their bill
A very curious sight was presented
when the question came up on printing
the message, in the House. No Republic
can was found 10 urge it and it was left
for such peace Democrats as Allen o.
Ohio, to move the printing, while Phelps
was actually the leader in pressing it. Tho
Democrats all clamored and voted fol
printing, and assumed to be the president
special champions. The republicans would
not 60 on record square against the presi
dent, but they fillibustered to stave off tbs
vote on the main question till the hour Of
adjournment arrived, demanding call d
House, moving to lay the resolution 70
print on the table. and calling yeas and
nays on every question. The whole time
was thus used up until the hour fixed on,
arrived, when Speaker Grow declared the
House adjourned sine die, and the presi-
dents message vent imprinted.
The general iseling about the affairs is,
that the president snubbed Congress by
sending a message in, SO they snubbsd
by the refusal to print it. The only no
tieaable point in the message was the sig
nifcaat remark that he was quite wiling
to say he was willing that generals could
use negroes within their lines as laborers
whenever they cold make them Available
The fair inference. in view Of the Jaotrct
ed discus ion Of this whole subject is, thai
the president knows we have heard that
he is not willing our generals should use
them in any way except as laborers.
Mr.. Wic6liffe was very anxious for q
resolution that all slaves coming within
our army lines shord be registered to-
gether with the name Of their owners, bat
the House refused to listen to him.
The Senate did an act Of tardy justice
in confirming Col. James B. Steedman o.
Ohio as brigadier general. Col. Steed,
man was the first to enter upon seeded
soil in this war; was foremost in the fght
in Western Virginia, from which McClellar
received such landing, has been prominent
ever siRce.
The president has signed the militia o.
drafting bill, the confscation and all Other
important measures.
Tie Till for the relief Of bankrupts zoe,
over to the next So. zion.
Mr Chamber war speech continues L
attract great attention. lis statements Of
fact is known to be unquestonable, henc,
the nui.o,ng among his opponents, who
declare this was the wrong time o bring
them out, any way.
The bills for the admission Of Western
Virginia, 90 over to the next session
There is a growing sentiment among the
Republicans against allowing the division
Of the State at this time.
Nearly all the Senate's time to-day was
spent in executive session. The list Of
confirmation is perfectly enormous.
Most Of the Congressman have left for
home already. Many Of them promise t.
set about raising troops.
The long promised charges against Gen.
Mitchell have at last made their al pearance
to day in the shape Of documents submit
ed to the Committee on the Conduct Of
the War, by Col. Norton. They relate
chiefly to outrages committed by rurchn's
brigade, fer which Mitchel's friends declars
be can in no way be held responsible.
No other points Of importance arc made
except that Mitchell gave government trass-
portation to cotton spectators in whose
profits they suspect him to have been in
terestsd. This evenings Star says Goo.
Houston of Alabama, is to urge The
charges. Nothing seems yet to heye been
prepared against Mitchell in regular militia
Ny fern, SO as to lead to coart martial.
The bill making postage stamps legal
tender was crowded through both Houses
without debate, and almost without exam
nation. The treasury department will at
once make arrangements for issuing laigc
quantities of new stamps, exactly ike the
present ones, except being printed on much
thicker paper and without gum on them,
These can at any post Office be exchanged
for the ordinary stamp. They wiII BE- pre-
cisely the same as legal tender Treasury
N ties, since each is irredeemable and de-
riyes its sole value from being the pledge
Of governments faith. The bill vas sign
ed and returned ID about an hour after its
passage, ana ii short time the small
change difficulty viii be obyiated for the
time being, at any rate.
Samuel f. Miller, Of Iowa, was las
night confirmed by the Senate as Associ
ate Justice Of the supreme court Of th'
United States.
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