The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
TIIKTY.SEVENTH ONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

TnUOEEUEUGo Ur GUNGkESS.
0A TIIIKTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
tr FIRST SESSION.
aeH Attn senate
ea4 aHbHte WASHINGTON, May "a, 1862,
s EMANCIPATION PETITIONS.
~ sMnsNs, (rop.) of Mass. presented petition
signed bs nearly eight thousand women for the enamel
patton OF the slaves
Mr.. CowAs, (rep) OF Pa presented petition from the
Women Society of Friends for emancipation.
4A MEETING
Mr.. LaasAM, (opp.) or Call offered resolution that on
and after Monday May 20, the hour daily meeting
OF the Senate be eleven O'Clock. Laid over H I
xEdALEIsG THE ACCEPTANCE or TROOPS ny THE
Mr.. WILSON, ,(rep,) Of MISS; introduced bill 10
isgalze ard confirm tie of the President accepting
volunteers under the aci Of The 22d July. 1861 and to
authorize the acceptance of Two hundred thousand add-
tional to those under that act. Referred.
sMESnNAaT or TIE FUGITIVE LAW.
Mr. WILSON of Mass, also introduced bill to amend
the Fugitive Slave Jaw.
LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
The oil donating ianGs for agricultural colleges ives
eaken up.
at some length, ccntendins that this bill taking
comparatively small portion Of public lands TO igen
20 States trustees for the education of agricultural
next.
TIE yAToyAI TAX BTr
The Tax bill then taken up, and the tax on car.
riaxes yachts watches. organs, pianos, billiard eblss
gold and silver plate, ana dos were struck ont.
The Ia on railroads, steamboats, and ferry boats,
was amended to make tie tax steam railroads
and steamboats, three OF tho gross receipts for
passengers railroads and ferry boats Que aud
half por cent Of the gross receipts for passer aud
on toll bridges three cent Of the gross earnings
Tho tax on insurance com anes was amended to
tax fire and marine insurance companies three
on the gross receipts for premiums or assessments.
Having reached the one hundred and eighth section
She Senate adjourned to Monday.
House Of Representatives
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TIE ezcsNs rsoumx BETWEEN TIE CIVIL AND MILITARY
tt. AuTEonrrEs
Mr.. TcsLittE, (Union) Of KY, TO what he con.
sdsred 70 be question Of privilege, and submitted the
following
81 this District the rightf their power have
been g BY lorss thai military and srned
governor q ihs ps,rir by ior arrested and imprisoned
III. bhtre imnrsoSsd The Deputy s% a ri
th.s District and RECESSED prisoner lawfully confined and
shai pry.ie citizens called Deputy Marshal
were IN like manner imprisoned by said military agency
Resolved That committee OF i've be appointed 10 In.
4ure into the facts alleged aud such other
with the Illegal imp ouien Of private citizens
Marshal jacr and thc ludisl OF the officers
rnendaticn cessay rrefent ia future
such eos and INA The aEe power
The SpEAxgR could not tot this question OF
privilege.
Mr.. wmsurs stated tina, this act OF Jurisdiction
might lead boodshed If the liberties OF this country
are not privileged questions, what are theyf
DEBATE cospfscAuoS BILL.
The question not being entertained, the Honss 70
sumsd the consideration or the ccniscaticn bills
Mr.. KnIoec, (rep) of Ill., argued tho right OF conGs.
sscn ~ an incident Of war under the constitution IN
civl and rebellion well a. foreign enemies He
favor OF udcioas contscation b especially for
he ptofth he III
,ained that ought strip the enemy of his strength
sud thus augment 4 nation which will rot
resort to ihe efficient preserve and insure
obedience 10 ts authority Is grossly derect in duty.
the penalty for treason ought to be enforced.
Mr.. IiAEpSe, (unicn) ky said that the wicked
srse Of tho Southern rebels calculated 10 pas
zion and prejudice ae part OF Northern anu the
Hanger was that the latter wou act from these influences,
and not with ycw To- he prosperity and perpetty OF
she country. Emancfs,icn and contseation would he
fatal TO tho restoration Of the and yet there
men here rash enough tfy the exper ment This
Of tho pending bills he ebeately discussed He re-
fcrred tho resolution Passed ~ the House that IL lad
constitutional power T. the intention 10 lcgis
late the slavery question. This was given
by these who had sworn 10 SUPPORT tho CONSTITUTION and
etreLy then Unonsm In Kentucky and eIewhere Would
trose who voted for this resolution disregard their
selemnly Expressed oasc ~ passing general measure
Of emancipation? Jefferson DAVIS and MS Cabinet would
ask nothing better Us tendency would be divide
weaken the Unonss, and hann the southern rebels and
sympathzers one man Ito arow, and had been toli
That many soldiers would not be drssoosed into abolition
ism Mr. Phelps OF Missouri, confirmed this by saying
that the soldiers from the Northern satesolccrs and
nenhad said to him that II they called u,,on TO
light Tor tho emancipation o. slaves they would lay
down their Mr.. Harding said be knew now IL was
tho West. Mon had entered into tho war for the p,r
pose OF restoring lhe Union, ana under the solemn
ative pedses that the conflict shord degenerate into
war of aboitionisni.
MI LANSING, (rep.) Of y. ", inquired whether IL an
emancipation law pass, KsDsrcky would join tic re.
pcloDg
Mr. HARDING remarked that after he returned homo
from the session hv asked " he Thoughts the
resolution to which he reicrteh wgtd be regarded AZ