, 1862-12-20
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,


WASHINGTON. Dec. IL, lSo?.
SENATE.
Mr.. HALE Of n. H., offered resolution in
structing the Secretary Of the Navy in prepar-
ing the annual naval register, to continue the
same information as heretofore; aud also to
give some Information in regard to volunteers
in the naval service as far as practicable.
Adopted.
MdDoUGAIL Of Cal, offered Il resolution
requesting the Secretary Of War 10 inforin
the Senate whether any tribunal has been con-
stituted to report upon the operations Of Mai
Gen D. G. Buell., in Kentucky ind Tennessee,
and if 80, to state the character Of such tribu-
nal whether it is Il court martial orr court Of
inquiry; aud if not, under what law it ,gas
instituted, and whether that tribunal was held
in secret and had excluded from its sessions
Gen. Bncll, whose conduct it was to inyest1.
gate. And further, whether said tribunal
an oath that lie (BuelD would not disclose
any Of 1he incidents connected with this trial
Or any OF tue evidence. The resolution WAS
laid over.
of the National War Committee Of New York,
asking Congress 10 authorize letters ofm 1rlue
to private vessels for the capture Of the
Alabama.
Mr.. LATHAM Of Cal, offered resolution
requesting the Secretary Of State to transmit
to the Senate any correspondence which las
been had between his department and our
ttlegraphic communication between the
mouth fthe Amoor Riyer,and San Francisco.
Adopted.
nj. HENDERSON Of No., Introduced bill
| granting peculsiary aid from the United States
to the State Of Missouri to emancipatc the
slaves Of said State. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. POMEROY> Of Kansas, called up the
resolution providing for juint committee OIL
the President t's message relative to compclls;l-
ting States for the emancipation Of their
slaves.
Mr.. SUMNER Of Mass, thought that we
should not organize any more Committees.
We had now i committee on the Senate to
! whom i'll constitutional questions were re-
| ferred. The resolution was postponed.
| Mr.. POWELL, Of Kentucky, ca1lcd up his
resolution to inquire Of tile Secretary Of War
| whether any oath had been proposed to citi-
| Zens who had been arrested and imprisoned,
rlat they would not sue or bring any action
against those who arrested them.
! Dir, GRIMES, Of Iowa, hoped the reso1u-
| tion would be adopted. He had made some
| inquiry into the matter, and felt very conf
| dent that the answer would show that 10
t such cath had been offered, or anything Of the
| sort.
Mr: POWELL also hoped that the resolu-
tieM would he adopted. He wanted to know
| if it vas true that such oatlls had been pro-
| Iosrd. II it was true be would hold up the
Secretary of War to execration. -..
! Aco!lo1ny enSnea betw cen Mesrs. POWELL
and MORRILL,, when the Vice President called
| up the bankrupt act, it being the unfinished
business Of yesterday, and several verbal
| amendments were made to it.
/ Senate adjourned till Monday.
| HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. KELLET of Pa the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
I Resolved. That the Secretary of the Interior
I communicate any communication received from
1 Ga n th,f!u fnr uraA FL
cans and others, as to the course taken with regard
to such persons were landed in that Republic in
1850 and 1851, agreeable TO the orders Of the Gov
| ernmeut.
Mr.. Law Of Ind. offered resolution that
the Committee on Military Affairs be instruct
ed to inquire into the cxpcdiency Of and report
1 bill by which soldiers who hare been rem
dered unit for duty by wounds and other
difficulties, may be at once discharged from
service; and that all soldiers in military hos
pitfalls ft for duty be returned to their rcspcc-
tive regiments. Also establishing board Of
medical officers to examine into such cases,
hy visiting the hospitals and examining into
the physical condition Of the men, with the
l power to thus return them, the result Of such
examination to be reported to the Surgeon
| General and Congress.
| Mr. BLAKE Of Ohio suggested that the rcso,
! luton be amended so thai the Committee fur
| tflcr inquire into the propr1ety Of placing the
convalescent camp under Charge Of the Sur.
| gcon General. tie had been informed by thai
| officer that it was not now under his control
He had been there and knew from actual OBJ
| seryation that the camp was not tit to keep
hogs in. The soldiers were dying from neg
| 1eef, and the only remedy was to place the
camp under control Of the Surgeon General.
hi: Law accepted the amendment, and the
I resolution Was adopted.
On motion of Mr. BuFFINTON Of Mass
the House took up the Senate bill to facilitate
III. CASEY, rising to a privileged question
said that Mr. Benz. F. Flanders was tbs
member elect from the second district @
Louisiana, and moved that he be sworn. Hi:
certificate Of election was read:
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM objected to ths
swearing in. :,
papers we're referred to the Committee o.
Mr. MALLORY offered resolution that
the Senate concurring, when the two House
adjourn on Tuesday next, it be to JaEuar!
| 5th, and that tie consideration he postpons'
Onmotion of ofMrsARGENTo of Cal "A resolu
ton was adopted instructing the Committee Q
ways and Means to inquire into the expedi
ency Of providing by Law for the office Of As
E sistant Commissioner Of Internal Revenue fo
the Pacific States aud Territories, who shonl
. have general control Of matters OIL that sui
ject under. the direction Of the Commisslonc
c Of Internal Revenue
Nj. SEDGWICK of N. T., from the Com
= mittee On Naval Affairs, reported two join
resolutions, which were passed, giying tllans
S to Lieut.. Commander Morris Of the Cumbe
Monitor, for distinguished service IN the col
r. test with the Merrimac. These thaESs, a
c cording to the 1aW, being necessary. in ord
la that these officers may be advanced to IN a
y ditional grade in the navy,
Il onno6on Of Mr.: MAYNARD, a rcaolntis
s~.r&. 1,n&S