The New York herald., 1862-07-18
TIE WORK OF TEE SESSION.

rhs first regular session Of the Thiry.seventh Con.
mot FOR ths transaction Of business at the Capitol
in the city Of Washington. Monday, the 81 day OF
December, 15ol-Eon. Hannibal Har0n, vlco Presidsp.
OF the urtsd stetes, presiding in the Senate; Hon
Galusha A. Grow Speaker Of the House ef Representa-
tivss. II adjourned yas; srtsy, July IL, 1852.
This session. after "a uninterrupted sitting 0. nearly
eight months, will DO potsd aad Remembered IN
future history for It's irssgura.isn or two great
national measures both growing out or the rebellion sod
both destined tohave lasting sgscs The future policy
q the country. These are ssi ths abolition OF slavery
n the District Of Columbia positively and Immediately,
and al other places within the national domain probs-
By and prosysctKciy; and secondly tho initiation Of
gigantic fyst-m o. internal revenue These two .rb.
iscts have engrotssd tho attention Of both nesss for
probsb tEres-.curths 0, the time during which they
haye been IL sesson Tie first al psTyadns subject
Of hot discussion ard q crude ls station sx
TIE SLAVERY QCEsrIoy.
this was Of the earliest subjects 70 which aha
attention Ct Congress- called hss IL been the
which hAs most engaged the time Of Corgrssa
throughout u protrected session. II c4me before
II in diverse and xaricus fcrms--n proposition:
% emanepate tao ~ OF Tsbe masters; to declare
free ali sayee known % have been employed IN aiding
The reesou 70 impose taxa slaves; to forbid army
officers from allowing the soldiers 10 BE- engaged In re-
storing fagitives 20 their masters 70 discharge from
sustcdy All rssons Or color held Ia the jail wash az
Ton under municipal regulation authorizing hs arrsss
and dserton of such could DO. show rgoof of their
beDg res 10 abolish saYsry IN the District of C3iuGl.
bis ~ declare that slavery Involuntary Rsfvit-ds,
except for crime shall not bs permitted 70 exist in any
u the Territories " tbs United states 70 apply tss
rsme to the navy yards, arssna5 and dock ards;
tso nessss os President Liacon or ths sih q March
Recommending Congress 10 pass resolution plcdTra
tbs 30 X ITO general 70 such states would
iuaugurats tystsn cf emaucpsli91; the passage by
boh houses q o.at resolution 10 ih4i sssc a-d tho
adoption Of reyfsssiys mesnres to Glpprsaa the
African trade. he Or ths flsnds 0. those
10 10 framing them lut9 Laws ana tao counter
sfors y the oppoait1nss, aportasl Incidents In
ne general noysmsai Of Which We Rroposs " civ,
details
Ihs lrst Joint resolution osred in tho House with rss
renee % he conduct Or the war VA ~ Nr ri9, n
aassashasstts which declared: FIEt,rha tho objgc q
Tho war against the nsurgsai e0dss nov ID arms against
ne government ths suppression or the rebsnon ard
The sstGBlishment of ths rghul euth0rity * ihs na
tonAl constitution. SsconG-fn dsciaming any uisn.
ion 70 interfere with tbs Institutions ct The Sovera
a.as yet that The war sbs De conducted aocordins 10
ls otter ussgss and rights u military rsYviCs and
thn .hs safety Of the STATE ia ths highest Law, and
sabordnsios rlgbis Or property and dominates over
civ REALTORS. Third--Thai, therefore, the rfsa8snt
a. comusudar.in-Cnef o. ne army, ssd The officers of
The arrny under him, have the rgnt 70 emancipss al
pcrs1ns hold as slaves any military district a sta,o
~ nsurroS.lon, o Tits resolution, with several other
kindred resolutions, was reserrsd 20 the joint Con
nues
Mr Sumner, Ia The Senate, and Mr.. Loveioy, 10 the
House offered resolutions calling FOR tbs eeton Of Con-
grsss rsat,s % tie return Of fugitive slaves BY ne
army 81 hs United states Thsss resolutions requested
hs President, Z compatible With ths public inherent -
farun copies q any general order ensnsus from the
war nspamer, with reference TO ths return cffogtives
frou "a. Union us They wsro directed pripcI pay to
tie action q General raecx il con nspd or tho west.
ern Department. Tie resolution in tie senate was
adopted, thst of NJ I0vooy was on mooa Of Mr. Val.
CHAM laid o. the soo y vote Of seventy slsbI 10
slEy -four, af.ss debate, sassolaeHs astIos vm token