Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-19
Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
MONT DISPATCHES.
Thirty-seVenth Congress

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wAsHINoroS, Dec. la-Housy Bingham
from the Committee on Juee,ary reported
back the bill extending reliefto loyal men ior
slaves wropgfully taken ~''h q recommenos-
ton that Is do not paSa 800,
Wick3;He Who osHinally introduced the bill
remarked tho he didn't dispair Of satifying
he Hons that some such Legislation vas
Necessary; that the bill didn't interfere with
the new articles Of war.
M. MAYNARD said il was important that
some such measure should be proposed to
enable the military authorities TO discriminate
between loyal men and traitors. He had been
informed on the best authority, that in some
parts Of Tennessee the seccssionists had beer
In the practice Of inducing their slaves to get
within our lines where they could not be re-
claimed, merely for the purpose OF annoy
ing us.
Mr.. Wickliffe mentioned several instances
TO show the injustice to loyal men in Ken
lucky growing out Of this question, and in
this connection stated the case Of a young
aud gallant officer who bad been dismissed
from the service for something he repeated
ought to be done TO protect loyal men and to
prevent scenes which he did not want to see.
Mr.. Lovejoy OF Illinois, regretted this dis
c~ussion. He (Lovejoy) was weary OF this
persistent and shameless attempt on the part
Of the shareholders.
Mr.. wieklife, from the other side Of the
Hall-Do you call this a shameless attempt
Mr.. Lovejoy-I do call It a shameless at
tempt
Mr.. wickliGe-I am not all surprised TO
hear that, from your standing and position on
this floor,
Mr.. Loveioy-I call it a persistent and
shameless attempt Of the Shareholders TO get
the army of the United States-these volun-
teers who have of their own free will offered
up their lives as a sacrifice on the altar OF
tteir country-to turn themfelves to the base
business Of chasing fugitive slaves, and in
this the gentleman from Kentucky has the
efrontery to appeal to the justice Of the Re
publicans.
Mr.. Bingham, replying to Wicklihe, wac
had remarked that il was not his choice to
have it referred to the Judiciary Committee
but to a special committee, said the reference
of this bill to the Judiciary Committee was
the proper one. In his opinion il was n viola
ton Of the Constitution, and if the principle
should be established it would return some
day torment the inventor. The bill authorizes
the Federal Government to interfere with the
rendition and determination Of fugitive cases
within the limits Of the States in q manner
unknown to the Constitution. The Federal
Government cannot by law intervene in any
State. lie had heard this reiterated more
than once and not more frequently than by
the gentleman from Kentucky.
A colloquy then occurred between Bing
ham an Mallory.
Mr. Bingham, then argued that the bill wa'
opposed 10 the new article OF war the con
fscation and emancipation act and not the
least the act which expressly provides that thu
Executive may employ in the service OF TN
United States, whether belonging to rebels o
loyalists, slaves coming into our lines,
The bill was for the purpose OF hunting
Town and Selling slaves.
After a long debate Wickliife's bill was lai'
on the table, Sc against 45.
A resolution was adopted instructing tn
Committee on Naval Affairs 10 report IT lei
tiers of marke ought not to be issued for tn
capture Of the pirate Alabama, and other hk
craft fitting out in the ports of Great Britain
The Army Appropriation Bill was taken u
in Committee of the Whole, The bill apprC
pirates $7Sl, 100000.
An amendment was offered by Mallory thi