Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-03
THIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
TUESDAY, December 2, 1889.
SENATE. ~


Secretary Of the Navy be directed to furnish to
the Senate, copies of the majority and minority
reports of the board of officers appointed In ac-
cordance with the act passed, authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to accept the title to
League Island, In the Delaware river. Agreed
to. f...
Mr.. POWELL offered resolution requesting
the President to inform the Senate Of the number
and names Of the citizens of Kentucky who
have been arrested and are now confined In the
| military prisons and camps of the United States
outside Of the limits Of said State, and what are
the charges against them, by whom made and
by whose order the arrests were made.
The present consideration being objected TO-,
the resolution was laid over.
| Mr.. McDOUGAL offered resolution calling
| on the Secretary of the Treasury for state
ment ofthe amount of monies paid for services
in prosecuting and investigating land titles in
the State of California, during the years 1857,
1858, 1859, 1850 and 1861, upon whose order the
same was paid and to whom, and also the
amounts paid for searches In Mexico. Agreed
| to.
Mr.. POWELL offered joint resolution, that
whereas many citizens Of the United States
have been seized by persons acting or pretend
ing to be acting under the authority of the
United States, and have been carried out of the
Jurisdiction Of the States of their residence and
Imprisoned In the military prisons of the United
States without any public charge having been
preferred against them, and without any oppor-
tunity being allowed them to learn or disprove
the charges made, or alleged to be made, against
them; and whereas such arrests have been made
In States where there was no insurrection or
rebellion or pretence thereof, or any other OBJ
struction to the authority Of the Government;
and whereas 1t Is the sacred right of every citi-
zen that he shall not be deprived of liberty with
out due process of law, and when arrested shall
have a speedy and public trial by an impartial
jury, therefore
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Represent
dtives, That all such arrests are unauthorized by
the Constitution and laws of the United States,
and are usurpations of the power delegated by
the people to the President or any other Official
and all such arrests are hereby condemned and
declared palpable violations Of the Constitution
of the United States; and 1t is hereby demanded
that all such arrests shall hereafter cease, and
that all persons so arrested and held shall have
a prompt and speedy public trial according to
the provisions Of the Constitution, or should be
Immediately released.
Objection being made to ne present consid-
Grafton, the resolution was laid over and ordered
| to be printed.
Mr.. DAVIS offered joint resolution, that it
be hereby recommended TO all Of the States to
choose as many delegates as severally they are
entitled to as Senators and Representatives in
| Congress, to meet In convention In Louisville,
Kentucky, the first Monday Of April next, to
take into consideration the present condition of
the United States and the proper means for the
restoration of the Union; and that the Legisla-
lures of the several States take such action as
they may deem fit, at the earliest practicable
day.
objection being made, the resolution was
laid over.
I Mr.. SALISBURY gave notice that he should
tomorrow offer a resolution, calling on the
Secretary of War to know by what authority
certain citizens of Delaware were imprisoned
On motion of Mr.. CLARK,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A communication was received from the Sec
retary Of State, showing the number OF Ameri-
can seamen registered in the several ports of
entry of the United States, during the year end
| ing September 80, 1862.
] Mr.. HOOPER reported, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, a bill providing that all
judgments recovered by the United States on
such suits now pending or may hereafter be
brought for the collection or recovery Of any
duties on imports, or of any monies due the
United States from any collector or other Off
Ger of the customs of the United States, shall
be paid In gold and silver of the United States.
Mr.. HOOPER said that there were now many
suits pending in the courts of the United States,
to recover duties which are payable by a law OF
last session in specie; the judgments, If recov'
cred, would be recovered in money represented
by Government notes, which are worth twenty.
five per cent. less than specie. The bill was
passed.
Mr.. HOLMAN moved the following resolu.
tion: That the Committee on Military Affairs be
instructed TO report bill increasing the pay OF
private soldiers to SIS a month, and making
such reductions In the salaries Of officers moi
actually engaged in active service in the field
as may not impair the efficiency Of the public
service.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM moved that the reso
luton be amended so as to make the s15 paya
able In gold.
The original resolution was adopted with Q
modification that the committee be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of reporting {
bill, &c.
Mr.. CALVERT introduced the following res
olution: That the Secretary of the Navy be di
rected to inform the House If any appointments
of acting midshipmen have been made during
: the recess Of Congress to the Naval Academ!
other than those made regularly under the Law
governing such appointments, and If SO, BY
whom said appointments have been recon
:, mended and made, and by what authority, ant
II such appointments have been made, that h
| be directed to furnish this House with list o
the same, distinguishing the States from whiel
they have been appointed. Adopted.
Mr.. SHEFFIELD moved that the Committe
on Commerce be and is hereby instructed to In
quire into the expediency of repeating SO mucl
OF the act approved May 20, 1869, supplemental
to an act to provide for the collection of dutie
on imports and for other purposes, as provide,
, for the distribution of the proceeds of the pen
alties under the said act, and the act to whicl
the same is supplemental, among officers of tn
customs and others, with leave to report by bill
or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. SHEFFIELD moved that the Committe
of Ways and Means be and is hereby instructe
to consider the propriety of admitting cotto
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