Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-16

ton of the paymasters in the army are not
promptly filed"
Mr.. PoMERoY offered the following Resolved
ny the senate and house of REPRESENTATIVES. ,bat
the secretary of the treasury of the United States
be and IS hereby authorized and empowered TO
pay IN com any portion Of the bonded nuhlic
debt maturing and falling due previous to the
first day of January, 1864 WV
Mr.. FoMEROY, Ill reply to question by Mr.
Cox, SAID there were only between two and tbrae
millions maturing thin the time covered nv
the resolution. The public faith was ncd,rsi ~
the payment of all bonds in coin. The =, soln,
ton was referred TO the committee on WAYS and
means. N
Mr.. CALVERT offered a resolution calling on
the secretary of war to furnish the repOrts of the
quartermaster for the past three months concern
ing the expenditures for all contrabands. so
called, at Beaufort, South Carolina. Referred to
the committee on military affairs by vote of
II against AZ.
On motion of Mr.. ANcoNA. it was resolved
that the secretary of war be directed to inform
the house whether any steps have been taken for
the relief of suffers and other nOn-combatants
held as prisoners of war at Richmond or else
whers
MIR. Brown of Virginia introduced bill to
compensate loyal citizens for property taken for
the use of the United States. Referred IN The
committee OIL the Judiciary.
MIR. PENDLETON offered the following and
demanded the previous questi0n-on its passage:
Resolved, that the president of the United States
be requested to inform the house if in bis iudg-
ment not inconsistent with the public interests,
whether in any oath Of allegiance or parole re-
CURED to be taken by any person now or lately
, held in custody by the authorities of the United
States, there was inserted clause to the effect
that he should not bring suits for the recovery of
damages for such imprisonment, or that he
should not oppose, by speech or otherwise the
wir measures of the administration. On motion
of MIR. STEVENS, the resolution was tabled. IS
against AZ.
Mr.. PENDLEToN offered resolution, calling
uron the secretary of war to furnish the number
OF volunteers from each state; of the $4,000 for
three months; and also the number under the
subsequent calls designating the length OF SER
vice, &c. On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the reso-
luton was tabled
MIR. GURLEY offered a resolution, which was
adopted, calling upon the president to furnish all
the correspondence between the president and
any department, since the campaign of the Pc
ninsula was undertaken.
Mr.. KELLOGG of Illinois offered a resolution
which was adopted, instructing the committee
on territories to inquire into the eXpediency of
establishing territorial government Tor that re-
glon OF country in which are situated the Sal.
mon river gold mines.
On motion of Mr.. MALLORY, a resolution was
adopted, instrucung the committee on ways and
means to inquire into HE eXpediency of taxing
the bonds of canal companies.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, and on presi-
dent Lincoln's message Mr.. Cox delivered a
speech IN opposition to the conduct of the admin
lstratlon, and tke policy of the republicans in
general; arguing that the people in the recent
elections had condemned the emancipation edict
of the president and his other measures. The
committee rose, and the house adjourned