Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-18
xxxv11th Congress, First Session
WASHINGTON, July
SENATE.

The senate convened at o'clock. Mr..
WRIGHT entered a personal protest against
the publication of portions of the evidence
before the committee on the conduct of the
war.
Mr. DooLITTLE reported with amendments
the bill establishing a bureau Of migration.
Its object is Independent of the emigration,
settlement, and colonization of people of At
rican descent who may desire to migrate to
another country, and appoints a commission
er OF migration, a clerk and two assistant
clerks.
A bill to defray the expenses Of enrolling
the Delaware volunteers was passed. The
bill from the house making postage stamps a
legal currency passed. Other measures were
acted or, the senate being alternately in open
and closed session.
When two o'clock arrived Mr.. FEssENDEN
reported that the president had no communi-
cation to make. The presidents message on
contscation was laid on the table and ordered
printed.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr.. FooT,
president protein of the senate, to which he
appropriately replied, and declared the SEN
ate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
Various messages were received from the
senate concerning the passage Of certain bills.
The speaker signed numerous enrolled bills.
There was much confusion. The bill to di-
vide Michigan into two judicial districts, was
passed The request of the senate to post
pone the adjournment to O'Clock was agreed
to.
Mr. HOOPER asked leave to introduce bill
that United States postage stamps under the
sum of SO shall be received for all dues, and
may be received in exchange for United States
notes. No private corporation or bank shall
make and issue any token, note, or device for
less than one dollar, to circulate as money,
under penalty of fine and Imprisonment. An
objection was made, when Mr.. Hooper moved
to suspend the rules. Agreed to.
Mr.. HOOPER caused letter from the sec
rotary of the treasury to be read, urging the
measure, and enclosing Il draft of the bill,
and also one for changing the weight of small
silver coins. Mr.. PHELPS opposed it. Mr.
Cox moved to lay it on the table; lost-3G
against 81. The bill passed-62 against 30
A joint resolution passed suspending the
sale of the land of the Kansas, Sac and Fo2
Indians until the 4th of March next.
A message from the president was received
and read. He says he has approved both thu
confiscatiOn and upplementalresOlution con
sidering them one act. As the bill does no
touch persons or the property of loyal citizens
it is just and proper. 1t is startling to say
that congress can free the slaves of a state
but as the rebels forfeit their slaves to the
government, the question is, whether they
shall be declared free or be returned to slave.
ry. He saw no objection to the former. In
reviewing other parts of the BILL he says mill
tary commanders should seize and use what
ever real or personal property may be neces-
sary for their commands, i'll some way pre-
serving evidence of such appropriation. He
thinks it proper that military commanders
should employ as many blacks as can be used
to advantage, &c. Laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
A message from the president, recommend
ing that a suitable acknowledgment be made
to Vanderbilt for the gift to the government OF
the vessel of that name, which has been and
| is now rendering valuable service, was refer
red to the naval committee.
A joint resolution, making the appropria-
tons for the incidental expenses of the Indian
department, was passed
A resolution passed, providing pension
agents two per cent on the disbursements by
any one of them, provided the aggregate COM
pensation does not exceed $4,000 per annum.
Mr.. WALTON moved that 10000 copies of
the presidents message on cOntiscatiOn be
printed. A motion to lay it on the table was
made. No quorum was presentat LAO o'clock.
There was call Of the house.
Proceedings were temporarily interrupted
by message from the senate, that that body,
having completed their business, was ready to
close the session. Cries of good"
A committee was appointed to join similar
one from the senate to wait on the president.
Proceedings, on a call of the house, were
then continued until 2 o'clock, when the
speaker terminated the roll call.
The committee reported that the president
had no further business to present to con-
gress. The speaker said-The hour fixed for
adjournment having arrived, l hereby declare
the house adjourned sine die. applause by
members followed.) A few minutes only
elapsed before all the members left the hall.