The New York herald., 1862-03-13
act FOR carrying into effect treaties with Now Granada
md Costa Rica. for tho adjudication Of clairua.

act FOR carrying into effect treaties with Now Granada
and Costa Rica forthe adjudication Of claims.
SLAVERY n THE DISTRICT COLUMBIA.
Mr. AsnrFY (repj Of Ohio, from the Committee on the
District OF Columea reported bill for the Relief OF cer
tain held 20 service OF labor in the District OF Co
luinba, otherwise the abolition Of slavery.
Mr. CALVERT, (Union) Of Nd, submitted minority re-
The subject was reccmmtted TO the Committee on the
lHE ARMY MEDICAL AND SIGNAL CORPS
sx ASs;rs ed Iii 10 e ha On MIL y;
the Medical Department; also q bill to provide for the
organization OF signal corps to during the present
war. The consideration OF both was postponed.
REGULATION or LABOR IN rHE NAVY YARDS.
Tho House passed the bill amendatory of tho eighth
to read the hours of labor and the Of wages
tho navy yards shall conform, consistently
with the public interests TO the private establishments
in tho immediate vicinity Of the respective yards to be
regulated by tho commandans, subject to the revs
and approval Of the Secretary Of the Navy"
REGuIA ALTON os RANK IN nIH NAVY.
Mr. sEDcwIcy, (rep) OF n. Y, reported from the Ma
val Committee bill regulating the grades OF line officers
of the navy
KING OF sIN
The House passed the Senate bill providing FOR the
custody OF the letter and presents from the King sia
TERRITORIAL GoyEsSNnSns FOR TIE SEEDED srArSs.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee Territories,
ported bill providing for temporary provisional govern
men5 the districts of country in rebellion against
tho United States. Tbs President is authorized
possession and institute src governments with the aid
OF tho military and naval forces; Governors, &c. TO be
appointed Legislative Assembly and courts establish
ed, aud continue I'LL the people form new State govern
mens.
Mr. Graves, opp OF Tnd from the ,amc committee
submitted report, which takes tho ground that tho
bill provides that Congress has power exclude certain
states from the Union and hold them in colonial de.
pondencc and vassalags till rcadmtted in other words
that the non may dissolved by an act Of Congress
an assumption absurd and fatal that a state can
annnl its allegiance TO the Union by state action. The
bill further is mpracticabo in its details, nccndary and
equally repulsive 20 the principles OF Justice and hu-
manity as TO the constitution.
Mr. HARDING, lCnion) Of Ky, also submitted tho MI
nority views OF the committee saying there is abun
dant reason for believing that the armed rebellion will
be speedily subdued and put down. Tho bill single
blow strikes out The xstenco of eleven statesn eject
ordinance Of secession. IL strikes down the const
tion sud dissolves The gosernments is inconsistent with
sound policy, utterly at war with religion and humanity
and hence the minority enter tho most earnest and
This bill ought to Be entitled IA bin 70 dissolve .hs
Union and TO abolish the constitution OF tho United
States Az am unalierably opposed TO the destruction
Of either, move to lay the bill on the tabio, and
that motion ask the yeas and nays, which were order
ed, and the bill Was tabled
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Wadsworth Ward Webster Wheeler, .whaiey, White OF
SISrs.Adrisi, Arnold, ashley Baker, Baxter Beaman
Dicll, Edcerton, iwAfds, Eliot, FeSscnden Fran
cho,,, Frank, Hale Hooper, Horon Hutchins Julian Rel
son, Mitchell, Morehead Morrill, Of Me-; Morrill, OF w.
PIKE Pomeroy Rice OF Ne, Riddle, Rollins Of ~ H.
Sargent Sedsk soan Stevens Trowbridsc Van valken
burg Wall, Walton OF Ne, Walton Of Vt Wilson. WINDOW
Worcester.
4 GOVERNMENT roa ARIZONA
Mr. Asfrixy, from tho Committee on Territories, re
ported b to provide for the temporary Of
Arizona.
mE TAX urt
The Horse went into Committee Of tho whole on tho
State Of tie Union on the Tax bi-Mr Colfax In the
chair
Mr. MoRRun, (rep.) Of VI, from tho Committee on
Ways and Means, said they had authorized tho issue Of
bonds and rates In all forms during tho present Congress
TO the amount OF nine hundred and 1fty millions OF dol
lars. Tho appropriations for 1862 nearly 1ve hun
drcd aud hfteen millions Ii the continues til 1853
indebtedness Will be nine ten hundred millions Of
dollars To pay the interest n this will require sixty
seventy millions annually. Our ordinary expenses can
not under any circumstance be less than sixty millions
year, nyd tho military establishment afor tho rebel
lion will likely require twenty-five millions beyond that
amount The financial measures in contemplation viii
yield even than is necessary to meet The wants
tec looked to the condition Of tho several states
wei az that OF the United states that they all
might together act harmoniously. Tho United States
has right TO demand whatever may be noces-
s,ry TO sustain its pubic credit, honor and
istence nation. Ihe oil ~ not q personal
party measure but impcriousy demanded by
the general welfare. II for Congress Judge how
much of IL should be reflected permanently remained
That the committee had disposition to be Just TO
every interest could be questioned Many intelligent
ssnenep bad been before tho committee and rave yalu