Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-17
THRTY.sEvENrH CONGRESS.
First Session.

the Secretary OF War in answer to the resolution
OF Mr.. Powell demanding an answer to the res
oution passed at the last session In regard b
contracts, etc. The answer states that the frs
resolution was received at the Department Jus
after the battle Of July 2lst, and that since ther
DO has lot had sufficient clerical force to proper
ly answer the resolution. The answer also
states: myself have not made single contract
Tor any purpose Whatever. The heads of bureaus
have made all the contracts.
The subject was referred
Mr.. King presented petition that the landa
OF convicted traitors be awarded to soldiers,
and also to abolish all fees and perqulsites OF
office. =
Referred. 49, r1rorl
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to amend Ger
tain articles OF war.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution that Ward H
Lamon, United States Marshal for the District
OF Columbia, by bis recent order communicated
70 the Senate, excluding the members Of the
Senate from the Jail without pass from him
(Lamon), has been guilty OF breach Of the
privileges Of the Senate and Of contempt OF the
rightiul authority of this body; that the Secre-
tary OF the Senate be directed to communicate
copy Of this resolution to- the President.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the bill In relation
to the arrest of persons claimed as held to SER
vice or labor BY officers In the military or naval
service OF the United States, was taken up
The bill provides that any officer srresting any
persons held to service or to labor shall be die.
charged from the service. :.
Mr.. Collamer offered an amendment, or as
substitute, that no officer of tae army or navy,
militia or volunteers, shall assume to exercise
any authority to arrest, detain, hold or control
any person held to service, and that any officer
so offending be dismissed from the eeryice.--
Agreed to.
Mr.. Salisbury offered the following amend
ment as new section;
"Nor shall any seldier or officer, under like
penalty, In any way entice, decoy or retain any
such person from his or her master or ownern
Mr. salisbury said that he thought that the
officers or soldiers Of the United States ought to
have nothing to do with the question at all, eth.
er way.
Mr.. Rice moved to add, after the words
"master or owner" the words "who may be
loyal citizen OF the United States" Agreed
to.
> Mr.. Wilson opposed the amendment. He
was against any kind Of justification of slavery 4
What he wanted was to prevent officers of the |
army from returning slaves. Some officers have
already disgraced the service In this way, and
God willing, he (Wilson), if he had the power,
meant TO prevent their confirmation by the
Senate.
the contested seat Of Kansas was taken up
The question being the motion of Mr.. Clark TO
stlike out the word "not" In the resolution of
the committee on Judiciary that Mr.. Lane was
not entitled to bis seat,
Mr.. Lane said he had refused to accept the
Office on the 22d Of July. He referred to the
contest In Kansas with Mr.. Stanton for the SEN
ator-ship, and said that four days after be was
elected, the governor, whom he had oVerthrown, |
and bis contestant whom he had heated, declared |
the seat vacant.
Mr.. Bright thought the question barely |
legal one. The President having appointed |
bim to an Office not created, the Senator from |
Kansas could not accept It, and therefore did |
not vacate his seat in the Senate. |
The discussion was continued by Messrs. |
Lane, Stanton, Clark and Foster.
vote was taken on Mr.. Clark's motion to |
strike out the word "not."
Yeas-Bright, Browning, Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Cowan, DOolittle, Fessenden, Hale,
Harlan, Harris, Howe, King, Lane of Indiana,
Latham, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Rice, Sherman,
Sumner, Trumbull, wilkinson, Wilmot and
Nays--Anthony, Bsyard, Carlisle, Davis,
Dixon, Foote, Foster, johnson, Kennedy, Nc.
D1ugall, Nesmitb, Pearce, Powell, Salisbury,
len Eyck, Wade--lb.
Mr.. Dixon offered resolution that the usual
mileage be allowed the contesting member.
Laid over.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
ourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Dunn, from the Military com.
mittee, reported bill authorizing and directing
the Secretary of War to furnish the prisoners
Of the United States In the reVolted States with |
clothing and other necessares of life; and for
this purpose be employ such agents as may be
'e'
Passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on Judiciary, |
reported back with amendments, the bill amen |
latOry OF the act of 1857, to enforce the attend.
ance Of witnesses.
Passed.
1t exempts that part which exempts witnesses
who have testified before any examining COM
mittee Of either house, from being used as evl-
dence in court Of Justice.