Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, June 81.

Washington. June 27.
SKSATE.-Mr. Howe presented memo
rial from citizens of Wisconsin in favor Of
the enlargement of the Oswego and Erie
Canals.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported bill authorizing the
Superintendent of Public Printing. under
the direction Of the joint Committee on
Printing to print end sell for cost copies OF \
public documents which may have been or |
dered by the Departments. Passed.
Mr.. Powell called up the resolution d. |
recting the Secretary Of War to transmit |
to the Senate the report Of Joseph Holt
| and Robert Dale Owen. He said that he
understood the report exposed the greatest
! frauds upon the government, and he wanted
it printed, that it might go before the coun-
| try.
Mr.. Anthony moved to amend tho rsso-
luton SO a. TO request the President, il not
incompatible with the public interest, to
transmit the said report &c. The amend
ment was adopted-yeas p, nays IA.
The res luti vas then passed.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to estab-
fish national foundrey in the Hanging
Rock iron aud coal region Of Ohio. between
the Big Sandy. Sciota, and Ohio Rivers
Referred to the Military Committee.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Powell. the bill to pre-
vent members of Congress or Ulcers Of the
government from taking. any Consideration
Tor procuring contracts, Office, or place from
the government was taken up The bill
provides that any member of Congress Ut
officer Of the govern ment committing such
offence shall be liable to Indictment for a
misdemeanor, and, if convicted. shall suffer
fine not exceeding ten Thousand dollars
and imprisonment, not exceeding two
years. and be afterwards Unqualified from
holding Office under the United States, and
! such conduct shall be void at the option OF
the President. The Judiciary Committee
,, had made the bill stronger than the origin
al one.
Mr.. Powell had heard that there were
; cases of officers os the government using
their Office for rewards, and he thought
! there could be no obj seton To this bill.
Mr.. Hale thought the bill did not 60 far
enough. lie bad heard and believed that
: the heads of departments used their places
for the grossest favoriteism, and in some
cases had ordered contracts to be given e
= their especial favcrites. lie would make il
II penal offence for the heads Of department,
to order those under them to make con.
. tracts with special favorites.
Mr. Trumbull moved TO do so, and e
make the bill apply to those who, for any
u reward, compensation, or consideration
give any contract, Office or place.
. The amendment was adopted and the BIZ
b. passed.
. Mr.. Hale. frem the conference commit
tee on the bill for the reorganization of tn
Navy Department, made report, which
% was agreed 10.
y The confscation bill was then taken ur
a. n.
j against the bill from; the House, which b
} c0ntended was inpracticable and utterl
impossible to put in operation.
a Washington, June %
re SENATE The President pro tenn laid be
to fore the Senate n communication from tn
J. War Department transmitting fi;ial re
ports of the batl Of Pntsburg Landing
one hundred in number. Referred to tn
le Military Committee.
Mr.. KING presented petition nnmer
is ously signed by volunteers bonorably dis
ID charged, asking that the provisions in re
gard to bounty, etc. be extended to then
a. Mr. Wade presented petition from eli
re liens Of Ohio, asking for q more vigorol
ir prosecution of the war.
of Mr.. Hale, from the Naval Committee
~ reported back the House bill for the reliC
al Of the Panama Railroad Company. Tn
bit bill provides for the payment OF s. AS f.
bit transpOrtatiOns. Passed.
The House confscatiOn bill was the
I'd | taken up.
r Mr.. Cowan said he was az much in fave
Id of furnishing rebels as any one. lie woul
of only be lenient to the UuiUn men of th
On Mr.. Wilkinson referred to the declare
tions of the Union men Of the South. tha
unless something was done, there would
al no hope for them.
"a Mr.. COwan said he would put down u
rebellion with the whole force of the 20,
od eminent, and hang the guilty leaders {
IN high as Haman but 1t is not the way
a. suppress the rebellion to pass laws obnox
a. Gus tO all loyal men from the border State
40 Hardly day passes but measures are il
;r troduced by certain school which are ca
n cuiated 10 make enemies Instead of friend
IN MIR Sumner offered an amendmen 10 tE
n Senate bill, that no evidence shall be ey
no cluded on account Of color. Rejected
~ ~ year II. nays %.
40 Mr.. Sumner read letters from Union me
re- III Tennessee in favor of cou6scaIion an
emancipation with colunizatlon.
M The question was then taken on NJ
az Ciark's motion tn substitute the bill of Ii
of Senate committee for the House bill, whic
was agreed to
no Teas-Anthony. Browning, Clark, Col
" lamer. Cowan, Davis. Dixon, DonIittl
Frssenden, Faote, F"stsr. Harlan, Harri
10 Henderson. Howe, Nesmith, Rice. SIM
s. nuns. Starke, Ten EycS, WiIey-2I.
is Nays Chandler, Grimes, Hale, Howard
-, King. Lane of In Llama, Lane of Kansa.
!, Morrill,. Pnmeroy, Sherman, Sumne,
~ Trumbull Wade, Wilkinson. Wilmet, vii
son of Missouri, Wright-l7.
16sent- Bayard. Carlle, johnson, Ken
{. redy, McDougsl, Powell, Pearce, Sauls
bury, Thompson, Wilson of Mass
Various amendments and substitute
d were offered and rejected. when the amend
: meni substituting the Senate bill wos C, n
% CURED in by yeas 10, nays IL; and tn
!" eonhscation bill then passed-yeas %, nav
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