The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-16

SoAETsSS VIII lh0 AuHerlnE Lancashire
operatives. Ordered to be printed.
A resolution relating to certain prison.
ers Of Delaware, was taken up. All
Davis proceeded to speak at length in
favor of the resolution, arguing that the
President had no authority under the
constitution to make any such arrests -
The President had no right to suspend a
law or define its execution. rAfter some
ARGUMENT, DI'is admitted the President
was excusaLle in arresting Gov. Moore.
head of Ky.1 II was even cemmendable.
IL would not have been inexcusable ths,
to have arrested the leaders OF the Tart
ford Convention, or Buchanaa to have ar,
rested Philips, Cheaver and those misei-
able miscrean,s. He denied that slavery
was the cause Of the war. 1t was because
New England and other States had abol.
ished slavery aud commenced crusade
against the States which held out to it,
He thought the President would recon.
struct this Union and leave Massachusetts
out in the cold and frozen region. If the
war had been carried On according to the
principles Of the Crittendcn compromise
il would have been finished long apo,
The Senate then went into executive
session aud ut its conclusion adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Blake introduced a bill 10 estab.
lish postal money order system. Re-
fered. M
Mr.. Collar introduced bill To reduce
duties on paper from IS per cent to 10
per cent. Referred to committee ON
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Noel introduced bill, which was
referred. to procure the adjustment OF
slavery in Missouri. 1t povides compen.
Sation to loyal owners.
Mr.. Weller introduced bill, which
was referred to the committee on Judicia-
ry, prescribing the time and place for
holding the circuit courts in the districts
OF Iowa and Kansas.
Mr.. Bennett introduced bill, which
was referred, providing for development
OF the mineral resources of the United
States from the public domain.
Mr.. WasLburn offered a resolution
that IN the management of the House
there should be no legislation changing
the execution Of the Jaws providing for
the payment Of interest on the public
debt. Passed.
Fessenden offered the following reso-
luton: That the proclamation of the Pres.
ident ofthe date of Sept %, 1869, as in
dlcatcd therein, is well adapted to hast
en the restoration OIL peace is we'll cho.
sen as war measure, and is an express
sion of power which people regard TO be
rights Of citizens and the people relying
on free government. Powell moved t.
lay the resolution on the table. Agreed
to. 55 against 80. The resolution was
then adopted by rs against 81.
Stevens, FROM the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported an army approprsa.
ton bill for the year ending June, 1854.
which has been made the special order
for Thursday.
The House passed the Senate joint
resolution additionally increasing the
bonds of the Superintendent of Public
Printing forty thousand dollars.
On motion of Davis. the bill for the
construction of the Illinois u Michigan
Snip Canal was postponed till the LIST
Tuesday in January.
Sparks offered resolution which was
passed. calling on the Secretary Of the
Interior to state whether the payment of
bountles to the Miami Indians under Tie
the treaty Of 1874 have been paid.
Pondioou offered the following and de-
manled the previous question on its pas
sag i" Resolved, That the President
of the United States be requested to in
form the House his judgment, if not,in-
consistent with the public interests, wheth-
er in any oath of allegiance 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 impris-
or that he should not oppose BY
speech. or otherwise, the war measures of
the administration.
On motion Of Stevens. the question was
tabled, Is against al.
Pendleton offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War to state the
number of volunteers from each State, OF
he $4,000 for three mouths, also the mum
Der under the subsequent call, the length
If service, &c. The resolution was
tabled.
Gurley offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the President to furn-
sh al correspondence between the Presi-
lent and any department. since the cam
paign of the Peninsula war was underta-
KEN. as. II i...
Kellogg, Of ILL.,, offered resolution,
which was adopted, instfucting the Com
nittee on Territories TO inquire into the
Of establishing territorial