, 1862-01-22
TIE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


- eCe1NLA VI Mdss- NGn INC COMMITTEE
On Foreign A1tairs reported back the rcsolu.
ton to allow certain officers to receive pres
ents from the Japanese Government. The
resolution was passed-yeas =, nays II,
MI. BROWNING Of Illinois Offered a raso-
linton that the Committee on Judiciary in
quire into the czpediency Of SO amending the
naturalization laws as to confer the rights of
citizenship On foreigners who may serve in tie
Mr. TRE31BuLL of Illinois offered a bill to
ncys.
On motion Of Mr. WILSON Of Mass. the bill
to complete the defenscs of Washington WIS
taken up and the amendment OF the House
agreed to. Mr.. Wilson offered new section
repeating the act allowing the Discharge of
minors, and providing that no persons shllI be
mustered into the service under eighteen years
OF age; but the act of enlistment shall be CON
ct1siFe as to age. Agreed to. Mr. Wilson
cles OF war By providing the penalty Of death
to persons found lurking rs spies Agreed to.
re also offered m amendment providing the
death penalty for any person forcing safe
guards. After further discussion the bill was
MI. TRUMBULL ofIllinois presented q me-
mortal from ". c. Jcwett, Of Colorado, pro-
testing against Immediate action on tie saycry
question, rs having tendency to prevent
PEACE and claiming that the sentiments Of the
people, either North or South, were not rep
aet:d aeseI.1o ~ SongTess, and proposing joint
ment Of the Constitution providing for ~rad-
ual emancipation Of the siaves in thirty Years.
on motion OF Mr.. WADE Of Ohio the bill
10 authorize the Secretaries of War to appoint
Two Assistant Secretarys WIS taken up.
11r. WILSON of Mass, offered m amend.
mcnt, as substitute, that the President, with
the consent Of the Senate, appoint two ad-
diti6nal Assistant Secretaries Of Of War, at q
salary Of sS,oc0 each, the Office to last one
year.
The amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed.
Nj: HALE Of New Hampshire offered res.
ointlon regulating the compensation Of col
1eetors Of customs and naval officers
The report OF the judiciary Committee m
the resolution to expel Mr. Bright was then
taken up.
=, Mr: SUMNER said that the expulsion of a
senator was one Of the most solemn of acts.
b4t our duties must be performed, especially
welfare Of the country is at stake. Mr.. Bright
has always been noto7iously the friend and
symrathizer OF Davis and slideH IN their
schemes IN taTor Of slavery, and aITays
voted voted with them. He Isumner) com
Davis, President Of the Confederate States Of
AMERICA" and claimed That it was as far as
possible the recognition Of pretcndcr as the
President Of the rebel States. The letter
III its general character was correspond
ing with public enemy rs traitor, and
vas vas Find OF moral aid to the rebels 1t was a
letter OF friendship and sympathy al the way
through, and showed that there was one per
son VINO, forgetting what was due to the
country, and due to the rebellion, stretched
forth his hand in friendly salutatlon. i per
son VINO is 80 mixed up in the rebellion must
oc traitor. But, again, the writer of the let
ter on the 7th Of September, 1851, puts forth
another letter to A1r. Fitch, defending the
first letter, and again in debate in the Senate
ne declares he "has done nothing that he
Eoula not do over again under the same cir
Mr. LANE Of Ind. said that he should say
notE1og no! on tins subject but for the interest be
tor a seat here, with Mr.. Bright, three wears
ago, but he said he had no memory of tic ont
raEe pcrpetrated on him and against the honor
ol indiana He lad no personal i'll feeling to-
wards Lis colleague. He would do him tic
justice to say that on the first day of the ses-
(B1i@ilt) desired and demanded full investi-
gatlon OF the charges made against lin. He
would give Linn the bcuc1it Of 4 man1r
d'saEoWal; but when the letter was writ
ten, his colleague must have known
that th;l .,',s, var was to result from
AAfl&fphCu iQlA t1OQ 4t-
cursed rebellion. War WAS actually levied on
the Governmcnt at thlt time. Before the
hrst OF March the rebellion was inaucQrated
and Davis elected as its head. At such time
letter was written By member Of the SEN
ate a.; TO the arch-high priest Of the rebel
which We to-day arc resisting. The letter
m!ght nave bcen written c:lrelessly, but Of all
things else it was to introduce firearms. IF
there was to be no VIII, why should Davis want
improved firearms? He (Lane) believed that
Tue letter, unexplained, was sufficient eyi-
arms was aid and comfort to the enemy, but
he tLane} considered the second letter Of Mr..
Bright to Mr.. Fitch much worse than
inc fFst: lie Iane) had nothing to
say against abolitionism; for if the Sen
ator from MASSACHUSETTS let that pass,
ter to Mr. Fitch, his colleague said be "was
Government He Iane) was in favor
OF the coerciye policy Of the Gov
ernment and would take every dollar to
carry 6; on the war. He (Lane) would carry on
tae He 1a war nntl every individual was bankrupt
&c =: would give his coat of his back, and even
ne IN Pauper's grave and be buried by the
Lands of charity, rather than close the war.
applause IN the gallcrie5.] The Vice-Presi-
dent der ordered tic galleries to the right Of tie
Chafr to be cleared, which WIS done.
Mr. LANE was for the coercion Of tue re-
oc3s. and he Thought we had perfect right to
eontEeate the property of the rebels, even
their slaves.
Mr. BRIGHT said If lie had known he was
TO be arraigDed for treason and bringing war
On tue country he would have employed coun-
SCI. If lie had known there was to be regu-
lar party organization against him and letters
md speeches presented, he would have been
better prepared. If slander could have
ir1Scn hin away, he would be where
.he senator from Massachusetts, says be |
ought TO be, in the South. He had been char4-
ID By calumnious sheet, the Cincinnati FL
1t1TtT, with being Brigadier General in the |
'ebel army, and by Still more ea1u1nnious
meet, the Louisville Democrat with recruiting |
or the rebel army in Kentucky, and that he |
lad written the letter read to-day He paid |
70 attention to these until old friends wrote !
I'M. He then wrote tho other letter, which |
F:s more offensive here than the former.
Mr.. Bright then entered into an explanation |
y the cause Of writing the letter to JEFF. |
Davis introducing Thos. B. Lincoln, He |
bF1ght) had no recollection Of this letter, but |
'c mnst have written it. He had also given |
.lncoln letter to Capt. Franklin, and would |
ead both to show they were similar in Ian |
,uage. When lie addressed the letter to Davis |
y his title, he was only following the exam
He OF Senators in this body at that time, Af- |
CT iufther explanations from Mr.. Bright, the |
enate adjourned.
HOUSE. !
The House proceeded to the consideration
tue bill regulating the carriage Of printed |
latter outside Of the mails, requiring the |
ostage to be paid, DC
Mr, COLFAX Of Indiana explained and
dVocated tile bill for i tax on painted matter;
Mr. MORRILL, of Maine said the subject
lould be considered as postul measure, and
OF as means Of raising the revenue. TIE
Committee on Ways and Means will propose
twspapeE stamp duty and tax on telesrams.
The bill requiring newspapers to pay post
e when not sent through mail, came up and
OLfA1 made long argument in favor Of the
i'll After long discussion it was moved to
}, 81 to &C.
Mr. MORRILL, moved to.recommit the bill
, the Post Office Committee, which was done.
Mr: COLFAX reported g. substitute which
as disagreed to, with all the sections, pro-
osing = ta1 on kilograms, after, which. the
Ig1nal bill was lald on the table, Is against GO.
The Senate bill authorizing tho President to
7point two additional secfefary's of We for
nc year was passed.