Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1862-01-30
CONGRESS-.

IueSd0y, 0Gn., Zl.-ln the Oenate reSOTe
tor. Was adopted conferring the rights of cits
|si11ii Foreigners who participated
war. The bill appropriating $l50.Oo0 to COM
plete the defences of Washington, was taken up
and passed. Also, bill providing that here
after no minors under eighteen years of age
shall be mustered into the service of the United
States The discussion of the report of the
Committee on Elections in the case of Mr.. Bright
occupied the remainder of the session. In the
House, nearly the whole of the session was taken
up in the discussion of the bill from the Com
mittee on Post-ofices and Post Roads, which
provides for regulating the carriage of printed
matter outside of the mails. 1t was finally
tabled by vote Of Is to 60.
Wednesday.-In the Senate bill was passed
repeating so much of the act of January "a
1857, as exempts from criminal prosecution all
persons testifying before either House Of Con.
gress, or their committees, on account Of any
fact or act relative to which they may testify
The sum of ten thousand dollars was appropri-
ated to meet the expenses of the Joint Commit
tee of both Houses of Congress in investigating
the conduct Of the war A bill authorizing the
President to take possession of railroad and tele-
graph lines in certain cases, was introduced and
referred The special order of the day-the re-
port on the case Of Mr.. Bright-was taken up
and debated until the Senate went into Execu-
tive session. In the House Mr.. Spaulding offer
ed as substitute for the Treasury demand note
bill previously introduced. bill to authorize
the issue of Treasury notes, the funding Of the
same, and also of the floating debt of the United
States. The new bill was made the special or
der of the day for Tuesday next. The bill au-
thorzing the increase of the clerical force of the
War and Navy Departments was passed. A
resolution was adopted requesting the Secretary
of War to inform the House at what time mill
tary protection can be extended over the line o
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, as to enable
the company to put it in running order The
| bill making appropriations for the Legislative
Judicial and Executive expenses of the Govern
ment was then taken up in Committee of the
Whole, and discursive debate ensued, which
was kept up until the House adjourned.
Thursday.-In the Senate the resolution Of
censure on the United States Marshal of the
District of Columbia was adopted, and the bill
passed to appropriate $15O,OOO to pay for the
defenses of Washington, with An amendment
declaring that to force military safeguard
within the United States, or to play the part o.
spy by any native citizen, shall be punished
with death. A bill was reported to incorporate
railroad company to lay tracks through Wash.
ington and Georgetown; after which the reso
luton in relation to the expulsion of Senator
Bright was taken up, when Mr.; Davis, of Ken
tucky, resumed and concluded his speech, com
menced on the previous day. Among the mea
sures brought forward in the House yesterday
was one proposing to @ establish postal orde
money system. The bill to settle with the loya
States for supplies furnished their troops wa
reported from the Committee with amendments
and made the order Of the day for Tuesday next
The military academy appropriation bill wa
then taken up and discussed until the adjourn
ment.
Eriday.-The case Of Senator Bright led Il
another long debate, but no vote was taken.-
Both Houses adjourned until Monday.
Mondav.-Mr. Bright's case was again take,
nm and gave rise to some sharp words between
M. Latham, Of CalifnDia, and Garrett Rsvis
Of Kentucky The debate was continued unit
the Senate went into Executive Session. In th
House Of Representatives The spnual appropria
ton bill for the support Of the Military Acsde