Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-22
TIE RFnnRAL CONGREss.

he Que6HOu was OF MI. DublIuaG dLlo ~
msnt limiting emancipation TO those who ente
! the service Of the United States, and to tn
Slaves Of rebels.
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas, said they had 640j
slaves in Kansas, a majority Of whom belonged
to loyal masters, and from the number he pro
posed to raise two regiments. The idea Of put
ting these men into the field TO fight brsvely
and then alter they had helped to save the c0un
try to turn them again into slavery, was toe
outrageous to be thought Of The government
who would Do such a thing as that would de-
serve the vengeance Of the Almighty. lie pro-
posed, as On amendment, to pay loyal master;
for their slaves.
Mr Sherman, of Ohio. thought the question
Of emancipation had mingled with war measures
aI long as it was wise to 30 so. l. is doubtful
! whether the country can bear the load of deb;
which the proposition to pay for ell the slaves II
| employed, would incur, even if il were but for
a single hour. He thought we had gone far
] enough in this mater. 4 scheme such as is
! proposed by the Senator from Kansas, would
involve the couutry in financial ruin.
Mr.. Lane, OF Kansas, said that he was dis
| posed to deal fairly with loyal men. When
their slaves were once armed they cannot be en-
| shaved again. He proposed 20 pay loyal mas
ters fOr them. Il was perfectly lawful to use the
slaves Of loyal men. In the wsr Of the RsVolu-
/ ton and the war Of 1912 it was done, but &C
cording to the present policy, they gould not be
used against traitors.
| Mr.. Pomeroy, of Kansas, did not propose. to
| commit the government to any policy regarding
| buying slaves, whether their masters were loyal
CT disloyal men. The government had hung a
man lately for engaging in the slave traffic. He
| should vote against al three amendments.
After further debate, Mr.. Shermau's amend
ment was adopted by yeas Is, nays II.
Mr.. Browning moved to strike out the words
90 mother wife and children" Lost to 10.
Mr.. Browning moved that such mother. wife and
| children shall not be freed unless belonging 10
rebels. Ad0Pted-2l to IS.
| Mr.. Wright spoke a. lsrgtE in favor Of the
| policy OF employing slaves.
| Mr.. Henderson followed, urging more vigOr-
| Gus prosecution Of the war.
After farther debate the bill passed-sweuty-
| eight against nine.
The House resolution, pOstponing tne adjourn
ment till Thursday, was adopted.
Ths Senate passed the House bill providing
an additional duty on domestic sugars.
The Senate passed the House bill making sup
Elementary appropriations, with smendments,
including ) l5 OJO to purchase artificial limbs
| for wounded soldiers.
message from the President was received
requesting the Senate to postpone adjournment
| at least one day hey nd the time Gxed.
Recess till seven clock.
| IOHss-Mr. Bingham, from the judiciary
committee, 20 whom the joint resolution further
to provide for compensation 20 members Of Con
| grsss was referred, reported the following:
| That until further orders OF Congress, the sec
retsry Of the Senate and sergeant at s-ns of the
| House, shsli receive as vail excuse for sb-
sence from duty, active enploymen. IN the mill
iary servics for the suppression Of the rebellion
| Resolution passed.
u. 7
the mileage question, which was pending when
the adjournment took place yesterday.
Mr.. Colsax had introduced a bill lOI tho re-
ductiOn Of mileage Of 30 per cent, to which Mr.
AldrCh offered as a substitute that all laws and
parts Of laws giving milesge 70 members Of Con
gTess, be and the same are hereby repealed.
No. Thomas moved to amend Aldricb's pro
position by adding; And this provision shall ap-
ply 10 the present Congress, and the mileage al
ready received on the same. The amendment Of
Mr.. Thomas was adopted. BIr. Aldricl's sub
stituts for the COlfsX bill, as thus amended, was
then agreed to by 70 against A. The question
was then stated on ordering the bill to be en-
crossed for the third reading, when Mr.. Edwards
moved to lay the bill on the tabi5. Lost. Yeas
3D. nays SO. After considerable debs.e ths bill
passed, S6 against %.
Mr.. COllaI moved 10 amend the title, making
it read An act abOlishing congressional mile
ago A note was read from the President to the
Speaker, requesting the adjournment Of Con
gress postponed one day, and a resolution was
debated extending the time Of adjournment IN
til Thursday.
The bill for the ascertainment Of the amount
expended by Missouri in aIming troops, sud the
sum thus asceTtaiped, to be q set eff On direct
tax imposed on the State, was passed
The bill requiring the commanders Of msr-
chant vessels 60 take the oath of allegiance, was
passed.
The bill passed, explanatory of the 5.h sec
ton Of the eonGscstiOn act, is acton lriI roi
be yestrictire.
Adjourned
Mr.. White, Of Indiana, from tho select com
mittee on gradual emancipation, to whom the
Presidents recent message and draft of g bill
were referred, reported q bill providing that
whenever the President shall be satisfied that
Maryland, Delaware Virgins, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Missouri have adopted measures for
emanciPating the slaves throughout either or ell
these States, it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent assisted by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
to procure and deliver to such States FIVE per
cent. U. S bonds equal to the value of the slaves
according to the census of 1850, providing no
compensation shall be made to any State which
has aided the present rebellion, OF to any person
who has held or accepted q civil or military
Office under the so-called COnfederate States, or
any one Of them.
The whole amount Of the bonds to be deliver
ed shall not exceed in the aggregate $3.50 OOO,-
600. For the purpose of setting the slaves be-
yond the limits of the United States, $50 600 0O0
are appropriated, to be expended in colonization,
at the discretion Of the President. The benefits
OF the act shall not enure TO any State falling
to pass law Of emancipation within five years
from the date of the passage Of this act The
bill also provides for complete emancipation
within twenty years. If any State, after having
received any bonds as aforesaid, shall recon-
mend or tolerate slavery contrary to the act Of
emancipation, it shall refu1d to the United States
all the principal and interest paid on account Of
such bonds.
Mr.. White. Of Indiana, briefly explained the
provisions Of the bill, and on his motion 10000
copies of the bill and report were ordered to bs
printed The bill was referred 70 the committee
Of the whole n the state Of the Union.
Mr.. Kellogg Offsrsd a resolution empowering
the President to call out a million OF men for
the army, but the House refused to suspend the
rules to receive it.
The bill admitting Western Virginia was
postponed until December.
The bill authorizing the President to contract
with any foreign power to receive and colonizs
recaptured Africans was passed.
The bill amendatOTy of the act Of 1875 came
up. It authorizes the President to cali out the
militia not exceeding nine months, and tle EN-
plOyment of blacks
The bill was passed under the operation of the
previous question.
A resolution Of thanks was passed to Naval
Officers Lsrdner, Davis, DahlgTeen, Rowan, D.
D. Porter and SiTinghsm.
The cOnfscatiOn bill, as amended by the
Senate, was received, and, after several dilatory
motions, vote was taken on its adoption, when
it was found no quorum was present. Another
vote was taken, and the Senates amendment
agreed tO-33 to 2l
The House coneurTed in the Ssnate's praposi
ton that sll sections of the internal tax bill
requiring anything to b. done on and after July
and August, are amended so as to mean that
such things shall not be done later than the Isl
of 0rtOber