Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.


presented.
Memorials in favor and against a bankrupt law
were presented.
Mr. wilmot presented petition in favor of a
National foundry IN Pennsylvania. Referred TO
a special committee
Mr. Harris presented petition in favor of the
circulation of all newspapers published in loyal
States In the mails
Mr.. Harris presented a petition for a ship canal
from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river: also
several memorials in regard to various sections
of the tax bill. Referred to the Finance Com
muee
Mr. Howard presented a memorial from the
citizens of Michigan against tax on lumber.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Grimes stated that il was the unanimous
wish Of the Committee on Nav4 Affairs that
Mr. Hale should Withdraw his resignation a
Chairman of that Committee, which was given
from misaPgehension. as was now known TO the
Senator himself.
9Hewoud add, in contradiction Of public ru-
NOR, that the Naval Committee had always been
harmonious in n ac,ion since il had been organi-
zsl with the present members.
Mr.. HE stated that he was willing TO acqui-
esce in the request, a9d would now withdraw his
resignation.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the j Judiciary Committee,
reported bill concerning courts of the United
States in the District of Michigan, which was
passed.
Mr. Trumbull also reported bill for the bet
ter enforcement of the laws of the United States.
Laid over.
Mr., PomerOy introduced bin to provide for
the territorial government of Kanawha- Re
ferred. (.
The resolution calling for inffrmausn relative
to the arrest of Brigadier General Shne. was
taken up.
Mr. McDOugall animadverted on the course of
the Committee the Conduct of the War.
The confscaton bill came up.
Mr.. Powell opposed il at length.
After Powell concluded, the bill was postponed
till Friday.
the message of the President was received
giving his reasons for approving the bill abolish
ing slavery in the District of Columbia.
The death of Representative Cooper was an
nounced, and the customary resolutions were
adopted.
HOUSE.-Mr. Stratton, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported joint resolution
amendatory of the act authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue certificates of indebted
ness
The resolution requires such certificates to bear
date at the time such claims audited and set
tied.
Mr. Rice, OF Massachusetts,, reported a Joint
y
to discharge the contractors when they have full
filled their obligations, with fifty per cent. add
tional.
Mr.. Rice explained that the contractors had
continued to furnish supplies beyond their terms
of contract, and after the articles had advanced
in price, He said the object of the resolution
to effect a settlement without loss to them.
The resolution passed.
The bill organizing the signal corps in the
m for tho prpca nt wa wa cSel
The following resolution was adopted from the
judiciary Committee:
Resolred, That Government should not inter
fere with the free transmission of intelligence by
telegraph, when the same will not aid the enemy
or give some information concerning the military
or naval operations on the part of this Govern
ment, except it may become necessary under au-
thority of Congress to assume the exclusive use
of the telegraph for its own legitimate purposes,
to assert the right of priority in the transmits
sion of its own dispatches.
Fourteen bills, with joint resolution, relative
to forfeiting the property of rebels, and making
it penal offense for the army and navy to return
fugitive slaves, and including kindred subjects,
reported the Doth of March, with the recommen-
dation from the Judiciary Committee that they
ought not to pass, came up to-day.
The question being on laying them severally
on the table, but the proceedings were suspended
| by report from Morrill,, of the Committee of
Ways and Means, of bill appropriating thirty
millions of dollars to pay volunteers, and about
one hundred thousand dollars for pay of bounty
and pensions to officers and soldiers of the West
ern Depart. The bill was passed.
A message received from the President
saying that he had signed the bill abolshing
slavery in the District of Columbia.
| The death of Mr.. Cooper was announced, and
eulogies were pronounced and the customary
resolutions adopted.