The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-12-11
Proceedings OF Congress
WASHINGTON, December 4, 1869.
HOUSE.

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IN the construction of the Northern Pa
clfic Road; referred,
, Wicklifle offered aresolution from
! the committee on Judiciary to enquire
and report under what law the resolu
. ton has there been Military Governor
appointed for the District of Columbia
! and all circumstances relating to THU
appointment.
Wickliffe moved the previous ques.
!, tion-32 for,62 against.
Blddle proposed an amendment,
D which Wickliffe accepted" That the
committee also inquire under what au
thority said Military Governor extend
ed his authority to Pennsylvania or any
other State"-and moved the previous
question. .-........... -.
| Otis moved to lay the resolution on
the table. Carried dy SIS against 40
! Ashley said during the late canvas
in Ohio number ofpriyate and com
idential letters written by him to the
Surveyor General of Colorado, touch.
ing the latter's application and ap-
pointment to office had been published
in connection with newspaper COM
ments, charging him with swindling
and defrauding the government. He
sought an investigation of his conduct.
| He therefore offered resolution for
the appointment of select committee
of five to ivestigate and inquire into the
whole subject.
1t being objected to by several mems
bers as no special charges had been
made, Ashley withdrew his resolution
with view of modifying it so as to
meet the objections to its phraseology
sc.
A resolution was then adopted in
structing the committeeon military az
flares to enquire aud report as to the
bettr care of the sick and wounded sol
diers.
Hutchins offete ed resolution instruc.
ting the committee on military affairs
to enquire and report as to the propri-
ETY. of dispensing with the West Point
Military Academy, and instead there
of aiding the endowment of military
schools in the several States.
The resolution was rejected by 40 to
IS.
Aldrich introduced . bill to reduce
the rates Of Congressional mileage.
Referred to Committee on Mileage.
Browne of Virginia offer ed resolu-
ton, which was tabled, instructing the
Military Committee to enquire into the
expedleucy ofmaking an appropriation
to aid the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
in repairing the road and rebuilding
the bridges recently destroyed by the
southern troops.
Stevens submitted the following res
olutions, which, on his own motion,
were postponed until Tuesday week:
Reso1Ued, that this Union must be
md remain one and indivisible forever.
Reso1Ued, That if any person in the
employment of the U S., either in the
legislative or executive branch, should
propose to make peace, or should ae-
sept or advise the acceptance of any
such proposition on any other basis
han the integrity and entire unity of
he United States and their territory
Is they existed at the time of the re-
,elion, he will be guilty of o high crime,
Res0leed, That this government can
lever accept the mediation nor permit
he intervention of any foreign nation
n this rebellion, incur domestic affairs,
RESOLVED, That no two governments
AN ever be permitted to exist within
he territories now belonging to the
United States, and which acknowi-
dyed their jurisdiction at the time of
he instruction.
Aldrlch then introduced a PREAMBLE
elating to the charges against him
for committee of investi.
cation, &c, as above stated.
The Senate resolutions announcing
he death of Senator Thompson were
eceiyed Messrs. Nixon, Steele, of
\. j. and Perry, severally delivered
ulooies. The usual resolutions of
were offered and adopted.
The house then adjourned till to-
borrow, when the report of the Sec
etary Of the Treasury will be sent in.
SENATE.-Hale offered resolution
hat the committee on Naval Affairs
e Instructed to enquire into the
xpediency of providing by law appoi-
tments in the volunteer naval service
e submitted to the Senate for conir-
nation.
Wright offered resolution that the
Military Committee be instructed to
INQUIRE into the propriety ofreporting
bill requiring all soldiers hereafter
discharged, to be discharged within
limits of their own States. agreed to.
Pomeroy offered a joint resolution
lat so much of the Presidents Mess
age as relates to compensated emap-
ipation and deportation, be rerfered
o a select committee of three mem,
,ers Of the Senate and five Of the
House. Laid over. ....a. ..
Clark offered the following joint res
,lution:
ReSolUed, BY the Senate and House
IF Representatives, that they cordially
approve the policy of the President OF
,he U S. in setting free, slaves in the
districts as indicated
in the proclamation dated Sep. ed,
I $50 and recommend to him the em-
nloyment OF that and every other
means known to civilized warfare, to
terminate the present rebellion and
assert the supremacy OF the Pres
ident of the U, S. over its entire terri>
tory and people. Ordered printed.
Sherman offered resolution re-
ouestirg the President, if compatible
with public interest, to communicate
to the Senate all the correspondence,
kilograms, latters and reports, con-
corning the military operations OF the
army of the Potomac, and all cores
pondence letters, kilograms and report
relating to the surrender of HarPsrs
Ferry, and the testimony taken before
the investigating committee upon
such surrender, Laid over.