Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-17
xxxvHIth Congress, First Session.
WASHINGTON, July l6.
SENATE.


Mr.. WILSON reported back from the mill
tarv committee bill authorizing the raising
of a volunteer force for a better defence OF
Kentucky. and asked to be discharged. Mr..
DAVIS called up the bill urging its passage
Mr.. WILSON and Mr.. CoLLAMER opposed 1t.
The bill was laid aside.
The bill explanatory of the contscatlon
act was called up, and Mr.. CLARK offered an
amendment that no punishment unoer the
bill should work forfeiture OF real estate be-
yond the owners natural life.
Mr.. SHERMAN said that if the senator could
saw that it was likely that the president would
veto the bill unless this amendment was
adopted, he should be willing to vote for 1t ;
but he wanted the president to take the re-
sponsibility.
Mr.. CLARK thought he might say that he
was authorized to state that this would re-
move one of the objections OF the president
to the bill. Mr.. Clark offered another amend
ment that the words granting an amnesty
shall be construed so as to authorize the pres
ident to restore any property taken, if he
thinks necessary. Mr.. LANE opposed it,
After a long debate, Mr.. POWELL offered an
amendment to Mr.. Clark's amendment to
strike out the word ''real" so as to have the
limitation to life forfeiture apply to ''proper-
amendment was rejected; 16 against 81.
Mr.. Clarks amendment was then adopted !;
yeas %, nays Is.
Mr.. CLARK offered further amendment,
that the words ''grant an amnesty" authorizes
the president to restore property seized I'M
der the bill to any person found innocent.
Agreed to, and the bill passed.
The bill providing for a more prompt set
Element of the accounts of disbursinr officers
was passed.
Passed, a resolution amending the act to
provide internal revenue and the house reso-
luton providing that it shall be valid excuse
for absence from duty in congress to be active
In the military service, was passed with an
amendment making it conditional that the
military service be without pay.
The bill for a discharge of state prisoners,
&C., was taken up. The section authorizing
the president to suspend the habeas corpus
was amended SO as to limit it to the time when
congress is not in session. Mr.. Wilson's
amendment to strike out the first two sections
was rejected, Is against 10. The bill was
further amended so that the prisoners shall
not be discharged until they have taken the
oath of allegiance. Debate ensued, and there
was recess until seven.
Ecening SeSSion.-Mr. CHANDLER made a
of assistant secretary of war Tucker, that,
prior to the 9TH of April, 10000 men were
sent down to Gen. Mcclellan. Subsequently
Frankns division, $4,000, 11,OO0 from Bal
timore and fortress Monroe, 10000 under
Mccall, and Shields division, 5000, making
1884, 900 which were sent to Gen. Mcclellan
prior to the engagements before Richmond.
Mr.. Chandler continued his remarks in a
similar strain to his previous speech against
Gen. Mcclellan and in defence of the secre-
tary of war.
Mr.. SUMNER offered resolution that the
committee on the conduct of the war have
leave to sit during the recess of congress !;
laid over. After executive session, ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
The bill prohibiting confinement of soldiers
in the penitentiary of the district passed.
Mr.. WHITE of Indiana from the select COM
mittee on gradual emancipation, reported a
bill providing that whenever the president is
satisfied that Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky, and Missouri have adopted meas
ures for emancipating the slaves throughout
| either or all of these states, it shall be the
| duty Of the president, assisted by the secreta-
ry of the treasury, to procure and deliver to
such states five per cent United States bonds
the census of 1860; provided, that no COM
| pensatl0n be made to any state which has aid
ed the present rebellion, or to any one who
held any Office under the rebels. The whole
| amount of bonds to be delivered shall not eX-
coed in the aggregate $l80,000,000 for the
purpose of settling the slaves beyond the lin
its of the United States Twenty millions
were appropriated for colonization at the dis
erection of the president.
The benefits of this act are not to inure to
any state failing to pass the law of emancipa-
ton within five years from the date of the
passage of this act, and provides for entire
and complete emancipation within twenty
years. Ifany state after having received any
bonds as aforesaid, shall recommend or toler-
ate slavery contrary to the acts of emancipa-
ton, it shall refund to the United States all
principal and interest paid on account Of such
bonds. Referred to the committee on the
whole, and ten thousand copies ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. KELLOGG offered a resolution empow-
ering the president to call out a million of
men for the army, but the house refused to
suspend the rules to receive the bill.
The bill admitting Western Virginia was
| postponed till December. The bill authoriz-
ing the president to contract with any foreign
PONSA w lSCSlNS anu COlUlllLC IGCdpluIcu Al
ricans, was passed.
The bill amendatory of the military act of
1895, came up. 1t authorizes the president
to call out the militia for a term not exceed
ing nine months, and also to employ the
blacks. 1t passed under the operation of the
| previous question.
A resolution of thanks was passed to naval
officers Lardner, Davis Dahlgren, Rowan, ID.
ID. Porter and Stringham.
The confscation bill as amended by the
senate was read, and, after several dilatory
notions vote was taken on its adoption,
when it was found that no quorum was pres
ent. Another vote was taken. and the senate
amendments were agreed to-S3 against 81.
The house concurred in the senate PROPOSE
ton that all sections of the internal tax bill
requiring anything to be done on and after
July and August, are amended so as to mean
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