, 1862-03-13
THE:PRoCEEDNcs OF coNt;lFs]g.
WAsa3fse1oH, March, 10, 1eas.!

8ENA1E.
M DAVIs Ct Ky: Presented pet1ssen:
.turn deaf ear to all schemes Of emancipa-
Hon, and turn their attentia4 10 the business
NJ. e. TRUaBULL Of IL, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the, resolution for
men1a1ion me fhat it do not pass. ~ -O'''
II. SHERMAN Of Ohio offere3s joint reso-
luton expressing the thanks OF Congress to
Lieut.. .Wezden and his sailors on The Monitor.
Laid over.
President to take possession OF e-tan pro-
III. LATHAM Of Cal. introduced ahill to
repeal all iaws preventing foreign vessels car
HIng the maiis to Panama and AspinHaa-
a Joint resolution was received froEa the
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion. OF Ar. WILSON Of Mass, the
bill to authorize the Secretary Of War to ac-
eept moneys appropriated by the States, in
The payment Of Ec*anteers' WIS taken up and
The bill abolishing slavery in the District Of
Columbia came up. Several amendments
Of the Committee were reported Amend
ments were also adpted to punish Ednap-
ing, and repeating an laws inconsistent with
Mr. DAVIS Of Ky offered an amendment
that al persons liherate3 be co!onoized, aud
appEopEiating S100 600 for that object. he
addressed the Senate in support of his AMEND
ment, but without further action the Senate
adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Air. EDWARDS Of n. H. introduced 4
/ joint resolution rendering the thanks of Con-
gress to j. Ericsson for his enterprise, skill
| and forecast, displayed in the construction Of
| the Monitor, and to Lieutenant Worden, OIL
Gers and men, for services recently rendered.
| Referred to the Committee on Naval AHairs-
Mr.. MCPHERSON Of Penn. introduced a
| joint resolution, which Tas referred, to fill the
| vacancy in the Board Of Regents in the Smith
| eonian Institute.
| Tie House passed the bill authorizing the
! appointment Of Commissioners to meet Com
| missioncrs from Great Britain and France, for
| the purpose Of adopting measures fer the pro-
| lection It the fisheries On the coast OF New
Foundland- 200 we're appropriated to
| carry the act into effect.
Tie House passed tie Senate bill au1enda-
tory Of the act for carrying into effect treaties
with New Grenada and Costa Rica, for the
adjudication Of claims.
Mr. CALVERT of Maryland submitted a
| minority report. The subject was recommit-
ted to the Committee on the District o1
Columbia.
Mt. BLAIR Of No, from the Committee On
Military Affairs, reported a bill to increase the
efficiency Of the Medical Department; also, 9
! bill to provide for the organization Of si4nal
corps to serve dusiug the present war. The
t consideration Of both was postponed.
Tha House passed the bill amcndato.y d
the eighth =section Of the act to promote the
Mr: sEDGWIGK:a D vi NJ. reported from
the Naval Committee bill regulating tht
| grade Of line officers Of the navy,
t.: The Senate passed the bill to define. the pa1
and emolumante.of army officers, &c, inelun
ing deduction: Of 80 per cent on saiarle' ia
The House passed the Senate bill providing
for the custody of tha letters aad present.
from the King Of Siam.
" Mr. Ashley Of Ohio, from the COMMITTEE
On Territories, reported bill providing 70
districts Of country IN rebellion against th
/ United States. The President is authorized
to take possession and: institute such Govern
ments, with the aid Of the military and nava
: powcls., Governors, &c, to be appointed;
ard to continue until the people form nc;
| State Governments.
Mr.. CRATENs Of Ind, from the same Com
: nlittee, submitted l. report, which takes th
ground that ths bill provides ia5sd that aae;o Co.;
l States from The Union and hold thel
in colonial dependence and ;. yassalas
: till re-admitted; in other words, fht
= = | the Cnian may be dissolved by act Of Coz
! gress, an assumption as absurd and fatal :
! that a State can annul its allegiance to II
Union by State action. The bill fartheris in
practicable in its details, incendiary al
= equally as rapulsiye to the principles Of ju
!, tiee ard humanity as to the Constitution.
: Mr. HARDING OF Kentucky also submitte
= there Vas abundant rsason for believing th
!, the armed rebellion viii DC speedily sub9u<
= and put down. The bill, he, said, at bio
y strikes out Of existence IL States, in effect
a Constitution and dissolyes the Govcrnme1
l. ;s Inconsistent with sound policy, utterly