Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-13
Night Dispatches.
W AsHINGToN, Nav IL.

ASHINGToS, May IL
SENATE.-Mr. Latham presented memo
rial from the Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco in relation to the repeal OF the duty on
silver ore.
Messrs. Latham and Nesmith both stated that
if they had been present when the homestead bill
was passed they would have voted for it.
The Senate passed Mr.. Doottle's bill for the
collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary
districts
The resolution to adjourn on the 10Th of May
was considered.
Mr. Davis moved to insert June and said they
had better adjourn before passing any more un-
constitutional laws, which be should advise his
constituency to resent.
Mr. Wilson charged him with uttering treason
able sentiments
Mr. Davis said Mr. Wilson had not understood
his words.
The resolution to adjourn was then laid on the
table.
The following resolution laid over:
Resolred That the confiscation committee
considered the expediency of providing that our
soldiers be entitled to bounty lands out of such
realized of rebels.
The Senate went into Executive session, after
which it adjourned.
HOUSE-On motion of Mr. Fenton the House
took up the Senate bill empowering the Medical
Inspector General to discharge from service any
soldier enlisted man laboring under any phys
ical disability which makes il Instantaneous to
the service for him to be retained therein A
certificate in writing of such officer to be sufi-
cient evidence of discharge.
Mr. Richardson insisted that those who were
sick in the army should not be turned loose TO
depend on charity for subsistence, and suggested
as an amendment which was adopted, that they
I'LL ko - tboir
quest.
The bill was then passed
Mr. Wickliffe asked leave to introduce a reso-
luton declaring the Constitution and the laws
made in pursuance thereof the supreme law OF
the land as well in time of war and rebellion as
in time of peace, anything in the Constitution and
laws Of any State to the contrary n0twithstand
ing. That warrant exists for disregardlng the
provisions of the Constitution either in war, re
bellon or in time of peace. That the powers Of
the Constitution are determined by state of war
But are at all times applicable.
The above accompanied by resolution
that wholesale co.,fscating estates, chattels ano
property are in violation of the laws oftbe United
States and forbidden by the Constitution.
Mr.. Blake proposed to DEBATE the resolution.
Mr. Bingham objected 10 the introduction o
the resolution.
Mr. Wicklife said as there were objections or
the Republican side he would withdraw the reso
luton for the present.
The House resumed the consideration of thu
bill from Friday abolishing slavery wherever thu
Federal Government may have exclusive juris
dicton
Mr. Loveoy modified the bill so as to prohibit
slavery henceforth and forever in all Territories
of the United States now existing or hereafter &c
be formed
Mr. Cox moved to table and bill, which wa:
disagreed to
Mr.. Lovejoy moved to strike out the pream
bic.
Mr. Cox wished to amend it by saying an &C
for carrying out the Chicago platform TO and dis
solve the Union.
Mr.. Lovejoy's motion was agreed to and tn
bill passed above stated by vote of q
against 30
The bill was then amended so as to conform.
committee of conference was appointed OF
the homestead bill
Mr. Shellabarger introduced bill defining an'
Furnishing as high crime the adopting gvn
aid and comfort TO persons engaged in the rebel
lion 1t is intended to supply what is understood
to be required by the recent judicial decision tina
it is not treason to give aid and comfort to tn
rebellion.
The House went into committee on the b
giving bounty TO the soldiers engaged in the pre-:
ent war
The bill was amended and passed appropriatin
six million dollars