Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
xIxvIIth CoNGREss-s.c.ps s,ss,.,,

SENATE After cur report closed Yesterday
Mt. Collsmer continued his address on the
Coaascatten bill tafing the ground that the bill
was NOT just, and that Il would not tend to bring
back the rebellious States. He referred 20 the
pledges made by Republicans, that slavery wa,
not 20 be interfered with, and asked IL, in View
the world believe that slavery had not been inter.
fered with. Mr.. c. stated that the bin proposed
taking away the property Of all rebels which he
thought unfair, and cited many obstacles In the
Mr.. ssulsbury stated that he believed all bills
on the subject embraced features looking to the
freeing Of slaves, and he would therefore vote
against them all.
Mr.. King proposed to amend, by making Il sp-
ply TO all who had rebelled.
Mf Caflile hoped that some test would now be
made, a. he had some hopes Of the restoration Of
me Union, since listening to the temperate re-
Mr.. Sherman thought Mr. Kings amendment
worse than the original bill, affecting not oniy
the men, but every woman and child IN the sece-
Mr.. Trumbull defended, briefly, the original
bill, a. taking only the property Of those whose
persons cannot be reached; but be would be con :
tent Win Nj; Sherman's amendment, II the SEN
Mr. Kings amendment was then rejecsed-yeu
2, nays % -
The amendment OF Mr. Sherman, OF Ohio, to
toe original BILL naming certain classes Of civil,
military and naval officers Of the Confederacy, a
well a others who may have been formerly on
GERS Of the United States a those vhoae nronertv
should be confscated and slaves freed, In lieu Of
q genelai application to all In the rebel States
adopted:
feas-Messra Anthony, Browning, Chandler,
CIark, Cowan, DAYS. Dixon, Doolittle, Feaen.
den, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Henderson,
Howard, Howe, Lane Of Indiana, Nesmith, sher,,
man, simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck Thomson.
Wiley, Wilson Of Mas wright-2s
Mo,l, pnmsrov cs,iis King Lane Of Kansas,
wade, wilkinson, Wilson Of Mo-I0
The bill was laid over until Tomorrow
Inc Dill Tor the recognition Of Hsyu and LIZ
IBERIA was taken up. and being amended was
passed-yeas 30, mayer.
HousK.-After our report closed
MT. LoveJoy continued his remarks on tt e con-
nscatlon Dill, and stated that the fact had been
developed seat the rebellion bad sympathi1ers on
the hoor OF the House. Those who advocate
slavery were the defenders Of the rebellion.
Slavery and rebellion are interchangeable terms
Either slavery or the Republic must perish, and
the question was which should IL be He Rnev
that the defenders Of slavery do not acknowledse
that they were the defenders of the rebellion vet
this strange thing 10 witnessed every day He
denied that slavery had any guarantee under the
Constitution. He asserted that three-fourths Of
the soldiers when they entered the army were
opposed to slavery. He concluded by saving that
slavery and freedom were antagonisticaf.
MIR X Conkling was In favor of referring the
subject to special committee, and characterired
II as one Of great magnitude.
Mr.. MAYNARD was 10 favor Of discussing the
subject well before referring It.
MIR. X. Conkling expressed himself as beinp in
favor OF a confscation bill. The debate sheds O
light upon the question to commit, but postpones
that action which every one proves himself a.
being DESTROYS OF reaching In some tangible form.
Mr.. Crisheld "a he wished free license for a
general debate.
The previous question was called, and the res.
olution referring the subject to special commt t.
The House then went into Committee a, ~.
Whole and took up bill making an appropri.
alton Tor the payment Of bounty to the legal heirs
and widows OF volunteers who have died or may
die or be killed In the service
Mr.. Rollins, Of Mo f, said he ALWAYS believed a
far better to settle these national difficulties hy
an appeal TO reason rather than by the use Of
arms The present civil war will be regarded a.
scandal and disgrace to the sse In which we
live. Unfortunately the former President, Mr..
buchanan, was weak and vascillating In con,
cluson he said LET this epitaph be written on ths
abolish African slavery on this Continent 1ost
eide"
mr. vallandigham said that, In a speech dsiiy.
cred lew days since, In this city, the following
language was used: ri accuse them OF deliber.t e
purpose to assail thfoug the tribunals md
through the Senate and House Of Representatives
OF the United States and everywhere else, T. over.
awe, intimidaie and trample under foot, IL they
can, the men who boldly stand forth In defense
OF their country, now impe,!lled by this gigantic
iepeiilon. have watched 10 long, and have seen
in movements ever since that party got together
Win colleague OF mine In the other House as
Chairman OF resolutions-a man who had never
any sympathy with the republic, but whose every
breath 10 devot to its destruction lust as Tar al
bis heart dare permit him to go.n
Mr.. V. said /: /" | now here in my place in this
House, denounce tand speak adyisedlyl the au-
THOR OF that speech a. a liar, scoundrel and a
coward His hame is BENJAMIN F. w aden
Mr.. Edwards, Of n. II addressed few peytj,
nent remarks In favor Of the bill
Mr.: Allen, Of Ohio, addressed the House al
length, setting forth the obi set of the war-cIaim
Ing IL to be for the preservato on Of the Constitu
ton and laws, and nothing else.