Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-12
rHIRrY.sRvENTH CoNGHEss.
First session.

/ ~ 'g 'gy if W WAsHIN0ToN, Feb. III.
/ -SENATE.-Mr, sumner offered seriea Of res.
Eolutions, decIaratorv of the relations az the
United States with certain States. ~
A motion was made 70 lay tbem on the table.
"a Mr.. Davis moved 40 refer Them 10 the Judi,
dlclory committee. q esisI r-,I I1-s sa7s wa h
/ The motion 10 Iay on tho table was oarried--
yeas 81, nays Is. ~ 49,, :. D,
/ The Vice President appointed Mr.. Cowsp on
the Finance oomnoitesa II rIscs ~ Ms".I,s;sht.
Mr.. Henderson on the Post Ono oif3os COMMITTEES II, n
place of Mr.. Bright: and Mr.. Wilson M Mia.
souri,, on the Committed on Indian Aa.i,s n
place of Mr.. CoWap. :. -''--r
| On motion of Mr.. Fossenden. the fortified.
tion bill was tsken up '7'f q ~
Mr.. Fessenden said he should call nm the
treasury note hill to.mnrrov ana nrss. X 20 =
speedy dassaee. - NV s1I Ipp''S pp''S' " "
THE Amendment of the oomm mm;ttes m Tho So,.
tihcation bill, making an Augmentation of
1850 900 for the harbora of Maine IN case M
war with any maratime power. was considerad /.
Mr.. Trumbull thoueht a 1vonld hs tIrra
enough to protect these 6arbora when there was
danger Of war with any great maritime power.
Sufficient for the day is the evil tbereof'0
EMr. Doolittle was in favor of making the an
propriation larger. and giving The Presidept
power to protect the hafboIs ON the Pacific
coast and the harbors on the western lakes etc.
He did not believe there was danger of war win
any maritime power. He referred to the speecb
Of the French Emperor as evidence of peace.
Mr.. Dixon was 10 favor OF the amendment,
but did not like it's phraeeoloey: sueoestinr
that there might be war with any msritime
power. He would strike QUIT clause regard.
ing imminent danger with anv maritime nowar
so as to leave the matter subject to Che Pest
dent. m, No =. ,-il'7 ---
The amendment was go modified and amen.
ded. .toaf y q git hf fg,,kJ -,fr'Jl.C
After further discussion, Mr.. Trumbull mo-
we'd to recommend the bill to the committee
on Military Affairs, II the armies Of the
Union will move forward and crush the rebel
lion, we will have no need of fortiecatiops on
the lskes. llss4e' ,.4l GfF >
HOUSE. Mr.. f. AZ lConkline 6ffeted the fol.
lowing, which was adopted: ~ -
WHEREAs, Il IL asserted, on authority worthy
of this House, that tae countersipn az The ar. |
my was in possession of the rebel picketa on the
west side Of the Potomac, before Il had beon
to our army, on the day the Pen.
soeola ran the gauntlet Of the river batterv
and, WHEREAs, It "a asserted that informatiopl
OF the movements of the national army and
feet is frequently communicated in advance to |
the enemy, under circumstances which ustify
suspicion OF treacbery ON the mart of nersons
In the civil or military service: therefore.
ResoIped, That the Joint oommittes m tho
Conduct of the War. be requested At their ear. ar
liest convenience, to,investigate theae oha,0ss.
and report such action in the premises as the
shall warrant ~ ''8
The House resumed the consideration of the |
Segar election case. =, s,il.,-e, .',0 ~ -
Mr.. Maynard said there were eight vacant |
seats from his own State Tennessee and ~,