Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-12

trabands, and requesting the President to canoe
the letter Of the Secretary Of War under wbios
be assumed to act; also, a resolution, which Wal
likewise laid over, declaring that such cflce ol
military governor is contrary to the COnstitu
ton and lave, destructive to the civil authority
aud contrary to the spirit of all our instltu'
4 tions. e@ e.s.
Mr.. Anthony moved 10 reconsider the vote
laying tax on slaves. and long debate snsu.
\ ed, in which personal difficulty arose between
Mr.. CoWan, Of Pennsylvanis, and ME-. Wade,
of Ohio. Mr.. Cowan closed some remarks by
saying:
Il may be said that I am dogmatic. Well,
intend to be dogmatic, too. a' e.
/ Mr. Wade. All but the "matic"
| Mr. Cowan. When the honorable Senator
settles the account which be has now pending
with colleague 10 the other House (Mr VAL
landigham), it may be necessary for me to an
sser bis bes or his taunts; but until that is
done, 1 prtsume he will excuse me from paving
the smallest attention to them. See DAILY
Giobs Of June 4 -
Mr.. Authony's motion to reconsider was lnal-
ly carried by yeas 20, nays ls The amendment
proposing tax on persons claiming the service
or labor Of slAves, of two dollars for every per-
son claimed, was then rejected by vote Of II
to %. The tax bill was then taken up, and
passed by yeas 81, nays l--Mr. Powell alone
voting in the negative. ssvg-s n
SATURDAY, June There was no session 10
either House. ,i
MONDAY, June Sin the Senate, the Joint
resolution relating to the penitentiary of the
District Of Columbia, was passed, after being
amended 60 as to provide that volunteers and
soldiers confined there, under sentence imposed
By martial Law, be forthwith discharged, and
that suoh imprisonment shall not hereafter be
allowed The Senate resolved itself into
high court Of impeachment for the trial of Judge
Humphreys, but the sergeAntat.Arms having
made return tha. the defendan. could not be
found. further proceedings were postponed TO
the 26sh inst. The House bill to prohlbit slave
~ in the Territories was taken up and passed
BY yeas %, nays 10. The bill prescribing an
additional oath for grand and petit Jurors was
passed by vote Of 20 to6. 4 pz ssa "A
In the House, tho Constitution Of Utah, to.
gether with memorial asking for. the, admis-
sion Of that Territory iato the Union on an
equal footing with the original States, was pre-
sensed and referred to the committee on Terri.
tories. The tax bill, as amended and returned
from the Senate, was ordered to be printed and
referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
A resolution was adopted calling on the Score.
sary Of War for infornstlon whether General
Hunter has organized and equipped regiment
Of blacks in bis department, etc. q
Mr. vAllAndigham offered the following res.
olution: z 9 h.A et F9tV
Rss6lved, That this House has heard With
sincere satisfaction of the evacuation of Coripth
and the occupation of 1t by our army without
loes Of life; and shat the thanks of this House
are due to Major General Halleck and the other
brave men under him for this signal achieve.
-ment; and moreover, shat, In common with the
whole country, this House would reIoIce to see
the Constitution as It is and the Union az Il,
was maintained and restored every where With
out any further effueion Of frRtsrnal blood.
Mr.. vallandigham demsndei the previous
question on the adoption Of the resolution,
which the House refused TO sustain, and the
resolution was laid over under the rules. Mr..
Cox offered resolution, which was adopted, 70
quessing the President, II not incompatible With
the public interest, to submit 70 the House
whatever information he possesses concercIng
the relations existing between this country and
foreign powers Mr.. Nixon offered resolution,
which was. adopted, that, in the judgment Of
the House, the President should instruct all Of
his officers commanding districts In the rebel
Sseles tcissue proclamations taat the army of
the republic will be subsistsd % far as praca.
cable, upon the property Of all those in 70.
bellon and those who give aid and comfort TO
the enemies of the UnIted States. Mr. Julian
introduced bill, which vas referred to the Ju-
dietary committee, to repeal the Fugitive Slave
Law; also resolution, which was laid upon the
table BY vote Of Sixsy-eigb. against Gfty-ose,
insiructing the committee to report bill for
the repeal Of that law. !. Mr., Colfax offered res
oIution, which was carried BY vote Of seventy.
seven against forty-three, instructipg the Judi.
ciary committee to report bill modifying the
Fugitive Slave law 50 as to require jury trlSl
In all cases where the perstu claimed denies
nnder oath he 10 q slave, and also requiring any
claimant under said act y, prove he has been
loyal to tho Governments during the present re-
,ellipn. The Senate bill to protect those Iudi-
ms Who have adopted habits Of civilized life in
he lands which have been Get apart to them In |
Ieysralsys was then passed. & a
TursDGs. Jnns lO.--In the Senate, Mr.. VII.
'un Introduced bill TO purchase the Douglas
Hospital The bill donating lands for the ben
,fs Of agricultural colleges and the mechanic
'ris, was taken up, amended and passed a I
memorial from citizens Of Utah, asking admis.
lon as State, under the title Of the State Of
)essrss, was presented and referred 10 the COM I