Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-01-21
CONGhEssIoy.I
Washington L.

s,. =, " washington. Jan. !,
credentials Of Hon. Jacob Mssentsd u,
Senator elect from Michigan Hos,,S
Mr.. Bingham, deceased. I'D plae. q
seat. ana took h.
Several petitions in favor osn
patton OF slaves were presen,sS ensne.
Mr.. Trumbult presented a -.
Mr.. Z. l. Sanford, who ren,i peuto on frou
as contractor under Mes.rs hins.f
FucEer. He says that he rs.. Iumninpt
nation from the War Denar,m.ea info.
Cummings i Tuckerl wers ..ant 'ha, The,
aet' but now surprised to learn m L
cameron says that the heads e '11t NJ.
made all the contracts. Mr.. ST. bs's,s
the passage Of law to legal. a",1rd s.ts
tracts made, so as to preyent me ca.
Contractors. Referred . 10 b0nsr
Mr.. C1llamer, from I'll. O.
fos'Gfhces. reported back The Wu -tes q
In relation to the letters of sa;l'-'e's bl
rines. saiiors and m
The bill extends tbs pririler. d.
ie,Iers' not paid, to sailors .t,5 S ~ '!eiiits
The bill was passed. Af'Nts
Mr.. Fessenden from the e..
Finance, reported back the U,a."::'I' q
oiuti"n dec!aI atOry Of the purno': ,.h T.
gress to impose a tax. POse q c.
The bill was passed-ysas %.
/ Mr. POWELL. nlys-.
Mr. Dixon, from the Commi,,...o
tngent Expenses, reported bseE 10 ~ V'''
NNnrnF =. NJ
satinn and mileage '"e usual eOnps.
MT fessenden moved to ame,s Il.
olution so as to make it e1clu,ivs ~ ~ ~
age. This was agreed to and N. =, nlis
lion passed. '4e fss,ss
HoUsE-On motion of M g,,.
i've hundred bills from the en-, ~ 70. rIs
were referred to the COMMITTEES oD ~ N Sl.las
The House resumed IN. ro,.;S slll.t
OF the Pennsylvania contested sIsS..;;'tfaa',
A vote was first taken on The .a.. 40,
reported from the minority Of m. Co CT
tee on Elections, that John " RI nr''
and VIM. L. bebmuu is. at,i,I.j :. D.
as Representative fr,m the r.. asT
gress sional District Of Psn,a,i VI
which was adopted by a vote Of 3 ',,
The House then corcurred in ,b.S.,
amendments to the bill 10 nrr-a- -..'s y
efficiency Of the Dead Letter Oses u
Mr.. DeianO made a report e.
COMMITTEE on the District of Colami;. y
o resolution referred to them -
Marshall lannon's iaiI reouls,;o,s
commi'tee say teat 1t was strictly n M,
shall Lannon's Official discretion = = H an
rules TO remedy the existing abp.s, y
committee asked to be discharged fr,n -
further consideration Of the s1b;sr, ~
The further consideration Of n, ,-
was postponed ''Fn
Mr.. Stevens, from the Commit,.s ofW..
and Means, reported bill for ,bs .,..
Of the West Point Military Ac,dsm, N
took this occa>I II to explain m. ,.,,-
why the appropriation bills were M, -.
er reported lie stated tina. the eomr;-.
are gathering facts, and work n, -
alter attending to business in this b,r
lie desired to say that the CRITICISM, "a
lIbels of the press would aot mai. a..
move one minute faster than doe ,s,,.
to the public interests would TERM,
The Louise resumed the consdsrsit
the ratification bill.
Messrs. Crittenden and Wright tbg,
there should be no works commeps,d q
less there was an overwhelming pscs.-
for them.
All amendments were voted down m
the bill FaSsed as originally reported.
A resolution was adopted calling On u |
Secretary Of War for cory If IL. 9.
tract iOr purchase Ct horses for WiUuf
Cavalry Regiment, now in KeniucL1.
The HOu-c adjourned tall Myndsv