The national Republican., 1862-05-02

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sppreprialely referred
By NJ. HOWARD: From citizens Of Michi
gan, for national bankrupt law,
By Nr. WRIGHT: Fron Josathan Brock,
offering 10 build street railroads In Washing
ton, under any Of the existing bills before Con.
gress, within sixty days, and give for the priv-
is.. Z. ~ 10000 ''os'll5 for tho prOvsment Of
From citizens Of Indiana, in favor Of ma
tioeal bankrupt law. tx. .0-lLt.
relative % Ne bill 70 Orsass an agricultural
BY NJ. SHERMAN: From cilzens of Ohio,
for the passage Of . wise confession Law.
HIGHWAYS IN WASHINGTON. .,....
Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts,, moved 10
take mp The bill relative 10 highways In the
county Of Washington, District Of Columbia,
for concurrence 10 House amendments. Con-
CURED 10. 1,.a .r... ...... ..ilF'utEtnU
FURTHER LEGrsLArroN CONCERNING rupIrIvEs,
Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts,, called up
bis resolu' Ion ipquirlng whether further lcgis-
lstion Is necessary to prevent the return Of
Iuktuv0 Btavo0 mtNtdIy DumunutIb.
M. SHERMAN snimadyerted on the course
Of Gems Hooker, hcCook, Buell., and Halleck,
In mulutudes Of specified cs,es Of interference
10 behalf Of persons seeking fugitivcs In their
camps; read sictter from Adjutant General
nalsey. relative 70 cases In Hookers division;
and commended the course Of Gen. Doubleday.
Mr.. SALISBURY offered On amendment "
add, "and what further Legislation Is necessary
10 prevent the illegal capture aud imprison.
ment Of free white ei,izens Of The United
Statek" He instanced the cases Of .Johu B.
Pennington and others Of hb State, Of class
who happen unfortunately 70 be white, who
State, and subsequently released, mo fault
having been found with them" ...., q
Mn, ooNrsCAriON. r7t r.t
Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts,, took the a ,or
upon the bill, and offered 40 amendment au
thorizing the President to issue proclamation
declaring the slaves Of rebels free, and spoke
st ms length In It's favor. He regarded Davis
TGombs, and their coadjutors, q The brain and
hands Of the great rebel-the great criminal In
this revolt-slsvcry. He looked upon every
Uoion soldler killed as struck down BY slavery;
every bobbllng colder upon crutches, ~
wounded BY slavsry; upon every mourning
had no hesltation about II, no doubts about II;
believed that the rebellion could be crl,hed
BY II, and BY Il alone; that oar soldiers would
conquer at Corin,h, at Yorktown, every where,
but that there was no security while The cause
of the rebellion existed. We Were too tender
of the prejudices Of border State men, aud Of
the feelings Of rebela They opposed every
measure tending 10 the direction Of hum ,Dityi
II was 20 whom the District Of Columbia bill
came mp, and upon every occasion into which
the negro could be brought.
nr. MORRILL, opposed the bills Of Messrs
Collamer and Cowso, a. more phoscriptive
than the original bill, proposing to do nothing
TN the rebellion should be qnelled, and then
turning the whole country Into . vast crimiual
sssise for many years, for the purpose, not Of
suppressing rebellion, but OF p,inishtng it
II eitbeir meant that, or Il meant nothing -
probably the latter. Hs hoped the people in
Tho country would 1nd better business, sfter
The war 10 over, than conducting criminal
prosecutions. A great mslit Il The original
bill was the iact that II VS. 70 be used only
in suppressipg the rebellion. With regard 10
he freeing Of fslayes he esd that no bill before
lAmer, which would ire the slaves both Oi
rebels and OF loyal men.
He proceeded 70 examine the bill of Mr.
Cowan, which was evidently not des'gued 10
| aid the President In suppressing tho rebellion,
but simply left the President " assums the re-
sponsibfliiy, without suy aid or suggestion oi
advice from Congress. or the two classes al
measures, this vas the object Of one the 9th I
3 measure for earnest, active efforts 10 pn,
down the rebellion, authorizing The President
y do nothing more than 10 actually n &C s,Iy ,
for The purpose. a.. -
Mr.. DAVIS moved an anne mendmept, vestiug
The title Of confiscated property 10 those In the
military and naval service, and In civil life
who havo suffered from the iebsll,on. -'2ft 7ols
Aesrs DAVIS, HOWE aud GL ARK made
further remarks, and the Senate went into
executive session, and subsequently, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
l. PIEANOe. a h". .,... s
Mr.. STEVENS, from the COMMITTEES Of Way.
and Means, reported back tho bill amendatory
to an act providing for the increase Of thsrevs
r Read I'd lhs. thkd Zine. sud referred 10 u.
Committes Of The Whole. srr, ~
l P0kfIsiGATi0Ns AND OTHER DEyRNsns.
/ The House took up for consideration a. the
special order, the bill reported by Mr.. Francis
p. Blair, Jr., from the Committee on Military
Affairs, authorising the appointment Of .
board Of fortifcstions, TO provide for the So
coast ond other defenses Of tho United Slater
and providing for the admission into the Mili
tary Acs iemy, ct West Point, and the Naval
Academy, now ~ newport, on1 addtiont
cadet for each Of thess schools, IRON each CON
gressional district and territory, to be selected
bp the academic board. The entire expense
Of these additional cadets to b. defrsysd by
their parents or guardians. @ -
Mr.. BLAIR showed the necessity and pro-
pristy OF revising and perfsctng system Of
sea coast and lake dofenSes |BB 'FgI.
Mr.. BINGHAM desired 10 amend the d 81
section 90 a. TO authorize Congress. instead Of
the President. to appoint the board Of iertid
cations. ."-I. -..5r.T TEr54 Rps
Mr.. ALLEN offered an amendment u the
lllh section, taking away from tho academic
board the power Of selecting the cadets for
the military and naval schools, and giving II
to the representatives In Congress from the re-.
spsctive districts.
| Nm rpotion nf Mr. STEVENS iho hor