Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.


srSArE.-Aftes the close Of our report yesser.
The Vice President laid before the senass q
Of Columbus, (Mr Lamon,J stating that the on.
GERS IN charge Of the Jail in this city and the pfs-
oners had been much troubled by the frequent
visits Of persons to that establishment, and pre-
scribing therefore certain regulations to be OBJ
served In that regard hereafter. By them, the
President and members of the cabinet and the
presiding officers Of the two Houses OF Congress
are permitted 10 visit the Jail, but the members
Of the Houses can only do 30 on written passes
granted by the said presiding officers.
The reading Of the paper gave rise to evidences
OF some little feeling among members, and Mr..
forbidding the members visiting the public insti-
tutions. the Senate should rebuke the outrage.
The bill In relation 10 the administration of
criminal justice In the District Of Colurnbia was
MIR. Grimes, chairman Of the District Commit
tee, Tecapitulated many Questionable features
which the case presented, particularly the arrest
OF colored people by constabes and justices, who,
rom mercenary motives engaged In that humili-
atlng business. For the condition Of the iail
Congress to some extent was responsible. II had
been improved within a few months, but how
long II would continue improved he could not
say, after Senators and members Of the House Of
Representatives were excluded from IL by the
Marshal, who had given an order for their ex
clusion. Brought here from a distant State, Mr..
Lamon was made Marshal, and he had to dis
charge duties Of which he knew nothing, and.to
administer an office among people with whom
he had no sympathy. Instead Of attending to his
duties here, be was figuring In the West in the
habiliments Of brigadier general, which office he
did not hold He quoted largely from the report
OF the Van WICK Committee on that point to
show that under that assumed character Mr.
LaInon had incurred expense for special trains,
and caused the transfer Of regiment from Illinois
10 maryland at an expense Of $4,000, without
authority from the War office and for no public
good Having been excluded from the jail,
nLlnh ,l1I.
on the District OF Columbia, he attempted to
communicate with the President Of the United
states on the subject For the first time In six
months he attempted to appro Oh the footstool Of
power enthroned at the other end OF the avenue,
but he could not procure admission-the Presi-
dents servants declined to carry his name to him,
and for that reason he made statements here which
he had intended to submit to the President.
Messrs. Pearce, Powell, Pomeroy, Carlile, Nor
rill Wilson, Sherman, Fessendsn, Latham, Howe,
Collamer, and others discussed the bill at length,
whleh was finally passed without the amendment
OF Mr.. Powell to exclude fugitive slaves from
these discharged after the adjournment Of the
grand jury, gainst whom no indictment may
have been found
The bill to indemnify in 81 900 the owners of
the British ship Perthshire for illegal detention
by the blockade was passed, and the Senate ad-
jOurned.
HOusE.-After our report closed yesterday
The bill abolishing the ranking privilege was
passed-yeas 107, nays 10.
The bill making an appropriation to carry into
effect the joint resolution, approved July "a, 1861,
In relation to the international exhibition to be
held in London, was discussed and laid on the
table. Adjourned. s ..