Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-12
TIE YEDLRAL cOsGRIss.
We take the following extracts from the prcc edug'

We take the following ,Irscs from the prcc ;ediugs
OF Lircoln's Congress, on 4,h instant:
SKxArK-SeverGl plt'ticIs we're presented, smong
thin three by Mr.. Harris from citzsis Of New Yok,
o. II and Iowa, that Democratic pspsrs be allowed the
same mail privileges allowed to Republican and abolition
pEPers
he.frs. Sherman, Of oaio and Howard, Of NJ chigao,
presented psicns from their respective Safes in favor
OF general bankrup; Law.
Mr. HoEard also presented petition for the reduction
o, tie proposed tax on lager bs,r.
TIE II 10 GulhoIizl the Postmaster General to tssb
sh branch post n in cities taken up aud pissed
III bil to au,holiEl the circulation Of bsl not; cf
l,ss d,nomJE.ion haa five dollsrs in the District Of
Columbia by repeating certain c'ns Of ,hs eIsing
lau pro- s.itug them. was tak-n " tn pis'ei.
TIE bill r.provis for Tia public instruction OF youths
la imAry schools in he equity Of WasSog!on, without
the cities Of Wash gton and Gsotgsto~n was called up
By il the properly OF coored persons t .mpted from
the general fer schoos and motioG Of Mr.. Grimes
AZ amendment was adopted leVyrg TAX Of one-clgEt
Of ne psr eent the property o coor people to at
si Il supporting schools TO be established tSr The edr
clOn Their children the trustees to provide proper
sci oo rooms and be slloWed to charge not exceeding
htty cents month 10, each scholr. The details OF
general organ Ct schools tchool districts - for
tho county set forth
Tha bill WAs pssed.
Tue Senate tnsu vent into executive session, aud after
|. cVme ou',
Mr. IrlmOuIi ot Ilnoe, ceHci up tue on loF Tue
fscaiou OF tie property Of rebels and to free their
il4veS
lie sAd he should urge irssconsdsrstou from to day
here er uni sposcd Of
TIE Senate AijouTned until h1niay
HorsE CT RsPALsrSrArvEs-0n motion OF NJ SCv-
ems the HouJc resolved / sel into committee Of The
whole Ani resumed the consideration OF the tax bill.
Mr.. Blair, OF Missouri proposed TO der a new eco.
lion 10 the bill, tsx ns all slaves two doars head
He Agued that the section have scarcely any thing else
On ~hlch a tax can be imposed.
Mr.. Wkkia; OF X al ucky, expressed great surpr 50
that this proposition having some ume ago been ~ icI-
ed, 81 o I'D again Dc Cfsrcd.
Mr.. htllOry, of Ksnsucky, said such = measure was
III Isi ani oppressive.
Mr.. BugbGn, Of 0aio, argued that this was eapi-
taiiOR tax
Mr. Lovsjoy, Of L. said every time this Question Of
Ir,p.rly uaJ raised the diseased brain OF gentlemen
thought il mean: negro.
Mr. Arnold, of H., could see no reason Why this in.
stuIon which 10 used and claimed as property, should
not be taxed
Nc MerIes OF Ky surprised to hear Of this pro-
position again. as stsra deliberate discussion the oher
day, by the committee il WAS rejected. And now how
n l.men can come IN hCre to-day aud lay the same tar
10 d G rent form Of words aId coa,nce themselves
Ika this ia entire diff rant question, he could not IN
rstatd
No. Calvart, Of Nd, offered proviso that whenever
slave by the action OF tbis House, por ion Of the
army shs scape the Government shall pay tho osner
the sum Of thousand dollars for evory slave 80 Is
cprg.
The amendment was rsjectd.
Mr.. = sscnden, OF NJ uouli vote Tor BlAr's amend
men, b cau.e be thought It constitutional
Mr.. B pgham, Of Ohio, Cfsred an amendment.
Mr.. Bl,irs amendment was negatiSed BY vote ol ~
yeas and 81 nays
Er. s;evers, tfPI novel that the committee rise,
and report the bill With suudry amendments, 20 the
House. Agreed to.
Tue House asal rssclSel itself into committee OF the
abos, AID took up the bill regulating the irsk ktg
p'ivl,gs.
Mr. Aman, of Mch, delivered a speech, OF sn
hou,s length, Assertiag that the government had the
iRh TO provide Territorial for the seeded
States.
The committee rose without coming 10 any concu'
son
The House journcd until Monday.