The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
XXXyIITH CoNGRESs-FRsr srs.,eS.

WASHINGTON. June ~.
HousE.-Mr. Stevens reported back the
! tax bill from the Committee on WAYS and
Mems. The Senate offered 3l4 amend
ments. a large Number Of them of an uni m
portant character. In order 20 facilitate def
fnate action he (Stevens) recommended
a general non concurrence ia all the amend
ments, and then asked "a Committee of Con
| ference.
Mr.. Calfax regarded Conference Com
mittee necessary evil, but at the same
| time they ought TO reduce the disagreeing
| amendments TO the smallest possible number
and then send the latter TO the Conference
Committee. He suggested that this bill
should be severely criticised, and those who
vote for it will have TO answer to their cong
tituents. He believed that all the amend
ments could BIO considered in three or four
DAYS
Mr.. wickline opposed the course recon
mended by Mr.. Stevens, on the ground that
members would have no opportunity for ex-
pressing their dissent of the offensive amend
ments nor could they vote against them
without voting against the entire bill
Mr. Kellogg, Of Illinois. said that no con.
siderations of economy of time should in
duce the Houne 10 depart from the ordinary
mode OF legislation. They ought TO stay
here during the entire term of their Office
rather than hazard wrong IA to measures of
such vast importance.
Mr.. Stevens motion on concurring In the
Senate's amendments was adopted by 80
against 5S
The House concurred In the report OF the
committee on conference on the disagreeing
amendments 10 Indian appropriation BILL
SESsrE.-Mr. Wright presented a petition
from the members Of the bar of the State Of
Indiana. in relation 10 the proposed bill for
a change in tho Judicial Districts of tho
United States. asking that Ohio and Indiana
still remain in the same districts.
Mr.. Latham called up the resolution TO
admit the gentleman claiming to Senator
from Deseret 10 the floor
Mr. Hale said that 30 far ne he knew, such
action was without precedent.
Mr.. Lane. OF Kansas. said that when the
| first Senators came from Kansas, they were
not admitted.
Mr Latham said " such was the case. he
had no desire 10 press the resolution. The
resolution was laid over
Mr. Davis offered resolution relating 10
Gen. Buckner. stating that he had seduced
the State Guard Of Kentucky, and had com
mittcd treason. as was under indictment for
treason against the United States the District
Court Of Kentucky. and therefore be Il
Resoir,d. That the said Simon Boliver
BuckDdr ought 10 be transferred % the civil
authorities OF the United States 10 De tried
for for treason. whereof he stands indicted
Mr.. Grimes though the resolution ought
not 10 pass
There are three officers Of the United
States. Who had been taken prisoners by the
rebels here now negotiating for general
exchange OF prisoners. including Bucknor
lie thought ~e ought not 10 keen so many OF
our men prisoners foe the sake Of sending
back Buckner 10 be tried In Kentucky
Nr. Tnusbull wanted 10 know if the Sen.
ator from Iowa. Mr. Grimes) had ans reas
on for supposing the rebels would keep faith
and exchange prisoners aflef the battle OF
belmont.
on promise Jf exchange, but the rebels afler
receiving their fnen refused 10 give ours up.
and Il we'll known that they refused o.
deliver up Col. Corcoran the other dsy after
| their PRISONERS had been cent down 90 them
lie wss Wiling % make the exchange. bat
be wanted 20 knov whst assurance there
ws- that the rebel government would Keep
their faith.
Mr. Grimes said the liosefnment had con
tinued to make exchange notwithstanding
the bad faith OF rebel government.
Neither Buckher nos sny bod, else would
be given up until ne hal Ike number Of
prisoners delivered 10 Ne.
Mf. Davls claimed the rules II exchange
we're ssttled by the laws u nations tvs.
degrading 81 the Govern nent 20 Submit 10
the peculiar ser- exariei by the rebel. That
burknef vas one 81 the worst OF traitors
could not be denied Such wretch ought
not 60 he exchanged. hst tsksa 60 ksnsnsk AZ
and hung
Mr.. Brosning said rhile the sss = IN mn
grsss the military power had no flgh, 10 de
liver over pr,sonsfs VI var - ths civil an
shoriiies. III buctnst vas hung u would
Only in.uzursss system % retaliation