Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-22
CONGREGATIONAL.


Mr. Field presented petition asking Tor bounty
| for sick aud wounded soldiers.
Mr. Fessenden. from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported back the bill concerning the
judgments brought by the United States, with
recommendation that the amendments of the
House be disagreed to. The recommendation OF
the committee was adopted.
Mr. Fessenden also presented letter from Mr..
Pierce. of Maryland asking to be excused from
further service on the Committee on Finance.
The Vice President appointed Mr.. Rice, OF Min
nesota. to fiji the vacancy.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back the bill to abolish the
/ grade of medical officers in the service of the
United States, with the recommendation that it
do not pass.
Mr. Line, of Kansas. introduced a bill TO pro-
vide for the removal of the Indians. which was
referred.
Mr.. CoIIamer offered resolution requesting
the President if not inconsistent with the public
interest, to transmit to the Senate the report and
accompanying documents of Hon. Reverdy Ohm
/ son, as Commissioner of the United States during
last summer. Adopted.
Mr. Coamer presented the credentials Of Hon.
Solomon Foote, reelected Senator frem Yer
mont.
Mr.. Davis offered n resolution that after il had
become manifest that an instruction against the
| United States about to break out in several
States, James Buchanan, then President, from
sympathy with the conspirators and their treason
able projects, faile1 TO take the necessary and
proper measures to prevent it. Therefore he
should receive the censure and condemnation OF
| the Senate and the American people. Laid
over
Mr.. Wright offered a resolution that the Com
mittee Military Affairs be instructed to inquire
into the expectancy OF providing. by act OF Con-
gress that any loyal citizen of the United States
who has sustained damage from the troops of the
States engaged in the rebellion, may set of such
damages against any claim or demand against
him in any action at law by any such rebellious
States, or the Agents or Trustees Of such States,
or in any case where such claims or demands
are for the benefit of such States Adopted
The resolution relative 20 certain persons Of
\ Delaware was taken up.
Mr. Davis proceeded to speak at length in favor
Of the resolution, arguing that the President had
no authority, under the Constitution, TO make
any such arrests
Mr. Davis admitted that the President ex-
cusabe in arrestng Governor Morehead OF Ken
lucky. Ii was even c0mmendable. and would not
have been inexcusable to have arrested the lead
ers of the Hartford Conventions or, Buchanan to
have arrested Phillips, Cheever and other mis-
cradle mscreants.
He denied that slavery the cause of the
war. Ii was because New England had abolish
4 ed slavery and commenced n crusade against the
States which held on TO IT, He thought the PEG
pie would arise aud reconstruct this Union and
leave Massachusetts out in the cold and frozen
! regions. II the war had been carried on accord
ing to the principles of the Crltenden Compro
/ mise il would have been finished long ago.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and, at its conclusion, adjourned
HOUSE Mr. Field offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Foreign Relations to in
qure whether some method cannot be devised to
manifest the sympathy of Congress with the
suffering Lancashire operatives. Ordered 70 be
printed
Mr. Blake introduced bill to establish postal
money order system Referred
Mr. Collax introduced n bill to reduce the duty
on paper 30 TO 10 per cent. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Nuel introduced bill, which was referred,
to procure the adjustment of slavery in Missouri.
IL provides compensation 10 loyal owners
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill. which re.
ierred to the Committee on Judiciary. prescribing
the times and places for holding the Circuit Court
in the districts OF Iowa and Kansas.
Mr. Burnett introduced a bill, which was re
lerred, providing for the development of the min
eral resources OF the United States from the pub
lie domain
Mr.. Washburne offered the following:
ResOlUed. That, in the opinion of the House,
there should be no legislation changing the exist
ing laws providing for the payment OF interest on
the public debt in coin
The resolution passed by vote of 81 against
"a
Mr. Lowe offered the following resolution,
which adopted:
Resolred, That the Committee on Ways and
Means be instructed TO inquire iuto the exDediency
of revising the tariff increasing the duties on ar
tcles of necessity so that the importation of Tor
eign goods will not exceed the amount exported
! of American manufactures exclusive Of specie
| Mr. Fessendan offered the following:
RcSOiced. That the proclamation of the Presi-
dent Of September %, 1862. il warranted by the
Constitution: that the policy of emancipation rs
indicated therein is well adapted to hasten the
restoration of peace is well chosen meas
ure and is an exercise of power with proper re
gard TO the rights of citizens and the perpetuity OF
free Government
Mr.. Holman moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Disagreed to-5e against 80.
The resolution was then adopted by 70 against
So
Mr.. Stevens. from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported an army Appropriation bill for the
year ending in June 1861 which has been made
the special order for Thursday.
The House passed the Senate joint resolution
additionally increasing the bonds OF the Superin
tendent of Public Printing $40
On motion Of Mr. Dawes. the bill for The con-
structiOn OF the Illinois and Michigan Snip Canal
was postponed ill the first Tuesday in january.
Mr.. Shiel offered resolution, which passed
calling Oh the Secretary OF the Interior to state
whether the permanent annuities to the Miami In
dians under the treaty of 1854 have been paid.
Mr.. Pendleion offered the following. and de-
minded the previous question Oh les passage:
Resolued That the President of the United
States be requested TO inform tn House. IT, in his
judgment, not inconsistent with the public in
teresls, whether, in any oath Of allegiance OF
parol required to be taken by any person now. OF
lately held, in custody by the authorities of the
United States, there was inserted a clause 10 the
effect that he should bring suit for the
OF damages for such imprisonment; or that he
should not oppose, 10y speech or otherwise, the
war measures OF the Administration.
On motion of Mr. Stevens the resolution was
tabled, 80 against AZ
Mr.. PendletOn offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War TO furnish the number
of volunteers from each State OF the 7J,OO0 Tor
three months; also. the number under the subse-
quent calls. designating rhe length of service.
The resolution WAS tabled.
Mr. Gurley offered resolution which was
adopted, calling on the President to forward all
correspondence between him and any Of the De.
parlments since the campaign OF the Peninsula
was undertaken
Mr.. Kellogg, of Illinois. offered resolution
which was adopted, instructing the Committee ON
Territories 10 inquire into the expediency OF e..
tablishing Territorial Government for that re
gon Of country ia which the Salmon river
gold mines
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union.
Mr. Cox spoke about the conduct Of the Ad
ministration OF President Lincoln and the policy
OF the Republicans in general, arguing that the
people in the recent elections had condemned the
emancipation edict Of the President and his Other
measures. He said he asserted what he knew tc
be true. namely, that the removal Of Gen. Nc