Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-17
From Washipgtou.

banks OF the PrAnkete and ksppAhan0ck rivers.
They cstry Of Union men IS we'll ~ steal sup
plies.
The confsc.sien bill has not yet been returned
to Congress witt the Presidents approval. Il is
genes ally thought that bis request for . prolon.
alton Of the Senate has ref erencs to that
There Is some hesitancy in signing the act A
report has been circulated 'o-d.y that the Presi-
rumor suong the polilieei is that ne will suggest
notifications Of the bill In elIhor .vs,s there i.
no doubt judging from the large maj jority BY which
it was passed, namely, Of two-,hiris in the Senate
and nearly 80 in the House, tha Congress will not
adjourn without recurring . measure Of tns, char
aeter, tho Border State Representatives to-day
finally agrees upon their reply to the Presidents
emanc ipation proclamation. 1t is stated temper
ately and respectfully that they cannot, for iea-
stated endorse his policy nd diff. from his
belief that the declaration OF these states to &C,
upon and adopt it, may or will prolong tho war.
They join in the recommendation that these
States give it respectful con- Iteration, but in no
way commit themselyes to its support. Probably
twenty members o. late have been in cons III sltatop
on the subject. Some Of these from the border
slave states were not present At the meetings,
whils others have left the city. Several will pre-
Isre . report Of their own.
XXXVu CONGREsS..FlRST SESSION.
WAsHiNGroN, July l6.
HousE.-Mr. White, Of Ind, from the select
committee en- gradual emancipation, to whom he
SecYetarys recent mea sure aud draft Of bill were
referred, reported bill providing that, whenever
the President shall be satisfied that Maryland,
Delaware. Kentucky, Tennessee CT Missouri have
adopted q measure for em,nci patng the slaves
throughout all these States, it shall be the duty
Il the President, assisted by the Secreiary Of The
States five per cent. United States bonds,
equal to the va.uat!on Of tho slaves,
according to the census Of 1860, provided no com
pensa,ion shall be made to any State which as
aidei the present rebellion, or TO any that
held or accepted any civil ur military Office ader
the 50 called Confederate States, or any one oi
them. The whole amount Of I. . bonds to be deliv-
cred shall not exceed in the aggregate $iS0, ,o00,-
900, for the purpose of settling the slaves beyond
tho Limits o; the &. S. 100000 are appfo-
pia.ed ~ Ie eapended IN colonization, at the dis
creton OF the President. The benefits Of this sci
shall not enure to aay State iaiiiug ~ pass Law
Of emancipation within five years from the date
Of tho pa assags Of this act. Tho bill also provides
for cvmplete emancipation within twenty years.
If any State, after having received any bonds, as
aforesaid, shall recommend or tolerate slavery con
trary to the act Of emancipation, it shalt refund
to the United States all the rincIal and interest
paid on account Of such bonds.
Mr.. White, Of ind. briefly examined the Pre-
visions Of the bill, and his motion 10 900 cop
les 0, the bill and report were ordered to be
Of the Whole on the State Of the Union.
Mr.. Kellogg offered a resolution empowering the
Pfe.ideut to Cali out oRe million o! men for the
army, but the House refused to suspend the rules
to receive the bill.
The bill admitting Western Virginia was post
pooed till December.
The bill authorizing the President to contract
with any foreign power to receive and colonizs
re-cspture1 Africans, was passed.
The bill amendatory Of the act Of 1895, came
up It authorizes the President to call out the
militia not excee ing nine months, and the em-
ployment Of blacks. Passed.
Under the operation Of the previous question
resolution Of thanks was passed to naval officers
Gardener. Davis. DahIg,ea, Rowan, b. d. Porter
and ot,ingham.
sen ATE. Mr.. Wilson, CT Mass. from the Mill
tasy Committee, reported back the bill to author
ze the raising Of volunteer force for tue better
defence Of the State Of Kentucky, and asked to
be discharged from its future consideration.
Mr.. Davis. Of Ky, called the bill up and urged
its passage.
Messrs. Wilson, Of Mass., and Cellamer, Of VT,
opposed the passage of the bill
Sir. Clark, thought kentucky should not be al.
lowed to raise troops simply to fight on her own
soil. He said that 1T one time there were sixteen
men frsm q rural town in New liam pshire, in one
regiment Of the army Of the Potomac, but he was
informed that not one Of them was alive new, one
ef them psrished by