The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-07
CONGREssIONAL.
xxxvn coNGREss-sEooNb SESSION
WASHING TON, May s.

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| WASHING TON, May s.
/ SEHATE.-Mr. Sherman offered a resolu-
ton that the Secretary Of War commune
cate TO the Senate all copies of reports Of
/ officers in command at the recent battle at
Pittsburgh Landing.
Mr.. King presented petitions in favor OF
bankrupt act.
The Homestead bill was then taken up,
the question being on Mr.. Csrlisle's amend
ment, which was rejected by yeas 10, nays
%. The bill was then passed; yeas 80,
nays Z.
YEAs.-Anthony, Browning, Chandler,
Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessen-
den, Foote, Foster, Crimes, Hale, Harris,
Henderson, Howe, Kennedy, King, Lane of
Indiana, Lane of Kansas, AcDougall, Ponce
roy, Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten
Eyck, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson of Mass,
Wilson of Me-, Wright.
NAYs.--Bayard, Carlisle, Davis, Saulsbu-
~, Wiley.
Mr.. Anthony moved to postpone the spe-
cial order. Negatived-yeas IA, nays %.
The eonfscstion bill was taken up.
Wilson of Mess, offered an amendment
to the Senator from Vermont, striking out
all after the first section, and substituting
from the second section. 1t provides that the
act shall not be construed in any way to
effect the punishment of any person for
treason. The third section authorizes and
requires the President to seize the property
of the leading rebels, substantially the same
as Mr.. Sherman's amendment to the origi-
nal bill. The fourth section provides that
whenever deemed necessary to suppress
the rebellion, the President be authorized
to seize personal property of other rebels
not included in the list. The fifth section
provides that when the owners of property |
flee so that they cannot be brought to trial, |
if they do not appear by certain day
specified by the Constitution, the property |
be confscated and the slaves freed. The |
sixth section provides that the President be |
authorized and required to make proclama-
ton to fix the day not more than 80 days |
after, and all persons who continne in re-
bellion, their slaves shall be free. The
seventh section provides for voluntary col
0nization and emigration. The eighth Sec
lion gives the President power of amnesty.
Mr.. Wilson briefly explained this sub
Ititute.
HoUsE.-Mr. Colfax, by unanimous con-
ent, introduced bill to punish frauds on
he Government, which provides that all
'arties furnishing supplies of any kind for
ny department of the Government by
ontract or otherwise, or performing any
ervice therefor, who shall be found guilty
a auy United States Court and all accessor-
es thereto, shall be sentenced to imprisoB-
1ent for not less than six months or more
han ten years, and fined not exceeding
ouble the amount of the fraud, and all
Ulcers are required when frauds are dis
Overed to institute suit. Referred to the
judiciary Committee.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bingham from the commit
20 on the Judiciary, offered a resolution
lat committee of two be appointed to go
, the Senate and at the bar thereof, and in
he name of the House of Representatives
nd of the people of the United States, i'm
each W. II. Humphreys, Judge of the
istrict Court of the U. S. for the several
stricts of Tennessee, for high crimes and
and acquaint the Senate,
lat the House will in due time, exhibit
articular articles of impeachment against
i'm and make good the same, and that the
,mmittee demand that the Senate take S
-der for the appearance of said w. Il. 8
humphreys to answer said impeachment. c
In response to q question for information, I
le report of the Judiciary Committee was /
.ad in effect that the Judge has acted out 9
Is secession prOclivities. c
Mr.. Maynard showed the justice Of the a
resent proceedings for impeachment The a
solution was adopted. o
Mr.. Davis called up the California cleo e
On case. The resolution reported from C
lie committee on elections, declares that c
. F. Lowe is not entitled to a seat as rep. Q
from that State. /
Mr.. Dawes explained that the protest of il
e memorialists was founded on
atute of the United States, as well as the 3
of the code of the United 81
ates. California claiming three Represen- Il
tives in the present Congress, the number a
which she is entitled on the appor Eion- 81
emf based on the last censu s. 7