Daily State sentinel., 1863-02-24
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SENATE Mr. Willie, presented a resolution
iiom the Constitutional Convention of Western
Nirginin. accepting the Constitution as amended
bN Congress, also. resolutions asking for an np.
nomiation tor enancipaung slaves in Western
Virginia
Mr. Collamer called mp the resolution relating
to the ayment OF foreign postage ia coin. and
offered substitute authorizing the Postmaster
General To take mels"re> 10 provide for the pay
ment in coin OF balances against the United
States
NJ McDoueal called up the bill for the an
ment of the Z ,vftr Railroad act.
Alter discussion the bill was postponed
Mr. Wilsop. of Massachusetts, introduced n
till to pfeveut the circulation in the United States
q, the bonds and note, of the Confederate States
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Lathnm introduced bill 20 establish a
branch mint Ia Nevada Referred To the Com.
mttee "n Finance
Sir L,ue. of Kansas. introduced bill granting
llnd- to Kansas to indemnity the citizens ior
their losses
Thebl tor the discharge OF s,ateprisoners was
! ttkcn up
MIR Riehard-on spoke. referring TO Mr. vii
sons remark that the whole Democratic party
wa d-luSal
Mr.. Wilson sta,ed he never ,ad the mass OF
! Oh, plrty WIS disoytl
Mr.. Rich ,rlspp sad it since the inaugura.
ton oi c0nh.cltiun and emancipation tint We had
no success Let these he recalled nnd the country
, could yet bo saved. He thought the President
had no power 10 suspend the writ ol habeas cor
pus He was also opposed 70 conscFiption and
| the present bill.
Mr. Wilson said no man could he found oppos
ing the wgr who ~as not Democrat. and such
Journals ~ the Cucinntti Enquirer. Chicago
iucs, and New York World and Express were
oil .l..t hv Ia HI.
h,d nothing To say against the action Df those
Democrats Sho were fighting for their country or
working Tor IL welfare anywhere.
NJ Richardson aid The Senator had referred
toa newspaper IN hi. Sute the editor OF which
was brother 10 "a MN on the Mon tor when she
saved the country last wear. IA many men had
gone 70 the VAR from thnt office "a from any Of
Zee ia this country. lie would not indorse al
the opinions uf thtt paper. but the Senator was
greatly mistaken 1t he supposed there was in the
he'd o that paper any thought OF disloyalIy
He deh,d the Senator 10 find ANYTHING disoyal
IN any article oi that paper. and IL there was any
treason ia that paper. s the Others referred To,
the courts were open. and there the place q
uy them.
Mr.. Chandler said one oi the proprietors Of TINT
paper was known 10 0e Rebe, sympathizer anu
likely 20 be disloyal
Mr.. Collamer. nom the conference Oh the
The mileage clause is stricken off the bill. leav-
ing the mileage heretofore. The report was
agreed 10 and the bill parsed.
HoUss The Spe iker laii before the House
the resolutions ol the Legislature OF Kansas, y.
approving the policy of the Administration for
suppressing the rebellion.
The House passed the Senate bill providing
for the holding of Circuit Court OF one dsirc,
by the Judge OF another in cases Of necessity
and conferring on the United States Distric
Courts cognizance Of cases in Admiralty. as to
the lakes
Mr. Flanders. the member from the Is, Con
gressional District of Georgia. appeared and wa,
qualified.
Mr.. Dawes. from Committee on Elections
made an unfavorable report on the credentials o.
{. L Grafton, as a member from the sih distric
of Virginia.
Mr. Dawes called rp the adverse report in N,
case OF Jennings Pggott. claiming a seat from
, the second district OF North Carolina IL SET
forth that Piggott was rot in any jus, sensegh.
r choice OF the loyal voters. not half Of whom haC
| an opportunity TO vote. Besides. he was not .
resident of North C.tSina although narv.
thereof He had lived in Washington with hi
wife and family and had there voted for munici
pal tficers.
= Mr. Piegott maintained be was the choice o
the legal voters.
Messrs. MAYNARD aad Clemens advocated Mr
Piggot's claim.
The report of the committee against Mr.. Pig
goit was adopted
Several important amendments TO the nava
appropriat on bill were not concurred in. and tn
bill will be returned 20 that body.
The House resumed the consideration of tn
Senate bill enrolling aud calling out the na.oni
forces and for other purposes