, 1863-02-19

Lie bill passcd-A asatnst II.
Ihe S H9q*e 3!3; t9ek up the senate's substitute
abolishment Of slavery, providing that when
ever the President shall be satisfied that Mis-
souri, has adopted q valid and constitutional
ordinance for the gradual or Immediate ab0lf-
tion Or exclusion Of slavery thercfrom, s3o.-
000,oc0 in bonds, with interest at five per cent.
rer annum, payable thirty years after date, &c.
Nr. HORTON Of Ohio made the point that
the bill made an appropriation and therefore
must be referred, in accordance with former
decision connected with the Pacific Railroad.
taken and the bill must go to the Committee
Of the Whole.
Mr. WHITE Of Ind. moved that the subject
he recommitted to the Select Committee on
Emancipation. Agreed 81 to5.
The House passed the Senatc bill for the
purpose of removing doubts Us to the mean
ing former laws. 1t authorizes the Presi-
dent, when two kinds Of punishment arc i'm.
posed by court-pacuniary aud imprison-
ment-to remit one or the other. When the
imprisonment Is remltted, the fine shall be
collected as d judgmet Of debt in the common
forms Of Inv.
The House proceeded to consider the Sen
ate's substitute for bill indemnifying the
President and other persons for the susp
| sion Of hadf0s corpus and for acts committed
in pursuance thereof.
Mr.. WORRIES Of Ind. spoke against the
measure: He referred to the Magma CAarta, the
| Bill Of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, &C., tracing
| the contest for free principles in England for
600 years, and, in this connection, condemning
the seizure and imprisonment of men for de-
claring what they thought the Law should be,
or attempting TO avail themselves Of the
rights secured By the Constitution, aud all
this by the will Of one man, only, at Washing
| ton.
Mr. DALI, Delegate from Nebraska. pro-
ceeded to examine INTO the difficulty. There
| f,n 1a1i
against the Administration and where was
there cycr revolution when i: was mot
| necessary to resort to arrests? The Consti-
tuition warranted the suspension Of the writ
Of ha!e'as corpus, when the public safety re-
quired il. There was q party in the House,
and i'll the country, continually finding fault
| with The Administration, on the conduct Of
the war, They were always dissatisfied. But
| what did they give, in lieu Of the measures
Which had been adopted to deal with sympa-
thizers and abcttors of rebellions They spoke
be none. Tie great fault Of the Ad-
minlstration was, that It had not arrested
enough, nor punished them severely enough.
(Applausc ia tie gaIIeries.I There we're
hundreds and thousands Of men in the North
in sympathy, with tue rebellion, and they
y 4nGAS6eaRR ef1.iA1Sf aHRRaass gs1 notice if the
disturbance was repeated lie would demand
the enforcement Of the rules, although he
knew this to be 4 farce.
Ar. NOEL. Of No, rising to aquestion Of
conten,pt of this Housc.
Mr. tALLANDIGHAM replied that the
point WIS not well taken, as his allusiou WAS
not to the House.
Mr.. DAILY, resuming, said a farce had been
going on for the last year. There was a party
nrofaSs,nr ti,ss,. f,Tnr nf aais' IT, mn1
!rh',' 1,.nrs, III ~ t;,,,n ~ sn,,a ~ ~ n
1,ras.;"n ~ t,a s aon.tr ,,.,t ~. thn LUZ
pl1ont;nns ~ ~ T., enn ,,oa ,t @ ;aeIeu' ,s;
sno,. NE 80 n,,nto - !teS, ". ~ .as'
~, I;s1,os;iaI, ar,nnor tta 4,aa,1a as ~
~, 1nc u'epos1tlou 'u1lonE t4e pgople was 10
give no quarter to the rebels. You could not
!elt WHAT snch paf{isans favored, nut you
Kne" lhey we're opposed TO the Admlnistra.
non. lhose VINO were continually crying
"u. aeanst 'ne var anu .t tnc Aamintsttat'on, o.
were trying 10 turn matters IN favor Of the
south: w .
pr. ~ LlAN OF md. discussed political AZ
lMrs, saying the democrats we're tue cause
o. Inc rcne1non, aud all the democrats, IRON
J.f1. uafls down, we're u rebellion to day.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. JULIAN continued, saying wise wal
freedom Of themselves would accomplish lit
tic; What we needed was instant, decisive
action, scourging fai bless men from power,
ment should arm Tie colorcd men Of the ffee
States as we'll us the slaves Of the South, and
dom. II. should deal with the rebels US hay
ing no rights under the Constitution, or bs
ths laws 81 war but the right to die.
ar, III, MAa A. ol NJ srGnsa against tae on
presented, east Their contempt md aeaanc'
on lnose %no opplessea mem. tree suffrage
tncfe hao nccn oFcfthfo"h " the mllltar!