Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-15
THiRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS-.


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Interior, asking for an appropriation OF $50, 600
$4,000 70 DO applied to the support of the
! Jtah lndiansi also, asking for The appointment
OF additional Indian agents Referred and or.
dgrcd to he printed.
- Mr.. KENNEDY prosecuted the credentials Of
Hon. Thomas II. Hicks, appointed United
States Senator from the State of MARYLAND. Ia
9Ll the vacancy occasioned by the death OF Hon.
Mr.. Hicks appeared and took the oath of Of
| tiCC.
| Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported back the House bill 10
grant aid to the State Of Missouri in cmanui-
rating slaves, with an amendment.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts, from the
Military Committee, reported back tho bill to
consolidate the regiments now in the field
Also, from the same committee bill TO an.
point three auditors aud soliClturs In the Quar-
tGrmastor's Department and an increase of
clerical force In the QuartormastCr Generals
Office.
Mr.. LATHAM, from the Military Committee,
reported back the bill for the better organizn-
ton Of the Subsistence Department.
Mr.. HARLAN offered a resolution instructing
tho Committee on tho Conduct of the War to
Inquire whether vessels or other moans Of trans
pOrtatiOn, under the control of the War De-
partment, have been used 10 convey dsloyal
women or other dlslOyal persons from places
under the control of the rebels 10 places within
the l mon lines, or from places In loyal States
and districts 70 places within the rebel lines;
and, II so, what vessels were thus used, under
whose command and Immediate supervision,
and by what authority, and particularly wheth.
er tho steamer New York and Mctamora, or
either Of them, have been thus used; aud, II 30,
what law or public necessity required II; what
number oil persons were thus transported; the
occasion oil each trip, and under whose conf
mandi tho amount Of property and money,
"hetner gold, or silver, or paper, and effects
were transported by each person as the prop
erty o' s1td dislOyal persons; and whether per-
sons Of African descent, either as slaves or free
were thus transported TO within the rebel lines
at the request Of said disloyal women; and, If
so, ny what order or protCncc of law such per-
sons OF African descent were thus convened
within the rebel lines; and whether any legis-
lation Is necessary to correct such practice.
Adopted.
Mr.. WILKINSON called up the joint resolu-
tion to annul the treaties and forfeit the lands
and annuitics of the Sioux Indians.
On motion Of Mr.. DOOLITTLE. the rcsolu-
ton was postponed and made n special order
for wednesday, the 9lst, with the understand
ing that the whole subject, reimburslng the
state OF Minnesota, &C., should then be con
sidered
The bill for the reorganization OF the Court of
Claims was taken up.
Mr.. HALE moved to postpone the bill in.
definitely.
After discussion at considerable length the
motion was rojected-yeas II, nays 20.
The bill provides for two additional judges
and for an appeal 10 the Supreme Court when
tho amount involved exceeds 90, 600.
Mr. GRIMES moved to strike out the first
section, which provides for two additional
judges.
Amer futher discussion Mr.. Grimes's motion
v as rejected, and the Senate went into exccu.
tive session.
After which it adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. STEVENS reported a joint resolution
providing Tor the immediate payment Of the .
army aud the navy. The bill authorized tho ,
Secretary of the Treasury, If required by the
Of the public service, to issue, on the
credit OF the United States, fifty millions of
United States notes, In such sums rs he NAV
deem cXpedicnt, not bearing interest," payable
On demand, Of denominations of not less than
)ne dollar, which notes shall be a lawful and
egal tender, similar to those heretofore issued,
receivable In payment for all debts, both pub
lie and private, except duties on imports and
public debts. Also, that this sum shall BE- de-
tucted from the amount In any bill for this
purpose which may hereafter be passed.
He briefly explained the purpose, saying that
I would be at least two or three weeks before
he Senate would be able TO reach the House
ill.
Mr.. LOvEJOY moved to amend by striking
nut tfly millions and inserting one hundred
Millions.
Mr.. STEVENS said he would accept that
mendment.
The resolution as amended was passed.
Mr., HOLMAN introduced a resolution, which
'asscd, directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to ar
est the body Of Simon Stevens and bring him
'cfore the bar Of the House to answer to the
barge of contempt for refusing to answer Ger
ain interrogatories propOunded t. him by the /
investigating committee on Government con-
racts.
Mr.. FENTON introduced a bill to provide
or military postal road from the city of t
Washington to the cityof New York. Referred. |
THE WAR.
Mr.. NALLANDIGHAM proceeded to address
he House on series Of resolutions offered !
CIV days ago by Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania |
ic hrst reviewed the efforts to compromise at q
he session OF lS6O-Ol and the beginning of the ,
iar, and the scenes that followed, and his po-
ition, aud the failure Of the war, and then 1
rOcecdCd to consider the question, can the a
mon Of these States be yet restored, and how
an 1t be done lie maintained that reunion
as not only possible, but inevitable, unless
efeatod by the deliberate folly and wickedness 1
I the public men and the people. He argued ,
his point at length, citing many historical CX-
llplCb' ne commended That physical CAUSES all
ended thCrCtOi that there wac no radical diff |
erencc in the white race here TO prevent it; h
hat all the original causes which led 10 union
omlnOn descent, cOnsanguinity, language,
&c.-all existed In full force yet, and b
ono Of them were much stronger now than at
rst; aud, further, that artificial causes had
prung up since-works of improvement, null
plying trade, travel navigation, &c.
He COntGnded that slavery was not tho cause l
( the rebellion, but only the development Of |
he causG-scCtiOnallsmj that there was no ir. #
DpressiblC conflict between slavery and free la.
orr that the fundamental idea Of the CUnstitu-
on is the perfect and eternal compatibility Of s
union Of States part slave and part free, and q
nat such union was the strongest Of all posi- +,
lC Governments,
Mr. BINGHAM replied, by saying that the L
peCch OF his colleague should not 60 unan-
werod. 1t was an apology for secession. When I
be gentleman quoted history he should do II
DIRECTLY. He chafeed that secession and re. '
ellion commenced al the South long before I
.braham Lincoln was elected. He charged |
nat there would be no rebellion now but for the 4
purse of the gentleman and his lrendo, aud
leir cry Of mo coercion" The act of James ,
buchanan, in refusing 10 COerCG thCrcbGl States,
as the cause Of the protracted war; and that
u wac sustained by the gentleman and his q
arty. If Mr.. Lincoln had followed the foot +,
cps Of his predecessor, and refused to cOcrcc
int 4 g.