The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-23

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I Inquire into the causes Of the delsy st the
Offices Of the Paymaster General, and the
Second Auditor in the adjustment and psy-
/ uent Of claims oi disabled and deceased
soldiers and rport what legislation, II any,
is necessary to 'acilitaie such adjustment and
I payEJeot.
| Mr. Briggs offered the following resolu.
! lion, which was agreed to: The Senate con-
Curing, that len the House adjourn on
Wednesday, December 23, il BE- until Tues
J dsy. January 5th, 1864.
! uOuse adjourned.
4 :a. wAsHISsToS, Dec. II.
\ SFSATk.- Mr.. Hale noe TO privileged
qus.iicn. lie desired 10 send to the Clerks
desk, 10 be read, a newspaper paragraph,
charging with bribery Senator from New
/ England, in securing the release for the sum
OF three thousand dollars oftvo prisoners
from the old Capitol. From Information re>
ceiyed from e Senator. he was led 10 believe
that he (liale) was the person alluded to-
! He wished to make statement Of the fact
on which the charge was lounded. ii'
Mr.. Halls the-, at some length, explained
that be had acted as counsel Tor these per-
sons, and that, rrt vious to doing SO, be bad
arktd the advice OF Hon. Reyerdy johnson,
and Others, he could, consistently with his
position as United States Senator, act as the
Ieeal adviser OF the above mentioned parties.
He was assured he could, and. that there ex.
is'ed no reason why he should not. ...,-.
/ Hon. Reverdy johnson stated TO him thst
&c was himself engaged in such cases almost
daily. Under tlese circumstances he had
acted for the prisoners. lie (lialel then
stated the iacts OF the case, and concluded
by saying. that i there was bribery, or even
| indehcacy. 1t was, not done Inadvertently,
but adyistdly, and with cautions delibera-
ton. satin
Mr.. johnson remai ked that he recollected
distinctly thst Mr. Hale called on him as
stated. and reported the conversation mate
rally as stated in answer TO his lHale's) in
quiry, whethera Senator. was precluded from
acting as counsel for person changed before
q court martial with fraud. T,f 5rf.5 ,s II
Mr.. johnson said be saw no legal impede
meDts in the way, or even indelicacy. What
| be (Mr. Haley had done, was no doubt done
in consequence OF this opinion; that SsGators
did not cease to be lawyers if called upon for
professional services. He saw DO difficulty
IN complying, unless the Sci vices involved
ihe neglect Of public duties. He (Johnsor)
had repeatedly acted himself upon this as
sumption. 2'~f" Dan .iEry|-..
| The oily question that can arise is, is there
any law prohibiting il? There was law
/ prohibiting Senators rom prosecuting claims
againnt the Government before the Court Of
| Claims lie believed that same law express.
| ly excepted eases pending before the Courts.
One has right to 60 before any other
Court in the United States. 1t was not the
intention OF the law to prevent lawyer
piaeti;ing in his PROCESSION.
II in case of fraud on contracts is brought
before mill ary- court, lawyer whose SER
vices are desired has no right because he is o
member oi Congress to refuse his services,
any more than he would in CAPITAL case in
the civil courts. "t a
MIR. Hale submitted the following resolu>
tien, which was agreed to: lr-7-. =
Resoivcd, That the Committee on Judicial
ry be instructed to inquire whether j. 2.
Hale, a member OF this body, in connection
with the case Of one Hunt, charged with
crime, by direction OF the War Department,
has been guilty Of any conduct inconsistent
with his duty as Senator, and that they
have power to send for persons and papers.
The following resolution, submitted by Mr.
Wade, was agreed to: 3t#
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Navy be
directed to communicate to the Senate all
uf1icia reports, dispatches and papers in the
Navy Department relating to actions in
which any of the armed vessels have been
engaged. ar. ae
On motion Of Mr.. Lime, of Kansas, it was
resolved that the Committee on Post-offices
and Post-roads be instructed !oa&quire into
the propriety of estghEalal bat 10 now
known as the News sAlkl S5sd' from L wv.
renee to Fort Scott, as a post.road.
Mr.. Lane introduced a bill to grant land
to the citizens of Kansas, to idemnify them
for losses. . ..-... -s--.. f..
On motion Of Mr.. Sprague, the Bounty
pay Bill was taken up and recommi,ted to
ihe Committee on Military Affairs. & :
document from the Secretary Of the
Treasury. communicating the report Of Pro-
fessor A. D. Bache for the year lend ng No
vember i, 1868, and the report Of Thomas
Brown, agent Of the Treasury Department
in California. la
The resolution Of the House for an adjourn
4 ment being taken up, Mr.. Sherman moved
to amend by striking out The words, "this
House adjourn" and Inserting "the two
Houses Of Congress-" Carried -
On motion Of Mr. Sherman, it was voted
to postpone, the consideration Of the reso!u.
ton to Tu. sday next-yeas 81, nays IA.
J The following message from the President
was received: ~
, Herewith lay before you letter ad.
dressed to myself by q committe Of gentle>
men representing the Freedman's Aid So
ciety in Boston, New York, Philadelphia
! and Cincinnati. The subject OF the letter,
as indicated above, is one ofgreat manitude
and importance, and one which these gen.
tlemen, Of known ability and high character
seem to have considered with care.
{ Not having time to iorm mature judg.
ment OF my own as to whether the plan they
suggest is the best, submit the whole sub.
+ isct to Congress deeming that their atten.
! tion thereto is almost imperatiyely deman.
ded. ..l sg i Va Is
[Singedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Mr.. Foote moved that when the Senate ad
journ, it adjourn till Monday next Lost.
Adjourned. @ sG1aNa 4.
u House. Tho Speaker laid before the
House the report oil The Superintendent Of
the Coast Survey.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee Of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appro-
priations Tor consular and diplomatic expeD-
ses E ,a
4 Mr.. Rice from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a joint resolution rendering
the thanks Of Congress to Capt. Rogers.
\ On notion Of Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois,
lie was resolved that when the House adjourn
to. day il b. until Monday next.
Mr. Price introduced aresolution instruc.
ting the Committee on Roads and Canals to
} inquire into the expediency Of constructing
ard enlarging the Northern Canals. as may