The sun., 1863-12-24
Congressional Proceedings.
<NNvIIu,s CONCRRss-se,.,e.

W,.h'n0ton, me-. ~ Nr piion presented psti
,on- hom r. u. smith, Pro; sstsnt Episcopal Bishop
~ kentucky Il, r. Bedsil, Assistant Bishop of
Ohio and Henry ". Lee. Bishop Of Iowa, and from
member. Of the Lutheran Church in New Yorh. rsr-
re'sntins the prowiety Of regarding their son.cien
tou' setupes In reference to hearing arms Raferrod
to tho Coumi't,e on ntAt. AHs'p.
Mr. Wade introdueeds illrsstips to members of
Consress, which provides, That no member Of the
senate or Of the Houss Of Re prs.sntAti'ss Of tho
United Ststes shall. dur,ns his continuance In office
hereafter. arpear or sc' counsel attorney AGENT.
In any ca,c or proceeding, civil, criminal, military or
naval. or before an, oonni.ion In .hch the United
Statss IL party And any I-rson offeudins against
BE- dec AIRED guilty of nisdemesnor, and be runi,hsd
onmep, tor term o no, lees ,h.n y..T, and
shall he forever hersaNsr incapable of holding aaI
once ~ honor trust or profit under the government
Of the United Ststes.
This vas referred to the Committee ~ the JuA,eis
Mr. wilson offered III. following. which wss agreed
R,soir'd. That the Secretary ~ War b. directed to
inquire from the Senate whether persons held to ser
vice or labor BY tie lave Of Delavsre, Maryland
enrolled :ssSidns ST &. sSs ss H's ;a ;i
calling out the National fores. and Tor Other put
enro .lm.nt has not ben made.
hr Trumhul' resolution " inqniry for the names
Of msior and h-lssdisr GENERALS vitbout . command
pay Of their several stats With the anonnf ations
ior each. etc, sss taken up and adopted After an
executive seSion the Senate adjourned.
HorsP or REPRESENTATIVES,
The spssksr has apo nted the following s-ntlsmsn
~ the Select Committee on the National Bankrupt
Law Messrs srsuidins, Kslley Pa ~, Crsvenf Ind }.
Hoopar Na~ }, Pank N, Y }. Morrison dll }. Thom-
a md }, Jeneter 'R L., and Chanler ~. W
The Speaker laid before the House a commando
ton from the Secretary n War. transmitting the re-
port NJ General Mcclellan concerning the orsaniss
'tnn and operations Of the Army Of tho Potomse
shile he va in command
VI Schenek, from the Committee on Military AZ
fsirs reported bill to create . Buresn Of Military
Justice Nf Schrnck, from the eomr, ittee, also
reported 4 hill tn repeal part of the Enrolment Act
thr sole object n the bill tsing to unite tho two
erses into IN take effect frOIn and af,sr its PAS
sage
Nj Fernando Wood said that IN. Forolment Act
"a. fail Of defects, and required such notifications
- would MI up our falling srmie. He hoped that
the pendius blu would mot he so'ed upon st thi,
the whole on the STATE of the Union
NJ Anoons offered preamble, sstttns forth that
the art common called the Conner pton Law" 10
orp stsive, unjust md Unconstitutional. hsoauso II
takes from sstsr tho control ~ their militia;
Therefore, Resolrsi, hat the Cofnmitee Military
ANAirs \. 'reted 20 hriNg IN bin flf the rspss
NJ he sct and he ,uhttuton NJ some constitutional
ard u't bill for iinmeGists'v SLING up our Arm.s
NJ stevens moved tho sdiouf nm, Mt OF the House.
Notion carr.i. 50 the Hou,s, In pursuance nj
ton. 10 ad oUrnsd until the ah Of January.