Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

/ livery or fuli payment down on every Grams
action, under penalty Of 81 900 to SlO.0 000
ine, one half to the informer. A bill was
offered granting land to northern Pacific
railway and telegraph. Another (Iaid over
to codify and simplify the public statutes
a thanks-to-Gen. Burnside resolution was
sent to the Military Committee. Another
| bill was to extend the time for States taking
land for colleges. The Message was referred
to the proper Committee. Garret Davis
calledup his resolutions concerning exchange
of prisoners, and made an onslaught upon
the Administration, denouncing It's policy,
and calling it the reign Of Abraham the First.
His speech was full of professions of hatred
| for Secession and Abolitionism, and of bitter
denunciation of the policy of protecting black
soldiers. Reyerdy johnson replied, taking
ground in favor of protecting all soldiers and
OF the right to use all men and all means to
save the country. Mr.. Davis replied that
the President had no power TO raise men at
all, and developed the favorite Secession
doctrine of the helplessness OF the Federal
Government From cur brief report we
judge that Mr. Davis was Ill "a high state OF
excitement Mr. Hale denounced the Ken
tucky Senator'S charges as infamous. The
discussion was stopped by referring the reso-
lutions to the Military Committee. After
Executive session, the Senate adjourned
In THE HOUSE, the President recommended
John Rogers, who captured the Flngal,
have thanks Of Congress and be promoted.
One Of the s0t-disant members from Louisi-
ana Mr.. Cottman) sent IN Il resignation.
As his name was not on the roll, the paper
was not presented. The Ways ard Means
Committee reported bill for the payment
Of the invalid and other pensions, and also a
bill for the support of the Military Academy.
hn nj
the President S Message, which went to the
usual Committees, except so much as relates
to the duty Of the United States to guaran-
tee to every State a republican form Of gov
ernment, and to those States in which the
Government has been abrogated or over
thrown, which was referred TO Select Com
mlttee OF nine to report the bill necessary to
carry into effect this duty. The seven ad-
dltiOnal Standing Committees, appointed
under rule No. l02, were directed at once to
examine into the state Of the accounts and
expenditures of the several Departments
andrepOrt particularly, aud said Committees |
have all the powers OF Committees Of InveS- |
tigation. The resolution calling for Cen |
Mcclellan report was adopted.
DEC. 16.-IN THE SENATE, Mr. Wilson |
reported back a joint resolution rendering |
the thanks of Congress to Major General |
with recommendation for its
passage. Mr.. Lane Kan introduced
resolution Of inquiry relative to the treat
ment by the Rebels of our Kansas prisoners.
He made a statement that Capt. Brown of
Osceoia saw last Summer in one of the pris-
Ons Of the South seven Kansas soldiers in
irons, and he understood they were to be
put to death, as others had been. Such
had also been the course pursued by Guam
rel and others in their raids iii the vicinity
IF Kansas. Resolution adopted Mr. VIII
son reported the back pay and bounty bill
With amendments. Mr.. Sumner called ap
,he public laws Adopted. The House
oint resolution for the adjournment over the
lolidays being called up, it was lost by Yeas,
nays, %. \ message was received from
he President, communicating a statement,
n answer to q resolution Of the Last Con
gress, from the Secretary OF State Adj
ourned. In THE HOUSE, d resolution was
dOpted instructing the Committee on Mill !
AIRY Affairs TO inquire into the alleged in
Of the enemy toward our wounded
oldiers on the field a resolution was a
opted declaring that the starving OF our
risoners deserves the eXecration of the !
fouse and the consignment of the offenders
0 the condemnation Of the Almighty. Nu-
II.
mOng them one by Mr. Rollins of Mo-. de I
laring THAT this House is prompted by !
Ist patriotism in favoring the Jealous prose S
ution of the war, which was ihaugurated !
y the disunionists; that it is the duty OF !
he Government to prosecute the war until | u
bedIence 10 the Constitution and the Laws v
re secured and that the war shall not be a
rosecuted for the purpose of conquest or
Mr.. Loyejoy moved to lay
fe resolution on the table The motion
as lost by 80 to ia Debate arising on s.
ne resolution, it was laid over The House v
len resolved that when it adjourned on d
Wednesday, it be till the 9Th OF january
-djourned. Il
Dec. I'm THE SENATE, Mr.. Hale j
ade personal explanation in regard to a
ewspaper paragraph charging with bribery o
Senator of New-England, in securing the
lease, for the sum of $3, 000 of two pris- n
ners of the Old Capital. From informa- \
on received from a Senator, he was led to r
elleve that he Hale was the person allu- &
ed to. He had defended such prisoners,
1t only 10 his capacity as practicing law
II he concluded by a resolution to have
Ie subject investigated by the judiciary T
ommittee. Resolutions were passed to in 7,
lire whether additional clerks are needed !.
executive departments, and as to the pro-
1ety Of making the new military route to T..
ort Scott a post road Another resolve - -
He'd for all official information about the IL II
orking of armored vessels or monitors ~ ~
he Bounty Pay bill was referred to the 6. e.
ilitary Committee. The Coast Survey re- -, -
,rt was received The President sent in g, g.
e letter addressed to him by the Freed .hI IL
en- Aid Societies proposing a bureau for =, ~
e business of that branch of service Ad- y. ~
urned to Monday. In THE HOUSE, the o. 81