The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxYIIth COngress.--secCnd Session.
WASHINGTON, January II.


the exigencies of the public service, to
issue on the credit of the United States
S50,000,000 of U. S. notes in such form
as he may deem expedieut, bearing in
terest, payable on demand, in denomina-
tons af not less than one dollar, which
notes shall be lawful and legal tender,
like similar notes heretofore authorized,
and receivable in payment of all debts,
public and private, except duties on i'm
ports, and the payment of the principal
and interest of the public debt
The issue of notes herein provided for
must be deducted from the amount in
any bill now pending, or which may
hereafter be passed by Congress.
Stevens said that he had learned both
here and in the Senate that the main
bill providing ways and means for the
support of the government would not
probably be passed before two two weeks
hence that bill would be introduced.
Lovejoy suggested that the resolution
be amended so as to provide for the issue
of 100000, 600 of United States notes
The amendment was agreed to.
The joint resolution was then passed.
mon Stevens, while before. the Select
Committee on Government contracts had
refused to answer a question propounded
to him as to the terms and conditions of
the labor contract for storing and deliver
ing foreign goods in New York, and as
to how much he (Stevens) had received
for the same Therefore that the Scar
gent at Arms be directed to bring Simon
Stevens before the bar of the house of
Representatives for contempt of its au-
thority.
The resolution was passed.
The House proceeded to the consider
alton of Wright's resolution declaring
the rebellion deliberately wicked and
without reasonable cause That the war
was inaugurated solely for the suppress
sion of the rebellion and tire restoration
of the Union, and if once the Union is
restored, the war would cease and the
seeded States would be received back
with all the privileges and immunities
to which they were originally entitled.
The question pending was on Vallan-
digham's amendment
Vallandigham addressed the House at
length, urging that the war ought not
continue, and that their reunion is pos
sible and inevitable unless defeated by
} the folly of public men and the people.
This was a war of the Yankee and the
Southron, the cavalier and the round
head.
Bingham replying, characterized his
colleagues speech as another apology for
rebellion He did not believe that Val
landigham was authorized by his mas
ter, jeff Davis, to say that the Union
could be restored, if we disbanded our
armies
Mr.. Wright pointed to Southern decla-
rations to show that the rebel mind was
fixed against reunion.
He declared that neither the rebels of
the South nor their aiders and abetters
in the North were his brethren.
Adjourned.
( SENATE.-The Nice-President laid be-
fore the Senate to-day a communication
from the Secretary of the Interior asking
for an appropriation of $4,000, $4,000
to be applied to the support of the Utah
Indians. Referred, and ordered printed.
Kennedy presented the credentials of
Hon Thomas H. Hicks of Maryland
Mr.. Hicks appeared and took the oath.
Trumbull reported back the House
bill to give aid to the State Missouri, in
emancipating her slaves with an amend
meDt
Wilson reported back bill to consol-
idate the regiments now in the field, also
bill to appoint 3 Auditors and Solic-
itors in the Quartermaster's Department,
and an increase of clerical force in the
Quartermaster Generals Office.
Latham reported back the bill fer the
better organization of the Subsistence
Department.
Harlan offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the conduct of the
war to enquire whether vessels or other
means of transportation under the con-
troll of the War Department, have been
used to convey disloyal women or other
disloyal persoas from places under the
control of the rebels to places within the
Union lines, or TO places within the loyal
States, to places within the rebel lines,
and if so, what vessels are thus used and
under whose command. and by what au-
thority, and particularly whether the
steamers New York and Metomora or
either of them have been thus used and
what law or public necessity required it,
what number of persons were thus trans
ported and the amount Of property and
effects were transported by each person,
and whether persons of African descent
t whether as slaves or free, were thus
transported within the rebel lines at the
request of said disloyal women and if so
by what order or pretense of law were
such persons of African descent were
thus conveyed within the rebel lines, or
} whether any legislation is necessary to
prevent such practices. Adopted.
Wilkinson called up the joint resolu-
f ton to annul the treaty and forfeit the
lands and annuities of the Sioux In
, dians
On motion of Doolittle the resolution
was postponed and made the special or
: der for Wednesday, the Dist.
The whole subject of reimbursing the
State of Minnesota should then be dis
cussed.
On motion of Salisbury the bill for the
reorganization Of the court of claims
3 was taken up
e Hale moved to postpone the bill in
E definitely. After discussion, the motion
was rejected-ll to 30.