Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-23
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WASHINGTON. Feb. Is.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. IT,
SENATE The Secretary presented a CON-
muncaton from the Vice President stating he
should be absent Tor the remainder of the ses-
sion.
On motion of Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Solomon
FoOte was chosen President pro TEN.
Mr. Lane. OF Indiana. called up the bill chang
ing the time OF holding U s. courts in Indiana
Passed
Mr.. Wilson, from Military Committee, asked
to be discharged from further consideration of
the bill to amend an act for the collection of
taxes in insurrectionary districts.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Missouri, presented credentials
of Hon. John b. Henderson, elected United
States Senator bv the Legislature of Missouri.
Mr.. Clark called up the bill for the settlement
OF claims for damages done by Union troops.
This bill provides Tor three commissioners and
solicitor to hear and examine all such claims and
claims tor property taken by the Union troops;
that claims shall be advertised publicly, and
presented within three years, no damage is to be
paid Oh account of slaves taken escaping, the
finding OF the Commissioners to be returned to
Congress through the Secretary of War
The bill was postponed until to morrow.
Mr. Fessenden called up the bill making appro-
priatiOns for Notifications
No amendments were offered. and the bill
passed
Mr.. Harlan called up the bill to establish the
guage of the Pacific railroad and it, branches
fixing the guage at feet 80 inches. 1t was dis
cussed at some length by Messrs Llth IN. Pome-
roy Grimes. McDougal. and Others
Mr.. King moved 10 amend 20 as to make
the guage feet. Rejected. Bill passed-26 to g.
| Mr.. Chandler called up the bill donating lands
/ TO Michigan and Wisconsin for military road
Passed
| Mr.. Harris called up the bill organizing the
courts of the District OF Columbia. The subject
was uncontrolled when the Senate adjourned
HoUsE-The House considered the bill re
ported by Mr.. Mallory, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, that the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Company and the Jacksonville
Railroad Company being stockholders in the
Louisville Bridge Company, the post road act of
July last shall authorize the construction of a
bridge at The falls Of the Ohio. for said compa-
mics; all the provisions of that act to apply to
these and also to the Maysvillc & Big Sandy and
| Lexington Big Sandy Railroad Compute so
far practicable, and shall authorize said COM
panies, or either of them, To construct bridge,
| or bridges said river at any of the points
on the lines OF their roads.
Mr.. Mallory said this bill was intended TO su-
thorize the building of bridges over tile Ohio be-
| low the Big Sandy-the act of July last author
izing them to be constructed above the Big
Sandy
The bill passed-99 against IL
The House took up the Senate's substitute for
the bill 10 aid the State of Missouri in the abOl-
| ishment of slavery, prov ding that whenever the
| President shall be satisfied that Missouri has
adopted valid and constitutional ordinance for
the gradual or immediate abolition or exclusion
of slavery theretrom. $40 900 900 in bonds, with
interest at per cent. per annum, payable thirty
! years after date, &c.
10 tbo ia, 4;
an appropriation and therefore must be referred,
in accordance with the Pacific railroad bill
! The Speaker ruled that the point was well
taken, and the bill must 90 TO Committee of the
] " hole
Mr. White, of Indiana. moved The subject be
recOmmted to tue select committee on emanci
patton Agreed to-Sl to Co.
I he House proceeded TO consider the Senate
substitute for the bill indemhiiying the President
for the suspension of tie habe.s corpus.
Mr..VOorhees spoke against the measure. He
referred to the Magma Charia, The Bill OF Rights,
| the habeas corpus &c tracing The contest for
free principles in England for GO years. and in
this connection condemHing the seizure and i'm
prisonment of for declaring what they
! thought law should be, or attempting to avail
themselves of rights secured by the Constitution,
and all this by the will of one man only at Wash
ington.
Mr.. Daily, delegate from Nebraska. proceeded
to examine the difficulty There were men who
were continually CRYING out against the Admins
! tratiOn. and why there a revolution when il
it was not necessary to resort to arrests? The
Constitution warranted the suspension of the writ
of habeas corpus when the public safety re-
quired IT, The great fault was, that the Admin
iStration had not arrested enough, nor punished
them severely enough. Applause in the gall
leries. There were hundreds and thousands OF
men in the North who were in sympathy with the
rebellion. and they should be punished APP
plause
Mr. Valandigham here gave notice that if the
disturbance was repeated he should demand the
enforcement of the rules, although he knew this
to be farce
Mr. Noel. rising to a question of order, said
Mr.. Vallandig ham remarks were in contempt oil
this House
Mr. Vallandigham replied that the point wa.
not well taken, as his aiusion was not to the
House
Mr. Daily resuming said, farce had been going
on Tor the last year There had been party
crying out against the Government while pro
Tossing they were in favor of the Union.
They were all the time saying the expression
of the country. in the recent elections, in ia
vOr of peace; but such pretenders counted with
out their host; the disposition among the people
was to give no quarter to Rebels. You couldn't
tell what such pariisans favored, but you knew
they were opposed to the Administration Those
who were continually CRYING out against the war
and the Administration were trying TO turn mat
tiers in favor of the South.
Mr. Julian discussed political affairs, saving
Democrats were the Cause OF the rebellion. and
all the Democrats from JEFF Davis down were in
rebellion to-day.