Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. February %


SENATE.-Mr. Wiley presented resolution
from the Constitutional Convention of w estern
Virginia accepting the Constitution as amended
by Congress; also. resolutions asking for an APP
preparation for emancipatIng slaves in Western
Virginia.
Mr.. Colamer called up the resolution relating
to the payment of foreign postage in coin, and
offered Il substitute authorizing the Postmaster
General to take measures to provide for the pay
ment in coin of balances against the United
States
Mr.. McDougal called up the bill for the amend
ment of the Pacific Railroad act.
after discussion the bill was postponed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, introduced
bill to prevent the circulation in the United States
of the bonds and notes of the Confederate States
Referred to the Committee Finance.
Mr. Latham introduced bill to establish a
branch mint in Nevada. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, introduced bill granting
lands to Kansas to indemnify the citizens for
their losses.
Thebil for the discharge of State prisoners was
taken up
Mr. Richardson spoke, referring to Mr.. vii.
sons remark that the whole Democratic party
dsloyal.
Mr. Wilson stated he never said the mass of
the party was dislOyal.
Mr.. Richardson said it was since the Inaugural
ton of confscation and emancipation that we had
no success. Let these be recalled and the country
could yet be saved. He thought the President
had no power to suspend the writ of habeas cor
pus. He WAS also opposed to CONSUMPTION and
the present bill.
Mr.. Wilson said no man could be found oppos
ing the war who was not Democrat, and such
journals as the Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago
Times, and New York World and Express were
quoted and appauded by traitors in arms. He
had nothing TO say against the action of those
Democrats who were fighting for their country or
working for its welfare anywhere.
Mr.. Richardson said the Senator had referred
to a newspaper in his State, the editor of which
was brother to a man on the Monitor when she
saved the country last year AS many men had
gone TO the war from that Office as from any of
fee in this country. He would not indorse all
the opinions of that paper. but the Senator was
greatly mistaken il he supposed there was in the
head of that paper any thought of disloyalty.
He dehed the Senator to find anything disloyal
in any article of that paper: and if there was any
treason in that paper in the others referred TO,
the courts were open, and there was the place to
try them.
Mr. Chandler said one of the proprietors of that
paper was known to be Rebel sympathizer and
| likely to be disloyal.
II
Legislative Appropriation bill, made report.
The mileage clause is stricken off the bill, leav-
ing the mileage as heretofore. The report was
agreed to and the bill parsed.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House
the resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, as
approving the policy of the Administration for
suppressng the rebellion.
The House passed the Senate bill providing
for the holding of Circuit Court of one district
] by the Judge OF another in cases of necessity,
and comforting on the United States District
Courts cognizance of cases in Admiralty, as to
the lakes.
| Mr.. Flanders, the member from the lst Con-
gressional District of Georgia, appeared and was
qualified.
Mr. Dawes, from Committee on Elections
made an unfavorable report on the credentials OF
| G. L. Grafton as a member from the 9Th district
of Virginia.
Mr. Dawes called up the adverse report in the
case OF Jennings Piggott, claiming a seat from
the second district of North Carolina. 1t sets
1 forth that Piggott was rot in any just sense the
choice of the loyal voters. not half of whom had
an opportunity to vote. Besides, he not a
resident of North Carolina. although a native
thereof. He had lived in Washington with his
wife and family, and had there voted for munich
pal officers.
Mr.. Piggott maintained he was the choice oil
the legal voters.
Messrs. Maynard and Clemens advocated Mr.
Piggots claim.
The report of the committee against Mr.. Pig
gott was adopted.
Several important amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were not concurred in, and the
j bill will be returned TO that body.
The House resumed the consideration of the
Senate bill enrolling and calling out the nasona
forces and for other purposes
WASHINGTON, February %.
\ SENATE The Senate resumed the considera
ton Of the h for the discharge Of state prisoners
Mr.. Richardson moved an amendment limiting