Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-17

necessary to passeagers their rights the Wash
ington and Georgetown railroad cars. Adopted
Mr. WILSON aso offered resolution approving aud
rathing the Presidents rcsnt emancipation pioclsms
tion.
Mr. COX moved to lay The resoa.lcn on the table Not
agreed to-yeas 50 Maya S5
The resolution then esrred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
MIR ALDRICH offered resolution instruotng thu Com
ml'ee on Military Affairs to uquiro into the cxpedency
or necessity OF granting bounty land rant Of hun
dred and SKY acres to every solder tho service Of
the Uoited States who may hereafter enlist the army
OF the old regiments to be selected from the confscaid
ahds Of rebels where they may select after the shall
have been ended. Adopted--yeas 66, nays SO.
Mr. DAWES offered resolution requesting the Pres
dent OF the United States to inform the House, if not
incons teht with the putlc interest what authority, #
any, has been given to the different military commanders
relative to eectoa Of representatives to this House in
districts where elections have been recently held
Adopted.
MIR. ELIOT Of Massachusetts, asked lsave to introduce
a>blll to establish Bureau of Emancipation
Mr.. HOLMAN objected because under the rule, pre-
vcns notice must he given W
Mr.. +. A CONKLING offered resolution that no
creditor OF the Government meri.orioua than the
aoldiefs Of the Union: Therefore,
Resofted That no money shall ha paid cyi cers
Adopted
NEGRO SOLDIERS.
Mr.. STEVENS introduced bill TO raiss one hundred
and fifty thousand soldiers persns of color for the
OF the country.
Mr. HOLMAN moved to lay the bill on the table Lost
BY the following vote
Of o, Baly Of Bldlo blair
Sna Brown OF smgna Calvert Clements Cobb Corning
Lazsar Leary Mallory May Maynard Menzies Morris Noble
Sssar sh. smith steele Of New York steele Of New
WhT wa o w ans ssss wawor
NAYsMsssrs Miroh Alley, Arnold, ashley Rabbit, Baker
bell chsm1eran cSrs, Collar Frederick csnns YORK.
seron Eliot Ey rs1tan sssssud aue an
lho = a. @ lsnen ] o. aane fra1sho Frank Gooch Gnrlcy
asa aoo@ssa o% LGs9 Low L. skes M.nsGson
Pike Pomeoy Porter Potter Rice of Massachusetts Of Maiee
Riddle Rollins Of New Hampshire Sergeant sedgwk, shsnks
Tr v1SS Van valssnburs Walker Wsses
essier@ss '"a''"' wilson, "'na0n ana "'f
ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF SLAVES
Mr.. MAY Of red resolution relative TO the conduct of
United States officers in Charles county Maryland.
MIR. LOVEJOY moved to lay the resolution the
table.
The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution was out of
order.
The resolution is rs follows.
Whereas IL 10 epresen ed that certain IN lary oeers of
The Une st stationed in Charles county in the Stse Of
Maryland have openly declered their purpose from
slavery and from sad State nagro slaves owned
therein under The laws thereof
And whereas he 5h day of January Instant the said
lary officers did assemble together, with attraction of
band Of music and har influences Urge number Ct said
slaves in said county and did openly enice and persuade
them on board Of steamer belonging in tie ervce of
the Gaitsd States and being a. aee called Chapel Point
and d and transport ssd slaves by means Of said
And whersas Col Swain, commanding regiment call
ed SCOTS e acted conspicuous part in the premises
and the wanton nd scand ous violation of the Con
stution and laws the United States and of the
Mary land aud also OF the day of the said military officers
and reckless oppression the rights the people of Ma
ryand
esolusd Iha the Pres lent be requested the
aeg lie investigated aud if found true,
bring the offenders therein :, punishment and said
slaves TO be restored To their according his y
ID That the Judiciary Committee be directed inquire
the premises AMI such legislation be
ID That copy of the preamble and resolutions be trans
Mr. BINGHAM introduced bin giving aid to the State
of Maryland fur the aboishment of slavery therein Re-
ferred to the Select Committee Emancipation
The bill is similar TO that passed for the State of Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. THOMAS If Maryland, introduced resolution
that the Committee Emancipation be instructed to 10
quire into the expediency OF sppropraing of money
to aid tine Stale of Maryland for emancpatug her slaves
Adopted.
Mr., BROWN introduced a bill to aid the State of West
Virginia in the emancipation Of her slaves Referred
THE PUBLIC FINANCES.
On motion of bIr STEVENS the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole the finance bill reported
by the Committee on Ways and Means
Mr. s. offered substitute for The oil reported ty him
which has already been published
Mr.. SPAULDING, OF New York discussed the fnan
ca stuaton Of the country at length He sad the Trea
sury needed glt0 00000 and before the pending bill
could be passed and the notes engraved 5000000t
would be wanted The whole amount of gold and silver
in The banks of the L,yl States only ser 0o0 00v
Mr.. THOMAS, Of Massachusetts, would ask the gentle
man il h believed hst the policy n1uguraed by the House
would provo success
Mr.. SPAULDING said he believed the House knew its
duty snd would properly discharge it,
Mr.. BINGHAM defended tie confseaon bill as passed
by the House. and said IL did hot touch innocent people,
but only rcbels in against the Government.
After further debate the committee rose and the House
adjourned.