New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
COAST SURVEY.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the annu
81 Report Of the Superintendent OF the Coast Survey
CoSsuLAR AND DIPLOMATIC EXPENSES.
Mr., SIEyiSs Un., Pa, ffoLn the Commute on Ways
AID Means. reported bill making appropriations for
consular and Diplomatic expenses Tor the year ending
with june 1864
IHASKs 10 CAPTAIN ROGERS.
Mr. RICE Un, Mass, from the Committee on Naval
AfsiTs reported Joint RESOLUTION which wa. pa,sed
rendering the thanks Of Congress 10 Captain John
Rogers FOR bis eminent sk and zeal in the discharge ci
biz duty.
THANKS 10 ADMIRAL PORTER.
NJ. Cox Cop. oLso) intellectually Spnghf to INTRO
ducs an amendment Of thanks TO Admiral David ID.
Porter for ii' efficient aid IA opening the navigation OF
the Mississippi
TnE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
MI DAVIS IL n. Nd from the Committee on Foreign
Affair.". reported resolution 10 print 10000 copies Of
The foreign correspondence ACCOMPANYING the Frrni'
dents Nc,,age R,fcrred 10 the Committee ON Print
mr.
- cotton oi Mr.. wAsnsu Hsr Un.. NJ IT sas re.
solved that when the House ad.uurns to-day It be III
Aoiaay neat.
On motion Of NJ WILSON Tn. Iowa, the Commit
tee Invalid Pensions were instructed Ia inquire
and legal representatives Of pc who have died
may hereafter die after discharge fum the military ser
vice from wounds OF disabilities received IN the line Of
their dui,s the same pensions allow ed 10 others
TnE HOMESTEAD LAW.
On motion Of Mr WILSON Un Iowa, the Commit
tee Public Lands was instructed 10 inquire and re-
port necessary Legislation enable persons In the
val and military service 10 avail themselves OF the ben
eft Of the Homestead law.
ESIAKGEMTST OF ciSALs FOR WAR.
Mr. PRICE (Un.. Iowa. introduced resolution in.
structng the Committee Roads and Canals 10 inquire
into the eIpedency and necessity OF constructing and
cnlsrging tie Northern Canals In such way may
be- necessary 10 connect the waters Of the Hudson and
Mississippi with the Great Lake., and TO report by bill
orr therpise
Mr HoLM,y Dem. Ind) moved TO lay The resolution
the table.
Motion disagreed 10: Yeas 81; NAYS 81
Ibe resolution wes then adopted.
y - HABEAs CORPUS.
Mr. HAERsGToS dem. Ind offered a preamble
putting forth the principles Of the Constitution In
gard to personal Liberty and that the AAAfuth Con,
gress paced law authorizing the President To suspend
tho privileges Of tho writ Of habeas corpus throughout
the nited States; further. that tho President has
assumed suppcnd IL IN tho loyal States-subIecting
people 10 arbitrary arrests without due process Of
law denying 10 them the right 10 speedy trial and
causing them to languish IN PRISON. and concluding
with resolutions denying the power of Congress to CON
fer upon the President the right to suspend tho writ Of
babeas corpus IN the loyal States and asserting that the
assumption II the President in these respects contrary
the progress OF tie age. despoiic and wholly sub'er
sye Of the elementary principles on which the Govern
ment based Tho series concludes with instructions
to the Judiciary Committee 10 report bill 10 protect
the rights Of persons In accordance with the foregoing
declarations and prov lsions Of the Constitution.
Tie resolutions we're rejected-G' against 20.
IHE INVALID AND OTHER PENSIONS
Tie House passed the bin for The payment OF tie In
valid and other pensions for the year ending wilh June
Ices.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
On motion Of Mr.. MoIHILL (un. VIZ a resolution
adopted calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
for all documents showing the practical operation Of
the called Reciprocity Treat, wtI'h may be Ia his
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
NJ EDGEaIos Dem. Ind) submitted toe following:
ho ID l.
1859 aud December lJ ~ relation g. Emancipation I'm
conditions OF pardon. and amnesty person. who have
,,I,,.tsd IN IN. sr.ns Rebellion :. We, a. conditions,
tho ecssbshn-nt and reotssnsiion OF state
,oy.nnent N the STATES 10 which said rrosamaSn' Apply
havs tendency to .ve tho Rebellion the advantage Of
sSncctioa IN The South, and molons the wari and
Whosas This House cannot but regard with anxiety tho
ned and extraordinary claim, and assumption Of
lsn pfcfosaye BY tho President Ia said procanlaons
p-ciay In View Of the fact that the President IN his Inaugural
dir.,s Of tho Ih Of March, 1861 declared III have no pnr
pose directly indirectly to inere with the Institutions
ia tho s'ates where II eIiss; believe have night
10 do 90 and have no inclination to do 30 therefore
Rosed Az tho Judgment Of this House that tho msinten
lnoe inyio. Of the Constitutional power Of Congress and the
MINI OF tho sstes and especially the Of each Stat. TO
Nd control i. own domr. n.ttuo according 70 4. own
su.nt eIcusveiy essential to the bisnc. Of powell ON
m, prrfeiio and endurance OF our political fabric Of
The Federal Union de~nd and donounte, among tho
OF crimes the invasion occupation by armed force oil
INV state under the peteI OF for the of cosrng the
thereof to modify abroatc any their lands or do
nestle institutions that consistent with the Constitution Of
Tho United States and We atIm the principle "a
resolution 10 be Law alike To the President and tho people
The 4 nited States. . .
Mr.. GRNsLLL (Un. Iowa), moved 70 lay ~ on the
table, which Was agreed to. Yeas W; Nays TO- a1 io
lows; =,
YKAs-Messra Alien. Allison, Amcs, Anderson Arnold
Ashley, Baldwin (Mass). BesInun, Blaine BLOW, bout"c
Boyd, Brandasee, Broomsl, Brown l"esNs) hmefon W.
CLARK, Freeman CLARKE Cobb, Cole. CIes~ei pavi. MD
srnsw onb, Fsnon Frank Garfield 0ooch 6rinnsl Hale
Isby Hooper, Hoehkis, Hubbard Iowal Hubbard Conn
Hubbard Julian ks..on, Kelly ksloss tieh heioH sN.
Meindoe Miller IN. T. Mor,heud Morrill, Morris ~ ~
mo. Myers, Leonard Myss', Norto oNtii tral or'h
Rice lMa,.j, Rice (seI Rollins N ~, schenet, seohela
shannon sloan smith smithers spauldng stevens Thsye
Iracy Van t.lLrnbuTg, Wasbburne UlLl. Wsshburno
Mass, WLaley West Yah Williams, Wilder Wilson,
Window and Woodbridge. 49,, ,,,,,
NAm-Messr, James &. Allen, Ancons, Baldwin (Mieh)
Bliss Brooks, Brown (wsl Cox, Cravens, Dawson Den
bison, Eden Edserton Eldrise Fhek, Ganson Grider
n.wod Hall HaIdips Harrington, Harris (lL) Herick,
Or az yoLn,op 10 KEENAN,, KIM kpsRP, Law, LueM