, 1863-01-09

1is- WILL AAAA1tt VI fI.3S4lOAA NuAA-
,aittcc on Postotilces, rciiorfed hack the bill
to allow additional 1raii nattf.r, wirh recon-
n,endation that it ought not to pass. The
In proposed to allow bn9dles to bc sent
th,1ngR Rt1 ths s19 1aails; s. Mace \ tha ,t,,t,r
comm;ttee M s }eportcd Is back % fe 5li bill ] to faizs
volunteers for the defense Of, Kentucky, with
IN amendment us substitute.
Mr.. WILSON Of Mass, offered a Joint rcso
luton, giving the thanks Of: Congress to Gen.
Roseerans and the officers and men under him
for fsscEha1g hsir galantrS and good conduct at Aur
'fffleG1o The RESOLUTION of thanks Is Rosecrana &c.
was referred to the Military Committee.
On motion Of. MI. SHERMAN Of Ohio the
bill to tax bank bills and fractional currency
vas taken up; and heproceeded to address the
etts On motion .n sst Of Mr SALISBURY orDel., the
bill for the discharge Of stnte prisoners was
taken up. &c proceeded to address the Sen
ate at length. He declared that partisan re-
yengc Lad governed the action Of this admin.
istration, and the infamy ;of its acts would
drag it with disgrace down to future genera
'?nse The cause of this war vas tic assertion Of
the tight to abolish slavery; and the evidence
Of such a purpose. -
The President had treated the subject Will,
jocular and criminal indifference, and when
| he came disguised to the Capital lc whispered
no word of hope to the men struggling to
make some peaceable arrangement, and after
he was Inaugnratcd he proeeeded to place bis
| friends in Office and manifested no further
care about the country except to enleavor to
| force the rebels to strike the first blow. War
existst aot by act Of Congress but by the acts
| OF Deaurcg;,rd and Lincoln.
| He claimed that tho power to suspend tue
writ Of ha1etts corpus was vested atone in Con
gress, and yet the President has had the aa-
dacity before men, and the tcmerity before
Heaven, to presume to suspend this writ and
seize peaceful citizens and bastilc them In dis
tant parts Of the country.
i 1would, in the name Of my country and In
behalf Of civil liberty, protest against it, and
any one who for this, said he, was disloynl to
his country, LTD bEforo'aaen and in the pre-.
scnce Of heaven; BE used this language be;
/ charged every man with dfsloyalty who dared
express his sentiments. He referred to the
Presidents proclamation Us mere ,brutun
.fplnaen, and the President might just as well
have issued q proclamation that the rebclE
| should all be blind or lame, His proelan.a
extinction Of slavery, and prevents tic South
ern States from coming back into the Unio1
US It WAS.
After executive session, the Senate I'D
journea.
Nj. STEVENS Of Pa, from the Committe
Of Ways and Means, reported q bill for th
: support Of tho government. Referred to tn
i | Committee Of the Whole, and made specia
order for Monday. Mr.. Stevens stated tha
he had prepared similar bill, which he in
tended..to offer.
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l5easuls ..aa nanh nlaa t, n.ruu5Eu '1i+ ooops'
The House resumed the consideration {
Mr. Hutchins' resolution, rendering the thank
Of the House to General Butler, for his able
energetic and humane administration OF til
d ncna5tment of tic Guif. Passed. 89against q
n Sfr R1aEe,s Gec,aratory rrsoiuf}on thu
- ,,a ~ t,11, nitorn,t;sa ~ tha ra1c,s ;s - snI
INIT or 1e conquered and Holmans RESI-
), lution-that no proposition tending to o.
=. stroy the Union can bd rightfully be ente
aS9 e 1s ep
resolutions (those Of Stevens includcdl vi
bc co4s1aered:
M hs secHa.arv Fl o the Treasarv and secr c
tary Of War to make fuu report OF all-the
actions and doings at Port Royal, s. c., nj
er in Georgia, with regard to the care aud en-
,r nloymeEt nf the slaTcs. the number Of aeen
v and ovcrfeers, the product Of the labor, Il
- expense and &c. -.
ly laid on the table 81 to 50.
ii On motion Of hr. cox Of Ohio, the Co,
ut mittce on Military Affairs was directed to !
port and consider the expedlency Of bill l
II quif1ng m increase OF The amount OF t
or bonds Of paymasters and such other restr
n. tions and penalties for their fidelity as "
~ ensure more trustworthy execution Of th'
VI duties, or If, In the opinion Of the Committt
ID the abolshment Of said office, and the tra1
he fer Of the duties thereof to the captains
oe companies or some other officers, cannot
- =. made with a view to the benefit Of the pub
LIS service, and thatthcy report accordingly.
On motion Of Nj, YEAMAE Of III. II y
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