New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REGISTERS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS,

On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE, (Rep., Ill. ]
from the Committee on Commerce, the Secretary Of
tine ,Treasury authorized 10 issue registers 10
certain vessels in accordance with the prayer Of the
petitioners.
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
The House reoeded from is amendment to tho
Senate bill supplemental 10 the act ualing the
Judicial system Of the United States.
This amendment gave the District Court admiral
ty jurisdiction over the Lakes and adjacent waters
LANDS FOR MILITARY ROADS.
The House passed the Senate bill granting lands
to Wisconsin and Michigan for military road pur-
poses.
TELEGRAPH PRIVILEGES.
The House concurfed in the Senates amendment
to the bill granting permission to the Independent
Telegraph Company, the line extending from Port.
land 10 Washington, TO extend their wires into tho
District OF Columbia, and tho amendment grants
,imilar privileges TO any other Corporation Com
pany.
PAYMENT OF SICK AND WOUNDED.
= The House passed the Senate bill authorizing the
tie payment OF the sick aud wounded in the con.
vaiescents' camps and hospitals within 6O days.
SIGNAL CORPS.
The Senate bill to organic, Signal corps, after
amendment, was passed.
THE HABEAs CORPUS ACT.
The House, by q vote of 81 against IS, concurred
ia the report OF the Committee of Conference the
disagreeiDg votes Of the two Houses, on tho bill to
indemnify the President and others for suspendinQ
the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus.
SO the bill reads as follows:
AN ACT RELATING TO HABRAs CORPUS, AND RrGU-
LATISG JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CERTAIN
CASES.
De enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the Uned states Of America ia Congress sssebed That
states in hs the public safety may Is
quie II is authorized to suspend the privilege Of the writ of
nabees corpus 10 Gaze Throughout the lifted Snte
said
iese shall 10 suspended as Aforesaid, military
writ Of ba5ess corpus, to retuin the body Of any
person persons detsiaed by him by authority OF the Pro
deni but upon certificate under oath Of officer having
charge 0f detsned that uch person detained by
lin as prisoner nrder authority Of tho President. further
"a By the Judge Court having issued the said writ
said suspension by the President shall in force aud
sEc q And be it further enacted That the Secretary Of
state and the Secretary O War be- and they hereby
udge o. the Cicuit snd District Courts Of the United sste
nd Of tho District Of Colahbs, i.t OF the Of all
has continued uninpsiIed in the said Federal Courts
.ho are now. may hereafter be. hed as prisoners Of tho
Jned either Of ia any ort arsenal
oaer place. a. slate oI political pisonor. Or otherwise
Ii those who reside 10 the respective Jurisdictions Of ssid
age o. who rosy DO deemed by the said Secretaries,
any Of aid jsdcon. and also the date Of each sest
npaoned by the order or authority Of the Pden acting
hoogh The State Department aud the Secretary of War
sush a. ae impnsoned by the order authority OF the
eels throCgh tho Department Of War And In sll
49, "Ag's sieId Jury, having attend any Of ssd courts
'.Is J1''u4otoh IN tie premises, Ufer the Iasage
tns sct, aud after the fuini.ling Of said l.t as
i',esssa, La' terminated its SCI lion without GDdnz
ch o. other proceeding against an
Ion P,son ~ shall be the duty the Judge OF saidaouft
t " aAe az order that sny such prisoner desirn,
IYh tSid impTis0uinont bs bfo1gb. H. foy. L
a,cnefsed 'n1 every oicer Of the United states hayns
stCdy o. such prisoner Ia hereby directed iurned.,e, "a
Dey and execute said judges order and in c. A. ~
or refuse 80 10 DO he sp 10 subject to ndicim.bt for
i,demeanoI aud Dc punished by hne not les. a so
ID imprisonment IN the common jsil for a ns,fa, F,
~ than six months in the discretion Of the oou pJJ
,wevor That no person shall be discharged NV vI,a,
tie lroyior' oi th' sd ag,N sIei DO or lie ,tsII 4