Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

communication received from the Secretary Of
State relative to the alleged interference Of Minister
to Mexico favOrng the French intervention
Also, communication from the President asking Con-
gress to extend the conferred upoD h to appoint
in case of absence or sickness temporary Secretaries to
the Departments. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. WICKLIFFE moved the following resolutions
which were adopted:
Resolved That the Committee on Ways and Means be in
structed to inquire into the expedency Of issuing Treasury
I'd The amount be issred be equal the amount Of
tender notss IN circulation and such other the de-
mand OF the puolc service requires.
3D. That there shall be equal amount of United States
six cent twenty years bonds which bonds with the
eres shall constitute fund for the redemption 365
Treasury notes The bonds be of equal the Trea
sury notes The interest be paid specie The holders
whenever the OF presented and receive at the
value Of the came 35 Treasury The holders Of
the 365 Treasury notes sha have the right invest the
in the twenty years Elk per cent bonds when an
amount of $500 is presented.
COMPENSATED ABOLITION IN MISSOURI
Mr. NOELL reported back from the select committee
to whom was referred the bill approprating millions
for the compensation Of loyal masters the State of Mis-
sour on the passage Of an act Of emancipation by Le
gsatnre OF said State. s4t
rhe bill enacts that The Government of the United
States will on the passage by the people of said State
through their Legislature of good and valid act of eman
cpaton of the slaves to take effect certain period
apply the OF ten millions United States bonds re-
dsemaoie within thrty years, payable semiannuAy at
hve per cent interest," to pay loyal for the loss of
the service OF their slaves so emancipated Ac.l
Mr.. NALLANDlGHAM objected TO the introduction of
the bill under the 10th rule which provides-
That motion proposition tax chargeable upon
the people shall be considered by House until /. be nrsr
discussed in Con mittee Of the Whole House"
The CHAIR overruled the point of order
Mr. CLEMENTS opposed tho bill because in the action
proposed consideration had been extended to the other
Border Slave States.
Mr.. WICKLIFFE said that he saw it announced in the
public newspapers that among the socasd Union men of
Kentucky great and powerful change had taken place in
the public sentiment in favor Of this miserable abolition
scheme He felt bis duty and bis privilege to state in
the face of Heaven in the presence Of Congress and in
the hearing OF the nation that there is not one man in
every three hundred in Kentucky in favor Of such mea
and such proclamation He would repeat it again
and again that there public sentiment in Kentucky in
favor Of emancipation by purchase out of the public
Treasury.
Mr.. N0ELL spoke in support Of the BILL
Mr.. HOLMAN moved to lay the bill on the tabls.
The motion wes rejected: Yeas A. nays 73.
Mr.. ELIOT moved to amend lthe bill by inserting az
follows:
Provided also That a who may have wfay refused to
qured TO do by an military authority Of the Uni
ted States or of the said State of Missouri"
The amendment adopted Yeas 75, nays 35
Mr.. PENDLETON moved to lay the biIl az amended
on the table which rejected Yeas a. nays ~
On the passage Of the bill the yeas were 49, nays AZ
So the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the House went into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union (Mr
HOLMAN in the chair
The bill making appropriations for the legislative
tive, and Judicial departments of the Government taken
up for consideration.
The commttee rose, and the House adjourned