Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-23

meinber of this body. in connection with the casa
/ Of one Hunt, charged with crime by direction of
.ae " AZ Department., has been guilty of aUy con,
duct Inconsistent with his duty as Senator and
pers. W pa
- he following resolution, submitted by Mr..
ade, was agreed to
htS9sed' ihat the Secretary of the Navy be di
rec1ed TO mninaieate TO the Senate ali official
relative TO cfiens in which any armed vessels have
been engaged
On motion of Senator Lane of Kansas Il
was resolved that the committee ON most o.,;
ces and post roads be instructed to ip,,i,ira 3
into the propriety of establishing what is now
known As the military road from Lawrence 10
Fort Scott as post road.
Senator Lane introduced a bill to grant
land to the citizens of Kansas TO indemnify
them for losses.
On motion OF Senator Sprague the bounty
pay bill was taken up, and re-committed to
the committee ON military affairs.
document from the Secretary of the
Treasury was received, communicating the
report OF Prof. y. d. Bache, for the year
en- May list, 1863, and the report of
Thomas Brown, agent of the Treasury in
California.
The resolution of the House for an adjourn
ment was taken up
Senator Sherman moved an amendment by
striking out the words this House adiourns."
and inserting the two Houses of Congress
adjourn. 2 Carried.
On motion of Senator Sherman it was
voted to postpone the consideration of the
resolution until Tuesday next
The following letter was received from the
President
| herewith lay before YOU a letter ad
dressed TO myself, by gentlemen represent
ing the Freedmen's Societies in Boston. New
DIRK, Philadelphia and Cincinnati The sub
Ject OF the letter as indicated above is one of
great magnitude and Importance and one
which these gentlemen of known ability and
high character seem TO have considered with
care. Not having time to form mature
judgment of my own, to whether the plan
they suggest Is the best, l submit the whole
subject TO Congress, deeming that their atten-
| ton thereto Is almost imperatively demanded
lSIgned,I ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Mr.. Foote moved that when the Senate
| adjourn it adjourn till Monday next
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIyES. 81.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Committee
on Invalid Pensions were instructed to INQUIRE
what legislation is necessary to secure TO the
widows and legal representatives Of persons
no have died or may hereafter die, after
discharge from the military service, from
wounds or disabilities received in the dis
I
are allowed to others
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Committee
on Public Lands were instructed to report
the necessary Legislation to enable persons in
the naval and military service to avail them
selves OF the benefit of the homestead law
Mr.. Anderson offered II resolution which
wa adopted, instructing the committee on
rivers and canals to inquire into the expedi-
ency of improving the upper rapids of the
Mississippi, with leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
On motion of MIR. McClurg a resolution
was adopted calling for copy of the report
of the commissioners appointed by the Presi
dent to examine into the accounts of the Off
GERS and men in the Western or Missouri
Department of the army.
Mr.. Rogers gave notice of a bill to refund
to the States, counties, townships, wards
cities and municipal corporations, all money
paid by them respectively for bounties To
volunteers IN the Union army.
The House passed the bill for the payment
OF Invalid and other pensions, for the year
ending June 30th, 1868.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, a resolution was
adopted, calling the Secretary of / {
Treasury for all documents showing the prac-
teal operation of the so-called reciprocity
treaty. which may be in his possession.
The House then adjourned.