Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-11

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and commenced . dsnunoiatory and
ahusivs speech, bat finally subsidsd 1t the
request of senator CxAxx, when the sub
jsot was postponsd until this evening.
A resolutions was introduced rec
| ommending "a early call Of the new
Congress, in extxa session. Majority and
minority reports were submitted FROM tia
| Committee on Federal relations, 70 whom
had been referred resolution protesting
the passage of the bill by Congress, in
Identifying the President, DO, TOR act in
| arresting indi viduals, DO. The majority
! report WAS submitted by Sen. BARTLETT,
| and opposed the passage of the resolution,
and argued the question at considerable
| length, and with decided ability. The
| minority report was submitted by Sen.
WILSON. The whole subject was made
| the special order for Tuesday evening next
The resolution providing for amending
the Constitution, so as to give q salary of
$500 to members of the Legislature instead
of per diem, was Indefinitely postponed
-Adrch 8.
Senate.-The Senate this morning made
various political resolutions the special or
der for Wednesday evening next. Several
local bills wcrs passed, and the bill to en-.
able soldiers to vote for Judges was order
ed to its third reading.
Senator KELSEY introduced bill to ex-
tend the time when notice may be given
that the holder of lands mortgs ged to the
State is a volunteer, thus enabling volun-
teers entering the army under the last
| calls, to avail themselves of the benefits OF
the act of 1852. suspending the penalties
| of forfeiture of State lands in favor of vol.
vice.
having disposed of all business before it
the Senate adjourned till Monday evening
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. condemning thu
Ozaukee rioters as guilty of insurrection.
airy violence against the Government, ant
declaring that the best way to prevent
negroes from coming North is to reliev'
them from oppression 3, the South, wer,
| adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. PULLBN, thanking
Gen. RosEoRANs for his services in tn,
field and endorsing his letter to the Ohio
Legislature, was taken up. Mr.. SHARP
STEIN proposed to amend by changing the
resolution 90 IS to thank Gen. Ro.RoRANs
for bis services ia the field, but substan
TALLY censuring him for writing letters fol
publication. The amendment opposed al
letters and publications of the kind q,
tending to produce dissension in The
| North, and declared the only eafety fol
the Union was the success Of our arms In
the field. Mr.. JONES (dem) said he could
not vote for the amendment, because he
did not consider the success of our arms
in the field essential to the maintenance Of
the Union. The subject was finally post.
poned by the expiration Of the morning
| hour.
Bills were passed amending revised
statutes, in relation to county corrts; in
regard to proceedings against debtors by
attachment; in regard to warehouse re-
oeipte, ond amending tho charter of tn q
Wisconsin mutual lite insurance com pany.
There was considerable discussion upon
ordering to third reading bill to amend
the law respecting the support of families
of volunteers by cutting off pay ments to
INDECENT parents of volunteers, on the
ground that great frauds were perpetrated
/ OF hoiu oil.
many persons entirely competent
to support themselves are drawing
pay under the act in question. Mr.. BAR
RON moved to amend SO as to continue ap-
! preparations to widowed mother. Mr..
STARKs opposed the bill altogether, and
moved its indefinite postponement. Mr..
THOMAS opposed the bill !; knew frauds
| were perpetrated, knew they could not
| be avoided, but would have the law
stand as it is. Mr.. BINGHAM wished
| to postpone the bill until Senate bill on
| the same subject came IN, which he con-
! sidered better drawn than the pending
one. he knew of men now drawing
| money under the law abundantly able to
support themselves, and using the money
to purchase stry chnine whisky. Mr..
STARKs withdrew his motion to postpone
| Indefinitely. Mr.. SANBoRN opposed the
bill, and beslobbered the "poor soldier
| with his praise, affecting great indignation
| at what he pretended to consider the insult
to their parents offered by Mr. BrNaHAA
The latter explained that he was opposed
to the pending bill, but again affirmed his
desire to amend the existing Law 30 as to
prevent the frauds perpetrsted at present.
| Pending the discussion the House adjourn
| ed till q O'clock March g.
| THE SOUTH GETTING THE COLD SHOULDER
| IN ENGLAND.-fhe tone OF recent debates
| on American affairs in the British Parlia-
| Inent exhibits remarkable cooling down
| OF the Zeal OF the partizans OF the South