The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-05
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CONCRES SlCNAL.
IKxTIIth COngress--First Session.
T Continuation of House Proceedings Of
Tuesday,
WASHINGTON, March

Speclal agents 10 correct aDanuoneQ prop
erty in insurrectionary States and sell it
at auction
The House also passed the Senate bill
prize cases.
Pendleton offered resolution tender
ing the thanks of the House to Speaker
Grow. Adopted unanimously.
White moved suspension of the rules
in order to'consider the bill to aid Mis-
souri, in the adjustment of slavery.
Roll-call just completed. Result not
announced, when Kerrigan arose and
made some remarks, with violent gesticu-
lations.
Colfax, Speaker pro tenn, endeavored
to stop him, and finally ordered the Ser
geant-at-arms to take him into custody.
kerrigan again essayed to speak.
Quiet was partially restored, and the
result of the vote announced-62 against
81 not two-thirdS. The rule was not
suspended
Stevens introduced a resolution pro-
viding that pay and mileage due to ex-
PEELED members of tits House be paid to
their successors. Passed.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill
was returned from the Senate with some
amendments.
Stevens moved that the House do not
concur, and ask for Committee of Con-
ference, and that the House take re-
cess until 3 o clock, to afford the COM
mittee time to act on them.
SENATE
Trumbull moved to postpone the Col
orado bill providing for the election of
representatives. in Tennessee. Reject
ed
Fessenden, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported back the miscellaneous APP
preparation bill 1t was taken up and
the several amendments of the Finance
Committee were adopted. The commit
t moved to strike out the provision for
third mileage. Lost.
A great variety of amendments were
acted on, and at clock the bill passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Colorado bill, which passed-yeas
Is, nays II.
WASHINGTON, February 4.
SENATE-At o clock this morning the
bill to admit Nebraska was taken up.
At 2:30 the Senate went inte exeeu-
tive session.
At 3:l5 the Senate took recess till
l0o'clock.
At 10 Mr. Wilson reported back the
bill to construct canal from the Mis-
sissippi to Lake Michigan
Trumbull moved to take up the bill
providing for the election OF Congress
men in Tennessee.
Carlisle and Powell moved to all the
yeas and nays Agreed to IS to I.
Fessenden from the Conference Com
mittee on the Miscellaneous appropria-
ton bill reported and the report was con-
CURED in.
A bill was passed facilitating the col
lection of revenue in Ei-PassO, Texas and
New Mexico
Davis moved to postpone the bill pro-
viding for the election of Congressman
in Tennessee and Louisiana.
He said he meant to defeat the bill by
every means in his power.
Considerable time was consumed by
Davis, Powell, Carlisle and Salisbury on
motions to adjourn, calling Ter ayes and
nays, &c.
Bayard at some length replied to the
charge Of being cOnspirator, and said
the bill itself was conspiracy against the
constitution.
Cowan offered resolution of thanks
of the Senate to the President of the
/ Senate for the ability, &c, with which he
had presided Adopted
| Trumbull offered a resolution which
was adopted, to inform the President
that the Senate had finished It's Legisla-
tive business and was ready to adjourn
/ The committee shortly reported that
the President had no further communi-
cations to make
Mr.. Foote, after some appropriate re-
marks, declared the Senate adjourned
sine die.
HoUsE-Washburne moved to suspend
the rules for the consideration of bills
for the admission of Nevada and Colo
RADIO as States Negatived-56 yeas, Al
nays.
The report of the Conference commit
tee on the miscellaneous bill was adopted
The House, by a vote of 81 against 45,
concurred in the report of the Confer
enbe committee on the disagreeing vote
between the two Houses on the bill to
: indemnify the President and others for
suspending the writ of habeas corpus
After transacting unimportant bust
ness, Committee was appointed to wait
on the President and inform him that
the House had finished business, and to
ask if he had any further communica-
tions to make The Committee return
ed, stating that the President had nc
communication to make.
Mr. Grow in feeling speech returned
thanks tor the complimentary resolu.
tons, and adjourned the House sine die
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.-The Senate was called tc
order by Mr.. Forney, who read the proc
lamarion Of the President converting the
Seuate.
On motion of Fessenden, resolution
} was adopted TO administer the oath o
office to Mr.. Foote and declare hin
President pro tenn, which was done.
The President pro tenn then admins
tered the oath of office to the following
Senators elect:
Lemuel j. Bowden of Western Vir
einia. Chas. r. Buckalow of Pennsylvs
, MIA, Zachariah Chandler of Mich, Jane
.. Dixon of Conn, James r. Doolittle o
Wis, Reverdy Johnson of Maryland, Ed
; win d. Morgan of New York, Lat. NJ
:, MorriI of Maine, Chas Sumner of Mass.