Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-22
CONGKEs>IONAL.


WASHINGTON. January 81.
HousE-The House yesterday passed - reso
luton declaring Mr.. Vandevere not entitled TO
hs seat. owing to his having accepted Il military
commission.
Mr Maynard raised a point that such action on
the part vi the House, being IN the character OF
All expulsion, required. undsr the Constitution, a
vote vi Two thirus.
The Speaker overruled the point, from which
decision Mr.. Maynard appealed.
Mr.. Cox To day moved To lay The appeal on the
table. AR, Ell to-c3 against %.
Mr.. ashburne moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the resolution Was passed. The vote
was considerably against A
Alter long arguments pro aud con from rural
"members" the resolution was postponed to the
81 vi March next 10y 10 against DC.
TIE House concurreI ia all the Senate 5
amendments to the Military Academy blll, and
then went into Committee vi The w hole tor gen
eral debate.
Mr.. Harding, of Kentu XIV, said the Presidents
emancipation proclamation had United the South,
as ne had repeatedly said II would, as ole Mali,
and p~aralyzed the efforts OF loyal men, so ~ TO
leave little hope vi the restoration OF the Union.
He spoke about arbitrary srrests, End SAID any
man in heir execution who usurped power under
the miserable and deIe>table subterfuge of null
tary nee es>ity deserves 10 be called tyrant.
~ ll0 ~ hOHt aAf1SA Wv $500 11ANaf
policy. The Democratic party OF the North and
South would crush out both AbOlitionisls and
SecessiunIsts, and snatch tie Government from
ruin.
Mr.. Wilson read the Crittenden resolutions,
heretofore adopted by the House, that the pres
ent depiorabie condition OF the country was
caused by the disunioniSus OF the South. For
this the gentleman from Kentucky voted, tut
now the same gentleman declared it was brought
about 10y the Abolitionist-. He Wilson ac-
cepted the declaration "a exp. eSsed u, the gentle
man under his oath, while he iepudiated the sell
timent OF the speech.
I he committee retired and House adjourned.
SExATE-Mr. Ten Eyck presented the creden-
tials of Hon. j. W. Wall, elected Senator from
New Jersey.
Mr. Wilson presented the credentials of Hon.
Charles Sumner, reelected from Massachusetts,
Tor six years.
ing. reported ii resolution 10 prUyice Tor printing
the 9Th census Adopted.
The bill for the reOrganiZ ltion of the Court of
Claims was taken up. the question being Oh the
motion OF Mr.. Foster TO lay The bill on the table.
Rejected, yeas l6. nays %.
The question then occurred on Mr. Grimes mo
ton 10 i, cert iis substitute. repeating the original
act and establishing the Court OF Claims. Re-
jectel, yeas !. na,s25
Mr. Hale cOntendel that if this bill passed it
would open the way tor thousands ot claims. He
proposed. II he could ret the opportunity. to offer
All amendment tli,t no MONEY shall be drawn
from the treasury on judg ments from the Court
until all the debts arising from the war were
settled.
This law will open the doors of the Treasury
to A vast horde OF contractors ana private claim
ants. who seem TO have the idea that the Treas
ury il their private property. and a law opening
the Treasury is like the laws OF the Medes aud
PersiaH>-never to be repealed.
The discussion was continued at length by
Mes>rs. Sherman, Bayart. DOoiittIe and Trum
bull.
Mr.. Wilson, i'm reply to the remark OF the Sen
ator from New II 'mp>hire. said Congress Was in
no way responsible tor the ron payment of sol
diers. and he wanted the country and the army To
understand this. Congress had given the Secre
tary of the Treasury power To sell the bonds of
the Government, and had passed a law that the
soldiers should be paid every two months: yet
the bonds were not sold. for some cause. The
Government had asked for no special legislation.
and protested 10 he preparing a way to pay the
army; vet the army was not paid, and a great
many complaints were being made.
On the 2Jth of December the House Of Repre-
sentatives passed 4 resolution for the prompt pay
ment OF the army and navy. and the Finance
Committee of the Senate amended il. making an
appropriation of S5D. 900 900. and the House ap-
propriated 500 900 900. and now from the public
press OF the county and. he was sorry To- say,
from the Executive branch Of the Government,
the idea has gone forth that Congress has not pro-
vided the means to pay the army, and has not
done It's duty There never was nm hour when
the Government did not have full authority from
Congress to provide the meJns TO pay the army.
He, Wilson, did not choose 10 take the response
bility for the non-payment of the soldiers, and
disowned il for the Senate and House.
" a. lfifof la.. r.,r,r,o anl -t,ru -
raise a large body OF troops, and agreed TO paw
S25 bounty; and expeditions were sent away and
had TO be paid for in advance. This rule re
quired that the soldiers should be paid every two
months. and Government professed to be pro
viding the means to pay the army; vet the pay
ments for September and October were not made.
He supposed the large drafts on the Treasury had
exhausted the funds. The Secretary had sent
no request for additional means. but had sent a
great financial scheme. which il would take
months TO carry into execution. But Congress,
without waiting for any official request. promptly
passed an act for the payment OF the soldiers.
The trouble had arisen mainly from the pecu
liar circumstances of the case. After the nd
journment of Congress the President found it
necessary to call out 300 900 new troops. giving
large sums in bounty, and large expeditions were
sent 10 "A distance. and these men had To be paid.
The trouble seemed to he that those we're not
paid first who had waited the longest.
Mr.. Hale Offered an amendment that no money
shall De paid out of the Treasury under a ludg-
ment of the Court of Claims until after an ap-
preparation shall be estimated for by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Adopted.
Mr.. Foster novel to strike out the provision
for two additional judges. Agreed to-yeas 81.
nays IL.
The bill then passed by a vote of % to Is.
Adjourned.