The daily Evansville journal., 1863-01-29
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CONGRESSIONAL.
xxXVIIth Congress--.SecOnd Session,
WASHINGTON, January %.


dent.
ColIamar from the Post Office Com
mittee, reported back the bill to establish
a system of Postal orders, with recon-
mendatiOn that it do not pass.
Doolittle presented memorial from
the Legislature of Wisconsin, relative to
the enlargement of the Erie Canal and
the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, for the
passage of gunboats. Referred to the
Military Committee.
Clark offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Willard Salisbury, Sena-
tor from the State of Delaware did on
the 9th inst, bring into the Senate a
conclealed weapon and did then and
there in the Senate behave in turbu-
lent and disorderly manner, and when
called to order by the Vice President did
refuse to observe the order, and did con-
tinue such turbulent and disorderly be-
havior until he was ordered in custody
of the Sergeant-at-arms, and did then
and there make threats to use said weap-
on on the Sergeant-at-arms, and in the
presence of the Senate, did draw said
weapon on the Sergeant-atarms, and in
! the presence of the Senate did draw said
weapon and did threaten to shoot said
1 Sergeant-at-arms, and be haved in "a
manner disgraceful to the Senate, des
tructive of all order and decorum; there
fore
ResOlced, That the said Willard Sauls-
bury, be and is hereby expelled from the
Senate of the United States.
Salisbury sad II did not hear who
it was that introduced that resolution. !"
Vice President-'It was introduced
by the Senator from New Hampshire,
Clark"
Salisbury. 81 have not a word to say
in reference to the merit or demerit of
that resolution. / have no favors to ask.
1t may be unbecoming my position and
my character, as a Senator from SOW
ereign State to say more on the intro
drct on ofsuch resolution as that sir.
l will say no more Let the Senate act
as the Senate may think proper. /
neither avow or disavow what is charged.
Let the proof be made to the Senate,
and let the Senate act according to its
judgment"
Wall offered a resolution instructing
the Military Committee to inquire into
the propriety of extending such relief as
circumstances NAV require, and inquire
into the case of Mr.. Thomas, known as
Zarony, the French lady of Maryland,
now prisoner of war at Fort Lafayette,
and who, as is reported, has been con
fined in dungeon in that fortress, and
is. now hopelessly insane, by reason of
his sufferings. Adopted.
McDougal offered a resolution request
ing the President to transmit to the Sen
ate all orders issued by the Secretaries
of War and the Treasury in regard to a
general prohibition to export arms and
munitions of war from the United States
to the Mexican Republic, and any orders
relative to the expectation of articles
contraband of war for the use of the
French army. Adopted.
Wilson introduced a bill for the en-
couragement of enlistments, enrolling
and drafting the militia Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Harlan called up the resolution to
amend the Rules of the Senate so as to
provide for Committee on Agriculture,
which was discussed until the expiration
of the morning hour.
Fessenden then called up the bill max
ing appropriations for the payment Of
pensions to wounded soldiers. Passed
The army appropriation bill was taken
up and several amendments from the
committee on Finance were adopted.
Rice offered an amendment appro
priating $1,000 for the improvement Of
the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin
I rivers.
f Adopted
! Trumbull offered an amendment
i which was adopted, providing that nc
money shall, be paid to any officer oil
assumed officer not authorized by some
existing law, unless such officer shall
subsequently be sanctioned, nor to any
person appointed during the recess Of
the Senate, where such vacancies exist
+ ed before the recess and was required tc
( be filed by and with the consent of the
, Senate, until such appointment shall
, have been confirmed by the Senate
The bill then passed
The Consular and Diplomatic AppOr
tionate Bill was taken up. After dis
cussion, the Senate went into executive
1 session, after which it adjourned.
! HoUsE.-Shefiield moved to refer tC
I the committee of Military Affairs Ste
9 vens' bill authorizing the employment o
: q soldiers of African descent
OHn approved the object and advo
Gated the motion.
Stevens and Hickman advocated
prompt action; the latter explaining hi
e substitute The minds OF the mem
bers they said must be made up on tn
subject
L Sheffield advocated its reference.
the Military Committee should report tn
" bill as having received the appreciation
n OF the Executive Department, it was pre-
); bable that he should vote for it.
Cox moved to lay the bill on the table
u Not carried-53 against SO.
The House by vote of 80 against 10
refused to refer the bill to the Militar
Committee.
f Valandigham moved to table the bill
Not agreed to-55 against 81.
Other motions from the opposition sid
NJ to delay action on the bill were mad
ad and determined adversely by yeas an
IT. nays votes.
The members of the House at 4 o'cloc
were engaged in dilatory motions to pr
so vent action on the negro regiment bi
A few minutes after 4 clock Hickma
-, said they ought not to sit here all mig