Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
Last Nights Dispatches.
THIRTY.SEvENTH OONGR Ess
Third Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.

| SENATE.-The Secretary presented q commu
nication from the Vice. President, stating ht
should be absent the remainder of the session
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, Solomon Foot,
was chosen President pro tenn
Mr.. Lane Of Indiana called up the bill chang
Ing the time of holding U. S. courts in Indi
ana. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military committee
asked to be discharged from further consdera-
tion OF the bill to amend the act for the COL
lection Of taxes in insurrectio tionary districts.
| Mr.. Wilson OF Missouri presented the ere
dentials Of Hon. John B. Hendrickson, elected
United States Senator by the Legislature OF
Missouri.
Mr.. Clark called up the bill for the settle.
ment OF claims for damages done by Union
troops. This bill provides for three commits
sioners and solicitor, to hear and examine all
such claims, and claims for property taken by
the Union troops; that claims shall be adyer
tised publicly, and presented within three
years; no damages to be paid on account of
slaves taken or escaping. The findines Of the
commissioners to be returned to Congress
through the Secretary of War. Bill was post,
poned until tomorrow.
Mr. Fessenden called up the bill making ap
preparations for Notifications. No amend.
ments were offered, and the bill passed.
HoUsE'-The House considered the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Mallory from the committee ON
Roads and Canals, that the Louisville & Nash.
Vile Railroad Company and the Jeffersonyille
Railroad Company, being stockholders in the
Louisville Bridge Company, the post road act
Of July last ehall authorize the construction of
bridge at the falls OF the Ohio for said COM
pany, all the provisions Of that act to apply to
this, and also to the Maysvllle & Big Sandy.
and the Lexington g. Big Sandy Railroad Com.
psnies, 80 far as practicable, and shall author
ize said companies, or either of them, to con-
struct bridge or bridges across said river at
any of the points on the lines of their roads.
Mr.. Mallory said this bill was intended to su.
thorize the building Of bridges over the Ohio be.
low the big Sandy, the act of July last authori-
zing them to be constructed above the Big Sandy
The bill passed.
the bill to aid the State of Missouri in the abol
President shall be satisfied that Missouri has
adopted valid and constitutional ordinance for
the gradual or immediate abolition or exclusion
of slaveIy therefrom, $40, 100000 In bonds with
interest at S per cent per annum, payable thir-
ty years after date, etc.
Mr.. Norton made the point that the bill
made an appropriation, and therefore must be
referred, In accordance with former decision
connected with the Pacific railroad,
The Speaker ruled that the point was veil
taken, and the bill must 60 to the committee
of the Whole.
Mr.. White of Indiana moved that the subject
be recommitted to the select committee on
Emancipation. Agreed to-sl to 5.
The House passed the Senate bill for the
purpose of removing doubts as to the meaning
of former laws. 1t authorizes the President
when two kinds of punishment are i'm
posed by court-pecuuiary and i'm
prisonment-to remit one or the other.
When the imprisonment is RENTED the fine
shall be collected as a judgment of debt in the
common forms Of law.
The House proceeded to consider the Senate's
substitute for the bill indemnifying the Presi.
dent aud other persons for the suspension of
the habeas corpus, and for acts committed in
pursuance thereof.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Julian continued, saying @ wise war mol
Icy was not enough. Proclamations of free.
dom of themselves would accomplish little.
What we needed was instant, decisive action,
ecourging faithless men from power, and
sweeping away all obstacles. Government
should arm the colored men of the free States
as we'll as the slaves of the South, and thereby
give effect to the proclamation of freedom.
II should deal with rebels as having no rights
under the Constitution or by the laws of wal.
but the right to die.
Mr.. May argued against the bill. He said
the people OF Baltimore, whom he represented,
cast their contempt and defiance on those who
oppressed them. Free suffrage there had been
overthrown by the military power, and there
fa, he IN do,
representative, rather than consent. to be sue.
ceeded by some minion of arbitrary power.
He referred to the arrests in that State, and
characterized them as acts of tyranny, cruel
imprisonments, stimulated by the capricious acts
of military tyranny. No free speech was al
lowed in Maryland, excepting by staggering
minious of executive power. When the minis.
ter and proconsul from Ohio and Illinois should
be driven from the State, then the people
would reeume their constitutional rights
Mr. Leary eaid his colleague was elected as
a Union man, but If any one had any doubts
heretofore, this speech of his would satisfy
them as to where he stood. He Leary) said
there never was time when suffrages ana the
press we're as free and liberty more universal
in Maryland than now. The majority of Ma
rylanders were arrsyed in solid column in the
Union, and in due time would prove it.
Mr.. Leary defended the administration
warmly. His remarks were applauded through.
out.
Mr.. Thomas of Maryland said more foul
assertion that Maryland was under the heel of
tyranny, was never uttered. He referred to
the fact that the present Union Governor was
elected by twenty thousand majority.
Mr.. Stiles followed, denouncing the proyi-
sions of the bill as violating the Constitu-
tion.
Mr.. Stevens moved theprevious question, and
at half past eleven the House adjourned.
CHICAGO, Feb. l8.-A military commission is