Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-03
CongressionaI.
WASHINGTON, May 2.

| NAoHlNdION, May z.
SENATE.-The bill granting pre-emption
to certain lands in California, was passed
The bill to regulate the foreign and coast
ing trade in the northern and northeastern
ana northwestern froLtiers of the u. S.,
was passed.
The internal revenue bill was received
from the House and referred to the commit
tee on Finance. On motion, one thousand
extra copies Of the bill were ordered to be
printed.
HoUsE.-The House took up and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs. the
resolution of Mr.. Blain, of Maine, calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury to state
the amount of debt incurred by the several
States to aid in suppressing the rebellion,
and declaring, as the judgment OF the
House, that all debts legitimately contract
ed should be assumed and liquidated by the
General Government.
The House then took up the resolution of
Mr.. Harding, offered last December, declar-
Ing that the Union is not dissolved; and
whenever the rebellion in any one of the
seeded States shall be put down or sub
dued, by force or voluntary submission to
the authority of the Constitution and laws
such State shall be restored to all its rights
and privileges under the Constitution of
such State and the Constitution of the
United States; including the right to regll-
late or control its own domestic institutions,
free from all executive control.
Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky, said the ques-
tion turned OH the fact whether the Union
| Is dissolved or not, and that whenever re-
bellious State is subdued or voluntarily re-
| turns to its allegiance, it is a State in the
Union, with all the rights belonging to it
under the Constitution. Mr.. Harding said
whoever voted against the resolution threw
himself into the position of saying that the
Union is dissolved. None but a reyolu-
ZIONIST, disunionist or secessionist would op-
pose it.
Mr.. Upson, of Michigan, moved to lay
the resolution on the table.
| The motion of Mr.. Upson was agreed to
yeas 81; nays So.
| Mr.. Frank, of New York, presented the
views Of the Legislature of New York,
affirming and declaring that the proclama-
| ton of President Lincoln, declaring that
the determination of slavery was not only
a necessity, bnt wise craftsmanship and a
| constitutional measure, and should be made
| the fixed law of the land, and requesting
| the Representatives, and instructing the
Senators from that State, to support an
| amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States prohibiting slavery in any State
| The resolutions were referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
The House took up Mr.. Wadsworth's res
olution, declaring that the powers not del
| eGcted to the L. 5. by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by iG to the State, are reserved
respectively to the States and to the people,
and that the executive can, neither directly
nor Indirectly, exercise any of the powers
thus reserved, nor lawfully restrict or OBJ
struct the exercise thereof by the people.
MIR. Farnsworth moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to the committee on the
Rebellious States.
MIR. Cox moved to lay it on the table, in
order to get square vote upon it.
The motion was disagreed to by 11S in
the negative.
Mr.. Cox now asked for vote directly Oh
the resolution, which he said merely affirm
ed the language of the Constitution; but
the House referred it to the select commit
tee on Rebellious States by vote of 20
against 80.
On motion of Mr.. johnson, of Pa, the
committee from the District of Columbia
were instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of draining the city by culvert and
cleaning the Washington canal, in order to
preserve the health of the city, which is
greatly endangered by the most deleterious
miasma and malignant atmosphere from the
surrounding hospitals.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, a res
olution was adopted calling on the Secretary
of the Navy to furnish all information con-
cerning the construction of the rebel ram,
which made the recent attack on the United
States forces at or near Plymouth. Also
why the construction of the ram was not
prevented, and precaution taken against its
action.
A message was here received from Presi-
dent Lincoln and read, giving the informa-
ton called for respecting the assignment of
message was referred to the committee on
Elections and ordered to be printed.