The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SENATE
The Senate assembled at noon, with Mr.,
lQlark, president. pro tenn. in the chair.
1 Mr., Nesmith presented the memorial Of
the Legslaae Of Oregon prsyisg for the
establishment Of mandatory Of arms in
Mr. NJ. Grim grimes t4bonn d. committee Cd Naval
afairS reported Joint resolution tender
ing tie thanks of Congress to Cspt. John
Ia. Wihsfow, of the q. 8. Navy. In accor;
tdsnes with the recommendation of the
President, be moved the Senate proceed to
the consideration of the resolution, and
asked universal consent to do so. Consent
was given and the resolution considered
Mr. Grimes reported from the Naval
committee similar resolution in the case
Of Lieut.. Wm. B. Gushing, which was
passed - II ~A'i~ ? 90 A.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition OF
several line officers in the army asking for
additional Communication. .,7art.si rf
F'Rsierred to Military committee
MI. ,Trumbull, from the Judicial commit
tee, reported number Of private petitions.
Mr. Trumbull also reported a bill autho>
rizilg, the holding Of special session of
the United States District Court in Indis
ana. The bill was passed.
Mr.. ChandleE-I see in the morning pa
pefs the following announcement from
Toronto. i. "The st. Adams raiders have
been discharged for want of jurisdiction"
1 desire t. offer couple Of resolutions
bearing upon this subject, one of them par
ticularly; but do not expect to make the
Senate understand the state of feeling ex
isting on the border. Ihave q great mum
Der ofletters from gentlemen living on the
border. In my own city, which is within
musket range of the Canadian shore, thou
sands of citizens have been under arms for
long time, who have been in continual
state OF alarm from incendiaries, BURGERS
and robbers. From this announcement it
would. seem that the Canadian authorities
have made up their minds to protect these
robbers As l understand it, man comes
from the South with commission purport.
| ing he issued by Jeff. Davis. He and
his robbing parties cross the borders,
murder and rob whom they please, and res
turn to Canada, where they are protected.
These letters which / have in my posses
sion are all bearing upon this point. The
one in my hand now is from one of the
most respectable citizens of Detroit. /
offer this resolution: n
WHEREAS, Recent raids have been organ
lied in the Oanadas and Nova Scotia, and
men enlisted in said British provinces by
mel, purporting to hold commissions from
the rebels, for numbering and robbing
peaceable citizens of the Union, for burn>
ing of cities and villages, and for piracy,
tcaptaring merchant vessels and numbering,
&C., and .+
! WHEREAS, The people of British provin>
ces seem disposed to protect these thieves,
robbers, incendiaries, pirates and murder
| ers, not only in their individual capacities,
but by the bubbles of the law; therefore
Resolred, That Congress be directed to
inquire into the expediency of enllstiDg our
army corps to watch and defend our terri
! tory bordering on the Lakes from all hoss'
tilities.
Mr.. johnson objected to the resolution.
The president pro tem.-The resolution
will lie over, objection being made.
Mr.. Chandler-I had hoped there would
he no objection to it. / will now otfe'
another resolution, which / ask to be re-
ferred to the con mittee on commerce. The
resolution was received and is as follows:
WHEREAS, At the commencement OF the
present rebellion the United States were a
peace with all the Governments Of the
world, and on terms Of comfy and goot
will with Great Britain.
WHEREAS, That nation before the arri
val on her soil of our minister of the Ad'
ministration of Presidant Lincoln, precipi
lately acknowledged the rebels as bellige
rents, thus recognizing their flag upon the
| ocean, without which recognition it voult
have been regarded and treated as piratica
by all other powers; and
| WHEREAS, She then proclaimed perfect
neutrality between a republic with which
she had entertained friendly relations fol
upwards of half century and its treason
able subjects; and
WHEREAS, Numbers of her subjects, viii
the full knowledge of her subjects, com
menced fitting out fast sailing vessel
loaded with munitions of war for the pur-
pose of running into our blockaded ports
for the purpose of thus furnishing them thu
means of organizing the rebellion, AM
without which it could not have sustained
itself for six months;
Whereas, In addition to the above ant
with the knowledge of the Government
British subjects and members of Parlia
ment engaged in the manufacture of pirat
zeal English ships, owned by British sub
jects, manned by British seamen and sail
ing under British colors, for the purpose 9
burning, destroying and utterly drivin
frsm the ocean all peaceful vessels sailin
under the United States flag;
| WHEREAS, Many private and unarme
American ships have been burned and de
stroyed by these pirates from English ports
thus causing great loss and damage to cit
zens of the United States; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State b
| instructed to make out. q list of each carg
4 thus destroyed, with:fair proper value an
interest at the rate Of six per cent. per ar