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bm8 and opening letter addressed 10 br. Stuart
hwyuns. have been SCI down Tor trial In the criminal
Aourt On Tuesday next
THrErr-EIGHTH CONGREss.
FIRST SESSION.


= wAsauoros. Asri rs. 1864.
HHaa TESTIMONIAL 70 ~ AknlcM sUnosos.
yhe Won PRnsDxr presented message from the Pres
GENT submitting 70 its consideration the sxpsdiency d
uthorizing Surgeon sharp to accept piece d
plate from her Aasstys Secretary Of State for Foreign
AFFAIRS Cor his attention and services 70 Lieutenant Car
dole and subLisutsnant Dsdworth, Of the British ship
I6reyhoand, at tho hospital In Norfolk, Va.
rm oLAng or ALIENS AGAIssr rHs UNITED srArn
Mr. SgxxzR. (rep.) OF Mass, introduced bill for the
adjustment Of claims OF aliens against the United States
hnce tho Of the present rebellion which
Was refer, cd TO the Committee Foreign Relations. II
provides for the appointment OF three commissioners,
bns Of whom shall be learned IN the law 20 examine and
tspsrt upon the claims arising from damage 20 or
property aliens by civil, military or naval autnori
fss or the United States, during the rebellion, IN
GASES which cannot DO decided by existing tribunals
These oloSms are excluded from consideration they
are presented to the Secretary Of State within
ons pear from the time that they may have arisen
or cone knowledge the claimant to be valued
hs claim sut must aed his intention
Citizen OF che United States nor at any time exercised
the right q voting nor at any time given aid or comfort
InrosrAxr 10 RAILROAD COMPANIES
Mr. SunNER introduced the following joint resolution TO
facilitate postal and military communication among the
beverai Ststes:-
wherease constitution of the United States confers
among several States: establish posi- roads
ssss ind bsss the United State.
road Is by steam its successors and assigns
Connections boais bridges ferries freight property
another State sompsn
Referred to the Military Committee
ALTERATION 10 CAPITOL.
letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury was
cevsd stating that the proposed alteration to the south
wing while remedyng architectural defect and giving
additional roam would effect saving of $l3, 308 by tho
nse Of tho granite for the north wing
ORGANIZATION MONTANA TERRITORY.
The subject Of the disagreeng votes & two houses
on the blu TO provide territorial government for Mon
Mr. DooMrrLE, (rep) Of Wis., addressed the Senate He
referred 70 the TACT that the bill had rst been reported
dom. and passed in that body without any such prov
eiou and then reported from the committee here
The head OF which was Mr.. Wade, In the Same form in
which passed the House. and the OF its pas
sage the Senator from Minnesota introduced his amend
would ra,ss contest that would come into the
been stated that no negroes or persons OF
African descent IN the Territory the Senator from Min
thousand dollars: It happened that person Of Afr
Can descent had gone there early and discovered gold
Senator adverted to the fact SO that there was
not ono cotored person In the Territory there how
Is question they would not. under the amendment,
be entitled TO exercise the right Of suffrage In this
peotion Mr. Dootte said designing politicians could
such persons for voters 10 their ends using
ehus not only Indians who had adopted civilized life
bpt the wild Indians. This bad once occurred in Wis
consn. and why not in Montana2 By the use
OF plenty Of whsy and tobacco this had been done
stripping the wild Indian Of his blanket and putting
coat and pantaloons on him Tor the moment.
lAt this moment there being much excitement on
account Of the passage OF large body Of Coys through
the city, the Senate, motion OF Mr. SUMNER, took
recess Of half an hour
Hr. DooLurIE said he deprecated the making OF
Issue OF this kind now mere abstraction and
II abstraction which excited the religious world
and created bloody wars abstraction OF SIR Calhoun
had brought on our He pointed also to the
fact thai the constitutions Of Ohio Indiana Illinois and
Other Western free States prohibited suffrage ard
she people OF them had by whelming
n Al Ney
Work whore negroes bad the suffrage property quail
6cation o. two hundred aud fty dollars,
dad been Submitted 10 the people the resric
t,ons but they were rejected by large majortes. He
could we'll understand how it in the New England
from thcir association with the we'll educated people
thexo would be t SUBJ ects the right Of suffrage The
adopted restricts the right Of voting to white citizens
and in Wisconsin the people twice voted against IT,
ldeas Tue question was whether we shall now raise Che
4ssae among He be eved IN waiting TIL each State
shall have passed upon this question for Itself. Tho tune
may when tho States may properly laws that
persons OF African descent who shown themselves
* ali things the most unwsc that we can enter upon IS
that Congress-, composed mainly n members who come
gro suffrage should ask US to extend hat right in the
Territories and the district Of Columbia We had issues
msus could Be- maS,a ana whether the union o.
states should be broken These issues
and our o"r energies and a" our mo-
nsy We were engaged in war which had no parallel
In history. Ibis whole country, from Maine 10
the Rio Graude resounded with the tramp OF armed L.
gions aud now one OF our army corps was march
ing through the city to engage IN contest the most
bloody the world had seen. We were pouring out
our blood aud treasures like water We were morga9ng
the OF ages to after US TO in this victory
Our couay bleeding at every point Every household
wore the drapery OF mourning Grief a visitor at
every foside and dled the unwecomc chairs nj
family altar He proceeded-Sr, there some Of US
that have been compelled look the graves Of
own children who have fallen victims TO this unhoy STRIFE
Yet sir Il no can only succeed making this such
fsaue q
spracy sacrifice OF cherished household treasures
viii no, be IN vain In this struggle should seek
d. uothar but that which gives force to our
that which raises money TO support them When peace
was proclaimed he would have no objection 70 aaopt
name. let suppress the rebeion and though THIS
may give freedom to the negroes, et us postpone
ahis great struggle He would have the Northern
30 "Crush the rebellion put down this con.
spracy.' He would prefer have united North rstber
ern coniedesscy We had elem1nts Of disccrd suoaeh
around aud true policy was 20 slsy rather than
the eve of an exciting Presidential campaign
Mr. WILKINSON, (rep) Of MIMI, said bis proposition 20
she United states seemed to create the impression in
the mind OF the Senator That II would rend the govern
ths balance Of the soldiers who were marching through
our streets in defence OF their country, have
sser s0'' He aid not believe this question would
astrsei toe public mind, unless the senator
aud tbese who acted with bin stirred up. SUCH
speeches as the Senator had male today had that ef
feet He believed the had been protracted three
wars IA couseouepce Of the leaders that they
xvou,d distract the sentiment Of ne North was two
years before dared TO afk negroes N EIGHT Tor u.s. He
would lake IL scu, arms and brave hearts Of these
BLACK men. -
The senate then rejected the motion TO adhere TO lie
anne rdmsn: and agreed 10 request for committee Of
ccrlereuce.
rRvArn bills rAsSrD.
Two or three private bills rassed, and the Senate ad
jourued.
House Of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1854.
ms CONDITION Tm wSSBBAc0 INDIANS.