, 1864-12-14

| WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dsc. 13, 1861
| M: SUMNER Of Aase.,. presented petition
from Lake Bros;+ bankers, for indemnity ior $40,
nu OF T. :. cerfiteates they lost Referred to the
| Mr. SUMNER also introduced hill authorizing
tue President to transfer gunboat to tho Rrpub.
Nj: HOWARD, Of Mich, introduced petition
from the Collector Of the port Of Detroit praying
ior rc,ci from the operation Of The joint resoln'
on imported articles ifty per cent The petition
waa referred to the Committee Tn Finance.
Nr. SHERMAN, from the Financial Committee,
revenue cutters for service on the 1akes aud ap.
proprtatfng s10o co., or 50 much ns is uccessery ior
that pu1p9sc. Hc asked that the following letter
from tie Secretary Of the Treasury be read:
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge tho re-
ct1pt Of your letter Of the 7th Inst, requesting In
formation as to the number Of revenua cutters n0w
en the lakes, their efficiency and the necessity OF
maintained on the northern Iakcs wns six. They
are sailing vessels OF such build and rig as to pre-
vent their cruising with efficiency: In 1851 five Of
Lawrence to The Atlantic coast In hopes they mi yht
he used adrantagcous1y In the preventive service
O. one ~ was ley oa, On The lnkes, but was found
last winter contract WIS made with parties to
butld an tc1ent steamer for rerenne service on
Lake Erie. Which vessel is 60 nearly completed
that her Trial has been ordered for today. This
Is the only steamer belonging to the Government
applicable to 1eFeunc purposes mall the lakes.
lne LIE necessltS, hoMeSer 1or pressnting SNUG
srnScnt hss ~ ~ ~,
great extent, induced the Secretary to charter
T. steamers for temporary scrrico-o1e on Lake
lost on entering the Cleveland ha1bor, and the
ont cf service.
~ ha;Ta gdedote 10 leGmmena @ taas aatnofaty oe given
nEc OF the Revenue Department On the Northern
;r lakeer wh1ch, IN addition to The one ;}1st COM
nseen, W. fa9e n e na%oeF o. cutters tho same %
nv, nv number ne recommends will not be AZ that
WA sS & aoe =. required; M Ihe great length OF
pTosimify to csnada shore denana eonstant m w,
~ 1st aau @
sSa1sG 10 nsGt h Sonnfncse. posss2lo saea vessels
enon;n, eo 81 nn1pnntio a1o commissioner W me
very Hcfpccti9,ly.
1oaf g9ed1c4t servant
v- Fosrr7, ~ ro,n ~; ": r; fsJEsEEsDE y ss
pfEF'aca 191 Wc1e5 rmed yeesels.
AT. shEt.MAN feFlfcu mat ne understood that
lesenne curriers' we're nsuafly armed With one Par
fo.t g4n I.npX o1iX, ihcy wesc NOT vessels OF War.
NJ. tosIEk said that by an arrangement be-
@ Meen ne government Of the un1led States and
srfMt nrtan entercd into APRIL lsi7 there vas
tue aa Of the Cnited States should keep
,1[2n MI nnEMAN si1 the Finance Committee had
lpe :eien o. .hs Bill ~. It I'D nos incrtsss S via
th3f II any way.
Inc gl11 ae fSportea was then passed.
ntf+ tISo-s, o1 aass., Introduced joint reso-
'uhoa 70 encontn:e enllsnents in the army by ma
!; Isee ths wires ana ehidrsn o. colored sol
s'eis BOW ned as si3yca n the South: The reso-
!uton ptosidcs tnat-tae wives and children. tfany
ne nave OF any person that has been OF sall be in
e ft!a!l oe 1oreEcr nee and II deterntn-
Mt VINO ie tne "a1e or who are the children Of the
ehilste9 person. cFi4eoee That he and The WOMAN
ti:imfd 10 bG Ats wife have LIVED together, nsso-
S1atea 33 A es ansnanu 4ad H1fs and 20 continued to
lse ana assoclate u the ttme OF enlfstmcnf, or
ulst iofm Of marriage, whether the sane IVES Or
vas not authorized Or recognized by
IlW, nas hcen ceiebsated between then,
sna tlat 1he parties thercto thereafter lived to-
SetGef anG associated as husband and wife, and
Eontsnued 10 ye m and associats at ihe time Of en-.
!.oge, aud the children OF suca marriage sh1ll be
deemed and fn2en to be tic chillren mentioned
n this act: The nbovc Was fefer1cd to the Mill