Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-10
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CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxYIIIth COngress---First Session.

SENATE Sumner pres nted petition
from II, 900 ladies of New York, Is, 800
of Illinois, | ] Gil of Massachusetts, and
duplicate numbers of males, praying for
the entire adjustment of slavery. The
introduction of the petition caused a
spicy and interesting debate between
Salisbury, Summer, Wilson, and others.
Sherman introduced bill which was
referred to the Finance Committee, pro-
hibiting the speculatons in gold, silver
and foreign exchange, and other pur-
poses.
Powell introduced bill amenditoIy of
the Constitution so as to provide a new
mode of electing the President of the
United States.
HoUsE-Dawes called up the Louisi-
ana Congressional election case.
Fields advocated his right to a seat
He said he had n few slaves, but if he
had thousands he would have sacrificed
them on the altar Of his country.
Mr. Hotchkiss introduced bilIgrant-
ing lands to aid in constructing of
the Lake Superior Railroad, and pravid
ing for its use by the United States free
of charge.
Ganson opposed the admission of Mr.
Fields, on the ground of insufficient cor
stituancy, and took occasion to strongly
condemn the conduct of interference in
elections by Gen. Ripley, who has be
come convert 10 the pernicious doe
trine that the revolted States are out Of
the Union.
Brown, of Wisconsin, argued that the
military law, had so interfered as in eff
feet, as to prevent an election.
The House by 81 against adopted
the resolution that Mr. Fields is not en-
titled to a seat.
The House then went into Commit
tee on the enrolment bill.
The House went into Committee Of
TIE Whole, DAVIS in the chair, and re-
sumed the consideration of the Senate's'
bill amendatory of the enrolment law
Kernon, Of New York, offered an
amendment exempting from the draft
clergymen who are not engaged in trade
or secular business. During the debate
Cox of Ohio said the pestiferous CLERGY
men ought not to be exempted.
Kelly was also opposed to the amend
ment, but for different reason. He did
not want to put an insult on the pa
triotism of clergymen who do not ,ask
any such exemption.
Cox resumed, saying the rebellion was
fermented by clergymen North and
South His colleague, Spaulding, was not
the man to impune his, Cox's, loyalty for
he had stood here opposing secession
while his colleague was singing anthoms
to John and plotting sedition and revo-
luton
Arnold, of Illinois, made an earnest
appeal not to waste time on personal dis
putes, but at once pass the bill before
them, as within thirty days the draft is to
enter upon campaign the most import
ant and decisive since the rebellion com
menced
Eldridge, of Wis, offered a proviso
that the ministers, have not heretofore,
and will not in the future preach politics.
Laughter. lie said ministers are in
termediate and stir up strife and mis-
chief, and they ought to go to war be-
cause they are more fitted for that than
peace.
Kernan's amendment was rejected
The Committee disagreed to an amend
ment, 70 against "A, that in assigning
the quota of troops, credit shall be given
to States and counties from which men
have enlisted in the military organize
tons from other States or three years
or during the war.
Fernando Wood offered an amend
ment, namely, to exempt from draft all
who from conscientious belief in the hu-
mainly, necessity or eventual success of
this war, are opposed to its further prose
cution until an effort has been made and
filed to end it by negotiation. The
Committee rejected this % to l03, and
refused to strike out the clause which
proposes to consolidate the two classes,
4j against CO. The Committee was
without conclusion to the action on the
bill
Adjourned.