Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-23
Congre.sIor,aI. Cn,.,sIL, |,
WAsHNGroN, March %

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SgYArE.--Mr. Clark called up the Senate
bill amending tue act relating TO foreign
coins; and the coinage of cents, which was
passed. toF atf e
The bill provides that the weight Of the
cent shall be 48 grains, and that it shall be
composed of 95 per cent. copper, and 5 per
cent. zinc or tin; it also pfovides for the
cOiuage of a two cent piece of the same COM
position. 1aa
Mr.. Wiley proceeded to address the Sem
ate at length on the bill to promote enlist
ments by freeing the wives and children of
slave recruits; also in opposition to Mr..
Summers bill to repeal the fugitive slave
law. .fstsf o9Q g1l .fts1s
Petitions were presented against the ex-
tension ofGoodyear's patent.
Resolutions were presented from the
Union Merchants Exchange, st. Louis,
praying for the construction of ship canals
around the upper and lower rapids of the
Mississippi, the Improvement Of the Illinois
and Michigan canal, and for ship canal
around Niagara Falls. Referred to the
committee on Commerce. t.FL
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to carry into
effect the treaty with England for the final
settlement of the claims OF the Hudson Bay
and Puget Sound companies. Itappoints
commission to cooperate with commiss-
ion of England to investigate and adjust
such claims. 4HNM FF.t4 etf9
Aresolutionl was adopted calling on the
Secretary of War for information as to how
many nine months men were raised under
the militia law of the last Congress, how
many were volunteers and how many were
drafted; whether the $25 bounty had been
paid TO the nine volunteers, and why twas
Withheld, and whether any bounty had been
paid to any drafted men.
Mr.. McDougall offered the following joint
resolution:
Resolred,i That the occupation of Mexico
| by the Emperor of France, or any person
| indicated by him rs Emperor of Mexico, is
an offense to the people of the United States.
ReSOlred, That the movements of the
| Government of France or any other Gov
ernment, Of an Emperor improvised by the
Emperor OF France, demand of this Re-
public, If insisted upon, war. kEEL4
| Mr. Sumner reported a bill prohibiting
the interstate slave trade.
The Senate, after executive session, adj
journed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Elliott from Committee of
Commerce, reported bill, which pas l.,
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to stipulate for release from attachment or
other process, property claimed by the
United States In other words, to enable
the Government to arrange to use property
it wants without waiting for legal process.
The House passed the Senate bill authoriz-
| ing the President to negotiate treaty with
certain Indians of southern Oregon for the
acquisition Of land, and appropriated S20,-
600 therefor. f-rH.E
The House resumed consideration of the
Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Bill.
The House next considered the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Davis from the Special COM
mittee to provide u civic government for the
States usurped or overthrown by the rebel
! lion. Es
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, made a speech
in favor of giving the rebellious States a
Republican form of government without
slavery. He opposed President Lincoln's
plan of reconstruction as impracticable.
He regarded the emancipation proclamation
as not valid, but to be determined as a ju-
dical question. Mr.. Beman spoke against
slavery and advocated the bill.
Adjourned