, 1865-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsH1Na7oy, Thursday, Jan. II.
SENATE.

": NILSSON, Of Massachusetts, presented the
petition Of Mrs. Jane Swisheln, asking for an in.
crease Of ay fos female clerks which vas referred
Mr. TRCMBULL, Of Illinois. from the judiciary
eusns e &c 70 INQUIRE se1 ecs
lafpn was necessary to authorize the President to
call an extra session Of Congress without giving
sixty days notice, reported and asked to be dig
Nj. TnCMBULL said they cou1d f1nd no law re-
CURING tho President to give sixty days notice'
No notice whatever was required by Inv:
nittee, reported back thc petition Of certain rail-
road @ 6sidee across he 5bio River At louisville.
He asked that The petition he referred to The Con-
Mr. DoOLlTTLE, Of Wis, called up resolu,
tion in relation to the sales Of Indian lands, limit
LIZ ls aa Riss q # H. H. Efea Rsisa I'd
ate proceeded to the consideration Of the reaolu-
tioo t9 Eepeal ths Reciprocity Treaty.
Al Ati o'cioeS Mr. GnfMES. orIowa, interrupt.
ed Mr. Howe By asking that the Senate take q &c.
cess Of ten minutes to pay their respects to Vice
On resembling, III. WILSON, Of Mass, offered
the following. which was adopted:
Ntso!red, That the Committee on the Conduct
Of he failure Of the late expedition to Whining.
ton. and to report buck to the Senate.
Nj. HOWE resumed the toor on the reciprocity
Mi. MORRILL, OF Me-, succeeded MI. Howe, and
advocated the repeal q tho treaty.
:, Nj: CHANDLER I Of nieh, favored he repeal q
represent the people Of Michigan when they op-
posed ite repeal. They represented only tho In.
terests Of merchants: hpt the farmers Of Michigan
se1e not in favor Of tho treaty. Tbs pcople oi
eauada had been in sympathy with the rebellion
eseF since It commenced, md this Was another
fehssn why the action recommended BY the Con-
III. fooTE. Of Vt, could see no occasion for
could could, hs1ly be a:dlyided opinion. While the
Rsbss e 1s t9sSisis
TO the tntetsss Of the people ofthe United States
nWss Ms MsYE rfse1pE.eal "a 9 cnly In name
Of the treaty citing that IA advantages had been
recipEocal. Afi* some remarks against the re-
peal Of the treaty 1T was moved to refer the SUBJ
~; Doo LITTLE Explained why he shonld vote
tor the resol -uon. Thc new revcu1e system ol
tEe Government demanded The abrogaton Of the
Mr.. WILSON said h had prepared an amend
ment that instead Of repeating the treaty, Com
mission be appointed to make new treaty.
81 e19si sad Hsss aass
the two former In favos Of repeal, and the latter
= a motion TO refer the subject to the judiciary
Committee VIA Loaf
| The yess and nays were then called on the pas
81 nays 5. Those Voting In d tsa Negative = 1eTe e
Bncsafew, Dixon Hale, Hendricks, uiexa,
Howe, Ramsay. and Van Wiak1e.
| Ar: HARLAN offered d resolution instsucting
The secErtary OF War 10 suspenl all the pay and
allowances Of the officers Of the command OF Col.
ChiTington, Of Colorado, till a. Investigation ol
the conduct o1 Co, c. IN the lae attack On an IN.
dim camp shall take place, and that all articles
taken from the Indians by his command shall be
returned.
The resolution was ordered t, be printed.
after adjourned.
WAsn1sorox. Thursday, Jan. u.
HOUSE.
Mr. ELIOT, Of Mass, Introduced substitute
for the bill to rcorganlze the rebel States, provt
ding that Lone OF them shall be allowed ia re.ume
their political relations until tie loyal cItizens
ganfze government republican In form and for
ever prohibiting involuntary seEvltnde, snd fur.
ther providing that Louisiana snail rceuue her
political relations under her constitution adopted
In April, 1864. The substitute was ordered to be
Mr. HALL resumed the discussion Of the pro.
posed Constitutional amendment
Mr. SMITH OF Ky. felt It to be his duty. to 1ay
aside nll personal considerations and pre}1ofce,
and devote himself alone to his country This
our peace as the ultra doctrine Of State Rlghtt
which had recently been proclaimed in this House
The doctrine. carried out, would Rubyert al the
despofism. he denied the argument 81 the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr: Pendie.ou,} that tbs
ID % any y people would b. Justified IL resorns @ % t.
the right of revolution whenever the Government
becomes so oppressive IN one, az not 10 be borne
and when there are no other means OF redress
Yet gentlemen, they arc bold aud audactou!
enough to go step beyond the most ultra South
ern hreeatefe. It Was tho duty Of Congress t
pass this Just resolution In order to nAford tht
1Ju rrt,rE yty13f ~ Ht
| amendment, I'D il was The duty Of tie people to
adopt It. We should destroy slavery, root and
branch, as soon as possible. We must have ths
% given bu ~ That Which looks to Il the ut n'.es a6
ko1nte, total abolition Of slavery throughout thu
United States. He thankedGod he bad eccn the da5
quiescing In the act will stand among the proud
est States Of the Union.
SMITH also spoke ne adyanEe, whis5
economical and patriotic aspect.
Mr. cox, Of Ohio, said that the administration
party had made an antis!avery amendment to ths
Constitution, part Of this political party, while
he CESSATION of hosiass viii aview to the caiine
Of a national convention In pursuance Of the 5lE
esr 1dts Is
Chicago convention waved jail other questions,
In casting 4 big (Ce3s) vote, nominating fenlletol
s. @ alS s e
Ing Of a nntional convention. Ii bis colleague had
been elected to that office, which he would have
graced 20 we'll. he would now be appealing to The
people Of the North and South to call convention
Of all the people; the North would have yielded
ard his (Cox'e} information was that tho
South would not have held back. lie proceeded
to argue why, In Estate Of war, he was opposed to
making sncf radical amendment, although moi
questioning the power to make it. II he thought
that by voting for the amendment he could save
the Gnion he would yote 90, though al1 the devils
North and South should expend their wrath
against him, hut he wonld appeal 70 tho gentleman
to eay whether he was bound to vote
for 1t If he believed Its adoption would
prolong 1he Tar. a = He admitted The P9wer nadcr
or free inslftutfonst OF an entire monarchy or m
entire Democracy; but he had no fcsrs that the
people would destroy their liberties.
Mr. THATER, Of Pa, spoke In favor OF the
amendment.
Thr IIcnte nf osc1nel ad;nrrnad