, 1865-12-21
VOL. XIX.

stopd hare fsir and impartial tl7s1 IN the hsbo.
spp1opsia,e crl tribunal II The country foF teaso2
mort fac1ant In character, BY hun eonmAteo. ~
Le fully v1nd,c41ed the truth clearly established
ard affirmed thai treason 10 u crime, ard that me
oEenee may be made !n1nmout, and at the asae
finally ard forever, tst no State Of te own will las
tie Hight 10 tenounee It's plaer IN the Unton;
Reond, Tnat pnblic Justice and n.tions! sesnt; 1i
jefferson Davis, the pcutence Of the hw Fhonld Be
carried INTO eject, in order that the Constitution
nnd Tic Laws may be fully ytnacatcd and E1'thf9Hy
t1rason Is crime and that traitozs should be pon-
iehcd.
Reselea5, That, in Ike manner and ior NE rs rsas'
toTr 7 and con.riratcfs Of the rebellion q may be
pcceeeay 10 faijsfy the dcrnapds Of pnbltc justice
md furnish security foE Tho futnIe, s ana =, taose
t1on oi Union pfifoncs Of war, rhonld hc tried aod
punished for 1he high crimes Of which toes naVe
R1ioIrt3 1hst {uY,Ice should not fail Of its pnr
roee md that a Who arc guilty Of Or are 5espoos!
BE ior The assassination Of The late President aaa
the great Offenders d95tn tes reeen5 1eoGn0 f n0a
starsauon Of Unicn prisoners o! was, a. ws1 we'll, =
thofe cuilty Of or responsible for other
violations ct ihe lat o, Ss5ar ~ ~ n,;n5snsa Sy
military tribunal authorized By lay and sanellonea
hy the common lars Of war and the usages Of
d,ilirod nat1ons, wheneEsF s9a % SO la as NAY w
Resolred. That the Committee on the JndieiaEy
! be Instructed to inquire What leG1stst1oo, u any
may Be necessary TO provide ]uries for trials 9o1
t1es+on, ior wis Of ciror, and TO cay Into eas:t
tie purpetcs Of the foregoing scsoIutions and fhat
sud Con,mittee report y bill or otherwise.
TN motion or Bir. STEVENS. It WAS rcsolvca
that the svpe11utenacnt Of the F1ecamcn.s bnEeaa.
whether any real estate seized nndct ING ac& 9!
18Th, 1sGa, rs eneus'a property, and The TILE % o.
Which, By that act, vas vested n M
Crned Statex. has been assigned Q;
allotted 10 freedmen for residence and Homestead
Is order Of my department ot he Goye:nn,c1l IT.
rclel oHpe1s and the people Of color otaered o!l
and by who-e authority, and also whcthe
the abandoned plantations had been thu
| occupied and thus restored; md !
known to the esid Superintendent Of the Bnrear
once vested in lie Uniied States under tho coua:
cation, ae enemies not as hailons' property, "a
thus taken from the Urited Sta&cs and BESTOWED
conquered enemies.
Mr- HALL. announced the death OF his lmsned
ate rrcdeeee Or, Orlando kellogg. md paid ftttn
Messrs. GlisWoLD, RANDALL and MOOT
HEAD also delivered brief eulogtcs, when u
ntue] ]rctolIslous Of respect vcsc passed, and II
uouke adjourned.
Mr. WASuEURNE, Of H., from the Select Con
m!ttec appointed to take action on the bill for Il
relief al Nrs. Lincoln, cpozted the samc With
substipte namely: thai the SECRETARY Of the TIA
ihent o1 the United stntes, Of IN the event Of b
death before payment. then 10 her legal represent
t1yes, SIS COO, provided always that any gutn
money which shall have been paid to BIZ pesspn
rel res ert.f3ve6 tfpcc his dcaIh, on account OF
salnry e President! Of the United States, shall
deducted from the said sum OF fas, 600. The b
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