, 1865-12-21
FROM WASH|Ni;T0N.l !
Adjournment Of Congress
Until January 5th.
PASSAGE Of THE BILL FOR THE
| RELIEF OF MRS. LINCOLN.
Resolutions 0fferedfor theSpeedy
| Trial Of jeff. DaYis.
! GREATFIRE ATsALT
LAKE.
| A. Government Warehouse
/ Destroyed--Loss Over a
H. Million Of Dollars.
;: GEN, R0WARD'S OFFICIAL REPORT
Organization, Operations and Re-
T. suits of the freedmen's Bureau.
:: FROM SOUTH AMERICA
= The Gillian Blockade-The Peru.
u vian President Deposed.
= ! ANOTHER REVOLUTION Il
Il" HAITI THREATENED.
N The New Hampshire House Of Re
s' formation Destroyed by Fire.
u
be destructive. Fires Else
u.
I'd wnare.
'e.
Organization. Operations and Re-
/: :. suits of the FreedUlen's Bureau.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
The ChiIian BIockade-The PERU
vian President Deposed.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN
NATTl THREATENED.
The New Hampshire House Of Be-
formation Destroyed by Fire.
destructive. Fires Else
wnare.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

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pRncEEDINCS Of CONGRESS.
4R W4ss1saros. Dec 20.
~, v.nr ,,escotaS ENAeh, 1aa1,cr,, =, n. .o,,o,v
Ar mADE = Mef,;,eoo Gno msmoM sa o. tne eoe.eu
o. fsie1os o. 1 H. asSng hat soe.4'ns ne
danc p oshais q ne iteedmen o. Nc sonth+ te-
ne ol!I Iof tae payment OF tue *s9.oN to Ass-
Anco!n 1a !, Han p9Esu. ~
~, ~ s!1nnt nopsn %oaiq DC ac'eo On 'e's
NJ DAvlS called ~; SUMNER I TO order, max
ins POM o. otoer taat the Dill WIS no' before tue
se@a1e 1NW .9i q3afS1on: o,.oa r, H.. t>o.,-,,.,,
On ranIns 1csout,o foI unp,ue U% uee ,h:ee ihoa
sand copies Of the enles1es detiscstd On the late
senatns ~ Eo!laMe9: FasSed:
tion PROVIDING Tor recess, anu mosea TINT the
oenAle leeede 1iom " anenamen1-' Ihc Scoatc
ineea 10 feceae' re- ano con1m'stee ol conference
W IE aesgs9 ssSGW, III .o.or,.a ,,.,+1a ,..
e,er:d y sanSes : e!ii.en:, s4 io1 saa as
70 no foees or nc 1as sh' r. Maeh "as
An: SUMNER presented the petition Of ciuzeus
q MsfeaehGsena, 1of the appointment q pro-
S no ct = ta,es e, ~ satsy In Fsoeon
tho.e States. enfranchtsement and equality before
the hF. &C. He also presented eimilsr petitions
from sntxers Of New loss, Missouri. Ohio, 1adi-
an1. Illinois. NeE jes-cy and Kentucky. The peI-
1fonE were referred to he Special Committee Of FIJI
ten on Regeneration.
pr: soANEK y M aito presented !he petition of D.
and olhe7t, for cqralIty before Tic hw in lie
southern state-.
fenofted fsyntablv On lin r. eiye n. cnn.ant -
CO.. rre:s 10 Ihe anneSajon Of IincrIes nnd Trte1.
son, Va, to the Siate oI WesI yir@inis. :.
At N0RRILI. .f-nn The Conan, iec m The n,.,r;ct
pfColnr,ftn rrno,1d fayorahIr m the III; ~ r.Ita
ihe Gect15e ifanehsc IN lie Dtstsist Of CaI91nb1a
VIII nmepdmeute. onc Of sh1ci naod,t;es fhe nr3r.
srsd ~ on.sInt;nn ~ ~, 1;nitss ta,a ~ aEc ~ ~
Fnesh isonsne snd uiia as bis o'aseo 10 sae
Hon Is fnssffed Drescribinr nena1tr of Il M nd
imuisoumrnt rni cItee1in. one tror a. ,y,tnII1 III
feietftpr or rrus}ne Id rece,Te fne rne ri ,ns nec
et5n Entitled IN fhnf rirht o~ ~ ->N1 ~
Nr. WILSON csl]cd m t1c sen,,e hin IN main.
tcrlsrcd m inenrrertian nm rehr1iin hv 1hs 1,
cl5m.iicn ~ fhr Isnsfde,f ~ J,;r -; ~, ri +
nboHshcs I'll laws. statutes aes, ofa;nsaeas ru,ts
md fnu;uuitics au account Of d1siIncton. a. III.
trr1.ur-s ar roce or decent - NN-
iii. spMSEK-. Ma think Of vbat oey.nrcs
In iris chsmher Yesterday. when ro,f n NINA h.
a,te,npt made 10 ,Thitc,ash ,he nnhsn,T ronjs,ion
OF he rrbol States and at hi. f1Tnt IL .Srots the
nn1tie os otiiciai oblivion On he E sieseaos % and
mr. saGtdcd snd f,orbadsn1. ,-1.s, n.,.n.n, .San'
recr1yes rev iris-r nI i,rcnec fcsi thos -, ~
to spcal Of nothins eise to-dsy. sir. t,ood hc.e
r5,tT "a. a. sr,5de1,nn ~ H. mat r.
the eInFe makicrs npd poW stsDd here nIas ,rifIe
~ Immense region, Win millions Of population, il
Il belongs 10 Concress TO atssst Ills f.fai fnr1.
Congress must learn 10 be htayc ard 10 be iuft
butI am not willing 10 he diverted tom lie pre-
c1xe question before tna Senate, although In con,
s1der!uc II sba1 ueatly aud lo9.cauy b led to
pass In review The cond3loo OF the rebel States
Ihs CHAIR seeyes'ed thai ,he question be:pre
the Senate vas II motion to rTlsr the bill to the
Judiciary Com1t Ice, and on thus uoson a dlseus-
sion o! the merit: Of the bill nas not IN order.
Nj TEEabI e that ". samn b:
made.
Mr. SUMNER continued his remarks On the bill
hcfoIc The stnae; ..An nafs a:1es be xatd ..hst
mo1c than the ASSURANCE Of equality b,fo:e 1hc Inv,
which it 4ss1mes Is essential 10 cas4y forward
snd maint1tn ne fFosamatlon q En1assps1on 10
worde ot pc proclamation no one On fotsss They
read that the flaser thall from this time henoeto';h
os nse, and the Execnttsc win the Iaiits1y and
dem. !hc1c L. our PLEDGE, which has gone before
The s.o1id Il goes wherever the limits OF orr Re.
public G1lend- and It ts a. eacted az your national
PUBLIC co1u1et. that piedse IL esersdiy TO be OBJ
te1Ted. 4oW shall We see that that PLEDGE Is pre-
seFseds Il u t9 be committed TO IoaifidnAl*1 Is
sers1iion Of tlut pledge mnet be by the National
GoSe19ment. which made It which care freedom,
ayedon. aoe ~S' fo'S"n's 'n'seo 10 maintain that
Mr.. SUMNER read number Of extracts from
The Southern correspondence Of he Boston ddp.r-
ccfred by him from relnble parties in the Souih, to
chow the dis3psal septtneu; Of The ;outbcru r,eo.
ple, md The 1uelt5 win which trecdnen are being
Be- % esed ppon e Se1aie t. pass ;bs Eli Or anq
other bill calculated to securr justice 10 tie feed
"sa. ~ c.r,cp-px-
NJ. eaCiSboAA NSnea 10 Ha1e fema1k-
~ ,h.e ;s ~ 1e a. apsseen II see qsas
MIC noTet through ne present Executive: Thsre
&as aHtaAt Al oppotanoo pa1'J spfnns fFon me
o. theK LIE 1ned 70 to sbe
snd T. be continued IN !haa policy two million. Of
lanaio! I3.h men n tne Naan %Gaid support him,
a.noafn taey a1o no. so.e sor h, aud would vel
fIeech 80 to The country without protest. The
InsI.i aa 20 o. M iso% ptrate M eatefs Wete 10.
MG.s eAt*paona!. NoeIa one nlan G9t .! 10 ~.
sana si VAL cInei 10 neE5ofs. II Man pansished oot
,,t VA o nos4ns ea,a aDo nc 9ne amnuse9 ana
e. M a"sn aaGoea 70 Mi T.. s9Rnel Saafcs
dee defended he PtesacnI tron II. H readsxtsaets
hel1ef 16 1n IT, f,i1;ees "A t7,h a''a LIE
,If; iGT.hes consideration Of the bin was postponed
~ msrssss Va. rsse!ssa t5om the nonts .nnogn:
Eonse 1tom New Off ena ne passage Ct re'o-
N- Il an xt1s -..s~.-.s,..a - ... a.
acS..,snd ,,,a,1io t'oaoso M eos5 ofon tnc
Mr THGnSu 81. # tTo she Gomt,es con'
u ~. ,A' " - f. liz r Hu% 1nr14o. ing xlet
ansIr 70 7oas' .ne o'n p1oAimo' 1ne report "as
: as79eo ~ - ,..,
@os Sc1a1c aa1oa1.an.
HOUSE.
Nj. MORRILL,, from the Committee OF Mars
and Mean+, reported a till authorizing the Secrlta.y
OF The Treasury 10 appoint assistant aseessors Of
internal revenue. P1eeed.
Nj. STkVENS, Of reunsykania introduced
bilf to rav pensions and damages linton property
b. tete,s out OF con1seated property. Iefe.ted to
the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. .LAWRENCE- of Ohio. submitted 4 Tesol1-
ton, which WIS laid on The table to be printed,
affirming that Jedcrson Davis should be tried md
punished fer treason, md also because OF the
starvation Of pfIronerk.
Mr. BASks reported an amendment to the rules,
recognizing reporters Of official proceedings. ~
published in the Gtot<, a. officers OF the Hoase. 4
debate eDsued and the subject nas sent TO tho Jn-
dic1Ary Committee, to lEqulre *hahe1 there WIS
any existing cohlact oet"een tne AoaAe aod the
rnohthcse or Inc osoet+ II hhslns nscn commended
tnAt such In ameadment lntet1efeQ Wild 1sfas1te
r'Ghts. .......,.--
Ihe Honse concnt1sd II ne conference repo1t 10
9TH dAy 9! Januar5.
lppr, of New ToI&
Nr. BRo0MALI asked 1esye to Introduce re.o-
tfon, which Nas objected TO by Nj. johnson, his
colleague asserting that the termination Q! the IT.
cenl civil war has len The lately usulped Territory
IN Tue hAnds o& "a oonqneftuK poEst