The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-04
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.


WAsHINGToS, January 3.-SESATE-The Sc
nate met n - o'clock.
il bill and report fror ..nmissioner Wells
was received, and refcrrc. . the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr.. Chandler presented 4 protest against
any curtailment OF the national currency, and
Il petition for it's increase.
Mr.. Sumner presented Il resolution direct
ing the Judiciary Committee 10 inquire If
legislation or constitutional amendment is ne
ccssary 10 prevent the sale of persons into
slavery for term of years punishment for
crime
Mr.. Sumner introduced q resolution inqui-
ring into the cXpcdicncy OF prohibiting the
sale OF persons into slavery for crime. He
read two advertisements Of negroes 10 he sold
for crime in Anne Arundel county. Maryland,
and said he doubted whether the Civil Rights
bill covered the ground. In the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery he thought the
language unhappy. Congress thought at the
time that the term involuntary seryitude"
only applied 10 servitudc by imprisonment,
mt as there was doubt in the matter it would
be we'll 10 settle il.
Mr.. Salisbury said he had often seen similar
advertisements to those read by the Senator
!" '''e |'S'''" l,'P''s "", III "o''' '.'o'' -,
queh'iy IMAM those III -'i"Ssaei'"s''lS' Inc
LeIlS'"tu'eo u -H"'E i''o was Ia s'SS'0''' anu
1t would ." well 10 await lheir action.
Mr. Johnson saia the "hoie matter "o"ia
soon 20 before the courts, and had rs well 90
to the Judiciary Committee.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. sumner oHere" u resolution OF INQUIRY
mo nv "a -. ~ - ,1rtltaa
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III rho Iroueo mot =. noon-about q
quorum being present
The report and tariff bill Of Commissioner
Wells were received endorsed by the Spcre-
,.rv nf the Treasury rs meeting his views
with al very slight exception" and COM
m.rdiug il 10 the careful consideration Of
Compress II was referred.
Mr. Wentworth asked leave to offer the fol-
lo,r,np resolution:
E.ea1r.d. That The Committee upon Judiciary
l.. instructed to ina ire what measures. if any,
can be taken TO prevent the supreme Court
from releasing and dncharrinc the assassin.
-, .Tr T;nc,lu oua tho corsnir,tors IN rnlaa 50
.f,o rohor ,,ri.o,ors =, C,mn DoprI,s near
c,,,i,.,.., ,,i1ar ,,,o co,,r and nratcpca If the
law. ~ ,,sa aud o1so - iropire into thep..
-y,Tr cal linz cyl oh II
A.. r,.m;,1,.d I't..,,.1 =, Tho resolution md
:, ,;a, n,ar
NJ 1yn,1,.-1 ,r ,,oprcctier, introduced =
.o.,1rtio, which was raFsrrrd declaring that
.,, = si,,,,la dollar .ro,ld la concentrated for
,,ro,,ar,, :. aaztroraa nv the United States army
IN us aIorts IN NM down The rebellion.
Mr. purdv NJ obio introduceo n resolu
ti,,, ia divide Tavas in-o rour territorial 20.
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-, . - os,,;,,ad ~ St,.oz
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49,. r,,o.,,rao,,1,n - Tho hin roads.
..a ,a,,od S,,te of Texas having yyorea
$1,000. 1T. tho Initial States Government.
t.re.i,a1 al, nc rriv;Iarns and rights. and for
$50, -, -, o,.ort acts - The very name
49, .bo nreomble saws i known
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va 49,. ,,.,s ), .ha ra,,o ;pai.
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.''',"1a ,, ,,,ro,a Uur ref,.,r.d Ia the
=. -, 1,,rn;,,r;c.
-. -, WISCONSIN ir,roduced n bill
- ,.,.a,;,i,g !, the militia all
,ar.nns tween eighteen and forty-livc years
of ace II also proposes a national guard 10
consist or two regiments of infantry in every
ais,r,ct aud territory rcnrrsrnted in Congress.
l,,,. ~ ,,b;ch sb,u ba comnosed of colored
- .,..., ,.., ,t,a,, o,,e.,bird of the enrolled
,,,i,i,i, .n,, hs coloraJ men. None who par
,;.;,,,,.a !, rho lara war shall be officers or
,,riyo.as in the national guard, who may be
naIred ont r. sunprrss instruction or enforce
,t,n1o,r Tho hin was referred 10 the Com
r,it,ae IN Militia