WASHINGTON, D. C., March 17.
SENATE. – Mr. Harrison presented a petition from the citizens of New York, asking Congress to dispose with the agitation of the slavery question, and attend to the restoration of the Union.
Mr. Wilson, of Mass., presented a petition of the emancipation of slaves.
Mr. Lane, of Kansas, offered a resolution that the committee on territories inquire into the expedience of so altering the boundaries of Kansas as to include the Indian territory. Adopted.
Mr. Fessenden, from the com. of conference on the bill providing for the purchase of coin, made a report, which was agreed to.
Mr. Hale offered a resolution that the naval committee inquire into the expediency of appropriating money to make experiments in testing and proving iron-clad rig for vessels of war. Adopted.
The joint resolution authorizing the President to assign the command of the troops in the field to officers, was taken up. After discussion, on motion of Mr. Nesmith, the resolution was re-committed to the military committee.
On Motion of Mr. Fessenden, the post-office appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr. Latham offered an amendment that the Postmaster General be authorized to establish a mail, less than semi-monthly, between San Francisco and Crescent City, including all intermediate points. Agreed to. Mr. Latham also offered an amendment that American steamers and sailing vessels bound to any foreign port, shall receive such mails as the Post-office department may cause to be placed on board, and promptly deliver the same; and that vessels coming from foreign ports shall receive any mail matter from consuls, &c., the compensation being the usual postage.
Mr. Sherman moved to add “provided the government shall not pay more that it receives.” Motion agreed to. The amendment was then adopted and the bill passed
The bill for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia was then taken up, and postponed till to-morrow.
Mr. Trumbull, from the committee on judiciary, reported the House bill to facilitate judicial proceedings for captured property.
HOUSE. – The House passed the Senate’s joint resolution, that if any State during the present rebellion shall make any appropriation to pay the volunteers of that State, the Secretary of War is authorized to accept the same and use it, to be applied by the Paymaster General to the payment designated by the legislative act making the appropriation, in the same manner as if appropriated by act of Congress, and also to make any regulations that may be necessary for the disbursement and proper application of such funds for the specific purpose for which they may be appropriated by the several states.
The House concurred in the report of the committee of conference on the bill regulating sutlers who are authorized to have a lien on the soldiers, to only one sixth of the amount paid them. Penalties are annexed for violating this provision.
Mr. Lovejoy, of Ill., asked leave to introduce a resolution instructing the committee on the District of Columbia, to inquire and report by what authority Mr. Bristoe, of Georgetown, seized, two men, having them sent to Baltimore, and imprisoned in jail; and whether such arrest and imprisonment was not in violation of the provision of the Constitution which says, “No person shall be deprived of his life or liberty without due process of law.”
Mr. Johnson objected to the resolution. It therefore could not be introduced.
LATER. – Mr. Lovejoy succeeded in introducing his resolution.
Mr. Wickliffe, of Ky., moved to lay the resolution on the table. The motion was lost – yeas 43, nays 68. The resolution was passed.
The House went into committee of the whole on the tax bill, Mr. Colfax in the chair.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 18, 1862, p. 1
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