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prosecuted with all the vigor and strength and means of the federal government till rebellion be subdued, and no longer.

3. That an honorable peace is desirable; but no peace while armed opposition menaces the capital, and threatens the overthrow of the Union; nor that peace which would be established upon the dismembered fragments of a mighty and prosperous nat on; and that man who would entertain peace upon these conditions is a traitor to his country, and unworthy the protection of its laws.

4. That the war was inaugurated solely for the suppression of the rebellion and the restoration of the Union as it was; that any and all attempts to change or divert this line of policy is a fraud upon the nation, a fraud upon the memory of the gallant men who have sacrified their lives, and a fraud upon the living soldiers who now stand up as a wall between their loved country and its wicked invaders.

5. That the value of dollars and cents does not enter into the momentous question of the maintenance of popular liberty, or the preservation of a free government, any more than the lives and comfort of the traitors who have conspired or leagued together for their destruction.

6. That the Union restored, the war should cease, and the seceding States be received back into the Union with all the privileges and immunities to which they were originally entitled.

The same having been read,

Mr. Wright moved that its further consideration be postponed until the 16th instant, and that it be printed.

Pending which,

Mr. Lovejoy moved that it be laid on the table.

And the question being put,

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So the motion to lay upon the table was disagreed to.
The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Wright,
And being put, it was decided in the affirmative.

So it was

Ordered, That the further consideration of the said resolution be postponed until the 16th instant, and that it be printed.

Mr. KcKnight submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing section 88, (of the excise law of last session,) which imposes a tax on advertisements.

Mr. Morris submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the propriety of so amending the "law for the collection of internal revenue" as to provide that no resolution shall be offered for consideration in either house of Congress, unless there be attached to said resolutions a ten centstamp for each resolution so offered for consideration.

Mr. Wickliffe, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 595) to protect and grant relief to the citizens of loyal States whose property and slaves have been wrongfully taken, seduced, and abstracted by the officers and soldiers of the army of the United States; which was read a first and second time.

Mr. Wickliffe moved that it be referred to a select committee.
Pending which,

Mr. Lovejoy moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

After debate,

Mr. Lovejoy moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the operation thereof the motion to refer to the Committee on the Judiciary was agreed to.

Mr. Menzies, on leave, introduced a bill (H. R. 596) to provide for ascertaining and adjusting claims against the government of the United

States, arising and resulting from the military and naval operations of the government in Kentucky, since the first day of September, 1861; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Holman gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill granting bounty to soldiers honorably discharged from the service, and to increase the pay of private soldiers of the army.

Mr. Stevens moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Pending which,

Mr. Washburne moved, at 3 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Stevens;

And being put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dawes reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the annual message of the President of the United States, had come to no resolution thereon.

On motion of Mr. Aldrich, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the bill of the House (H. R. 492) to establish the Territory of Lanniwa, and for other purposes, be printed.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Blake, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1862.

Two other members appeared, viz:

From the State of New York, James E. Kerrigan..

From the State of California, Timothy G. Phelps.

J. B. S. Todd, the delegate from the Territory of Dakota, also appeared.

The following petitions were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule:

By Mr. Shellabarger: The petition of citizens of Springfield, Ohio, for the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan canals; which was referred to the select committee on the defences of great lakes and rivers;

Also, the petition of citizens of Clark county, Ohio, for the passage of a uniform bankrupt law; which was referred to the select committee on the bankrupt law.

By Mr. Alexander H. Rice: The petition of Thomas Blanchard for the renewal of his patent for bending wood; which was referred to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Porter: The petition of officers of the 13th regiment Indi

ana volunteers, for relief for losses on the peninsular campaign; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The Speaker having announced, as the regular order of business, the bill of the Senate (S. 365) for the admission of the State of "West Virginia" into the Union, and for other purposes, the consideration of which was postponed at the last session until this day, the House proceeded to consider the same-the pending question being on its third reading.

After debate,

The hour of one o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House proceeded to the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 592) to amend an act entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the government and to pay interest on the public debt," approved July 1, 1862, heretofore postponed and made a special order for this timethe pending question being on its engrossment.

Amendments were submitted by Mr. Justin S. Morrill, Mr. Roscoe Conkling, Mr. Holman, Mr. John H. Rice, and Mr. Johnson, respectively; which were severally agreed to.

Mr. McKnight moved further to amend the bill by striking out the 6th section; which motion was disagreed to.

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

Being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Stevens moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.

The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House communications as follows, viz:

I. A letter from the Commissioner of Patents, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 3d instant, relative to the expenditure of the agricultural fund; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

II. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 2d instant, in regard to appointments to the Naval Academy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed.

III. A letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the provision of additional means for the preservation and storage of ordnance supplies; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.

The House then resumed the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 365) for the admission of the State of West Virginia into the Union, and for other purposes-the pending question being on its third reading.

After debate,

The House having, by unanimous consent, ordered that all debate should cease, and that the House should proceed to vote upon the said bill at 2 o'clock p. m. to-morrow,

On motion of Mr. Segar, at 4 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1862.

Several other members appeared, viz:

From the State of New York, Isaac C. Delaplaine;
From the State of Iowa, William Vandever;

From the State of Missouri, James S. Rollins.

John Cradlebaugh, the delegate from the Territory of Nevada, also appeared.

Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of conferring upon assistant assessors the same authority to enter premises, &c., that assessors have under section 11 of the excise tax law; also, whether it would not be expedient to exempt the maker or makers of boards, shingles, staves, and other rough lumber from his or their own lands or timber, as wholesale dealers, to the amount of dollars.

Mr. Gurley, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety of so amending the law for the appointment of quartermasters and commissaries for the regular army that they may be selected from the volunteer army or from civil life.

Mr. Holman, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to inform the House

1st. How many commissioned officers of the army are now absent from their respective commands, specifying the number of each grade, and whether absent on leave, without leave, or by detail;

2d. The number of major generals and brigadier generals who are not assigned to any actual command, the name of each, the length of time since engaged in actual service, and the names of the members of the staff of each of such generals, their grade, and how long unemployed in actual service, and specifying only such generals and the members of their respective staffs as are receiving their pay and allowances from the government;

3d. The number of aides-de-camp which may be dispensed with without impairing the public service.

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his private secretary; which was handed in at the Speaker's table.

The House resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 365) for the admission of the State of West Virginia" into the Union, and for other purposes; the pending question being on its third reading.

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