Mr. STEVENS submitted the following preamble and resolution, upon which he demanded the previous question: Whereasby the several actsof Congressof the 13th of July and the Qthof Angus 1.1861. it is enactcilthat all property of Citizensof the insurrectionarystates. found in.said statesor in transit betweensaid States or any section of the same and the loyal States or any sectionof the same.either by land or by water. all vesselsfound at se abelongingeither inlwhole or in part to citizens of the insurrectipnury States and all property wherever situated which may have can used or in any way disposed of in aid of the rebellion. shouldwhen captured beforfeited and the cod: thereofpaid into the treasury of the U.S.totes; and whereas the President, y his irocla motion of the 16th of August. 1861.enjome upon all militn ry and naval officersof the U.S. to be diligent in the ca ture of such property for the use of the U.S.tutes; and w areas arge captures of such property. the proceeds whereof amount to several milion dollars, have been made by naval and military officers and are claimed by them for their own benefit and not for the benefit of the general Treasury of the U.S.: and whereas such officershave beenand are taking inces time through the admiralty courts of the U.S. to have such property condemned and adjudged to their own use and that of the naval pension fund and not to the usoof the general Treasury of the U.S.: anythat paid fund already amounts tomore than terimillion dollars, a like amount having been dietriuted to the captors.the interest of which is more n double the sum required for the naval pensionfund; and whereas the question is now pen nl before the Supreme Court. whether such property so captured should be forfeited to the U.S or for the benefit of the captors; which question cannot. becauseof the presof usiness in said court. be heard and determine until the term thereof to he held in December next; and whereas before such decermination in the Supreme Court there is danger that the lgwor part of said property may be distributed to the captors to the detriment of the general Treasury of the U.S.: be it therefore; SeRceresotalvryed.That in the opinion of this House the of the Treasury should be and herebyis. requestedto Withheld from.distribution all the proceeds ot the captured property above described to anyof the captorsor claimants under said captures until such question may be settled by the Supreme Court; and that the SecyTreasury be further requestedto take such means as in his judg mcpt may seem proper to have the claims of the U.S. in such casesfully heard in the atliudination of the questions arising under such captures.