Mr. HALE, by unanimous consent, submit ted the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Committee onMilitary efiain be instructed to inquire and report whcther, in the conviction of Dorence Atwater, late a private in the general service of the U.S. rmy. on the chargeof larceny. beforea.court martial held at the city of Washington in or about the month of september, 1865 and in the finding and sentence of court martial and the executionthereof, any insjuasid tice was done to said Atwater which ought to be redressed; and whether in the proceedings against said Atwater before said court martial or prior or subsequent to the same, any officer or officersof the U.S. Army wasor wereguilty ofoppressiou, cruelty, injusticc, or other conduct unbecomingan officer an a gentleman; and also to inquire and report whether and since the conviction of and Atwater, any officer or officers of the U.S. Army. hasor have been guilty of oppression cruelty injustice, or otherconduetun ceomingan cheer an agentleman. in improperly utteni ting to prevent, hinder, or delay the purdon of said Atwater or the cancelingnnd annulling the sentence of said court. martial or in any manner improperly interfering or attempting to interfere with the course of public justice or the exercise of executive clemency: and whether any further legislation is necessaryto protect.the rights of citizens and of the r unk and file of the Army against oppressmnand iniustice under color of military authority or martial law and that said committee have power to send for personsand piliffiivrd, That the POTUS he requested to trapsmit to this Housecopiesof the recortandproceedmg's of the court. mnrtla hleld at the city of Vashtugton, in or about the month of September.1865, in the case of Derence Atwltter. late a private in the general service of the U.S. Army, including all testimony taken before the said court martial, together with all orders and papers relating to the finding or sentenceof said court martial, or the execution thereof; and also copies of all papers subsequentlypresentedto the President in relation to the caseofsaid Atwater, and looking toward the canceling or annulling of the finding and sentenceof said court martial, or other redressto said Atwater; togetherwith any and all reports, recommendations.statements, protests, or ot or papers that may have been received by the President from the Judge Advocate Generalof the or from any other officer or officersof the Army touching the easeof said Atwater or any action or proposedaction thereon. The question was upon agreeing to the resolotions.