Worcester daily spy., 1858-04-02
BY TELEGRAPH
BY the American Telegraph Company's Printing Lines
Omcein General Exnrs.s Oaiee. Lne9ln House Block.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
wORCEs sTER spy.
THURsDAY, April l.

SENATE
!he morning business in the Senate was
unimportant
Various Intellectual attempts we're made to
vote down Mr. Iversou's motion TO take up
the army bill, and to consider instead, the
Minnesota bill.
The army bill was considered, and various
an mendments were made, without altering the
principle.
NJ Hunter was aware that the President
would not expend dollnr. or raise a man
more than was required. He moved to strike
out the WORDS " four regiments and substi-
tute two regiments instead of the Texas reg-
ment.
MI lveFson ex xplaned that he. Individual
Iy, was not in favor of the employment, as
volunteers. Of raw militia, picked up in grog-
shopS, as efficient against the Mornons; but
theg might defend the trains and posts and
De used Tor frontier service, and thus libera
tne regulars from Texas and elsewhere. He
ADDED that the government would be salts
ned with two regiments if they cannot get
four.
Mr. Pugh regarded volunteers preferable to
regulars.
Mr. Cameron of Pa. said Mr. Iverson was
wrong IN characterizing volunteers as picked
up in grog shops.
-@'NaS1Vii
In twenty days, he SAID, men of aptitude
would learn the manual, and in six months
would be as efficient as il they had served
five wears
Mr. Douglas asked Messrs. Hunter and
Iverson If they were authorized by the ad-
mlhistFat'on to say that two regiments were
enough.
Mr. Hunter replied that he made the mo-
ton on his own responsibility. MIR. Hunter
motion for two instead of five regimQnts, was
then pnt and carried-26 to Il.
lhe Dill was then reported TO the Senate,
when the several immateral amendments
were coneurred in by vote OF % 10 l6
PREVIOUS to the final vote oG the bill, Mr..
Hale remarked that he looked upon it as an
lnsidious step towards permanent increase
OF the army. He called on every man TO op-
pose this first step towards converting this
country from republic to military despot-
ism.
Mr. Wilson was in favor of granting to the
executive the means required for the public
service. The bill comes in the best possible
shape that such bill can come, for its action
Is confined to Utah or the frontier. While he
was IN favor OF maintaining the laws, he was
also IN favor OF sending a suitable commission
eF 10 Utah with the power to avert an appeal
to arms, if possible. He would treat the NJ or
mons as he would treat a tribe of Indians,
that is, purchase their country at a reasonable
compensation, if they would remove to some
other part Of the American continent, beyond
our limits. But they are in rebellion on the
highway to our Pacific coast, and the admin.
iStration want the force to maintain our laws
in their midst, and, if we give two regiments
for the special service, he WILSON, could not
see how his triend from New Hampshire
Chale) could construe this as hostile to the
liberties 0t the country.
Mr. hale faid he was equally in favor Of the
laws, but did not want to increase the brute
force OF q government in which he had no con.
hdence
MIR. Cameron did not see how the DILL could
be interpreted into permanent increase of
the army. He was opposed to large standing
armies, as at variance with the spirit of our
institutions.
Here Ike Kanzas bill was brought from the
House,
Mr.. Brown Of Mississippi, spoke in favor
Of the bill. He never believed there was any
danger to the liberties OF the country in the
increase of the army
The bill as amended was then passed, Al to
l3.
The Kanzas bill, with the House amend
ment, next came up, when Mr.. Green moved
that the amendment be disagreed to.
The Senate having previously resolved to
adjourn until Monday, resclnded the vote
and will devote to- morrow to a discussion of
the subject. Adjourned.