New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-28
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .wAsHIserOs, March q, IL. 1850 O.,

NJ SkvXpn ;Ren' n. " presented petition IN
favor Of the Homestead 0ii N'' ''''"'-
York. a., ,vr.ss,ted tbe rssolutions
L. D1,; 7 legislature asking grant OF land 10
oi 'e oPltrnct,on of the Gulf and ShplSand
Railrosd. n. To introduced 8 hill giving
MI. SILL Of Congress TO the leyying of tunpage
ts ne The States bordering the Mississippi for
shs Reinforcement thereof ~ .
ths gu IN tlOt;on of Mr.. BROWN, Saturdays were set
smart for the CONSIDERATION oA Ouses reauhg W 'ne
I5strict of Columbia.
1n motion Of MIR. SALISBURY Dem., Dell the
,Asolutons of Mr.. Davis Dem, Miss. relative to the
Territories, ETC., were taken up, and made the special
Mr.. D0OLITrLE rep, Wis., presented memo
rial in favor of Bankrupt law.
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, Tenn rose to a personal
explanation. He had seen report OF speech made
by the Senator from New-Hampshre Clark at Do
yer on the 9TH of March in which reference had been
made to his (Johnsou's) State and himself
The extract was read by the Clerk IN which it was
stated By Mr. Clark that Tennessee had too little in
dustry OF enterprise TO develop her mines OF copper
etc.. and further, that in conversation he CLARK
had with him (JohnsOn) he had made some admissions
relative to the insecurity of slave property at the
South.
Mr.. johnson asked IL this was a correct report.
MIR. CLARK rep, n. H. said he old not see why
he called upon in the Senate for an explanation OF
what he had uttered On the stump. The Senate was
not the proper place for such an explanation. He was
ready to meet the Senator outside and give him any
explanation.
Mr.. JOHNSON could not see why the Senator could
not avow disavow the language attributed to him.
MIR. CLARK positively declined giving any expla-
nation in the Senate.
Mr. JOHNSON would, then, assume that the report
was correct and answer accordingly. II the Senator
had made himself familiar with the facts in relation to
mining in Tennessee then he had stated what he knew
10 be untrue and if he had not made himself CONVEX
SAINT with the facts then he had spoken OF something
he knew nothing about The Senator could take either
horn of the dilemma he chose. MIR. johnson then pro-
ceeded institute comparison between the relative
productiveness Of Tennessee and New-Hampshlre,
drawing conclusions favorable to the former. He fur
ther said that in regard the conversation alluded to
by the Senator in hs speech he had no recollection OF
having had any conversation with HIM this session
upon any subject; but if such the case, he had
never used the language attributed to him. what he
had said and he was willing to repeat it, was that if
this abolition issue pressed 10 its umat1m, and
the negroes should be raised TO instruction, the non
Shareholders would unite with the Shareholders and
subiupate them; and if the resistance obstinate
that he believed the eXtirpatOn OF the negro race
would then ensue. This would be the end OF the phi
lanthropic efforts of the AbolitioDists.
Mr. CLARK said that when the proper time arrived
he would take the occasion what he did say in
his speech and when he did he would say nothing IN
disparagement of Tennessee, dispute the fact that
she made more hortes asses, and mules tnan New
Hampshire.
The bill to increase and regulate the pay Of the Navy
was then taken up aud considered
The bill gives senior captains $500 per snnum;
captains, commanding squadrons S9,OUO; captains on
duty at sea- $4375 and duty, S3,937; commanders,
81 825; eutenants 81 500; and increases the pay of
other officers in about the same proportion 1t fur
Their provides for increased pay to commanders, eu-
tenants surgeons pursers and engineers after the first
five years OF service.
MIR. FESSENDEN REP, Me- offered substitute
for the whole BILL mainly giving lower salaries, but
increasing some Of those of the lower grades.
Mr. CRITTENDEN IS. Am, Ky.l offered an amend
ment to the original bill to increase the pay of mdshp
men. Agreed to.
sjes In Chaplaincy shall be filed hereafter.
Mr. IVERSON Dem, Ca said he supposed the
amendment was intended 10 cut off the appointment OF
Two gentlemen nominated by the President, and re-
fered to the Committee on Naval Aiairs, and not yet
reported on. lie was in favor of reducing the number
OF Chaplsins but opposed to any side-wlpe" OF
Ahis kind.
Mr. SLIDELL discaimed any knowledge Of the
two gentlemen referred to. He thought it doubtful
whether it was proper to mention what occurred IN
Executive Session; but if such was the case, such
nomination was MADE after the Committee notified the
Secretary that the service did not require so many
Chaplains. - 90 A.,
SourDed-