Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-31
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~ general &C nssnt the consideration Of the joint rea
luton endorsing the official acts Of the President (st Il
proposition Of Mr.. Johnson of Tennessee who was Al
sent was postponed until Friday next at one o'clock.
Inc .nendnt na Of the House to the bill provide fs
the better organization Of the military estsblishmsr
0 wee not concurred 10 BY The Senate.
Q eommiges OF conference was appointed by th
chair on the bill approprsling s,rtain moneys 10 Ii
widow Of Stephen A. Douglas.
bf Wilson's bill to promote the eff sepcy of the vo
unlesr corps was taken up, and Mr. Wilson said Il va
absolutely necessary 10 commence the
the army by the appointment Of competent field an
company ofcers That the rout the other day was ov
70 'he incapaolty Of the officers in charge The tim
had oome to weed these men out of the army, and
could not be done BY courtnaris. That the Presden
TO have tn, power to let the officers know that tn
privatos are to be cared for.
H. Grimes warmly opposed the passage OF the bill
and was interrupted BY message from the House o
Representatives stating that the House had passed
Baltimore in the service Of the United States
The consideration OF the volunteer bill was resumed
when
Mr.. King moved to refer the bill to the Committee or
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Fetsenden moved that BY unanimous consent
House bill No. 76-sn act to provide for the Police or
gauizason Of Baltimore, employed by the United States
| be taken up.
Mr. Fessenden said that the police now on duty would
| DO paid by the city authorities
Mr. Pearce said that be wanted il understood that be
objected to the BILL because be held that the o. States
had no right to supersede the State or city authorities
Maryland or Baltimore and the passage of the present
OH would cause additional irritation Of the people Of
Baltimore.
Mr. Powell Of Kentucky called tor the yeas and nave.
| wiich we're ordered ~
When Mr. Kennedy's name was called, he said he cav
no necessity Tor seperseding the former Police Board
and thus explained why he voed "No."
Ths bill approprates 500 900 for the payment Of the
military police and specifies that not more than sS0 600
soa DC used Tor any one MONTH and to be discussed
under the direction OF the military officers having COM
mand OF the Department of Maryland.
The vote was as follows
fea'Ihessrs. Anthony, Bingham, Browning, oh.nd.
ler, Clark, Oolamer, Corwr Dixon DoolittIe pes,sn
de1, Foot, Foster Grimes Hale, Harlan. Harris Howe
johnson OF Tennessee. King, Latham, McDougsl Mer.
FIJI, fomeroy, sherman, SUMNER Ten Eyck TrumbuIl
Wade, Wilkinson, and Wilmot- So
Nays-Aeasrs johnson Of Missouri, Kennedy, Pesrce.
Folk, Powell, and Saulsbury-e
Absent or no: votng-l8.
Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, offered the following res
oaiion on which Mr. Polk called fer the yeas and osys
but Mr. johnson agreed to the suggestion of Mr. sum-
nsr 10 let the reso u,ion lie on the table,
he'oved That the present civil Ia forced on the
country by the disunionss Of tho Southern States now
10 rebellion agains, the constitutional Government In
hs emergency Congress banishing oil passion and all re.
sentmebt, will only r,eolect their duty 10 the whole
country This war is not waged in any spirit of SUP.
preston or subngaion, with any purpose of over
throwing int rfering with the Institutions M tbnso
States but simply maintain and defend the supremacy
of the Constitution aud laws leaving uDmpaired tho IN
situons Of the States SO soon As this ia aceomnIsbsd
tho war ought to cease.
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
h Elliott OF Massachusetts,, from the Committee on
Comm rec reported BILL which was passed suiboriyiTa
The PRESIDENT by and with tho advice of the Sen.,a .,
appoint copsus at any foreign ports where be NAV deem
advisable, for The preventing OF piracy at aaIsr, No,
exceeding ,6o per snnum their offices to cease When
internal peace shall be restored '-'N
Mr.. Sedgwich, OF New York, from Comm,,,o. -, ",
Ahors, reported the Senate bill providing for bs va
pointment Of board OF three skiul naval oac.s ~
report on tne construction completion of an iron or
=. smsuP or battery; and II the report
90 favorable, that the Secretary Of the Navy be auho
"a 10 construct one or more. million and half Of
S Suas appropriated to carry the act into effect The
Yr.e1Ggwlck also reported the Senate bill authorizing
the appointment of Assistant Secretary of the Nav
at o. o per snnum and eight additional clerks Passed
As the Senate bill providing for the increase OF the
hodisl Corps Of the Navy. Passed. r
NJ Bair, Of Missouri from the Committee on Mil.
tar Afirs, reported the Senate bill authorizing the
President to accept the services Of 500 900 vounteer
Easssj. |
Mr. bingham OF Ohio, from the Committee n, N. In /,
dc.sy reported resolution, which was passed, qnes
ing the President to commur. the house II IN bis
judgment :. ~ ;senPathle with The public Interests
L
mssopers Of the city OF B..ore have been arrested
and detained as prisoner at Fort hoHenry.
Mr. Steyens Of Pennsylvania, from the Committee GU
Ways and Means reported bill approPn.spg 100000
will which 10 pay the Police organised by the United
states authorities in the city Of Baliore, providing that
i. be dsbursed through the commanding officer at ni
more, and that no more than s'oooa month Do 10 u.s.
buried ,r. .
an, =, the eY,rsordipe resulting from the e.
,raord;n.,v ..Is 1.-The present Administration, who,
c,no throuyb Military officer, in violation Of the laws
If Es,yl,ps n dercgson Of her State sovereignty, and
;,ho; 4dow Of authority derived either under color
ot ~" constitution o; Of Congress have established
Rslsf,ore military police, aud have followed up that
,ct with another Of higbhanded aggresson-the gus;
pension Of the writ Of habeas corpus BY which citizens
Of Maryland have been sessd by the military power and
imprisoned without the slightest color Of law, in fc
,ress of the United States Yet by this bill Congress
no. only asked endorse hess acts but 10 vote 100000
10 psy men pat In power 10 violation Of every ceasa'
,ional right
Where, he asked, IA all tAs 10 end' Gentlemen on
the other side are accustomed to declare that the coun
try In the midst Of revolution. But the revolution
not only Ia the South against the authority of that Gene
raj Government but also in the Government itself
The President has set ut defiance every CONSTITUTIONAL
limitation of executive power and boldly eonesses the
transgr sci, in his message lustiiJng upon the
round Of necessity Congress, instead of endorsing
such dangorou, usurpation should as the representa-
ty.s Of the people, rise 10 their dignity and rebuke it,
Az one representative OF the people, and acting upon 2
responsibility to them and TO tho country % dsnoanoed
such proceedings He msirtneA or Hy that the regr-
police of cat.aore Who have been superseded per-
formed their Duty according to reports which had reach
ed him, fully aud fairly.
Again he would warn the Republican majority that
there was sleeping public opinion At the North which
would yet hold them to rigid accountability for their
acts here Let them beware that the saddet pages OF
oar story do not record the results Of these uncons
utional measures.
Mr. Richardson, douglas DemocratD Of Illinois, gose
under evident excitement and vcheasnuy denounced
Mr. Burnett as one of party who had deliberately plot
ted the destruction the Union through the destruc
of the democratic party at Charleston. BE asserted |
that tho gentleman from Kentucky wss, more than any
member Of this Hsuse responsible for the present cond
uu,, IF IA, ..--.--, II -lis L-. IL .ei1 -f q.
thought that thoss who had deliberately plotted the ruin
Of tie country soSls 10 the last TO claim the protection
Mr.. Burnett, nterruptng Mr.. RchsresoI ssS.rked
that he believed the gentlsmsr Log Illinois would not
vfuy do hir On Injustice, and in stating that he was
IN any manner directly indirectly, responsible Tor
breaking up of the Demo cratic party at Ctafe ton he
sated that Of which he knew nothing SO lar from De-
inc responsible COR ast result be vas the only memh5
"a the charleston Convention who had repsiIea " tho
bali Of lie secsders and entreacd then " return to the
convention. >,
Mr. Richardson reIoncd that be had neither misun'
y al ,ha 0entamana nOaiti1n.--