The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-23
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
TIIIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, July % 1901

WASHINGTON July %, 1901
Mr. SIMMONS. (rco'~ Of r. l. introduce an amendment
to the Increase the revenue Ga Rcferre u the
Committee on Finance.
INCREASE THE NAVY DIAL ooRpa
The bill to increase the navy medical corps was taken
up, and amended as TO provide for filling vacancies III
the Naval Academy, and passed.
IRON CLAD SHIPS WAR.
The bill to provide for iron clad ships and floating bat
teres was passed.
sTgvEys' FLOATING BATTERY.
The joint resolution providing board Of examiners
TO examine the Stevens floating battery at tioboken
N j., was passed.
CoSPIScATIoN or REBEL PROPERTY.
The bill providing for the conscaon OF the property of
rebels found in against the government was takenup
Mr. TRUMByLI, (rep.) Of III. offered amendment pro-
vidng that any person held or labor employed
or IN any way aiding the rebellion against the government
shall be forfeited TO his MASTER
Mr. BREcK;NRDcE, opp Of Ky asked for the yeas and
nays. Agreed to-
Mr. TRUABulL said he glad the yeas and nays were
called for. He wanted to who would vote 90 allow
iratorous masters 10 employ slaves to shoot down Union
men II The Senator from Kentucky in favor of it let
aim vote for it.
Mr.. BRscSIyRiDoE SAID renarKsof the scnaor were
not called for He intended TO do his duty according TO
his ideas Of the constitution.
Mr. WILSON, (rep) Of Mass, said he should vote for il
gladly. lie thought tho time had come when the goveal
saen should put stop to traitors employing bon.men TO
shoot down men lighting for their country lie hoped
there public sentiment which would blast any Sena
tor who defends traitors Tor doing such things
MIR. Bf cSINRiDGE said no supposed the Senator from
Massachusetts doing what ho supposed his duty Tho
Senator from Kentucky should do the thing. And
when the Senator attempted 10 deter him doing his
duty by intimatng that public opinion here elsewhere
should blast him for dong what his said was
right he talks 10 the winds lie would use no unpari
amentary language but the Senator knows is perfectly
idle to make such attempt
Mr.. PRAacn Opp Of Nd though, II best to all the
ioeraity possible. The measure would not be of real
value.
Tho lamenluent was agreed to--yeas S2, nays -
Mcssrs Breckenridge Johnson Of Mo- Kennedy, Pearce,
Polk and Powell, voting in the negative.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. FEsssSnEN (rep) of Me, from the Committee
Finance reported bill supplementary TO the authorz
ing national loan, and 1t was passed.
ORGANIZING THE ARMY.
Mr.. McIoueAL (opp) Of CAL, offered resolution that
il Is the policy Of the government TO organize army of
one hundred and hfy thousand men tho basis Of the
regular army. Referred TO the Military Committee
APPROVING THE ACTS or THE PRESIDENT
Tue Joint resolution approving the acts Of the pres
dent, was postponed till Wednesday.
INCREASE OF IHR MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
After an executive session the bill TO the mill
tary establishment, which returned from the House
with amendments was taken up, and the Senate refused
to concur in the amendments of the House.
TIE PAY Of The LATE DOUGLAS
Tho resolution 10 pay the widow OF Senator Douglas
returned from the House with amendment to pay
81 900 mileage, which the Senate refused concur
TnB EMPLOYMENT VOLUNTEERS.
Mr.. WILSON introduced bill in addition 10 the au.
thorizng the employment of volunteers. Laid over.
message received from the President.
Executive session. Adjourned.