The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-03
THIRTY .SEVENTH CONGRESS- SPECIAL SESSION
WASHINGTON, August 2, 1861.
SENATE


Mr. Ten EYCK presented the resolutions of th'
Legislature of the st ate of New jersey applaudin9
the conduct of the Governor OF that State, and aP
proving the actions of the President in the presen
| war.
Mr. GRIMES introduced bill declaring the un
constitutionaliy and invaliditv of the act making
retrocesson Of part of the District of Columbia
to the city of Alexandria, State of Virginia. Re
| ferred to the Committee on the judiciary.
| Mr.. CHANDLER, from the Committee Com
merce asked for the consideration of bill to sus
pend part of the operation OF House bill 100, 'aI
| act relating to revenue cutters and steamers
| Passed.
Mr. HALE reported from the Committee on Nava
| Affairs the House amendments to the bill fol
the increase of the navy, proposing the construc
| ton of twelve email side-Wheel steamers. Tn
| amendments we're adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Military Al
| fairs, presented a bill rom that committee o
! which he asked the immediate consideration, en-
titled "an act to authorize the increase of the mum
ber of Typographical engineers of the military ser
vice of the United States" Read in place anc
| passed.
Mr.. HALE, from the Committee Of Conference OF
the disagreeing votes Of both Houses in relation
| arrearages due to the widow OF $. A. Douglas, re
ported that the House had receded from the
amendment. The report Of the committee wa
cor Cured in. (Allowing Mrs. Douglas the sun
OF S75O.)
Mr. SIMMONS moved to take up the House pro
position to adjourn at II NJ. on Friday, August I'd
and offered the following amendment:
'Ihat the Speaker be authorized to adjOurn the
| House Of Representatives on the - inst, at II
| O'Clock, to meet on the first Monday 10 December,
aud the President of the Senate be authorized e
adjourn the Senate at such time may be appoint
| ed by a resolution" Laid over.
| Mr. SIMMONS moved that the Senate meet after
| to-day at IL O'clock. Agreed to.
| Mr.. " ILSON, Of Mass, moved to take up Senate
resolution No endorsing all the acts of the Pres
| dent.
Mr. TRuMBULL, OF Illinois, hoped that the Sen.
q ia wOnld first n consider n
| press insurrection, &c.
The yeas and nays were called for By Mr. TRUM-
| BULL on Mr.. Wilson's motion. Yeas 2S nays IL.
Mr.. DooLITrLE, of Wisconsin, moved to refer the
| resolution to the Committee on the Judiciary in
order that it might be amended.
Mr.. WILSON said he did not like to resist the
ton to commit, but surprised that it was
made. The resolution was plain in its terms con-
tanned ambiguous propositions, and was as sim
pie as anything could be. He should vote against
referring to the committed.
Mr.. DooLITTLE said the bill had never been re-
ferred yet to any committee.
Mr.. WILSON stated it came from the Committee
on Military Affairs
Mr.. DoOLITTLE replied that the resolution came
from Mr.. Wilson, that the Committee on Military
A,irs, at all events was not the committee to de
eide questions of constituonality; that the resou-
ton contained propositions which should be fully
considered before they were voted upon.
Mr. BRECKGNRTDaE said he should not vote to
refer to the committee. The resolution had been
sion and amendment for weeks. He thought there
was disposition the part of the Senate evade
direct vote on the resolution The Senate was
familiar with the provisions of the resolution, and
be hoped that if they Intended to vote upon it
they would do so at this time.
Mr. MORRILL,, of Me-, opposed the motion to cou-
slider the resolution; holding the opinion that the
measures taken by the President were necessarily
legal and therefore required no further endorse
ment of Congress.
Mr.. Polk. of Mo-, said the Senator from Maine
(Mr Morrll) had at an early day of the session
fused to vote to postpone the consideration of the
resolution for a single day. He ridiculed Mr.. Nor
rill's idea OF consistency.
The question referring being in order the
yeas and nays were called by Mr.. Polk, as fol.
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Anthony, Browning, collamer, Cowan,
Doolitte, Fessenden Grimes, Hale, Harris, Howe King,
Latham, Morrill,, Thomson Trumbull, Wade, Wimot-l7.
Nays-Messrs Baker, Breckinridge, Bright, Garlic,
Chandler, Clark, Dixon Fooe. Foster, Johnson of Mis-
souri,, Kennedy, Lane of Indiana Lane of Kansas Nc
Douga Pearce, Polk, Powell Rice, salisbury Sherman
Sumner Ten Eyck, Wilkinson, Wilson-23.
The next question in order being upon the pas
sage of the resolution,
Mr. SHERMAN (Rep. o. said he would heartily
vote for the three first propositions of the resolu
ton. He did not believe that the President had a
right to suspend the writ of habeus corpus. He
could not, Senator in his place, under oath,
vote for the 4th, 5th and 9th sections of the bill.
Sir. HOWE, of Wisconsin,, said he would vote for
the resolutions on the assumption that the acts
were illegal; that he would vote to legaliZe them.
Eis approval of the measures was to the same
mathematical extent that the measures adopted By
the President were violations of the law and the
Constitution.
MIR. THOMPSON, of New Jersey, could not vote
for the 4th and OH propositions, relating to the
speech, but merely to state why ne shSuid vote
against the resolution.
By vote it was agreed that all consideration Of
prior orders be dispensed with, and the Senate con-
sdered report OF the Committee Of Conference re-
ported by MIR. Simmons on the tariff bill. The bill
is essentially the same as the House bill. The ten
per cent addition to the present law is stricken
out, and duties advanced on teas, silks and spirit
uous liquors. The rate of the income tax is fixed
at per centum all incomes amounting to $500
and upwards per annum.
Mr.. POWELL (Ky.) said he bad steadily voted
against the National Loan bill and all other bills pro-
viding for the continuation of which, in its
results, ,erc cted but an irreparabe separation of the
States He should vote against the bill.
Mr.. KENNEDY (Md.) said he could not vote for
the bill, he considered it measure, and his
State was opposed to war; believing its result to be
disunion.
Mr. CARLILE, of Virginia, said he should vote for
the bill, as he instructed by his legislature to
vote for all measures of men and money for the war;
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, said he should vote
for the bill because it was matter OF sustaining
the Government
Mr.. LATHAM said he would give bis vote to the
bill if it alone could alter its destiny; but it was
he should vote against it, as he thought it would
require an army OF lUUUUU to collect the revenue
under the bill. The yeas and nays called, and
the report of the committee accepted by the follow
ing vote
Ayes "a. Nays-Breckiuridg Bright, Johnson,
of Mo-, Kennedy, Latham, Polk, Powell Sauls-
burv-S. Bayard, Pearce and five others absent.
On motion of Mr. LATHAM the House resolution,
expressing sympathy with the relatives of the de-
ceased soldiers who killed in the present war,
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. FEssENDEN moved to take up the bill making
further appropriations for the naval service.
The bill appropriates the sum of S39G,0O0, $780,
600 of which is to be- appropriated for the purchase
of patent for the manufacture of signal lights
Mr.. SHERMAN moved that the appropriation for
night signals be stricken out. This amendment
was lost.
Mr. GRIMES moved to make the sum for the pur-
pose named $50 900 instead of $50, 600. Agreed to.
MIR. RICE moved to amend by inserting apprO-
priation of $1,000 for the repairs of Fort Aber
crombie Adopted
Mr. WILSON. from the Committee on Military
Affairs, moved to amend by adding $50, 900 for
the collection and organization of the volunteer
forces. Agreed to-
Mr.. SHERMAN moved to strike out all that portion
of the bill relating to appropriations for night sig
nails The proposition rejected; Is, nays "a.
No further amendments being offered, the bill
was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. BRIGHT the Senate agreed to
print 1000 extra copies of the tax bill.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN moved to reconsider the vote on
the bill to protect the Government against frauds
of contractors and to recall the bill from the House
OF Represen natives.
The following letter sent to the Secretary's
desk by Senator WILSON, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, and was read:
WASHINGTON I'd August, 1861.
Hon. Henry Wilson, United Std'eS Senate:
SIR: perceive by the morning papers that bill No.
49, styled "a bill to prevent frauds by officers entrusted
with making contracts y has passed the Senate, certain
amendments not specified made by the House of Repre-
sentatives having been concurred in.
know the responsibility attaching to any government
officer who ventures to argue against bill whose object
is stated as the prevention of frauds but it is duty to
say to you that il the conditions in regard contracts
imposed by this bill become law the country well
once yield to the Southern rebels all they ask
They aie directed by one mind and will, prompt,
strong, determined, bold. They not distracted by
divided counsels not restrained by rules regulations
laws, customs, precedents-all the paraphernal which
the good sense of the people has designated red
Just such regulations this bill imposes starved the
British army with cold and hunger while ship loads
of stores and of provisions lay till they pershed in
Balaklava bay.
Every purchase, order to purchase deliver if
accepted, is contract,
These orders sent by telegraph Contracts thus
made with persons a thousand miles away. If we to
trammel every purchase with new conditions, of writing,
of record of affidavit human brain will be capable
conducting the business of the supply departments
of the army.
The Quartermaster's Department contains many off
who are in this time of public extremity taxed
the limit Of their erergies in providing the means of
moving the army wagons, horses, mules forage tools
tents, and clothing, for the thousands who actually
suffering for want of it,
IT, addition to these duties they are called upon to
record writing every verbal contract put upon
certain piece of printed paper, of certain shape,
before magistrate and take In every case, certain
oath-deay, rresolution ineficiency will the place
promptness ana energy Suffering discomfort and de-
should be secret will be made known to the public
the life and strength of military operations will he g"ne
As protection against fraud, he who will steal will
not hesitate to shield himself from detection by violating
made Custom House