New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
XXXVIITu CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.

SENATE. .WAsBINGToS, July 10, 1861.
Nr. GRIMES Rep, lOval introduced hl Tor the
construcon of one more iron-clid sIps. Reierrod
10 the Committee Naval Affairs.
Mr. GRIMES also reported q bill TO regulate the
PoIi,o iofce of the City Of Washington. Laid over.
Mr. GRIMES alsO introduced resolution askIng
the President 10 inform the Senate the mature OF lno
ouss aImislice referred TO in bs Message OF the hh
il L. by which the commander OF the Sd1ine used
10 trsnser troops Fort piekens and what bad been
done In relation To the Sabine. Agreed To-
Mr. CLARK tRep., n. III reported a bill to pay
the widow of stephen A. Douglas the SUN due hun,
sJ0 Adopted. 80,
Mr.. WILSON lIsep., Mass.) reported the House bin
for tho relief OF the soldiers and musielns OF fors
Sumter. Passed.
Mr. WILSON aLo reported the bill in relation 10
forwarding soldiers letters. Passed.
Mr. WILSON also reported ill for the relief OF
Ohio aud other volunteers. IL provides Tor their pay,
uent from the time they We're actually III service tli
they took the OHtb. Passed.
Mr. WILSON also reported the resolution in relation
to the bonds of psyma,tels In The army Referred 10
the CoInmilIee On the judiciary.
Sir. FESsENDEN (Rep., Mel reported, from tho
Committee on Finance the Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial Appropriation bill The bin wss considered
and passed.
Tie Civil Appropriation bill was then taken up and
The special order the resolution approving the acs
OF President Lincoln. was taken uP.
Mr, BAYARD Dem, DELI proc efet 20 speak IN
oppostion 10 he resolution. He reviewed the course
OF events lst year. and the measures taken 10 save
the country by cancellation and com moronse from the
horrors of civil war. lie loved the Union much as
apv man. and WAS willing make any sac'itce even
of hi, lite TO save the Union. Bat the cry war Low
unconditional submission. There was notaik OF pease
he admitted that the present trouble was reyoid-
tion. lt was revolution 81 eleven olstesi Even
thew sbond be crushed out by war it will not be .
restoration Of the Union. war Of subjugaion VIII
end In tie ruu of the Republic ard III the establish
mspt of a desyosrn. II the Union Is 70 DO made tho
means Of straiing Ii eFti IL hgd better be dis
solyed lie warned the country against the horrors ca
civil war; He was for peace in any form 10 restore
the Uuion and ii this not PDssible, TO part III
ueace He would negotiate with the reV0ied Sstet,
and iren 20 the terms they had 70 propose.
He admitted the right OF bios kade, for we Were really
in a si0te Of var lie admitted the wilt Of Adbeds
ro,Dl, might be suspended when the courts noe
IA force but he denied the right TO suspend the wiz
In States where the Courts were open. If We athru
that tie Prerident has such power. the right 10
suspend the writ, most fatal blow will be struck at
The liberties of the oountry-but in no c.se the
Pre-dent delegate tlis power. This was The goat
objection be had 70 the res. .Jlionj be Gid eot for
the rest u T. The right Of citizen {, Liberty cf per-
son Wac most important. NJ. Bsyard argued az cou-
siderable length in regard she sanoti'y OF the wIs
vf koGeGs corpus, coutepdng that there was 10 di-
ference between the ltcr DC caehe Of Louis IN. lith
and the arre-ts Of the President, and the oLy dli-
ference between the Blsie and Fort Molieary Is iLa
the latter has no dungeons. -
Az the conclusion of MIR. Bayards remarks, Mr.
LATHAM Dem, Cal got the hoor, and the resoia"
ton WAS pos pnned unui tomorrow.
Mr.. TiiUM SON Dem, n. J.l offered Joint reso-
luiion that examiners 10 appointed TO exeGime
Steyenes Battery 30 Hoboken. Referred 10 The Con-
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Executive session adjourned.