The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-17
II!lhii-SEVENTH C3tGRESSSPECIAL SESSION.
SENATE.

uHis In regard to pensions and patents Mr. ST.,
NEN presented the petition of women of the Nor
! praying congress TO propose to the States whic
! S"aii proclaim the emancipation of slavery, rem
n',"t'oh 10 all persons, who having no Or operi
"u' saves would be impoverished thereby. La
| on the table "
Mr.. PoMERoY introduced bill Is 28l to su,
press the shareholders rebellion. Read first and q
cohd times, and placed on the calendar for futu,
reference.
MT HARRIS presented petition from Marsha
~ hooerts, owner of the Star of the West askin
10 oe paid the value of that vessel lost " hiIe .,
gaged IN the service OF the cpited States. Tf
memorial was accompanied by letter from nh
Claims w o"uni'''ee
Mr. THOMPSON presented The memorial of I,iar,
nphuiandn2 David ID. Porter, in relation to a mai
ent quoin for painting ordnance Referred m a.,
mlttee on Naval Affairs
Mr. LANE, OF Kansas, presented a letter from th
Ch'e' Hlerk of the War Department, enclosing
copy oil the appointment OF f. p. stanton as spe
c'al agent to Kansas and New Mexico Referee
10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
h'r, CHANDLER presented the petition of a numhe
ol "iiceus' praying that the regimental and bri
Eaue stan officers may be appointed outsid do of tb
'ne Oh company officers, and that the grade of 3,
lieutenant be erected and there be hereafter tbre
Lltutenants to each Company.
MF. lRUMBULL reported back, from the Commit
. zee on the judiciary, the bill (S l6.) concerning
tne Attorney General, and Attorneys and Marsh a i
ot the Severa! districts, with amendments Passed
Mr. HALE presented the petition of James Il anil
Ton, PRAYING that the Navy Department avail it.
sell OF his patent saw. Referred to the Committee
on Nava! Affairs.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution
submitted by Mr.. McDnugal on the l2th instant
IN relation to the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad
on motion of Mr.. MCDouGALL, Ordered that the
resolution be referred to select committee of five
appointed by the Vice President
Mr.. HALE from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported back bill for the relief of widows ana
orphans OF the seamen, mariners, and widows OF
the sloOp-of war Levant, and Tor other purposes
Passed
Mr.. HALE reported back from the Committre @ on
naval Affairs bill authorizing the employment
OF Assistant Secretary of theNavy and establishing
the salary of the same. Laid over until to morrow
The PKEsIDENT appointed on the consideration OF
the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad, the following
Special! Committee:
McDougall, Pomeroy, Clark, Polk and Cowan.
Mr. HALE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
reported back bill for the better organization OF
the marine corps, with amendments
On motion oi Mr.. FEs>ENDEN, the Senate pro.
ceeded, In Committee of the Whole, 10 take M the
bill "a. X. No. l9) making additional appropria-
Tor the naval service for the year ending June
81, 1867, and for arrearages for the year ending
June 80, 1861
After debate on amendments proposed, it was Or
dered that the further consideration of the bill be
postponed until Tomorrow
message from the House of REPRESENTATIVES
announcing the concurrence of that BODY in the
Senate amendments of bill (H. IL. lS) making addi-
u"nai appropriations for the army for the year
ending June 80, 1862, and appropriation of arrear-
ages tor the year ending June 80 1861.
Also asking the Senates concurrence in H. r.
55-the bill to amend act entitled an act to
organize an auxiliary police force for the protection
OF property in the District of Columbia And also,
H. H. 45-to define and punish certain conspira-
cies.
Mr.. SUMNER, by unanimous consent, introduced
bill to provide for the coniscaion OF property of
persons found in rebellion against the laws of the
United States. Referred to Committte on Judici-
ary.
The bills last received from the House of Renre.
sentatives were ordered follows: No. 35 be re.
Ierred to Committee on District of Columbia and
N 40 to Committee on Judiciary,
The hour having arrived when the resolution
endorsing all the acts Of the President was to be
made the special order, MIR. BRECKINRIDGE took the
hoor and spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN c. BRECKINR1DGE.
A PRESIDENT II TINS were but an ordinary OCCASION
shou content myself with a vote but am unwilling to
allow TINS resolution to without expressing my opin-
ion and protesting against the enumerated in the re-
solution ~
The words Of the resolution admit that the acts
stitution. WY 0'''
should like to know, Mr. President how the Consti
tutlon invests Congress with the power as it wishes
of indemnifying the President
II the President has violated the laws he has also vo-
lated the Constitution he is sworn to see that
laws executed. To declare that Congress by Joint
resolution indemnify the President for any action he
has taken is to give the President precedent that he
may always follow. l deny that Congress can use
the Constitution either means of encroachm or of
indemnifcatiOn.
Mr.. President, intend to speak only of those acts of
the President enumerated in the resolution and which
denounce as bold usurpations and sorry
on the floor of the American Senate Senators who
willing endorse those acts am of the opinion that
the President should be rebuked
By what authority has the President established a
81 the P9rT MIL n@y spstoT nat hsre
deaf to do so? Will any say that the Cons tuon
does?
The question up at the last session of Congress.
and the late Senator from Illinois, tMr. Douglas ad
vanced an argument that unauswerable and sta
therein that should the President attempt do so he
would be liable to impeachment Let any Senator
me the clause or deduce from any clause where the
Presidents is empowered more than any other officer
During all the past troubles of this country blockade
nstituted-no not even during the troubles of
South Carolina in 1882, and trust the time may yet
come when it viii not be treason maintain the Consti
tuition
pension OF the habeaS corpus He said we have been
told about State rights and individual rights some of
winch were mere shadows; but the writ of habeas corpus
Is the rght OF citizens everywhere-a real right-the
rgt uf rights belonging to the high the low rich
and the oor, alike Yes Mr.. President, it belongs
to those TO whom the President chooses to de>ig
nate as plain people, 1t was sought after
fought for obtained and locked up in our Con.
Stituton 1t is the chief glory of the British ppople
pend it, We all know that rch thus
this sacred right Of the people, yet Presi
dent does it with impunity.
Such thing was never before known. Mr. Jefferson at
one time thought he would like to suspend the writ bat
he asked Congress it dened him. and he did
not attempt it, The Constitution does designate the
Executive more than any other officer when it speaks
this writ.
Here Mr.. Breckinridge quoted from several former
Chief Justices.
lie alluded to the Merryman case, and said that the
newspapers had dsnouuced Judge Taney but never at
tempted TO etute his arguments and these the
press will yet recoil their own heads Here Mr.
Greckinridge euIogized Judge Taney his ability and
IND saii th.
living or dead
Addressing himself to the Senate. Mr. Breckinridge
said in cool, yet defiant manner-You propose to ap-
prove Whas you are unable to defend being just and
constitutional.
Mr. Rrecknridge spoke of those who were unustly i'm.
prlSoned and cited particularly the Washington ia He
then proceeded to the against which he
protested as incorporated in the resolution affirming the
law in connection with each quotations among thrm were
the power to declare war, raise and support armies
TO provide and maintain the navy.
Drawing money from the Treasury without due appro-
prlaions being made, infrngements the rights of the
people on their property on their papers, their right
to bear He said that should the resolution pass
the country would stalk giant strides fa towards
military despousm He alluded to the freedom of the
press, the destruction of the St Louis STATE Journal
where he said an officer had suppressed with four
dred soldiers his warrant.
He stated that Washington had carried thirteen colo
MES through the Revolution without suspepdinp The
h1beaS corpus He then quoted largely from Judge Tanev
in the case Of Merryman and stated that future genera
ons would owe the Judge eternal debt of gratitude
lie then argued that there was necessity and had
Gus exercise Of power. He called the attention of the
people of the country to the facts that the Con
stituti"n was beiTg snhverted, for the purpos,
of establishing a geographical political party and
that Congress would not listen to any peace mea
surts, that it infringement agai st the rule.
of the present House of REPRESENTATIVES To Announce
peace proposition and idle to do so in the Senate
He concluded by again calling the attention of tn
country to the design of the political party power ant
the intent to suhvert the cons tirutiOn and it
as useless for him and those few in the Senate wh
thought as he did, to attempt do So wou be
endeavor to stay the waters of the Niagara with an up
lifted hand.
His remarks criticized by Mr.. Lane of In
diana, for short time, who spoke in favor of war
and said, in audng to the writ of hobens corpus
that he was sorry when it was suspended, that th
carcass of Baltimore Iebellun had not been sus
pended with it.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the subject will b.
made the special order for Thursday when Mr.
salisbury will speak.
Mr. FEssENDEN moved the Naval Aporopria tio
bill be considered. The bill was passed.
The Senate went into executive session. Ad
ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. w AsHBURNE, from the Committee on Com
merce, alluded to the fact that the House yestards
passed resolution directing that the Comuitte
institute an inquiry to what additional measure
are necessary to make the blockade more effrctiv
and to put stop to piracy, and said the Committe
90 Commerce have had the subj ct under considers
tion and conference with the Secretary of tn
:, - - u[ e'a' VI 'ne Navy anu Commouor
Paudlng. The bill he now proposed to repor
was in accordance with the views thus agreed upon
1t would he said, have come more appropriated
from the Committee on Naval affairs, but as ther
was an Immediate necessity for its passage he hope
the House would now proceed to its consideration
Referred to Committee On Naval affairs
Mr.. BINGHAM, OF Ohio, reported Jack from tn
, Committee Judiciary an amended bill to prc
vide for the suppression of rebellion.
In explanation OF the bill, and in reply to
| query of Mr.. Vallandgham. MIR. Bingham said
substantially the act of 1895, the third sectio
only of that act restricting the term of service
the volunteers called out, to three months bein
repealed, and a clause snbstituted aptbor;,;nr ~