The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-25
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TlIRTY-SEVENTII CONGRBSS- SPECIAL SESSION
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 24-Mr. Foster presented
| report and memorial from the Common Council
New London, Connecticut, in favor of es'ablishin
| a Naval School at New London. Referred to Con
| mittee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. GRIMES Offer, resolution that the Con
mittee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquir
into the expediency of requiring the oath of a!leg
ance to be administered to each military and nava
officer and Government employee.
Mr.. TRUMBULL presented the memorial Of citizen
of Alton, H., in favor of establishing armor
at that place. Referred to the Committee on Nava
| Affairs.
| Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, reported back House bill No. As to dein
and punish conspiracy, with recommendation tha
| it pass Recommendation agreed to.
| Mr. BAYARD moved that the minority report o
| the com mittee be ordered, by unanimous consent
to be printed.
| Mr.. TRUMBULL said that the bill passed the Hnus
of Represen tatives, and came in order to the Sen
| ate, when it was referred to the Committee on th
| Judiciary, who reported il back with a recommen
| dation that it pass The Senator from Delawar
| asks to submit the report of the minority of tn
| committee. 1t will establish precedent bv whcl
| any member of committee may submit his objec
| tions to a bill in the shape of minority report
| Mr.. BAYARD-If this was intended exposi
| tion OF my views, would not urge the matter o
all; but it is strictly minority report--a state
ment of general objections to the report of the
| joritv.
The request of Mr.. Bayard was objected TO-
The bill tn punish frauds committed by thOs
who obtain Government contracts was taken up anC
| then postponed until tomorrow.
| MIR. WILSON asked leave to introduce the follow
| ing bill, Of which no previous notice had beer
| giveD:-"A bill to promote the efficiency of th,
| volunteer corps of the United States"
| L. A.. I
| commissioned officers for misconduct, &C. Refer
red to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. CHANDLER, the Senate proceed
ed, in committee Of the WHOLE to the consideration
OF the House bill increasing the pay of officers il
the revenue service.
Mr.. HALE moved the further consideration of tht
bill be postponed until the lat Monday of Decem
Der proxmo. The amendment was withdraw
and the bill passed
Committees of Conference were appointed by
both Houses upon the bill TO increase the military
establishment of the United States, ard on the Leg
islative and Judicial appropriation bill.
BY general consent the consideration of the Joint
resolution endorsing the official acts of the Prps.
dent (at the proposition of Mr.. Johnson, Of Ter
nessee, who was abSent) postponed until FIJI
dsv next at one O'Clock.
The amendments of the House to the bill to pro
vide for the better organization of the military es-
tablishment were not caucurred in By the Senate.
committee of conference appointed by the
chair on the bill appropriating certain moneys to
Mr. wilson's biiI to promote tbe efficiency Of the
volunteer corps, was taken up, and Mr.. WILSON
said it was absolutely necessary to commence the
reorganization of the army by the appointment OF
competent field and Company officers. That the
rOut the other day was owing to the ircapacity o.
the officers in charge The time had come to weed
these out of the army, and it could not bt
done bp courts martial. That the President ought
to have the power to let the officers know that the
privateS to be cared for.
Mr.. DooLITTLE interrupted Mr. Wilson bv stating
that he understood question OF constitutional law
involved 10 the bill before the Senate and if 81
he OBJECTED to its present consideration. H.
should like to see it referred to some committee o
investigation.
MIR. GRIMES warmly opposed the passage of the
| bill, and interrupted bv message from tht
| House of Representatives stating that the Hous,
| had passed a bill providing for the payment of tn
| police officers of Baltimore in the service of tht
| United States.
The consideration of the volunteer bill was re-
! sumed when
Mr.. KING moved to refer the bill TO the Com
mttee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. FFssENDEN moved that by unanimous con
sent House bill No 76-an act to provide for the Po
| lice organization of Baltimore, employed by tht
| United States-be taken up
Mr. FEssENDEN said that the police now on duty
| would not be paid by the city authorities.
| Mr. PEARCE said that he wanted it understood
that be objected to the bill because he held that th
| United States had no right to supersede the State
!
| the passage of the present bill would cause addi-
tional irritation to the people of Baltimore.
Mr.. POWELL, of Kentucky, called Tor the yea:
and nays; which were ordered
! When Mr.. kennedy's name was called, he said h
saw no necessity for superseding the former Poiic
| Board, and thus explained why he voted "No.'
The bill appropriates Sl00, 900 for the payment O
| the military police, and specifies that not NOR
than 900 shall be used for any one month, an
is to be dlsbursed under the direction of the mill
| tary officers having command of the Department
| of Maryland.
| The vote follows:
Teas-Messrs. Anthony, Bingham. Browning, Chand
ler Clark CoIlamer Cowan ijxon DoolittIe Fessender
| Foot Foster Grimes. Hale. Harlan, Harris Howe, John
son, of Tenn, King, Latham McDougaIl, Morrill, Pomt
roy, Shermsu. Sumner Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wi
Ndys-Johnson of Mo-, Kennedy, Pearce, Polk. Powell
Saulsbury-6.
| Absent or not voting-l3.
| Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tenn, offered the iollowin
| resolution, which Mr.. Polk called for the yea
| and nays, but Mr.. Johnson agreed to the suggeS
ton of Mr. Sumner to let the bill lie on the table
Resored, That the present civil is forced on tn
country by the dsunonists of the Southern States
| in rebellion against the constitutional Government
In this emergency Congress, banshng all passion and a
resentment will only recolect their duty to the whol
country. This war is not waged in any spirit of SUI
| preston subjugation with any purpose of owe
throwing interfering with the institutions of thos
States but simply to maintain and defend the supremac
of the Constitution and laws leaving unmpared the il
stutions of the States. So as this is accompshe
| the war ought to cease.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| Mr.. ELLIOTT, of Massachusetts. from the Commite
| on Commerce, reported a bill, which was passed
authorizing the President, by and with the advc
of the Senate, to appoint consus at any foreig
| ports where he may deem advisable, for the pr
venting of piracy, at salary not exceeding 81 80
per annum, their offices to cease when intern;
| peace shall be restored.
Mr.. SEDGwIcK, oF New York, from Committee o
"a. "a a., - a..
for the appointment of board of three skilifr
naval officers, to report the construction con
pletion of an iron steel or iron clad steamshi
battery; and if the report be favorable that til
| Secretary of the Navy be authorized tn construt
one more. million and half of dollars is ar
propriated to carry the act into effect. The bi
| was passed.
Mr. SEDGwIcK also reported the Senate bill a,
thorizing the appointment of an Assistant Seer,
tary of the Navy, at $4,000 per annum, and eigl
additional Clerks. Passed
| Also the Senate bill providing for the increase
the Medical Corps of the Navy. Passed.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Missouri, from the Committee O
Military Affairs, reported the Senate bi authorizn
the President to accept the services OF 5OO 900 vo
| unteers. Passed.
Mr.. BINGHAM, of Ohio, from the Committee o
the Judiciary, reported resolution, which w
| passed, requesting the President to communica
TO the House, if in his judgment it BE- not incompa
ible with the public Interests grounds, reasons ar
evidence on which the Police Commissioners of II
CITY of Baltimore have been arrested and detaine
as prisoners at Fort McFIenry.
Mr.. STEVENS. of Pennsylvania, from the Commi
tee on Wavs and Means, reported a bill appropr
atirg Sl00, 600 with which to pay the Police o
paniZed by the United States authorities in the oit
of Baltimore, providing that it be disburse
through the commanding officer at Baltimore an
that no more than $40, 600 month be so disburse,
Mr.. BURNETT, of entucky said the bill in que
tion was one of the extraordinary measures resul
lug from the extraordinary acts of the present A
| miuistration, who, acting through a mllta
| officer in violation of the laws of Maryland, in
rogation of her State sovereignty, and without
shadow of authority derived either under color
the Constitution or of Congress, have establish
, in baltimore a military police, and have follow
: up that act with another OF high. handed aggrt
sion-the suspension of the writ of ha6sds corp.
by which citizens of Maryland have been seized
the military power and imprisoned without I
slightest color of law, in a fortress OF the Unit
O States Yet by this bill Congress is not only ask
!, to endorse these acts, but to vote $1,000 to p
men put In power in violation of every constil
tional right.
Where. he asked, is all this to end? Gentlem
on the other side accustomed to declare that
+ country is in the midst of revolution. But t
revolution is not only in the South against the a
j. thority of the General Government, but also in t
t Government ITSELF
v The President has set at defiance every constil
/ tional limitation of executive power, and bold
confesses the trangression in bis message justiyi
70 II upon the ground Of necessity. Congress, inste
b. Of sndofsisg such dangerous usurpatiop, shop