New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-23
United states sennte-Extra Session.
W,su1rn1nr Friday March % Ie6l-


of last Session Of Congress excepting those OF flnanct
Claims and Pensions the usual compensation for sixty
days.
MIR. TRUMBILL rep, Ill looked upon this as
giving gratUity Of $50 TO each clerk. AZ the ne
publican party was reform party, be Yas Tor meeting
abuses nj the Threshold.
Nj fffSd1AY Dem. \, r was glad the sena,,
tor 1rulahull had taken tlt4t course. lie lChngmah
had no doubt tba, very many clerks eould be procur
ut half of whist il now paid without giving extra eon'
pensatiOn. Lii oIso
Mr.. POWELL aid r. reply that eIsons could a,,C
be procured to act as Senators for ball The money ho"
Mr. CLINGMAE replied, thSt argument had ad Uesn
thrown at HIN when be mems o. o ~" how
but be would not now reply to it. The cSu', I ro"
ever get men TO fill the clerkships faster u, ="
ment could shoot them down. il
Mr.. POWELL said that be meant no insinnati0A>
what lie lad said. lie had DO doubt that tht re we
hundreds Of who would take the public 0ihces 10
lcss than If now paid. ANY one who lad observed su'
Thousands Of men here for tie ast three weeks must N
satisfied Of this fact If the Offices put up 70 the
lowest bidders, there would be plenty Of them: bu
faithful officers ought to be paid just ano
20 H. proposed in bis Oution the lefks beng de-
tained here TO settle up business. when Senators Oh
the Republican side talked Of economy and rerench
mopt they should remember that they had voted fof
bills aIppropriang millions Of doiars including that
for the Pacific Railroad lie looked upon me enor 10
cut off the compensation Of the Committee Clerks "a
MIR CIISGMAN aid that ne Senator from Mis-
fouri had repeated the old argument, and he Cling
man insisted that they had no night to gave more thh
ae necessary to secure competent men, but herci was
rrouosd not Only 10 give the usual conn., ensatoD but
six dollars q day Tor sixty days.
The resolution w6s Teieccd-the vote being j. 10
IS.
Mr.. DOUGLASS resolution, calling for informa-
ton in regard TO the forts navy yards, etc. In the Be-
ceded States taken up.
MIR. BAYARD .Deu., bel ! resumed and concluded
bis remaks in favor of recognizing the independence
Of the Comic deae States, and arguing that there
danger Of collision unless treaty u heson'ed:
cannot bring them back 10 the Union BY coercion OF
arms II we do not recognize the independence 81
these States foreign nations will and ths would be cal
culated TO produce conflict between the two sections
of the country.
Mr.. HOWE Rep, Wis., opposed the resolution,
first hecause II seemed 10 him. fGI al least as the
mover Of Il was concerned TO be wholly unnecessary,
for il appeared lin from the Senator's DongGsI ar
umeIt that be already possessed the information h.
sought 10 obtain. He Howe was also opPosei TO
for The reason that be not satisfied taGt the Secfe-
tary Of War bad the Information desired But short
Il ne had elapsed since the Secretsry had entered on
tue dute. Of bis Office. lie was not at all certain that
the Secretary Of War has all The minute information
which the resolution called for. II would MOI be
very remarkable circumstance If be bad not. ItwB-
hle peculiar thai this information should be called Tor
~ he very mOuIIn, o. tif Administration and not IL
the evening light Of the late Administration. lie Vas
opposed 20 the resolution for another reason lie was
moi rptrey convinced o. the wisdom 81 giving O. the
country IN, intelligence which the resolution demands
Ii was said hat the condition Of the country T. cfi
ol aud We are surrounded by dangers. lie thowe
knew that many parts .oi We 'olhtT!
were alarmed. He did not undertake 20 know
or say how serious the danger IT,
There was too much OF H. lie believed, u was sid tie
danger is no less inloing than hostile nation ma
threatening attitude, and The assumption ID as 10
wi ether we are TO have peace war. lie NaH not
Il. ia ~ hat IL
he wse and prudent 10 publish 10 friends and enees
IRE yefy minute information VII Oh the resolution called
for. II, hud beer aaid, we have public euemy col
fronting as, would II be the part OF MitdoW and SOMA
satesmaI,niip 10 publish for their information VIVA
forts we have III pOescss.Ou ana by what i9rteNe
can hold them and IN addition what additional ior,ts
md sums Of money VIII he required Tor TINS purpo7.'
lie had been informed that during the late Admini-tn
lion such intelligence wac very freely TnNn"iN I'M
,Gred Int BE- believed u lad lr-s erurd Tor al ear
ances and did not c0mmuri ale II The public
lie did n0i think bad better b. more IaflAl onr
us Riss. i might be udiciC Ir 10 cunhuc ti- kIpW-
edge 10 oursel,cs II We had IL. While BE- doubted tn
wisdom Of communicating Ills know ledge 10 oar enc
Ues he was not entirely ruIe u would be prudent 4"
impaTt il 70 their frieuds The Government hhr
friends: The PEOPLE OI Tire United States not an
enemies. The country had been accustomed 20 our
Government a. holding respectable position among
the nation. of the world ard as having fair -iancin
among the fauie Of The earth. IL was locked up 10
with some respect by the people OF other countries and
oprselyes rs authority wa Lot questioned at hou,
and not brayed abroad. No power presumed 10
brave it, laws. 10 power presumed IN insult
IT. fay. Was il 20 now IL was sad Government
which blayes and dehcz IL has sprung from oarrl'"f
n rib Of our own. taB.u from Vur bod! IN d hofnL
,eep and that Government J. 90 powerful That, H- Tie
Senator from Illinois sug st-d would rcW1ic 2NJ v'
men 10 enforce the laws IA that loriinn oil VI"
country which 1t as7uiles 10 'oinmhhd ana
control How happened hi-, II II D. question Wiich
the peore are putting q ese e today, ma hny"
been putting for many days They ore deeply curious
TO know now tbs hsDpenei. il II d orange event,
and If so, II - owe that they have not been ffl!
dealt by. How happened Hr dld 40. l.lnh "" We
had better hurry ny tie answer when tbs great and
much tr1s ing rsorle closing their uo-'ths NJ
Official rrschrry. II moi proper tine to respond
They had better keep to The ny Why's aud II "0ld BE-
yery prudent to ride with the VISOR Cp"t' ne 10
peated That he did not think 4 exactly judic 1ur {"
pnblish the information 10 heir enemies aud MOI quite
prudent tell II early totheir iriends In Poit ca IA
well other atirr 1t was a. safe soIelmtslg i'i'N
one intentions the most carcfullr studied course
They heard every day remarks showing Deliberate
Je.i1u b. belittls the Government and people Of o.,
United States. They wero told the nation Is not
equal 70 this emergency or that ciIcrpii,ei ina.
yOu must abandon that post or "a" so'uoi-yvH
have NOT force enough 10 bold IT, etc. Az tie
Senator from Kentucky said, you must abandon ali
the States which have abJurcd The authority 0!
the nation, because yOu have not force eUoJHh 10
maintain yOur authority there, and only enough
to irritate. IL rcened to him ths WA strLngc
language to be used by representatives Of the tLrua
States here or elsewhere. II would dofJr Our ereue'
to ray thete hgs; but he hardly thought win dne
respect, it was, becoming to our ienda We are not
accustomed 10 hear II. We have been m Ire
habit of hearing that our Government extends
its authority 10 the utmost limits OF the
country and defending itself against any III
tionaliiy Of TIE world. This has been tie proper
American idea. lie hoped in very few months 1t
would again be the universal American idea. In
yoIutonaIy times we net tho British regulars in the
Geld, and the iriegulars too, who were lot found In
the lne, but ulpg under the hedges AMI fired at our
troops from behind old honses. They furnished arms
enemies, and also fed them The friends oil inc
Republic got from them no support whatever. He
yy0s reminded Of this passage in hittCry by the