Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-13

Mr.. TRUMBULL presented petition to re-
peal the law which prevents Jewish divineS
officiating as chaplans in the army.
Mr.. IRUMBULL also offered 4 resolution that
tine secretary OF state inform the senate wheth.
er any persons have been arrested and imprs-
pned by his Order aud if SO, by what authorl
ly Laid over
Mr. ANTHONY offered resolution that the
naval committee be instructed to inquire into
the expediency Of appointing pupils in the ma.
val academ ON the glOund OF merit. Agreed
to.
Mr. SUMNER introduced bill to provide for
the appointment of solicitor OF claims in the
state department. Referred to the fircigu re-
lati)ns committee.
Mr. SUMNER also introduced resolution
that tie committee on the judiciary be direct
ed t. inquire inlo the eXpcdlency OF providing
By law for commissioners to revise the public
statutes OF tne United States, simplify the Ian
guage, aud reduce the size 50 they may be ac-
c ssioe to all. Agreed to.
Mr. FuorE introduced bill to authorize the
president 10 till up the corps OF cadets at West
point. Referred to to the military committee.
Mr. WILSON offered resolution that the in
spector general, quartermaster general and
commissary general Of subsistence, be direct
ed to inform the senate what articles ought
to be sold by suffers to volunteers and such
as best would secure their efficiency. lie
said it was necessary that the soldiers now IN
the field Should 20 back to their homes without
being demoraized. lie had intoI uIatiOn from
all sources that the suter SYSTEM as it is now,
is a prolific source OF decentralization and deg
radiation to the volunteers. The evidence Of
medical men is that it tends to sicken the men.
The sanitary commission have passed Il reso-
tuition against il. In thirtyOue regiments Ii
q 4 rI.a
one hundred aud thrty.seven regiments it is
sold with or without the consent Of officers !;
and in only twenty-three regiments is it entire
ly excluded. This @stem, to-day, is robbing
the men Of hard earnings which ought to go
to their families at home. The suffers have
determined to make fight on this question
and he, Wilson, had read Il circular sent out
10 the suffers to collect twenty five dollars from
each suttler to defeat the bill. He was told
defantly that no such measure could be pass
ed, The other day one company in a regi-
ulent was paid $1,000 and over SllO0 went to
the suttler.
MIR HARRIS was glad the subject had been
brought before the senate. lie was satisfied
that this was most crying evil. He believed
the whole system should be promptly abol
ished
The resolution was then agreed to.
ing the feelings Of congress in regard 10 the
gallant con luct Of the late General Lyon, was
referred to the military committee.
y joint resolution from the House in regard
to an exchange Of prisoners, was referred 10
the military committee.
On motion Of Mr. DooLITTLE, the military
committee was instructed to inquire into the
eXpediency OF providing a more efticieut mode
OF retiring improper or incompetent army
officers. Agreed TO.
MIR. FoorE called up the resolution to eject
Waldo Z. j. johnson, senator from Missouri,
from the senate, ana the clerk read an extract
from the secession speech ul senator johnson,
delivered in Missouri
MIR. SALISBURY thought the senate could
not expel ii member unless it was shown that
he had done something unworthy the charac~
ter of senator. There seemed TO be nothing
against Mr.. Johnson, but rumor He moved
tie resolution be referred 10 the judiciary COM
mitte,, to get further evidence.
Mir. FooTE had no objection i'll regard to the
reference, and il was referred to the judiciary
cOmmIUle.
Alr. Grimes bill to promote the efficiency of
the navy was taken up, and sIr. GRIMES advo-
Gated it al length. The bill provides Tor retir-
ing officers who have been on the register for
forty years, and that the president may select
an officer FROM lhe grades Of captain or COM
mander, and assign INN TO the command OF Il
squadron, with the rank OF flag officer. 1t
also provides TOR Two hundred medals OF honor
for petty officers and soamen, US rewards of
gailamuy and merit, and makes some further
regulations in regard to navy yards, On mo.
ton OF Mr.. DooLlrrLE, the tlme O retiring
was made forty five wears, instead OF forty
After further discussion the bill passed.
MIR. WILSON reported back from the militia
ry committee the bill relative 10 courts martial
in the army, which was considered and passed
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee moved that SO
much OF the presidents message as refers TO Il
railroad to western Kentucly and Tennessee
be referred to a select committee The motion
was agreed to.
The senate then went into executive session,
and, on the opening OF the doors, adjourned
till Monday.
HOUSE.
MIR. BLAIR of Missouri, rising to a question
of privilege, caused to be read the following
extract, as further explanatory OF remarks
whicl he made yesterday ON Mr. Loyrjoy's
resolution. having in view the revocation OF a
part OF Gen. Haleck general order relative
TO fugitive slaves The resolution, it has al
ready been stated, was laid ON the table:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MlssoU-
RI.-Ioa. +. p. BLuir, WdshingtOn: My Dear
Coonel-YOurS of the 4th inst. is just receiv-
ed. Order No. 5 was in my mind clearly a
military nects tssity. Unauthorized persons,
black or white, Tree or slaves, must be kept
out OF our camps, unless we are willing to
publish to the enemy everything we do or in
tend to do. 1t is a military and not political
order.
am ready to carry out any lawful instruc-
tions in regard to fugitive slaves which my
superiors may give me, and to enforce any
laws which congress may pass, but cannot
make law, and will not violate it, You know
my private opinion on the policy OF contiGat-
ing the slaves, property Of rebels in arms. If
congress shall pass it you may be certain l
shall enforce it, Perhaps my policy as to the
treatment of rebels and their property is as
well set out in Order No IS, issued the day
before your letter was written, as | could now
describe it. Yours, truly
Ii. w. HALLECK.
Mr. LovEJoY, in explanation, said, in i'll
Producing his resolution, he Oi course did not
desire to revoke an order Gen. Halleck did
not mean to make. He would say in regard
to himself and others that an attempt has been
made to convey the impression that he and
others design to support the war, not against
the rebellion, but against slavery. lie belleV-
ed in taking away all the property o rebels
and emanCipating their slaves as the most etfi-
cent means OF suppressing the rebelloa- OH
ers might differ IRON him as TO the policy, but
while he was not in favor OF carrying on the
war for the specific and ultimate purpose Of
liberatug slaves, he was against carrying it on
tor protecting slavery. He was opposed to
the army being employed as save-catchers,
and to giving orders to throw back upon their
masters those who desire to escape, whether
free or slave, black or wnite
RiE ~ tI,a tfg,a
on military affairs, reported bill authorizing
the raising OF volunteer force for the better