The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-19
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
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THIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
EXTRA Session.

0AndiNuAVNs july 40, ~o~~'
nos on PRESIDENT FRO TsMroRs-
Secretary FoRsgy called Senate to order, and stated
that be had note from the Vice President saying that
he should be absent for the rest Of the session.
On motion or Mr. PEARcE, (opp) Of Md, Mr. Foot was
elected President pro tenn
RAILROAD To 0EoR0wrowN.
Mr.. GRIMES, (rcp) OF Iowa, introduced bill Tor the
construction OF raway from tho Navy Yard TO George
town. D. G.. Referred to the District Of Columbia Com.
mittee.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES on THE NAVY AND INTERIOR.
The bill provide for Assistant Secretary of the
Navy taken up
Mr. DooIir1LE, (rep) Of Wis, offered an amendment
providing for Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Mr. BALE, (rep) Of n. H., hoped the amendment, would
not be put In this bill.
After short debate the amendment was rejected and
the bill passed.
THR NAME CORPS
Mr. HALE moved to take up the hill for the better or
gausatop of the Marine Corps, which agreed 70. The
amendments Of tho Naval Committee were adopted. The
bill passed.
lnK MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT
Mr.. WILSON, (repy Of Mass, from the Military Commit
tee reported back the bill for the better organization Of
the military establishment with the amendments made
The hour lor Tie special order having arrived in which
Dr. Bay ard had the loor 1t was postponed until TO NOR
row.
Tho amendments Of the Military Committee were then
considered
tho West Point Academy led TO avery long discussion,
And great number Of minor amendments offered
Finally the matter was settled ~ striking out all that
relates To filing vacancies
After further consideration, it was agreed tia, the
officers on the retired list receive the pay proper but
Mr.. PowKIL, (opp) OF Ky, offered amendment, thu
part Of the army navy shall be used u sbugatc
hold conquered provinces any sovereign State lately
one OF the United States nor ia amy way interfere with
African slavery.
Mi. LANE said he would like to add "excep suppress
.vx.Iltn a,th
Mr. SHERMAN rcp) cf Ohio said that he as,onshed
nj such Amendment He wished to repe any such in
States or abolish slavery. The purpose to
maintain the national honor and uphold the national
nag everywhere. They simply wished 10 maintain
the constitution Il only those who wished to break
up the government that desired TO alter the constitution
He moved TO alter line, but would not allow any
putaton to be fixed on his constituents.
Mr. POWELL sad from what he had hoard here and else
where the people Ut the South might be well alarmed that
the war was intended to snbugate and abolish slavery
He referred the speech OF the senator from Connecticut
(Mr Dxon), and the Senator from Oregon Alr. Eaker)
: and the bill OF the Senator.
in the contest the question between Union
and slavery, he believed the people would say slavery
must go down, and he still said So
Mr.. LANE (rep) of Kansas, moved 10 amend by insert
ing sunless II shall be necessary In enforcing the laws
maintaining the constitution and Union"
Mr.. LANE (rep.) OF lans.-I represent constituency
sir, whose rights have been tramped by the slave
olgarchy Of this country Fraud cruelty and murder
were inflicted upon them by that power Although thus
afflicted in An attempt 10 force u.s. against WILL
that institution, after that struggle was
willing TO stand up to the compromises Of the constton
and permit slavery TO undsturbed where exist
ed IN the States Yet an attempt is now made and by
that power to overthrow the government and destroy
the Union and they have brought upon us this conflict
IT. In that conflict the institution OF slavery pci sh we
win thank God that he has brought upon us sth,s war
We would not BIO misunderstood. We would have stood
by the compromises of the constitution aud would not
by word or act. have disturbed slavery in the
States where It existed But they have forced upon us
this trouble and for one am willing il shall DO followed
10 l eLt
that the institution Of slavery VIII not survive ia any
State Of this Union tho march Of the Union army aud
thank God nat 1t Is 3D. An institution that has been the
curse Of the country since nv earliest recoeclion These
balls been accused with it, The peape Of The States
where IL exists have been accursed with IT, and the
people Of the free Stotes have been accursed
with IL. respect the gentlemen who represent
stuon OF slavery requires devotees that kind Of
devotion that makes Genss of There that
the devotees Of slavery will commit IN maintaining or
save ogarchy Of Mlssouri-no will say the busters
Tor respect the Union men Of Missouri louisiana and
Arkansas 10 stun the ballot boxes Of Kansas in the at
tempt to force their uccursed institutions upon it, Il was
their daily practice murder helpless prisoners and
tear from their reakng heads the scalps Of their yet living
Victims II was their common practice to take free State
men tie them u trees demand of them to recant
their prncpes To cut or nger after finger till the hands
were ngeress and then riddle them TO death it'll bullets
Yet whose voice heard on this side of this chamber or
that side tho Lower House in compainsp The con.
suton may be tramped under foot advance slavery
and force il upon gallant people but when the Presi
dent of the United States exercises extraordinary au
thority but In my opinion within the constitution no
is arraigncd here by distinguished gentlemen having
outraged that instrument and trampled it under foot
was reminded the ether day. when the distinguished
Senator from Kentucky arraigpng the adminstra-
1iOn somewhat the situation the in
the orchard who complained bitterly because he could
not obtain the apple that beyond his reach II did
seem me that the criticism on this administration
should, with much more dignity have come from any
other Senator than from him who delivered that most
eloquent speech the day before yesterday. will vote
against the amendment OF the Senator from Kentucky
and will the amendment have proposed with
the distinct understanding avowal the country
that slavery perish rather than one inch Of this
Union rs to be parted with.
Mr. CARIIIB, (unon) of va.--br. President, regret
that the amendment has been introduced and that the
remarks have been made upon 1t which have listened
TO- think IL IS doing injustice to the causes which have
produced this rebellion 10 charge it to the institution of
slavery Sir the man who conducted our army through
the long the Revolution ana who won for US this
priceless inheritance was himself stakeholder It is
therefore no fault OF the institution ITSELF In my opinion
il slavery had any portion of this country
this same trouble would have existed. / therefore
regret this discussion the evident warmth exhibited