The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-31
Thirty-seventh Congress.


Washington July 30.-The Joint ssciutionl
approving the acts Of the Prs,ident was taxa
up.
10 ~ Notion acts violsuvs OF prime liz, and DER
t,nal liberty. He rsf,Ertd TO, ADD sock,
At same length Of tho ssrcti'y If the Ia
btdS corpus, aud OF the s,rus ci.s IL Eox.
land 10 secure that right. Many porsons hal
been arrested 10 his state with M warrant Of
law The provision Ct III, hoJcds corpus wa'
pat IN tho Con,t.tu'ion as a ,p'cial 'afs guard
against tyranny. He oontonded thai ths
Pnsic,nt bad no authority TO suspend the
writ " hdbe1S Corpus.
The resolution wss postponed until tomor-
row.
Tts Tariff hill was thtn taken up and passed
| by the folio sing ' to;
lsAs.M ssrS Anthony, Boxer, CLARK, Col
Ian or, Covan. Dixon. Doolittle, F.ssendsn.
| Foot, Foster, Hove, King, Lane lind } Nc
Douga !, morrill,, Pomeroy, Simmons, Sumns -,
Ten Eyck, Wilkinson, Wllmot, Wilson-2l.
HAYt-Msssrs Bsya'd d etkinridgs, Bright,
Browning, Garlic, Grimss, harlan, Harris
yobnsOn T.nn } johnson (Mo( K.un.dy,
Salisbury and rumbull-18.
On motion OF AFR. TRUMBULL On }, the bill
70 suppress insufrection was tahsn up.
mr.. TRUMBuLL said that the bill was for
putting down irsurrsction in q constitutional
manner. He (TIuMnULL) admitted that the
PrssideLt bad been eonpolled TO do things In
order 90 save the 0ov.rnmtnt for which IL
might bs difficult 10 fad an excuse, but he
(rkUMBUIL) justified this Prtsidsnt on thu plea
81 necessity. Blu, now CJnSrtsi was assem-.
bltd IL YVES Necessary TO make provision by Law
10 suppress the insurrteton
Br. CARLILE (Va) moved TO strike out the
eighth section, which provides that tn, militia,
~ commander cause tuipee cd persons 10 be
Brought before him and al nlnis,ar tho oath OF
all, Riarco, ard on his refusal 10 take the oath
he may deiAin him as a prisoner. lie said
giving great power TO the military commander,
might do great hi Jury. Msn were dispoIed 10
aid this eif,rt 10 overthrow the govern nsnt
and PSy no attention 10 the oath lie was FREE
TO ray il he should 10 81 unfortunate as to b.
taken pIitoutr by the enemies q hiS county,
add could only preserve his life by taking the
oath, snd If be believed It his duty to his coun.
try and family 10 preserve his life
then he thCud not regard the oath as bin dog
obligation, morally or legally. lie contended
that Il President Ia justified in what he has
done in suspending the writ OF hdbedS corpus.
1t YVES rebellion 10 overthrow Republican in
stiiudot to preserve any peculiar Institution.
In reg lard TO q rests, he sad th-re ware today
mai Y Of the b,st cit'zsus Of IVES .orn Virginia
impritoned In jsils and held by stcsss,ouiss.-
II was important that the Government should
do fomething to remedy this erea. syil.
essSge from tho houee, announsiny the
pass gs Of the Tax bill, and the resolution to
adjourn Friday, was received.
Ths Tax bill was takin up, aud referred to
the Committee Of Ficancs-
NJ. McDoUoAL (Cal } sp Ike at 30 ne length.
lie ccnttnded that The President was perfectly
jusiiied In all hs had done.
Mr. CowAH Penn thought Il was no. ne
cseesry to make a rev law fer the military
commander. Tho enemies Of the country
bave no rights under the law n the country, as
they bavs cut Themselves or fro n all rfeht.
The miitSry commander has but to cSrry out
the Jaws Of the country as they are. R,bols
have no right TO claim the bsnedt Of the writ
q hao,As corpus. He was opposed to tho bIll.
MIR. BRsCKUPIDGK said re thought the
bill contairod the most airoc!ous proysions
which have been resisted by fec p'opl,.
He thought the Intro duction Of such bin 10
tho American Senate was a most glocmy com
men!try on the degenerate ItSts Of tho
The b II was finally post ponol till tom PROV
and made tie special for Ons O'Clock.
A moStags was received from the IIous, that
The, had oisagreaa 70 tha amend meut 10 the
tariff bill, and asked Committee Of c m or
cree.
Committee Of Confereuee waa Appointed.
Mr. HALW On H made n report fro the
Comu ittes OF Conference on thu bill tor
vide fJr iron clad S,eamlrs. A long di,cus-
sion 'heu'd on agreeing 10 the rsn1It In "a
gerd TO the am ndmsnt 20 inc uda stspl not
yet complct'o, having reference 70 Stevens
BAt,eIy.
On The question, there was found 70 bs no
quorum. Adjourned.