The national Republican., 1861-07-26
THIRTY SEVENTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday, July rs, 1861.
SENATE.

tions of the Legislature of New York, relative
to the treaty with Great Britain, commonly
known as the reciprocity treaty. asked that
it be laid over until the next session Of Con.
gress. Agreed to.
Mr.. GRIMES, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill to establish an armory
at Rock Island, in the State Of Illinois.
Mr.. GRIMES reported back, from the Com.
mttee on the District Of Columbia, bill max.
ing and repairing the Long Bridge.
Mr.. HALE, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the resolutions Of the State Of
Rhode Island, relative to the United States Ma.
val Academy. Agreed to.
He also, from the same committee, asked to
be discharged from the further consideration Of
memorials from citizens Of Quincy, Illinois,
praying for the establishment OF an arsenal and
armory at that place. Agreed to.
He reported, from the same committee, a
petition Of James Hamilton, praying that the
Navy Department be authorized to avail itself
of an improvement made by him in machinery
for curvilinear and compound Devil saving.
Laid over until next session.
| The same committee also asked to be dis.
charged from the further consideration Of q
memorial Of certain citizens Of Pennsylvania,
praying for the establishment Of national ar.
mory at the falls of Big Beaver river, in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania. Agreed to.
The same committee also asked to be dis.
charged from the consideration Of memorial
Of citizens of New Jersey, praying that naval
academy may be located at the city Of Perth
Amboy, in that State. Agreed to.
Mr.. CLARK introduced joint resolution
declaratory of the determination Of Congress
to maintain the supremacy Of the Government
and the integrity Of the Union. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. MORRILL, brought in bill granting
public lands and a loan of credit Of the Gov
ernment to the Peoples Pacific Railroad Com.
psny, to aid in the construction Of railroad
from the Missouri river to San Francisco, on
the Pacific coast Referred to the select com.
nittss on the subject of the Pacific railroad.
| Mr. FO ,TER from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back bill, without amend.
nent, TO provide for the suppression ofrebeliion
| against and resistance to the laws Of the nitsd
States; and to amend the set entitled "An act
to provide for the calling forth the militis to
execute the laws Of the Union, &c Passed
February 70, 1895"
MT. SHERMAN, from the COMMITTEE on
Fiuance, to whom vas referred bill to in.
demnify the States for expenses incurred by
them in defense of the United States, reported
/ IL WlLLOIt TdSStu
| Mr., HOWE introduced the following Tesolu
tian.
RESOLVED, That the President be request sted to
communicate TO the Sepste all instructions
issued BY the Executive Department to our
foreign Ministers since 4th of March last in
reference to the rebellion now existing in the
Southern portion Of the Union, il, in his Judge
ment, the publication Of the same be not in.
compatible with the public interest. Adopted.
MIR. ANTHONY introduced the following
resolution:
Resolrsd, That the Committee on Commerce
be instructed to enquire into the expediency Of
20 amending the law relative to consular fees,
as not to require the payment Of fees to consuls
for more than four trips year by American
vessels that run regularly, either weekly,
monthly, or otherwise, between foreign ports.
Adopted.
Mr.. SIMMONS, from the Committee on FL
nance, to whom was referred bill to provide
increased revenue from imports to pay interest
on the public debts, and for other purposes,
, reported it without amendment. Laid over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. SHERMAN introduced bill providing
commission to examine and report as to the
compensation of all officers of the Government,
and for other purposes. Passed.
The Senate proceeded to consider the motion,
yesterday submitted by Mr.. Ten Eyck, to re.
consider the vote disagreeing to the amendments
of the House Of Representatives TO the bill Of
the Senate.
The milton was not agreed to.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to take
! up resolution which he introduced yesterday
relative to the present deplorable condition o.
Mr.. POLK moved to amend the resolution
as to read "that the present civil war has been
: forced upon the country by the disunionists Of
the Southern and Northern States"
Mr.. COLLAMER asked if the Senator knew
of any Northern disunionists now in revolt.
Mr. POLK said he believed there were dis
unionists North; he had read speeches o
, Northern people, in which they rejoiced ovel
8 the present state Of things.
s Amendment disagreed to-yeas 4, nays SO.
Messrs. johnson, Of Missouri, Kennedy, Polk
and Saulsbury voted in the affirmative.
e Mr.. RICE asked to be excused from votin|
d upon any question not purely Of legislstiv,
n, character.
- Mr.. TRUMBULL objected to some portion
y Of the phraseology Of the resolution, he move'
le to strike out words " in revolt around tn
If. capital" and subjugation.".
d Mr.. HARRIS said it was not the purpose
n. the war to overthrow slavery, but to mantai
= the supremacy of the Government, and to say
g, the Union
ID Mr.. DOOLITTLE said it was the purpos
l. OF the Republican party to maintain the Unior
he desired that the resolution should pass.
g Mr.. WILEY said the people Of the Souther
States thought that it is the design of this wa
% to .ynbjugate the Southern people, to pass tn
d people under the yoke He did not understan
N the object Of the war to be of such characte
if his constituency were for the preservation
the Union, the vindicaton of the Constitution
d and the maintenance of the laws. He We
y here TO vote without stint, for money and me
n m oarry nm tb;a war aoaina at the diaun;onists