The national Republican., 1861-07-11
THIRTY SEVENTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE Wednesday, July 10, 1861,

SENATE Wednesday, Jily 10, 1861.
Mr.. TEN EYCK presented memorial from
the citizens Of Camden, N. j., asking that pen
sions might be granted to the soldiers OF the
war Of 1912, and to the widows of the deceased.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. GRIMES asked and obtained leave to
present bill to promote the efficiency Of the
army and navy. BY unanimous consent, it
was referred to the Select Committee.
Mr.. ANTHONY submitted the following
resolution, which was referred 10 the Commit.
tee on Printing:
ResolUed, That three thousand copies Of the
Army Register, and fifteen hundred copies Of
the Navy Register, be printed for the use Of the
Senate.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Mill.
tary and Militia, to whom was referred a bill
providing for the better organization of the
military establishment, reported il, with amend.
ments.
Mr.. SALISBURY asked and obtained leave
to bring in bill TO renew and continue the
pension allowed to Olivia W. Cannon. Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Pen
sions. .I..g.5
Mr.. HALE submitted the following resolu.
ton, which was agreed to: 10. -...
Resoloed, That the Senate do now proceed
to the election Of Chaplain Of the Senate for
this present Congress.
Tbereupon, the Senate proceeded to an elec.
ton, which resulted in the election of Rev.
Byron Sunderland.
Mr.. TRUMBULL presented a petition from
the inhabitants Of Mendotte, ILL.,, praying Ger.
tain amendments to the Constitution, for the
abolishing of slavery. Laid on the table.
Mr.. CLARK submitted the following resolu.
ton, giving notice that he would call the same
up tomorrow:
Whereas, A conspiracy has been formed
against the peace, union, and liberties of the
people and Government Of the United States,
and in the furtherance of such conspiracy a
portion of the people of the States of Virginia,
North Caroline, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Arkansas, and Texas, have attempted to with.
draw from the Union, and are now in arms
against the Government, and
Whereas, James NJ. Mason and Robert
Hunter, Senators from Virginia; Thomas L..
Clingmsn and Thomas Bragg, Senators from
North Carolina James Chestnut, q Senator
from South Carolina; A. P. Nicholson, q Sen
stor from Tennessee William X. Sebastian
and Charles b. Mitchell, Senators from Arkan.
sas and John Hemphill and Louis Wigfall,
Senators from Texas, have failed to appear in
their seats in the Senate, and to aid the Gov
ernment in this important crisis, and it is ap.
parent to the Senate that the said Senators are
engaged in conspiracy for the destruction Of
the Union and Government, or, with full
knowledge Of such conspiracy, have failed to
advise the Government of its progress, or aid
in its suppression; therefore,
ResolUed, That Messrs. Mason, Hunter, Cling
man, Bragg, Chesnut, Nicholson, Sebastian,
Hap,nh;n und W;ofall ha ond tho oaua ra
hereby expelled from the Senate Of the United
States.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera.
ton of the joint resolution to approve and con-
firm certain acts of the President for the sup.
preston of rebellion and treason.
Mr.. POLK asked that the bill might be de-.
ferred until tomorrow. Not agreed to.
Mr.. FESSENDEN>asked and obtained leave
to present bill for the payment Of all militia
brought into the service Of the United States
by the proclamation of the President. Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance.
Mr.. SALISBURY called up the former bill.
He thought it could easily lie over until to.
morrow. The bill is simply simple endorse.
ment Of acts which the President Of the United
States has seen proper to do. l cannot say
that any of these acts are wrong. ] can say
that the President is justified in nearly all Of
the acts which he has committed, but it is not
expected thht every Senator upon this floor
will concur in or endorse all of the Presidents
acts.
Mr.. LATHAM stated that he was not pre-.
pared to endorse all of the acts of the Presi
dent. He did not see any necessity why the
regular army was increased, ordering out the
military, and calling them into action, and fur.
thermore, he could never endorse an act to sus.
pend a writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. HALE said that there was not single
feature Of the great movement which has taken
place in the loyal States since the outbreak of the
rebellion, that had given him so much pleasure
as the great rallying Of the people at mo-
ment's call to sustain the Government 1t de-
monstrated one of the great truths upon which
a republican Government is founded. As on
instance of the eagerness Of the people to de-
fend their country from the corrupt hand Of
treason, he stated that before message was
received from the Secretary of War to the Gov
ernor Of New Hampshire, the Governor had 9
regiment all mustered in the time that it would
require regular regiment to march out OF theil
barracks; and when another requisition wa.
made upon the State for troops, upon the day
named the volunteers were ready, and were
QlSpatcneu lmmeulately 10 uelenu tne Capltol.
Mr.. KENNEDY protested against certain
acts of the President. He had searched tht
pages of the Constitution, and could find nc
authority vested in the President for calling ou
troops, and the suspension of writ of habeas
corpus in the case Of Merryman, of Baltimore.
Mr.. WILSON hoped that certain amend
ments made to the bill would be withdrawn
The resolution contains but simple recital o.
the public proclamations of the President.
Mr.. KING gave his thorough and hearty ap
proval Of all the acts of the President for en-
deavoring to suppress this rebellion. an
willing to vote for any amount of money ant
men, for the purpose Of maintaining the Govern
ment of the United States, and that but ont
fag-and that the old star.spangled banner
shall float over every part Of this glorious land
Applause from the galleries.
Mr.. BAKER hoped, If there was any NOR,