New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-28
XEXVITH CONGRESS.
SENATE wAsHiSoIos, Feb. 81, 1861.
SECOND SESSION.

SENATE WAsHiSoToS. Feb. q, 1861.
NJ, C,pITTFNDFN X Am, KY presented num-
her of petitions for the preservation OF the Union:
Messrs. TRUMBULL (Ref, jill ard MlLSoN
Mr.. TEN EYCK REP, n. Jl presented petitions
of citizens Of New jersey for union; ssNing aaehu
mens TO the Constitution to prevent me sseestoh u
any States except South Carolina, which shau % ni
lowed IA 90 AZ often as she chooses. m
Mr.. SUMNER rep, Mass presented petitions OF
cizens Of Pennsylvania for the repeal OF all laws lor
the carving of the mails Sunday. Also, one for
The repeal Of the Fugitive Slave law. 80,
Mr.. BIGLER Dem, Pa presented petitions IN
favor of the Crttenden reeolu'ionsi and Others In
foyor of the Border States revolutions.
Several private bills were passed.
Mr.. POWELL Dem, KY moved to postpone the
Army b and take up the CiitlenGeh resGn'i1 pms
met in this Capital at the call Of tirgnla ana was
evident were not TO agree on anything: lie oeneved
there were certain Republicans in the Convention who
tried TO prevent any agreement lie believed that GER
t,io States had sent Commissioners to the Con.
yention TO prevent anything being done. and
instead of irving to save the country from
ruin, were absolutely engaged in preventing
the Convention doing anything Tie had let
tiers read from The Detroit Free Press, which had
been written by the Senators from Michigan to the
Governor of the State Dir. Powell said II was evil
dent that certain gentlemen went to the convention,
especially TO prevent compromises. lie Thought they
had better not wait for the Convention but bad better
proceed to the consideration Of the measures OF lis col
league rather than vote money for the support OF an
army TO be u,ed TO make war.
MI. CHANDLER Rep, Mich.) said he would
answer the Senator another day. The people oil the
country are opposed TO all compromises. They were
ready TO stand by the Constitution as 1t is, and TO
stand by il in blood if necessary.
The motion was disagreed t0-leas 10, Nays ~.
Mr. BIGLER Dem, Pa made report IRON the
Committee Of Conference on the Patent bill. The re-
port was agreed to, and the hill passed.
Mr.. SIMMONS REP, RI reported from the Com
III oof ha Ia in
concurrence with the House amendment striking out
tie duty on tea aud coffee The report was agreed TO,
and the bill stands passed
The Army till was taken up.
Mr.. HALE rep, n. H. offered an amendment thst
no officer of the army, except the
shall receive pay or emolumelt 10 exceed s5,Oeo per
snnum.
Mr.. POWELL moved to include the Lieutenant
Mr.. CRITTENDEN Is. Am, KY opposed the
original amendment, and thought il better TO leave
things as they were arranged by those who were be-
fore us.
Mr.. HALE said he only wished the Senator had
been governed by such considerations in regard TO the
Constitution, and had not proposed patching 1t up by
amendments. -
Mr.. FOSTER Rep., Conn., said in times like these
we should not vote TO reduce the salary of any man
who stood by the flag Of the country.
Mr. P0WELL'S amendment was lost-feas, ~
Nays 81; Messrs. Bright, Green, Hunter, johnson
Ark, Lane, Latham, Powell Sebastian, and Trum-
bull voting in tho Affirmative.
Mr.. H6LE'S amendment was disagreed to-Yeas
l6; Nays, %.
After further conside ration the hill was passed.
The VICE-PRESIDENT announced that be had re-
ceiyed a communication from Ex-Pretident Tyler,
President Of the Convention recently held in this city,
that the Convention had approved what was inclosed
and a.ked Congress to submit the same TO the Legla-
lures of the States.
The CLERK read the proposition agreed upon by
the Convention which is modified plan OF what was
offered by Mr. Guthrie in the Convention.
Mr.. CRIrTENDEN moved that IL be printed and
referred TO Select Committee, with Instructions TO re.
port tomorrow at O'Clock. Agreed TO with special
vote on the portion with regard to instructions, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Meur'. Anthony Baker Bsysrd, Piser' Br,ss
Bright CnRmsn, Chterden DiIon. Douglas Fitch Foster,
Gwin Hunter johnson tTeun Kennedy, LeDe Latham. Ma
Nicholson Pesce, Folk, Powell Rice, Sebastian, Thorn
sons.
little Durkee FessenGen Foot, Green Grimes Hse Harlan
King Merrill. Seward Simmons 6umneE Ten Eyek' Irumouu
Wsde, WifOn--2L
Mr.. CLfNGMAN Dem, n. G.. ssi1 though he was
utterly orposed 70 the proposition sill he was willing
10 give il The direction its friends wished, and 20 voted
Yea. -
Mr.. LATHAM Dem, Cali changed bis vote. He
said be thought it unnecessary TO waste time but he
vi, lded 10 the Judgment of bis political associates.
Mr.. MASON Dem, Va.l moved an executive ses-
sion. but the Yeas aud NAYS being called on the mo.
ton he moved according 70 rule Of the Senate that the
galleries be cleared
The PRESIDENT directed the galleries TO be
cleared, which was done.
After an Executive session, the Senate adjourned