The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-31
THIRTY -SBVENTI C}YGRsSS, SPECIAL SESSION

among the members of the present Senate
Laid on The table.
Mr.. HALE moved that the further cors;dar.,io,
OF the bill providing for a naval peac, establish
ment be postponed until the first Monday Of De
cember proximo, and it ordered
Mr.. WILSON submitted the following which wa
referred TO the Committee Printing:
ReSolred That there printed for the pse r , Son
ae 20 extra copies each of the approved 22d July
1901 authorizing the poyment Of volunteers ana tn
act approved 18th July 1861 in addition thereto and
the act increasing the army of the act for tn
better organization of the military establishment
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the Senate resumed
the consideration Of the joint resolution to legal
ize the official acts of the Executive
1r. PEARCE, of Maryland, opposed in a few re
| marks. the resolution. H. condemned the presi
dent and military authorities for exercising und
ana uiJnstiy powers which never did nor legally
could belong tn them. lie alluded to the infrin ue
ments made by the Federal au hor:ties upon ihs
| rights of the state of Maryland, upon the nun ic
patty OF Baltimore, upon the citizens of his State
| lie denounced the justice or legality of the acts
OF the subordinate military officers in searching
private houses, arresting citizens without warrant
or law; and dwet pat ticularly upon the primary
and great personal liberty bill of the conntrvtha
writ OF hdbeds corpHs-and characterized it as the
| greatest assumption of dictatorial power ever
known In any country where republican form of
government was pretended to be guaranteed
The Senate agreed to postpone the further con-
slderation of the resolution until tomorrow
Those who voted "no" upon the passage Of Mr..
summons amendment to the House bill, entitled
! dn acI to provide increased revenue from i'm
ports to paF interest on the public debt and for
other purposes" popularity known as the tariff bill
! We're: '
Messrs. Bavard, Breckenridge, Bright Brown
Ing, Cafhie, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, johnson of
Tennessee, johnson of Missouri, Kennedy. Latham
Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, salisbury and Trum,
BULLS.
Those republican Senators who voted against IL
dd so either because of the amendment to the sec
tion authorizing income tax, or that they be-
leved the entire bill would be ultimately unpopu-
lar.
MIR. TRUMBULL moved that all prior orders be dis
Pehsed with and the Senate proceed to consider the
Senate bill 10 suppress insurrection and sedition.
ana Tor other purposes. Agreed to.
Mr.. TRUNBULL believed the bill to be the most
important one that had been brouoht hafore ,bs
Senate this session.
lie SAID he was for standing by the Constitution
and putting down the rebellion. He said the OBJ
Ject OF the bill is to confer the necessary power to
suppress rebellion on the military authorities He
sald he well knew, as also did every Senator on the
moor, that the President had committed aclions
which were not strictly in accordance with law
out he felt that the Executive perfectly ustif-
able on the grounds set forth by his colIeague
Mr. browning a few days ago namely: self de-
fence. w
Mr.. TRuMBuLL advocated the bill in all its partic
uiars, and warmly eulogized all the acts of the
President. He was followed in his remarks hv
MIR. CARLILE (Va.) who opposed the eighth Sec
tion OF the bill, which reads as follows:
ana oe II further enacted, That any military comman.
ur aforesaid Commanding General Of the United States
the command of the several military departments and
military districts in any district declared to be in
state OF insurrecton and may any person sus
Pc'eu oi disioyay to the Government Of the United
states TO be brought before him, NAV administer or
cause to be administered before him. the following oath
Il DO solemnly swear Tor affirm that will sunnnrt
protect and defend the constitution and G
e United States against all enemies whether domestic
or foreign and that will bear true faith and IovsIt ~
lhe same any ordinance resolution any State con
veniion or legislature the contrary notwitLstandin
and further, that do this with fIii drterim @
m nj ion
ever: So help me God.H ~
And on their refusal to take such cath they shall be
detained as prisoners until the restoration of uet and
peace IN the locality where such arrests NAV have been
made no any person having taken said oath who
shhli afterwards be taken in against the Govern
ment or found aiding and betting its enemies and orpo
erS Sa he subject to the punishment prescribed
~. ose VINO violate their role, provided in the 7th
as courtmartia shall direct sentence to be- snbnitta
TO the commanding officer of the military Department.
Mr.. CARLILE said that retqiation would be the
result OF ITS adoption and would injure rather than
ala the OniGn canse in the South That those who
were In arms against the Government did not re
gard the oath as n moral personal obligation
and that it could not be expected He said further
that IL he was taken prisoner BY the Contederates
he would readily take any oath offered, and if
would save his life and thus benefit his family or
me country, he would not hesitate to violate it.
lie applauded the other sections of the bill
Mr. CowAN alluded to several sections of the
Dill, particularly the lst, 7th Sth 9th and 1Itb
pr"nouncing them to be unconstitutional and un
Just to those who had right as citizens to claim
protection from the civil process
Mr.. bAYARD moved to pOstpone the fprtbar oor
sideration OF the bill until Tomorrow.
Mr. FEssENDEN moved to postpone indetniteIv
MT: bREcKiNRIDGE said the bill appeared to COM
pine In eleven sections every thing atrocious that
mas neen perpetrated upon any free peopIe in the
last hve hundred years, and the introduction of
Such bi'l IN the Senate the most gloomy
commentary on the degenerate character of the
government that could be offered
E!r. IRUMBULL asked if anVthjnp had heno oHar
the President "
hr BREcKINR1DGE said if the discussion was con-
tnued, and an answer to that question was asked
for, he would show that matter how unjust or
unconstitutional the acts of the President were.
that this bill goes far beyond it.
M. CLARK, of New Hampshire, moved that the
bill be laid on the table, on which the yeas and
nays were called, as follows:
IedS-Messrs. Bayard, Breckinridge Bright Clark
Cowan, Fessenden, Johnson, of Tenn. Johnson of Mo
Lanam Mcpougal, Pearce, Polk, Powell salisbury and
=, Nays-Messrs Anthony. Bingham Browning Carlilc,
Grimes Harlan Harris Howe, King. Lane of Indians
Lane of Kansas, Morrill,. Pomeroy, Sherman Sumner |
Ti1. Ten Eyck, TrumbulI, Wade, Wilkinson wimot and
1t was agreed to postpone the bill until to-mor-
row, o'clock.
Mr.. HALE submitted the report of the Committee
OF Conference on the disagreeng vote of both hon
ses on the bill to provide for the construction of
one or more iron-clad ships or floating batteries
and for other purposes
Alter the report had been debated, vote was
taken, when 1t was ascertaned that no quorum
present 4N1'
on motion of Mr.. POWELL the Senate adjourned. |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MT. oLiN, from the Military Committee, reported |
Dill adding to West Point Cadets a number eoual |
10 tnat OF senators and Representatives, to be re-
lected from the States recommend alton of men,
ners OF Congress, as prescribed by former laws s.
w men Dlstrlc's neglect to send Representatives to
Congress, the President shall fill the vacancies cor
responding with the representation of such Dis |
trlcts. All cadets now in or who NAV hereafter |
enter the Military Academy, shall swear to support
the Constitution and bear true allegiance to the |
national Government, and maintain and defend the |
sovereignty of the United States as paramount IN |
any and all allegiance sovereignty or fesItv or |
country whatsoever; and that they viii! obey all |
orders OF superior officers. Any cadet refusing to
take TINS oath Is to be dismissed from the academy
MIR. FALLANDiGHAM said the proposed oath was |
such as ought not to be required of anv free citi
zen. 1t required him to renounce the allegiance |
he bears, by birth or adoption, to his State He |
was surprised at the proposition. Besides the bill
increased the power of the President and author
lied him to select cadets, not from Copgr
Districts but from any portion of the United States
tie wished 1T to go on record that the bill was not
even printed, and was pressed to passage without
debate.
Mr.. OLrN claimed the floor.
Mr. CAMPBELL wished to make an inquiry
Mr. FALLANDIGHAM objected. He was precluded
HPioihinS MS views. Let tuere De equality
of rights.
Mr.. OLIN, resuming, said he did not suppose this
bill would require discussion. The remark of the
gentleman from Ohio was in keeping with his
course here The bill did not require any man to |
renounce allegiance to his State and it in terferes
with it in no way. But it did provide what the
Constitution demands, namely, that he shall bear
true allegiance to the United States
The deluslon of State sovereignty and State al |
legance was the argument of traitors and rebels |
who set up defiance to the Federal Government |
III the oath grated heavily the gentleman's con-
science ne should have uneasiness see it ap-
piled to him
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM wished to respond but was
met with cries of "order" from the Republican
side, He however called on the Speaker to sup
press such personalities, especially as he was de-
MED the right of reply.
Mr.. OLIN said the gentleman could make no re.
ply while he was On the floor.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylv vania, Intellectually
moved to table the bill, which was subsequently,
passed.
Mr.. SPAULDING of New York. offered resolution
naming Friday, the I'd of August, for the adjourn
ment SINE die OF the Senate and the House. the SEN
ate concurrng. Passed.
Mr.. ENGLISH, of Connecticut, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bill for the tempo
rary increase OF the number of midshipmen in The
Naval Academy-eacb member of Congress to nom
mate one, as in the case of cadets
Mr.. BURNETT, of Kentucky, was surprised that
Union (which he, frankly, does not, should press
such bills upon the House; for they are framed |
upon the idea that there never can be reconstruc-
tion. For if the "disloyal' States should return
within the next five years how shall they be repre-
sented in the schools, since the "loyap StateS and