Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, July II.
SENATE-Mr Salisbury gave notice that he
should introduce IA joint resolution making amend
ments to the Constitution for peaceful adjust
ment of the present troubles. -'
Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported back the House bill in relation
TO the further collection OF duties and imports,
(the force bills called, is the blockade bl,) with
a recommendation that il pass. it WAS laid over
The loan bill was received from the House, and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hale introduced bill regulating the elm
ployment Of volunteers in the navy; also to regu
late the marine force; also bills to increase the
navy in time of war, to increase the number of
paymasters in the navy and relative to the Naval
Academy. All were referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Committee on Fl
nance reported the House bill for the payment
ofthe militia and volunteers, with an amendment
making the appropriation FIVE and three quarter
millions instead of six millions. The amendment
was agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Clark called up resolu ion offered yes
terday, regarding the expulsion of seeding Sen
Mr. Bayard saw no reason for nything more
than declaring the seats vacant
Mr. Latham said he should not vote for the ex
pulsion. He should vote that the names of the
Senators be stricken from the roll and their seats
be declared vacant, and moved to strike ont the
word expel
Mr. McDougal said he ready to vote for
expulsion. No man has right to a seat here
Who espoused the cause of treason. Treason, to
be sure, was gentlemanly crime, and entitled to
the axe instead of the halter, but still it a
crime. .----...---
Mr.. Latham's amendment was disagreed to-
yeas ii, nays 80.
Messrs. Bayard, Breckenridge, Bright, johnson
of Tennessee Johnson of Missouri, Latham, Mes
NTH, Polk. Purcell, Rice and Salisbury voted in
the affirmative.
The resolution was then passed-yeas 80. nays
10.
Resolutions approving Of the acts of President
Lincoln were then taken up.
Mr. Polk resumed his remarks. lie said Mis-
souri, had INSTRUCTED no law whatever of the U.
s., and yet that State. under pretext of law.
had been invaded by U. S. troops from Iowa and
Kansas
Mr.. Polk argued that the President had ,
right to invade the State, or give the power to
proclaim martial law to a mere captain. He re-
ferred to Capt Lyons acts as illegal and uncon-
stitutonal
Mr. Wade moved to refer the resolution to the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Powell took the same ground as Mr. Polk,
and said the President had no right to declare a
! blockade against any OF the States, and he had
Mr.. Wilkinson asked the Senator if he ap
proved of the action OF the Goqernor of Kentucky
in refusing to send volunteers in answer to the
Presidents proclamation
Mr. Powell said all the State of Kentucky ap-
proved of it, and he was one of its people. In
/ earlier, in better days of the Republic such mon
stous usurpation of authority had been the cause
of impeachment at the bar of the Senate. lie
said pence must be had by compromise and concili
alton and not by force
/ Mr.. Wade Withdrew his motion to refer the res
olution to the Judiciary.
| Mr.. Bayard renewed it.
Mr.. Breckenridge rose. but yielded to Mr.. Will
son. who moved to postpone the resolution till to-
morrow. Agreed to-,
The bill for providing for the better organza-
ton of the military establishment, taken up.
and the several amendments ordered to be
printed.
The Senate went into executive session.
Adjourned. 80