The sun., 1862-01-16
Congressional Proceedings.
OBr LANE AND MS WAR POLICY
TN KANSAS SENAToRSBIP.
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THE HOUSE PREPARING A TAX BILL.
100000 To be Raised Annually.
ANVIL CONoRRss.-seaase.
First Rn<~-iou

flrbs BeasA0U
pdsh'sa,on, Jan. 10 M eun ner tnass IRE
senten petition from the Farmers Club Of Con
cord hNtacLusetts, stating that the COUNTRY is
hooded with unreliable seeds, aud AakinR that
duty be rlac, on Feeds.
MI sherman tOhiol presented pstltion from
Peter Cooper Of New York, askina ConQress no, 70
Suthorihe th' isauc Of paper money
On moiitn of Mr.. Lane Of KAnssa, tho Joint reso.
luton 70 prom ott the efficiency Of the troops serving
In hhnSAS rs taken up.
Mr.. SsulsbuIy tDd said that the New York Tai.
nuiU, In calling attention 10 this resolution, said
"thAt would occur TO the reader tnst II meant
sonething." Did II mean policy dangerous TO the
country and which he believed was condemned by
the President In his messlgei This Joint resolution
gtves the commander In Kansas power given TO no
other mRu, II invites every free nsQro and runaway
slave ard Indian g. come and be ARMED. Iftherc
WA lingering hope for the Union In the heart a
any man IN the Suuth, the adoption Of this Joint re-.
solution would eNtinguish all such hope II might
be sad OF the South that they employed negroes but
was a curse on the southern COnfederacy lie
moved e insert IA the resolution the word white"
before the word "pcrsons"
Mr. Lane, OF Kansas, said thAi the commander In
hNns,B ib MAJOR General Hunter, who wSa AZ well
k1ovn for liz prudence ~ for his gallAntry This
till is 70 give him power In case he In cut oG from
mmuLicnting with the Government. II was 20
give him power to all up the army in the country
whore he WAS. The resolution does no, give him
power tO arm tho slaves, even the white men,
when every, wlite soldier was knigh, srrant,
End bad hr his esquire slave from the rebels,
then we would bepin 10 see the beginning OF the
ond. He would put the slaves TO work the fprti-
hcatonH hut would Hot put arms In their hands
HubsistcIcC.
Mr., Harlan tIowe,) said II the resolution was to
conhr benefit ON the colored people, he could not
why the 81 naor from Delaware should object 10 H.
There were four millions Of men whose loyalty could
not be doubted, and yet all their force and energy IL
marshalled against us by the rebels. He did not
why should not employ these four millions
Of men for the Government.
Mr.. Lane, of ki,ns,s, said he had not intended by
the rosolutiun 10 commit the Government TO the
policy Of arming the slayes but II he tLanel had
command Of the army, he would say TO the slave
~ have no arms, but ydh can find arms, get
them, and will use you N soldier" t5uppre 'sed
applause In the gallery)
Mr.. Trumhull I'M }, from the judiciary Commit
tee, 10 whom referred the numerous bills Ia re-
ference u the condscHon Of the property OF rebels
ETC., rp,Vted them all back with one rgzal I'LL as
a H1sttue Lr the whole, namely:--to coufscate
the pp,ptsty aud free the slaves OF rebels.
Ths r~ohIIon 4 the Judiciary Committee the
Kansas sunteetsd seat case, declaring that Mr..
Lane Ia not entitled 90 his seat taken up.
The question the amendment OF Mr..
CLARK 10 strike ont tho word "not."
hr. stanton tMr. Lanes conteatant) proceeded 10
speak at length In opposition 10 the amendment
lie contendcd that Mr.. Lane, by using the frank.
ing privilege as It was admitted he had done, there
by made the choice of senatorship in fact actually
senator, and the acceptance Of any other Office even
before he actually took the oath, vacated the seat.
He said before he tStsnton) accepted the commits
sion from the Governor Of KanAas in July last, he
telcsrnphcd to the War Department to know II Mr..
Lane had been appointed gadier. General and had
scceTted. lie received the following answer;
"Geu. Lane has been appointed and accerted.
tSguGll =. CAMERON,
Secretary OF War"
saryosc the whole Senate, In the situation Of the
member from Kansas, were appointed ~ Generals
by the fresidcnt, yet sitting as Senators, voting
tAemselves honor emolunent and RANK, was there
nothing improper in thisf
Mr. B,yaId tDcl understood that the Senator
fron kausr had acted as Brigsdler during the Va
cation slncc the last session.
NJ. Lane said, that Kansas belng invaded, hs
took hs place smonS the defenders Of the state, In
the usli place Of command, given by the psNle,
not - the Government or State, and when the dan
ger 70 that state lad passed he laid down hA COM
InAnd.
NJ. Dooltt,e, tw.s.,! said he supposed the whole
c! this question was, tAAt the President proposed
o. appoint NJ. Lane BriyAdier, and Mr.. Lane pro-
posed - accept, " the Office created by Con-
gresa. Congress did create the ofi:o on the 22ul
of jay bGt, ef re that time, Mr.. Lane refused
70 q, 'ei', wAich ne thought ended the case.
1 'ummuu,Atio received from the Serre-
tary Of the Nav, in answer to the resolution rela
tive 70 the elnp ylaont Of George d. Morgan. Re-
fe.TCd. Adjourned,