The New York herald., 1862-03-05

from merchants and others doing business the Pacific
coast asking immediate action by Congress 10 provide
for the transportation Of tho mails between New York,
Panama and Aspinwa at present the United States
have arrangement for such transportation. Referred.
PAYMENT or VOLUNTEERS.
Mr.. wMxor, (rep Of Pa. presented resolutions from
the Legislature OF Pennsy relative the payment
Of the volunteers from the time Of their enlistment
DROP THE NEGRO QUESTION AND ATTEND TO BUSINESS.
MIR. DAVIS, (Unon) OF KY, presented petition from
the citizens OF Boston asking Congress 10 drop the negro
question and attend to the business OF the country
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
Mr. DIXON (rep.) Of Conn.,, offered joint resolution
that the vacancy in the Board Regents Of the Smith
sonan Institution by the death Of Professor FELTON, be
filed by Henry Barnard, Of Connecticut. Laid over.
Mr.. DIXON said that Mr.. Barnard was known all over
the country who had devoted his whole life to
the cause OF popular education, to the very object
which the Smithsonian Institution was formed-the diu
sion Of knowledge among mankind.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on the
Library.
THE ARTICLES OF WAR.
Mr.. WILSON, rep) OF Mass. reported from the Military
Committee the House bill making additional article Of
war.
SAFE KEEPING OF PRISONERS.
On motion Of Mr. HIRES lrep) Of n x. the bill for
ers was taken up and passed.
ATLANTIC FIsuERIEs.
On motion of Mr.. CoLLANTR (rep.) of w., the bill au-
thorizng the commission for the preservation or tho
Atlantic fisheries was taken up.
The bill authorizes the President to appoint Commits
sioner to meet with the British and French Commits
sioners, take measures for the preservation Of the
fisheries.
The bill was passed.
PRESENTS
Mr. SyMSER, from the Committee Foreign Relations,
reported resolution providing for the custody Of the
presents received from the King Of Siam.
The bill provides that the presents be deposited among
the cnriositics Of the Department of the Interior.
The bill was passed.
TIE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA
Mr.. GRIMES. (rep) Of Iowa from the Committee on the
District Of Columbia, reported bill for the codincaton
and revision of the laws Of tho District of Columbia.
LoUHIANA
On motion of Mr.. HARLAN, (rcp) Of Iowa, the bill pro-
vdng for the satisfaction Of claims for certain lands sod
by the United States taken up but after
somc discussion, 1t was laid sde
DEBATE ON TIE CONGREGATION BILL.
The COnhscaton bill was then taken up.
Mr. McDorGALL, (opp.) Of CAL, resumed his speech.
Hc quoted from Justice Story and other writer's ds show
property. He (Mr. McDougal contended that the pro-
vision in the bill relating the freeing Of the slaves
unconstitutional He then quoted from tho declarations
OF tho President and Secretary Of State to show that
entirely different policy had been declared by the
ment. The colonization scheme wild and nipracticabe.
He (Mr. McDongalD contendcd that magnanimity was
tho greatest virtue OF vctors and that should for
ward with the constitution common constitution, In
the one hand and with peace in the other.
Mr.. Gown, (rep) Of Pa said that agreed with the
Senator from California (Mr. McDougal), and thought
this one OF the most important measures ever brought
before Congress shall we stand by the constitution
shall open wide the field Of revolution go back
the doctrines of feudal and introduce feuds which
centuries cannot quiet? That is what this bill proposes
| He contended that the passage Of such bill will
| mako the whole Southern people our enemies. The
| scheme of colonization is entirely impractcable
And further, the bill was directly in conflict with the
constitution for the Of which alone the
was waged Tho bill is unnecessary impoc and totally
useless. The blwas UNCONSTITUTIONAL because the
sttuton provides that bill Of aander shall be passed.
and person punished for crime without regular pro-
cecdng in Courts. This bill Is in fact bill Of atainder
and Congress has no power 70 pass it, The bill makes
distinction between those forced into the rebellion and
the willing traitor Thousands Of Southern people have
been dupcd into tho rebellion by being told
that the North were all abolitionists. II
there foul slander 10 the allegation
madc by the Shareholders the South and their allies at
the North that the sole object Of the republican party
was the abolition Of slavery. That SANDER enabled the
traitors 70 consolidate the rebellion. He had more ro-
spec for tho meanest soldier IN tho southe army than
for the editors and orators Of the North, who knowing
bo false South this gigantic lic He protested
against that section Of the bill for freeing the slaves
entire departure from the principles Of the consu
tion and especially impotc ut this time. Because
are In war VIC ought mot TO mako q law which
constitutional before He hoped other and better
way would be aon 70 punish those concerned in the
bolton. When we shalrhavc suppressed them and in
way which will not furnish cause for future revolt he
would punish electuay those who to DO punished,
and forgive thoroughly those who were to DO for
freedom he had himself but whnt had they done to
freedom at this time, when the Of their
tors seemed especially to invite them to strike for ber
y? Nothing. They simply relied their masters like
domestic animals which sort Of third instinct He
hoped the bill would not pass but that Congress would
attend TO the measures necessary to secure
MISSOURI RAILROADS..
Mr.. WILSON, (rep.) Of Mass, from the Committee Of
Conference the bill relative to certain railroads Of
Missouri, made report, which was agreed TO-
EXECUTIVE sEesICN.
The Senate went into executive session.
Adjourned.