New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-13
XXXVliTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENAII NNAsunA

Mr.. DAYS I'm. KY presented petitions from
CITIZENS Of Kentucky, asking Congess to turn dear
ear TO all schemes of Emancipation, and turn
their attention TO the business Of saving the coun-
Try.
Mr.. TRUMBULL hep., III from the JudIciary
Committee reported back the resolution for the ex-
pulson of Sir Powell, with the recommendation that
il DO not IBs..
Mr. SHERMAN Rep, Ohio offered joint reso'
uion, expressing the thanks OF Congress 10 Lieut..
Wordeu aud sailors. Laid over
lie hlso int reduced bill " authorize the Presl
dent to take possession Of certain property. Re
ferred
Mr LATHAM Dem, Call introduced bill to
repeal all LAVE preventing foreign Vessels carrying
the mills 10 Panama and AssiDwslL
A Joiat resolution WA received from the House
rendering aid &c. toesrtaiu States. Referred Ia the
Committee on Judiciary.
The biII for the payment Of vclunseers was taken
up spd passed.
On moiiOn OF Mr. WILSON rep. Msss.l. tho
bill to define the pay and emoluu eats OF tie array
Mr.. FEssfNDEN REP, Me- though, that if we
strike off ~ ter now. then the tax Of per cent
in the Tax biz will be unjus, to large elas-. We
could make grcsi eayIngs Ia innny case where We
ere largely exlrayagani. We lad tri,d la vain
10 have some limit put to the numbers IN the army,
aud especially in re gard 10 the cavalry.
Mr.. HALE rep, n. H.. said that oil the Senators
agreed that economy was necessary bn. when ',cy
came 10 any pari, ulnr case The amount was 81 hef
too small or too large. tie ia favor II adopting
the measure ana having apply 10 cnrselves, and
he WA opposed 10 hDy exception III favor ~ me
President sud judges Of the supreme ana Dlslrlct
Courts He flouyLt thst would make them diious
tue sight of the people and thai the judges would
re,el any deeire to be excepted IN this way. II We
intend Ia 90 to the people and Deb them 10 bear the
burdens OF the war, must hr.' begin the sacrifice
ourselves and rhow some desire 10 put orr hands
nto our own poch'ls, and help to ease up tire bur
den. lie moved TO amend 70 as 10 read, " shaII be
levied tax OF 10 per cent, ii.sead Of reducing the
Mr. Hates amendment was disagreed TO BY Yeas
II, Nays -
A vote was then taken ON a motion TO strike out
tie ninth section Of the BILL which prov des for de-
ducion Of ten Icr cent on The salries 7 ~ by the
Government, excepting those ~ the Precedent, Wee
President, JUDGES, uOa-cominitsioned officers, and
privaiee.
The ,ot. wa n follows:
YEAS e,r,. browning C'sfk col'mr Gown Fe'sen'
den DOT Foster crime. B,ts ho"e hehnsdS, Latham,
McDougsi Mord iss'cr. Rice, s.umons SUMNER "hsii'
Me-. an hony Chuder D,v, Dixon pool,,e.
u.l. I.flsn IsLderso. king Lano lndi Pou soy p.
eli Snen,.n Ten Kyct, TTuu0u " ado, Wiley Wilson
biGss D. AID VI fifh1-fv
The VICE PRESIDENT voted in the negative,
aud the provision was retained.
Aner further discussion, the bill Was passed by
Yeas -. Maya
On motion OF NJ. morrill,, The bill for the re-
Iesee Of ,ersors held or labor III the Dis
trct ~ Colombia was taken up.
several amendments reported from the Committee
Were adopted.
Mir MORRILL, offered an amendment providing u
Dunlsiu ( nj for kidnapping.
A. ameudmcat rersalirg all laws Of Maryland o.
OF lie District 81 Columbia inconsistent with tho act
va. aro adopted
Mr.. DAVIS Tn, KY offered an amendment,
thar s rersons liberated uuder TIN, act be coonned
out of ITO United States and appopratng slUO,VcO.
Adjourned.
Hon Wln 2. iehmarn. who We inadv-'i-n''
" absent yesterday sNe to-day hiked hnd ooi'nei es'1
L. .L b vote 40 fssof 81 the Pfesideuts emsncp patton
re.ol.tion lie sud Mr Brown Of Rhode Island wee tho
.ulyfwo Democrat who thus voted