New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30
XXXVIITu CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

mail Inc TO San Francisco, and asked to be dls-
'' ar motion Of Mr.. ANTHONY Rop., r. IT,, tie
resolution proyidn g for the distribution OF certain
cocuments belonging TO the seeded members among
the present members OF tie Senate was taken up aud
adopted. 80
Mr. HOWE Rop., Wis.l offered a resolution
calling on the President for The number OF cavalry
mustered into the service, distinguishing those
mounted by The State, al, lso stating how mary
are Necessary for the e.e@ciency OF the service.
ADOPTED.
Mr.. HALE rep, n. H. offered a resolution for
taking down aad breaking up the slips Alabama and
Ca motion Of Mr. SHERMAN Rep., Ol, the
Joint Ie outon on the Secret Sessions OF either
House, was taken up.
Mr.. SHERMAN offered the following as a substi-
tuie for the LIST section:
the present rebellion n any member Of the Senate
House @ shall arso in bis place and .te
that the President desires immedie action on sny 3stei
uestsiue suppression Of the rebellion. the ssieiie,
shall be cleared ard the member state the ec0n desIed su
hi reasons fr slch and The House shall then determine
without debate whether to proceed 10 the consideration o 'Io
XII decided in the Affirmative the debate shall be confined
to the subject mater limited 70 five minutes Tor esc
,paaser and vote taken before the a1journmet uhe''
two.tds shall otherwise decide provided ihs I9ls does
interfere with br previous qnesti ~ IN the u 9u-e
/ On the suggestion of Mr. COLLAMEk lkep''
, VT, Mr.. Sherman amendment was modihed 80 as
to strike the clause requiring the ai vote 10 DC
taken before the adouDu ent of tie secret session.
/ Mr. SUMNER Rep, Mas had some doubt about
any restriction Of the debate TO five minutes Tor eaeh
speaker. ,,..r..t;r,
was required it this very restriction. - al d.
he Walel knew executive sessions were not laIof-
able 10 short debate He Tec0llected one nemoei
who occupied the floor three weeks, aud the cor,
umns of TIE NqtioaGi InfCHgeacer were Iil,d
with tie report of this speech which TOOK three
weeks 10 deliver.
/ Mr. sherman amendment was adopted: i
/ Ar CQIJtNFR moved TO amend the second
section as follows: r......,...
betray. publish disclose reveal any debate coisS -
any Of the proceedings in the secret session. he 'A
PEELED" . Il /
This was adopted and the resolution, as amended
On motion OF Mr.. WILSON rep, Mass) the bill
10 provide Tor he organization OF the stan ava nen
TO the divisions OF the army in the regular and Noiu
teer forces was 'aken up. -
Mr.. FESsENDEN rep, Me- said there was
great tendency to increase the officers aud their rank
in the army when there really was no necessity Tor
IT, He objected 10 that portion OF the bill mahlns
large increase in this respect. lie hoped the mar
man of the Committee OH Military Affairs wouid te'
his lace against IL
Mr. WILSON believed that the officers provided
for In this bill were necessary Perhaps on careful
examination, however, we might no. heeu 10 III
crease the number OF officers
Mr. SHERMAN moved as an amendment, tha' IL
sr,;ler violate the rules Of sae he he dismissed.
IAlS Nno "b'N~N -
passed
The case of Mr.. Bright WAS then taken up.
Mr.. SALISBURY Dem, Dell proceeded TO
speak at length upon the subject. lie sad; men
the people are mad, their relre'eh'a'es a'e
wise. Reason, justice. and common sense, has wen
nigh fed the land. The Senator from Massichn-
sets lSumHerl had assailed the Senator from In
dlaua and tue names OF Caliline and Arnold seemed
less hateful now because they had Ieceived hl3
lSumner'sl censure, and their future fame would
Il. l.tc Ia they had received
biz praise No age can furnish such nn example o'
injustice a. the action Of his peers toward the SCI "a
tor from Indiana. lie lSaulsburyl cOntended that
the real issue was, whether the letter written 10
Davis was calculated 10 give aid aud comfort 10
public enemy. He claimed that the letter was nm
plv a common letter of introduction. No INJURY I"
Tie Government was intended nor could II possibly
result from sucl letter The address oil the letter
was a mere matter OF form, and by no possible
argument could 1t he constituted a matter OF
ohense lie contonded that the second letter,
written in September TO Mr.. Fitch 10y
Mr.. Bright, 10 part OF the RECORD ia
this case. IL he (Saulsbury) interpreted 'he IAN
puage Of that etter correctly lie could say, though
his speech should subject him to the tender mercies
of those who had neither the justice nor the capacity
TO Judge him (Saulsbury correctly, and to the impu-
tation OF want OF patriotism, that the Senator
, from Indiana and ten Thousand with hin, stand
proudly on it to-day The Senator from Indiana
wgs opuosed TO q principle and believed. as he
(Sausburyl believed that compromise was better
than coercion. The Government, not needing the
voice Of a majority, had not distinguished between
the character OF a MOI ahc Geep-seated discomfort
and revolution. Men hsd been bounded and perse-
cuted by venal press which dare not utter noble
Thought for fear OF the modern cOrmOrants who de-
your The substance Of the people and destroy the
credit of the Government. Men have been impris-
oned, without charge or hearing, IN American bas-
t,es more loathsome than in the disgraced babarous
DAYS of Spain. But Will he had seat on this floor
as a loyal Senator from a loyal state, notwhstand-
ing the cslumny of Mr Cameron that that State was
once on the point OF revolt, he would act as
becomes AN American Senator, whether detrac-
ton or the baste be bis fate He referred 10 the
instructions of the Secretary Of State to the
Foreign Minister in April last assuming that there
was no war; lie said the Secretary OF state had
sad as mean and noble things as were ever ut
tered; he contended that Mr.. Bright was never OPP
posed TO the Government. He mir. Bright simply
kept quiet and let the Government do as II pleased.
He MIR Salisbury knew that loyal men as ever
breathed were under suspicion. Such things only
weaken the cause. II we would succeed in restoring
the Union, we must be ust and fear not If ntoler-
ance rule the hour, and men be prescribed and ex
PEELED on suspicion such means, instead OF preserv-
inc the Constitution, only hasten its destruction.
/ Mr. DAVIS replied TO Mr. Salisbury, sustaining
the position he had assumed in his former remarks.
lie referred to Mr.. Brghts course in not having
voted for measures to support the Government or
subdue the rebellion, although he said he had not
examined the record carefully.
! Mr. BRIGHT said he was on trial which in
yolyed his seat here, and perhaps bis reputation.
The former lie cared little about; the latter he cared
good deal for, and thought in justice to him the
Senator should examine the record. If he would
take the trouble to examine his record, he would
find no such votes and no such sentiments rs the
Senator imputed 10 him. lie would find he bad ever
denied the right of Secession AS long ago as when
Mr.. Calhoun was in the Senate, be had spoken
against any such right.
Mr.. HOWE asked if he could refer him to any
speech made last session where he (Mr. Bright de-