Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-08
Night Dispatches.
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SENATE-The message OF the President
suggesting the passage OF joint resolution pro-
viding for CO operation with any State for the alb
clifton of slavery with pecuniary compensation.
was read and referred TO the Committee on the
judiciary.
Mr. Sumner presented a memorial signed by
manv prominent merchants of New York, asking
for immediate action 10 provide for the trans
portation of the mails from New York to Pan
ANA.
Mr. Davis said sometime since the Legislature
Of Kentucky passed a resolution requesting his
predecessor and colleague to resign his collea
que had not yet resigned. Fifteen days since
the Senator from Minnesota offered a resolution
tor due expulsion OF his colleague. The Ken
lucky Legislature now in session and they
want to know when that question is 10 be acted
upon. n he is to be expelled. the Legislature
does not want To adjourn and allow a di-loyal and
traitorous Governor 20 appoint any one to take
the place of his colleague.
Mr.. Trumbull said the committee were doing
their best and would make report soon.
Mr.. Powell said that he was a little surprised
at the zeal of his colleague; but would only say
that he (Powell) was anxious for an investigation
To be had, the action of the Kentucky Legislature
was natter between himself and that lie .isla-
ture. He. POWELL could make il plain TO the
Legislature, and should do so. that his action in
the Senate was entirely in accordance with the
will of the people. expressed by the resolutions
to preserve strict neutrality in Kentucky. He
(Powell was perfectly willing TO abide by the
decision of the people of Kentucky at any time.
he only intended To ask the attention Of the Sen
ators To brief statement 20 vindicate himself
after the committee had reported and all the
Senators had spoken.
Mr. Wade moved TO take up the bill TO provide
for the occupation anu cultivation OF the cotton
lands.
The motion was agreed to-yels %, nays l5.-
Mr.. Carlisle said that he was sorry 10 see that
Senators determined 20 press this bill He
did not believe that the Government held supreme
control over all the lands OF the country. The
bill proceeds To substitute amenaLnents-in place
OF the present masters o. slaves to make the
Government one grand lordly Shareholder with a
grea. brood of petty agents. The provisions of
the bill make humane treatmen. of the slaves i'm
possible. There are also appeals coming here To
Us from thousands of the white race Who have
been turned out of their homes and these appeals
have more force for him (Carlisle) than any that
could come from the negro The bill will take
from the treasury immense sums OF money which
could be better used in the scheme of colonza.
ton.
Mr.. Pearce thought the bill impractical and a
most extraordinary political blunder The mon
ey that it would cost the Government 10 provide
for these indi gent persons would make the treas
ury more INDECENT than themselves even.
The bill was then passed by yeas 20. nays Ii
Nays-Messrs Day, Davis. Cowan. Carlisle,
Browning, SanderSon, Kennedy. McDougall.
Pearce. Powell Rice. salisbury, Thomson, \ eel.
son OF Missouri, and Wright
The Senate then went into Executive session
after which it adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.-Mr. Gurley introduced bill To se
cure To pilots engineers sailors aud crews upon
the gunboats and war vessels their bounty and
pensions
The House then proceeded to the consideration
OF the bill to authorize the Secretary or the
Treasury to purchase coin and for other purposes.
Mr.. Pendleton inquired OF Mr. Stevens whether
in his Stevens )opinioni was necessary to author
ize the sale of the five hundred million bonds
Gently authorized in orier To realize sufficient coin
for the payment of the interest, which could not
be by next July more than forty million and the
sixty million OF indebitdness
Mr.. Stevens did not think it necessary, but il
found by the Secretary of the Treasury that
these bonds can not be sold except at great sac
rifce. which he did not choose to make; hence he
suggested the passage of the BILL that the
specie section of the recently enacted United
States law may not be repudiated.
Mr.. Stevens, IN reply, said that the new five
hundred million bonds had not vet been issued
Mr. Pendieton expressed himself satisfied with
the explanation and would vote for it.
! He however offered an amendment, which va,
/ agreed to, re asserting that the demand note
shall be receivable for duties on imports with th.
exception.
The bill was then passed as originally intro
duced.
! MIR. Harding rising to ah explanation said tina
he had noticed in the newspapers that the Chair
man of the Committee on Territories had re
ported bill providing for Territorial Govern
Inents in the seeding Union This subject had
been discussed in the public prints.
lie (Hardns) was at loss to ascertain how
this information was obtained
Mr. Ashley the Chairman of the committee
informed his colleague thereon, that the commit
tee authorized him 70 report the BILL and under
instructions he Ashley had moved its printing
| and recommtment To the committee
Mr.. Harding SAID that the newspapers also SAID
that the Senate Committee on Territories hac
concurred in the provisions of this bill
Mr. Ashley replied that he not aware thai
| that committee, with the Chairman of whom hs
/ had been in consultation had come TO any con
cuSion on the subject Ii the newspapers had
made a misstatement the Chairman of neither o
I the committees was responsible for it,
Mr. Harding said that only four out of the min,
members of the committee had agreed on this
bill, and vet il sent out as the report o: Oh,
majority of the committee.
Mr. Ashley further explained that he CAV,
printed copies to those who asked for them
The bill TO render valid and to authorize thu
extension OF the patsnt granted to John 5. Mn,
for an Improvement in the manufacture Of lamp
black passed by a of % 10 80.
The House then went into Committee of Oh,
Whole on the state OF the Cnion--the bill rela
ting to the Thanking privilege being nominal,
under consideration.
Mr. Blair proceeded TO speak OF the Miltar,
Department of the West usder General John
Fremont. He said very great pressure ha'
been brought TO bear through the new spapers q
force Gen Fremont back into a communal, and Z,
force the Administration against IT, judgment
expressed after deIiberation, to employ him II
some of the military departments. He Blair
had seen it stated in kilograms that General Ere
mont had again demanded a trial This was no
true
Mr. Riddle, of Ohio, asked on what authorit
the gentleman made the last starementl
Mr. Blair, resuming said-No demand for
trial has been made. unless il has been don'
within two or three days. General Fremont ha
not made the demand at all. for lie Blair ha'
taken pains to satisfy himself of the fact by in
quiry at the Adjutant Generals office and thu
Judge Advocate of the Army. IL was most ex
traordinary that officer of the army charges
with crime. mutny and misconduct OF the war
and deposei from command IN consequence o
these charges, should Lot ask trial.