Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01

CONGRESSIONAL.


in Michigan asking for military road To lscon /
sin.
Mr. Chandler presented a petition Cor naval
depot in Saginaw Bay.
Mr. Sarke ct Oregon offered the following:
Resolued. That the papers relating to the low |
atty of Benjamin Starke. Senator from Oregon.
be referred to the Judiciary Committee. with in /
dence which has been OF may be presented
Mr. Hale objected TO the resolution.
Mr.. StaIk Ike said that he presented the resolu
ton himself because he would spare any Trend
OF his what might be an ungracious once. Ger
tainly he would not permit any one opposed 10
him 10 place himself in such position DE
/ (Starke) was anxious that any Senator who pro
posed 10 he the prosecutor OF the charges brought
here against him should have an opportunity
Offered him. He availed himself of this oppor
tuDity to say that. relying in his conscious
ness of LOYALTY To the country, and yielding 10 no
man in devotion 90 the Constitution and the
i Union. and in veneration and for the
fag OF his country, he had hitherto relralned
from entering into the question contained in
these papers, preierring TO stand on what ne con
cclyed ~ be his personal honor and the rights OF
has State. If any wished prosecute the
+ matter further, he would be most happy 70
meet H.
! The resolution of Mr. Starke was laid aside
\ The legislation appropriation bin was then
1 taken up and passed.
Mr.. Starkes resolution was resumed
Mr.. McDougal thought the question was salts
fsctoriiy settled. and moved to lay the resolution
on the table Rejected--yeas Z, nsys 81.
Mr. Dixon very much regretted the vote Of the
Senate yesterday There evidence against
I the Senator from Oregon which rs vet Was un
contradicted. which. If true, the Senator from
! Oregon. in the vote of yesterday. opened the
door to anybody. traitor or not he considered
1t the most disastrous vote that could have been
! given.
! Mr.. Browning said the Senator from Massa-
chusetts seemed very much concerned about the
/ other Senator's responsibility. Ii would be time
enough to be anxious about Il. when he asked hs
services. de felt no responsibility. and reflected
II on the vote he gave yesterday with much sat
i isfacuon as any vote he ever gave de thought
the Senator had no right 10 lecture other Sen.
ators and deplore their miserable condition
! Mr. Fessenden also spoke in a similar strain.
Z Mr. Sumner said the Senators from Illinois
4 and Maine criticized what lac said being in
furious imputation on them Nothing was fur
ther from his thoughts. He knew the Senator
from Illinois amply able to take care OF him
sell ana he had not the presumption 10 offer any
assistance he thought the remarks of the Sena-
tor from Maine not perfectly kind perfectly
restrained from passion. tie intended nothing
injurious To that Senator. lie had too great con
hdence in their kindly relations to make any sug
gestons which he could interpret into unkindness
He had said lie nota anxious. but the Senators
sought to relieve themselves of responsibility.
Mr. Fessenden asked what evidence there
that any man sought to relieve himself
Mr. Sumner said that certain Senators we're
anxious that an inquiry should AXE place.
Mr.. Browning said he was in favor OF further
investigation but not with any view to relieve
himself from responsibility
Dir. Sumner said he referred 10 the cUilse
quences of that vote. Tie thought Davis and
Benz amn and Toombs could pass through the
same door
The morning hour having expired, the matter
was laid over
Mr. Clark offered bill to abolish slavery in
the District OF Columbia substitute tor the
bill OF the Committee on the subject.
Mr.. VI lsOn, OF Massachusetts, offered reso-
luton that the Secretary of the Treasury trans
mit 10 the Senate copy OF the report OF Edward
l.. Pierce on the negroes at Port ROYAL, and such
other information as he may have upon the sub
ject.
The resolution adopted.
Mr.. Wilson also introduced a bill to encourage
enlIstments in the regular army.
The resolution referred.
Mr.. Grimes presented the memorial of certain
regiments of Iowa. asking that Spring Mills, Bel
: mon, aud Fort Donelson be inscribed on their
banners.
and Legislative appropriation bill was then taken
! up.
Mr. Wade said he wished to make an explana-
} ton.
be referred TO paragraph in the New York
Tribune relative to cert ain railroad legislation,
and that certain words put in the bill giving
the Government power To take possession OF rail
roads, &c.
lie said he introduced that bill. and il was true
those words complained of were not in the 0rigi-
nal bill, but he introduced that amendment IA the
Senate and explained it. The idea that anybody
e inierpOlale the words into the bill after it passed.
from the Senate. an imputaiion the Clerk
D.: which is entirely groundless. Ii anybody was to
: blame il was he
Mr. Grimes said the Senator did not ex-
plain the amendment He was unwilling that IL
should go to the country that he lGrimes) voted
for such proposition if he had known what il
was. Adjourned tall Monday.
r HOUSE.-The House proceeded the con-
sideraton of the special order. namely. the bill
providing for receiving engineers into the yolun-
teer service of the United States.
After debate the bill was rejected.
The homestead bill was considered.
An amendment offered and rejected. pro
hibiting the engineers authorized by this act from
being employed i'm the construction of any rail
road not authorized by law.
The bill reieciei-57 to 66
The bill granting homesteads to actual settlers,
and providing bounty for soldiers in lieu of lands
was taken up.
Messrs. Cravens. Holman and Window discus
sed the merits of the question.
e The bill was amended rs to take effect ON
the LIST of January. 1868, aud passed-l0J
! against 10.