Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-15

went 70 the Jail yesterday. and was refused ad
mittance. lie went then TO the President, bat
the President was cngaeed, so be (Gdmes) sta
ted these facts 20 the Senate which be should
have stated TO the President
Mr. Pearce said that the laws in regard 70 the
jail were the laws which were in force At the time
of the cession OF the District. The biz proposes
a delbery from the jail OF all persons IL not 10
dicted for that already in the old la~ Of Mary
land He thought that the bill was especially
designed for other persons. There was power
here higher than the law which released other
persons. He (Pearce) had list Of seventeen
persons released by the Provost Marshal. which
being the case. he did not know how soon Goa
gress would be told as Cromwell told the British
Parliament, The Lord has no need Of you.
This bill gives certain persons their liberty. IL
Is sort OF emancipation bill. He thought il
should be modified 40 to release such persons
from confinement. The Union could not be re
stored If the policy of the Government was known
to be emancipation. Ifsuch was known 10 be the
policy there would not be Union man at the
South left
Mr. Powell contended that the common law
was the remedy for all the abuse which this bill
proposed 70 abolish There was no necessity for
this law nc ALL unless il was intended for all the
slaves.
Mr.. Pomeroy agreed with the Senator from
Kentucky that the fault was not so much in the
law as IL was the want of its proper execution
Mr. Carlisle hoped they would come 20 vote
SO that slavery in the District may be practically
abolished Time enough had been spent on the
bill. and we wanted il passed so as 70 remove one
pes on which to hang sympathetic treatise to
the negro race.
Mr. Morrill, said he could not let the correction
of an abuse 90 with fling at this side of the
Chamber This was simply bin 10 correct an
abuse against the liberty of every man, and he
(Morrill) could not rest under the imputation of
disturbing the delicate relation of the negro CUES
ton.
Mr. Wilson thought Mr. Morrill, had well taken
notice Of the remarks of the Senator from Nir-
ginia Mr.. Carlisle) Senators had been talked
to by her Mason. and he feared the Senator from
Virginia Mr.. Carlise) was treading in the foot
steps of his predecessor; but he (Wilson) feared
therebukes of neither. He also wanted To add
his word of condemnation to the insulting con
duct of Marshal Lamon. The colored people in
the District had never been oppressed for ten
wears as they are now. A Colonel came TO him
to day with an order from Brigadier General 10
send back fugitive slave. Thank God, that
name has not been passed upon by the Senate
Vet. He thought it was time we acted up to our
principles and rebuke those men who disgrace
humanity.
In regard to Marshal Lamon We ought to say
to the President that he had insulted the Senate
and must be removed.
Mr. Carlisle said the Senator could not have
heard what was said he merely gave expires
sion to his own opinions that the time should be
devoted TO measures connected with the preser
vation of the Union
Mr.. Sherman said he thought the time had
arrived for important action on financial meas
ures.
| Mr. Fessenden said there was an erroneous i'm
preston in the country that the Senate should
on these financial measures Immediately and pass
tax bill These bills all take time and dellbe
ration and the Senators could not act till the
bills came from the House. He thought that
/ the gentlemen were not 10 be blamed becaus e
in the intermediate time they attended 10 other
matters.
Mr. Sherman said there was an extended fnan-
cial business, much broader than tax bills.
After further discussion vote was taken on
| Mr. Powell's amendment to except fugitive
slaves. Which was lost-yeas 5, nays 80.
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Kennedy, Pearce, Pow
ell and Salisbury.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment that no per
son be hereafter confined in Jail without war
rant from the magistrate court, order from
one House of Congress. Agreed to.
The bill was passed-yeas 81, nays 4.
Messrs. Carlisle, Kennedy, Powell and Sauls
bury voting nav
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, the bill for the re
lief of the British ship Perthshire was taken up
and passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE-The House resumed the considera
ton from Thursday of the bill to abolish the
ranking privilege.
Mr.. Porter expressed the hope that Congress:
would distinguish itself by reforming the abuse.
and making the recipient pay postage on docu
ments instead of this being done by the public
at large.
Several other gentlemen expressed their views
upon the subject
i The bill to abolish the Thanking privilege wa.
further discussed.
The question was taken on striking out the
whole of the bill excepting the list section, which
absolutely abolishes the Thanking privilege Oh
and alter July LIST.
This decided in the affirmative.
After further discussion, Washburne moved tc
table the whole subject.
The motion disa greed to.
The bill then passed-l07 against A.
The bill is ms follows:
Be ii enacted, DC. That from and after Jul,
LIST, 1862, the Thanking privilege shall be, and i
hereby abolished.
The bill making appropriation for exhibiting
American products at the Worlds Fair wa
tabled by large majority. Adjourned.
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