The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THINTY-SEyENT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate.
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1862.

WAsarsGroS, May :, 1867.
EMANCIPATION PETITIONS
Mr.. HAALAs, (rep OF Iowa. presented petitions in a.
yOr OF an emancipation OF the slaves
SHIP CANAL IRON Ina gississsrrI MICHIGAN.
Mr.. HARLAN also presented large number Of petitions
in favor of ship canal from LAKE Michigan the Mis-.
sssippi river.
MILITARY AsYLCM.
Mr. NEsAJrH (opp) OF Oregon offered resolution rat
the Secretary Of War DO roqucaIsd to report the presn.
condition Of tho Military Asylum the amount Of funds
received and the annual expense Of supporting tho in
mates. Adopted.
rnE ArroiSTGgs1 BR,GApga Ct1yHRAIs
Mr. GRIMES (rep. OF Iowa, introduced bill to limit
the appointment Ct major generals and brgadicr
generals In the army OF volunteers. He said
several ineNectual attempts had been made 70
limit these appointments and prevent their Don.
tinusd increase. He thought it tms that
limit should DO the number Of these generals. We
have nearly three hundred brgad.ers. The French
army has only hundred aud sixty. Yet the number
In army 10 constantly increasing, aud appointments
are continually being nadc-nol Of men who have
distinguished themselves Ia battle OF any particular
mtsry capacity, bt mere political appointments. The
bill purposes TO limit the number Of major general, to
twenty and brigadiers to two hundred Referred tho
COMMITTEE on Military Affairs.
DistHAtCe or INVALID FOLDERS.
Mr.. WILSON, grep.l Of Mass from the Military Com.
mttss reported back Ito bill 20 facilitate the discharge
OF enlisted men for physical disability.
CoStfsct1IJS PETITIONS.
Msssrs. WADE, (rsp OF Ohio, and SHERMAN, frerl Of
Ohio, presented petitions IN favor OF couiscstion.
AproISTNrNTs MARINE rorFS.
Mr. Has (rep.( Of ~ H., ole ed resolution that the
Naval Conittee Inquire into the sxpcdienoy or pyovid
ing FOR Appointments 10 the marine corps the as to
the Naval Academy. Adopted.
INTERSTATE TRAFFIC..
Mr. SUMNER, (rop) OF Mass, notice that he should
introduce bill to abolish coastwse traffic slaves and
q prevent the transportation Of slaves through the United
States.
ruR HoAEsrEAD nirL.
On molten OF Mr.. Wary, (rspl Of Ohio the Homestead
bill was taken Up.
An snenitnont was adopted. excluding from tho bsne
Ats u this bill person who has borne against
the United States or who has gyon Aid and comfort
tho enemy.
Mr. Cs;tns (nion) Of Va, offered a substitute FOR
tie WHO'D bill providing that oil comm ssionod nd non
officers who Ia performed service this
In With foreign nation, and all militia volun-
tesrs and State troops cc any State or Territory,
who have performed military seryics in aid
OF tho federal governments defence OF states Tor
rol les against thu armed forces OF the rebellion and nil
commissioned and non commissioned officers OF tho
navy who have performed snar services, shall DO ent
tlui in lieu OF hundred dollars bounty to en or
hundred and sixty acres ri 81 IS acre or eighty
AZ 81 80 acre. IL was opposed any sqnan
derng tho public lads especially at tho present time
On motion q Mr i,seror (rSp.) Of Kansas, the bill
Was postponed until slonday.
rRisiDEsr rGtATiSs 10 tho Gases 6gS
The President pro TIM presented message from the
President stating that, in regard 10 Rrisder General
ST no he arrested uuor my general authority and
upon syiienca which whether he was guilty or inno
cent required that such proceedings should DO had
against HIM for tie public safety. deem IL incomps
Bile With the public interest, a. also unjust PERHAPS 70
dencc II has not boon tried because in tho state Of
military cra IONS at the tr1e OF his arrest and since
withdraw from duty without generally niuring the pub
lie service lie will be allowed trial withou. unnaGes
sary delay an charges and specdcations furnished him.
aud every facility for defence Afforded him BY the War
department..
ran coNrcAuoS Bin
Mr. DooirrLs, (res.) OF Wis, said there were never
such grave considerations presented ia any bill before
Congress The first section might reach thousands Ct
millions Of dollars Of property. ant tho Sccaad section
would emancpats at least 1000 900 slaves, and ind
rectly, perhaps the whole four millions. lie thought at
loast half the slaves belonged to rebsl masters.
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rcp) Of chic, ~ his seat-Seven
sighhs.
iir. poolnrtr---My friend says eishths. That
makes tho case still stronger.
Mr. wApk, (rcp) Of ohio IN his se,t-And still better
Mr. rooLir1Ls continued ~ SAID the constitution
Just az supreme In withheid granting powers, and
II Congress undertakes to rsmpls the constitution by
usurpng powers not granted. IL Is just a. much re.
bolton and revolution as The acts OF the insur-
rsctionary States. IF the federal government
can thus usurp power, then the days OF tbs
rcpubc are past and the days Of The empire begun Con.
recton Tho bill OF tho senator from Illinois II framed
under tho power 10 suppress nsuTrecton and the bill Of
the Senator from Vermont (hr Collaner) framed under
both these powers. lie eontendsd that the Limitation Of
the constitution In regard TO bills Of sttsnder prohibits
Congress forstins rsas ssMs sscep. curing NE; on.
connscated conviction OF treason, and even before
Judgment. No quoted from Blackstone and Gritty, and
tho opinion OF Jo Parker OF Massachusetts, support
OF his position. He bad studied this question
and hs was that Congress had power
Hscns the real estate beyond the life Of the person
was perfectly clear that whom our fathers put The pro-
hibtion 10 sonfssats real estate in tho constitu
ton they knew what they doing, and meant
what they said. He had introduced bill, therefore,
n reach She roal estate by taxaton In which war
though could be done. Hc hsd that, under the cons
tuition Congress had the right 10 declare what shall be
conrb,nd OF and subject 70 capture as 70 our own
citizens foreigners but real estate VAS not subject
to capturo within the meaning " the consttutonsuch
az can 10 made priyc Of must refer TO personal rro
nsrty In regard 20 such AZ Mr. Sdel who had
gone 10 70, IN countries there to commit act hos
tie 10 the United states he thought tboy might be de
oared longer citizens but alien enemies, and their
FORMATION OF the southern Confederacy began thirty
years ogo On shs prstsxt VI the tariff Calhoun dndns