New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-18
XXXNIlTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHIsGroN, Feb. II. lSG

SENATE. .WAsHISGroN, Feb. II, 1862.
Mr. HARLAN Rep, Iowa presen'eda communi.
cation from the Secretary OF the Interior, ~ regard
20 the recently Uncovered gold mines IN California.
Referred.
Several petitions for the emancipation Of the slaves
were presented.
Nj HARRIS rep, n Y presented II petition
from citizens OF New-iork, asking that TIE inii fhn
Of MaOrtienefal be conferred Oh General Johh E'
Wool. ,,,..
MIR. LATHAM Dem, Cal from the Military
! Committee reported IA bill authorizing survey IN
relation 10 the telegraph to The Amor River
On motion Of Mr.. NESMlIll I'm, Oregonl the
int resolution relative % the mode Of the pa, meDt
of the awards for settling The oregon ana Whshlng'
ton War Debt was taken up
! MIR. LANE Rep, Ind. asked 20 have di-pa'ch
read received by Gen. Mcclellan, OF the capture of
Fort Donelson by the land forces Of the United
States.
when it was said that Floyd bad escaped.
The dispatch wap greeted with loud applause in
| lie yICE-PRESIDENT - That's all right.
| Renewed applause
VICE.PRESlDENT-Ihe Chair rules that such
applause il neither approving or censuring the Sen
Mir. GRIMES rep, Iowa. eaid, he bad in
foraton thnt the CITY Of Savannah in the State OF
Georgia. had also been taken. Renewed NJ
plauhe m NJ
war then passed. -
On motion OF Mr.. HARRIS, the bill TO chance
and regulate the Circuit and District Courts Tor the
Northern District OF New.fork was taken up and
passed.
MIR. FOOT REP. VII asked to have Il Dispatch
read from Rebel source, IN regard 10 the victories
IL Fort Donelson and Savannah. Loud applause
in tho galleries.
Mr. FOSTER Rep, Conn., asked whether it was
in order to cheer Rebel accounte.
Dir. FOOT, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bill TO transfer the continuation Of the
CAPITOL extension and the erection Of dome from
the War Department to the Department Of the In
terror. 800
On motion Of MIR. WILSON Rep, Mnss.), the bill
TO provide for the better organization OF the cavalry
forces of the United States war taken az.
Mr.. FESSENDEN (kep., Mel thought that fifty
regiments, which the bill provides Tor Was TOO arte
"A number. Each regiment cot about IA million u
year, causug an immenee expenditure. lie moved
10 reduce the number TO thirty.
MIR. GRIMES said that tho number Of cavalry
wanted would depend on tho character OF the war
Ii il was to be guerrilla war; then We should ne,d
large force Of cavalry lie moved TO lay the bill
on The table for the present.
Mr.. HARRIS was in favor of the motion. ~"
thought we could tell better about the matter ~
thirty days lie thought the expense was not 10
large M estimated. Eleven regiments were SCI
down 10 the State Of New.iork; only three o.
these were full aud several were mere skeleton req
ments.
MIR. FOSTER said that it was evident from th,
dispatches received that we should want more cavi-
ry as man called Floyd had stolen away from Fort
Donelson and we needed cavalry to catch him.
MIR. JOHNSON I'm, Tenn asked consent to
offer Joint resolution rendering the thanks OF Con
1ress to the officers, and soldiers aud seamen of the
army and navy Tor their heroic gaantry, under the
providence Of God, for the brilliant victories they
have achieved over tho enemies VI the Constitution
and tho Union.