New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-15
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .wAsnrsoros. Jan. IA, 1862.


enable him to publish the proceedings OF the Senate
of the First Congress, from the journal kept by
Senator Mclean of Pennsylvania. Referred.
Mr. COWAN offered resolution making an ar
preparation of $4,000 for ,0OO copies oil tie above
work. Referred.
Mr.. FOSTER (Rep., Conn., Introduced a hill to
GLOW the President to accept the services OF certain
persons in the army without pay, which was re-
ferred.
communication was received from the President,
transmitting copy Of the instructions 10 the Minis-
ter from Austria. Referred.
Mr.. POWELES Dem, Ky.) resolution was
taken ~ asking the Secretary Of War for an answer
to the r9olu.;on in regard TO contracts, &c.
Mr.. POWELL urged the adoption OF tie re'ola-
ii IN at some eugth.
Dir. CONAN hoped the revolution would not
psss which he thought vicious as the who o..
lie was opposed to calling for tie general reports
from the Departments, thouph le was wiling 10
have any details called Tor il anything was
suspicious.
Mr.. POWELL contended that If was specific.
He wanted the people to know about these con-
tracts.
Mr.. WILSON rep, Msss.) did not believe the
Department could give this information for a month.
1t was not the act Of that Department, snd be was
not willing il shonld see light Bat it vas physically
an impossihility to answer for the resolution.
Mr.. TRUMBULL REP, H. thought the resolu-
| ton should be answered. Last July he (Irumbull)
offered u resolution osking the War Department why
purchases We're made by civilians when II was tne
proper duty Of the regular Quartermas,ers. lhht
solution was never answered. 1t now appears that
two and II half millions of doaIs were given TO Mr..
CGmn ings, n civilian, to make purchases. Mr..
Tuubul read AT rome length from the report OF the
House Investig ating Committee, the evidence o.
Mr. Cunmit gs in regard TO tie purchase OF straw
hats and panialooP, etc, and Halle caIblnes for
/ fifteen dollars apiece, which the Government had
sold before Tor two dollars apiece. Aferward they
were resod for - % apiece; afitrward, IN August,
they were repurehased for the 6 vernHent ~ tie
agent f'r 81 % apiece, ard turned over hraily 10
tive Government AZ 80 apiece. The Coo'ini,t'e o.
the louee a,e irving 10 prevent this lest pay menf
} Nh. BAlAED Dem. Del said thai Couercss
had the night TO require az Gnswer To proper leso-
hiIohs. The answer should be statement OF the
facts. or satisfactory r,asCuf should be iycn Why no
answer can be returned to the resolutions OF INQUIRY
, II Congress abandons this right II may az well
ahandOn al control o the Government. IL N MOI a
mere request--it is direction Which we have the
} II DIT to make.
Senate should irsi,i upon an answer. lfife DefaN,
mcL, cannot answer II s1ouid nj least say 70, ana
give Tie reasons ior u0i DONG so
The fesclaiion adopted by leas ~, Nays T.
/ NAYS-M-ssrs brow Hrr Cowar. eud Harris
/ a Communication was r,ceiy' from United s'p'es
Marshal Lamou, stutiug that be- had ugce certain
regulations H. regard 10 ar i-iol5 Ito the Jail OF
/ Ne District q Co.umbia. icows
fU,f Admitting TIE rie.e.t and De'f bers 81 The Cabinet
toe President of the sena md = r-ief Of the House
fy,h' AJuitls ntn.t,rs Of the House on PSI. nom
"a Al c,her ter " sle e4cud,d without rs.. nom
Msr..sl LsHop.
Mr. HALE Rep, N. H. sad TIE Senate ought
20 take ny The couIlunicaiion imbeci.iely. u o.e
Of our servants issue TX e denying MS adni'-
.ion, M SeuH'ors 10 public institution be thought
il ,gae tine 20 give ut an omlha.ic rcbuke, and the
President ouglt TO remove him ms.un'ly.
NJ GRIMES Rep, Iowa moved 10 take up lie
Lac A Ht.N . D
tie stafeuenf 10 tie communi alton nom Marshal
/ Inrpou was not - true one. Tie lGruesj wps To-
fa,Dd admittance 10 The Jail Yesterday, because ic
hid no Ia,s from tlia fofei.n ea'iap WHO wn'
brought here from Illinois, aud imro.,d IRON The
l. hnhante Of this pittrict. IL lGiimesl intended
10 eynose the chara-te' 81 tli- NafshaL
TIE motion Of M. Gnnes was sge,d TO- snd u.
bill was tax n up.
SIR. GRiiiss e,rlsined the hill n, Ieng'h, ond
sf ko IL the di.traceiul ,hnrnctlr al Tie JAIL Where
N classes If yerrors were bradi,d together
Marthnl las been brought here 20 take charge
OF tie ilii who rae 10 interest IN the bitlugi.
district had lee. H. tie habit o! visiting lie jail for
til. purroe Of doing all they oohii To isieYo ana
benefit the rria0ners there One Mr.. NoIo -.
tccially bsd been in the habit Il goigg 'hcIo sud
diriii,iug tisets, and dong al he good lie Could
But fuddculy ia order came that Mr.. " ood should
be excluded. and ic has teen excluded, without any
reason. Nhcr be- tMf. Grimes came hn'k to "nsh-
lington, -urlosng he might continue on tne Ioll-
10 visit Tie aii aud he had done 20, and lad bcen
,.tfureutri in releasing several innocent persons,
who were confined tleie without any anti oriiy.
Mi,n his bill VIA uuter confederation, on last ~
day he red made ZONE OBSERVATIONS on the sla'o @
tne mil AID on the following day tins foreign
sairap made au order that no pcuon, hot even
81 member OF the Committee on The Disiilct %
Coiulbia. should be ndnitiod 10 tie Jaii az
Vi -or, without irft duplicating ana ,ecnnng
written vcrm-iipn 70 DO 10 rom tir Marshal or M
lct. LIE himself Wat pre- crt. when the intelligence
Of this order was brought to the Senate large mum
Ter Of Senator Offered 10 90 with lin 10 the iien-
cent and demand the Instant disrisral o. tbs oihter
no, for his conduct in rrutting through Tie Ster "i
Ni.aour and Illinois in Vie borrowed stars OF n
Uripadier. General not because lie sent regiment %
ffoops from ST. Ions 10 Mary land at great expense,
aud whou, any authority, Tut because oil bis mani
fe,i md ncluov lodged derelicion Of duty a. Mar
sbal II the District and the neulting Character OF
he orc.r he had made with regard 10 the afirs Oh
al Senator, to the JAIL but be Mr. Grimesl mai
thought il beet to wait and ascertain what the reh
facts were, aud accordingly he went 10
tue Jail yesterday and sought admission nu' wa
toL by the taller that lie could not be per-
mit,ed 10 enter, and demGnding TO know the fea-
son why lac war told that IL was perenplory order
from the Marshal that no ore ehonId BE- Periiied 70
enter without written ptrursioh rom hi"l' ne
asked the iHer If lac knew ho was The Chairman OF
,br Committee on the Distric, OF Columbia. d,
,;ler snid he did but that made no difference; that
h wa, Il uer inpiOry order, aud muss be ,nioiced.
Aiter this relulie he concluded to go at once
10 The President and state To LIN The Ia"s, ahd
4 ';vc lin some idea Of the expression Of opirion
Of those around him, and for the hI.t time III
six months lie ATTEMPTED to approach the loot
,tool OF the power enthroned at the other eha o.
the Avenue. But he wac told that inc iIee
J,yt was engaged, ara his servants declined
~ take Lis name lie mentioned this, not because
E ,'"rored the influence OF this Marshal extended
,hn. lar. but AZ re- son for stating here wha' he
shonld oherwire have stated priyaely to the PreS-
ont In A