Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-27
rHIRTy. sRvENrH coNa nEss.
First Session. s9,

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First Session. 2
.. WAsHINaroE, Feb. 26.
SENATE Mr.. Trumbull said IL had been
settled by the Supreme Court that Congress has
the power to pass confiscation bill The Gov
ernment has the right to take persons who may
be bound by contract, or take a child even, and
draft into the service of the Government. The
master cannot hold tho slave by any stronger
tenure. ,.-..... .-..'.'..r. ,.,,.' Z.
Mr.. Pomeroy objected to the third section,
which proyides for colonization, He Thought
we could not afford TO send out of the country
the laborIng men and producers, aud II Insisted
upon, he should move TO amend By providing for
the colonization of the Shareholders, who are
dangerous to the country, and whose loss would
not be felt l.r '.'rsa.r0 sfela rll.
Mr.. Wiley wanted to know where there was
any oonstitutiopal.pow for the President col.
onizing negroes. He was willing to cooper ate
In the most stringent measures for the confisca.
tion of property; but had the Senator from IL
linols counted the immense coat of the scheme
of colonizstion7 It would cost $500 head TO
colonize and keen ignorant slaves.
Mr.. Poueroy eaid his Amendment would obyi-
ate that, as there would be only few slave.
holders TO colonize. .fr-ss1ss eel ,1e.A tl-l
Mr.. Willey--I propose 10 hang all such trail
tors, and thus save all the expense Of trsnspor
tation. (Applause In the galleries, which was
Immediately checked by the Chair.)
By consent, Mr.. Fessenden. introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
issue to public creditors certificates for the
whole amount OF debt; In certificates of not less
than $1,000, payable In one year or earlier, at
the option Of the Government, bearing eixsper
cent Interest. IN wv s55lssj 754,s - e j.'
. On motion OF Mr.. Fessenden, the bill was
taken up. ,rrf psg'gS "
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the con6scation bill. Mr.. Ten Eyck said there
was great aversion at the North to having large
masses Of free negroes turned loose among them;
nor could they be allowed to roam at large in
the South. s. l4r,& p t'sesA lrns'-.9 ~ F-''A
Mr.. Sumner entirely agreed with the Senator
from Kansas (Mr. Pomeroy1, to Directing to any
recognition Of the fugitive slave law, which he
thought never had authority in the Constitution.
He movedto make q verbal amendment, 20 Oh.
Viate ell suspicion OF anything OF that kind, i
The amendment was adopted. r;ld - 900
On motion OF Mr., Powell, further oonsidera.
tion was postponed till Tomorrow ag1 e. ~
On motion or Mf. sumner, the Senate went
into executive session, and subsequently ad-
journed. ~, t,ris h. y .4cs,
WAsRRaroN, Feb. &c.
SENATE.-Messrs. Doolittle and Sumner pre-.
sented petitions for emancipation. 'a.sls4J - &c
Mr.. McDougal, from the special committee,
repor ed bill for the establishment Of Rail
road and Telegraph line from the Missouti riy,
er to the Pacific Ocean. .-
On motion Of Mr.. Wade, the bill for the 'oc-
cupation and cultivation Of cotton lands, was
taken up. i,.,, r.,,l Il, "a bs,.ls5 = -
Mr.. Doolittle thought 1t q question whether
Government should go into raising cotton and
attempt to run plantations. He thought it
would be very difficult experiment In pecun-
larry sense. If there was proposition to lease
out the lands, he should not object. -,-,,,
Mr. Wade said ne DID not suppose the bill
would realize any great snm Of money, but
there was large extent OF territory abandon
ed, and slaves left at large, and something must
be done to take care OF them. This was not
any settled policy, but only temporary meas
ure for one year, 70 meet the necessities Of the
case. ,Brle'
Mr.. Doclittle thought that If commissioners
had been sent down to Port Royal to see the ell
ephant We have on our hands, We might have
received grea. oeai u o. y. miol%amon' arH;s,2
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