Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-17


sENATE-Mr Sherman made a statement IN
reference to a remark made By Mr.. Holman 81
Indiana, in the House. who said. speaking Of tbs
Investigating Com nttee, that he (Sberman) uss
on the Committee. and received eight dollars
day.
Mr. sherman said thA, he had been on too
Committees, one the Kansas Comnitfee, and The
other the Nrval Investigating Committee. and
neither Committee ever charged OF received one
cent Of mileage.
Mr. King presented memorial from merchants
and others Of New York. asking speedy pas
sage Of the Pacific railroad bill.
The conhscAtion bill Was taken up
Mr.. Clark said the bill bad been carefully pre-
pared BY the Committee, who bad tried 10 har
monte the different opinions, and hoped the biIi
would meet with the APPRECIATION Of the whole
Senate.
Mr.. Trumbuil moved to strike out the first
section which he said Was merely 70 tighten the
punishment Of treason, and was uncOnstitu.
tional.
He coutended that this Was not a confscation
bill at ALL he claimed that Congress had power
70 take the property of n rebel and bis life IN
war, but cannot bring him into court and take
his property larger than life under the Constitn-
ton, which provides against attander. and the
taking the property of traitor from him. let
the tcst section proposes for treason 10 take the
property forever.
amend the first section BY striking out all clauses
freeing slaves. and to all provision Tor imprison-
ment at hard labor, not les than five nor more
than twenty years.
Mr. Davis said he had no objection 10 the con
fscation of slaves if they were treated like other
property and the proceeds put into the Treasury
Mr.. Clark asked II Congress could allow n
HOUSE. TO 90 free il il were confscatedy
Mr.. Davis thought not. lie thought II the duty
Of Congress TO appropriate property or Use n
Mr.. Davis said the legal definition Of forfeiture
implied that YOU must take the property and
use il.
Mr. Davis's amendment MAS rejectej-eyes
nays 81.
The question thea REQUIRED on Mr.. Trumbull's
motion 10 strike cut the first portion
Mr.. Lane OF Kansas thought IL would be better
20 offer the original a substitute and not try 10
muiilate the bill. He was in favor of the origi-
nal bill, but ii the Senate determined 10 have
this bill he wanted to take IL a. IL Was.
Mr.. Trumbnlfs amendment MAS rejected
ayes 10, nays %.
Mr.. Howard moved TO strike out the 10Th sec.
ton which provides for the forfeiture Of property
and freedom of slaves of those who inciie.
engage in or aid the insurection against the
United States. He spoke at some length against
this section OF the bill as simply mitigating the
punishment of treason.
The second section was amended by inserting
by Imprisonment not exceeding ten years. 20 ~
TO make il forfeiture and imprisonment both. ai
the discretion of the court
Mr. Howard's amendment rejected-ss
against D
Mr. Sumner offered a substitute for the bill
which was ordered TO be printed.
The Senate, after executive session, a5lourned
I'LL Monday
H0USE.--A number OF private bills were con
sidered.
Ben Wood had leave granted to print speech
in which he said OF the Abotionsts their chic
desire is continue the war With n view 10 eman
cipation while an honorable peace was within