The Evansville daily journal., 1862-03-27


,WAsHIEGToE, March &c.
SENATE.-Mr. King presented memorial
asking that 5000 copies of the report OF
the Patent Office be printed in German.
Mr.. Latham of California read an extract
from the Detroit Tribune which said a Curl
GUS document had bee found, showing
there was a league formed in Michigan for
the purpose of overthrowiBg the federal
government. The document was dated
October 18th, 1861, and said the league
was doing noble work at Fortress Monroe.
That Ex-President Pierce was among the
most influential members of the League,
and that the document was now in the
possession of the State Department. Mr..
Latham also read a letter from Ex-Presi-
dent Pierce, dated March 4, saying than an
article had been published in the Saturday
Evening Boston Journal, the substance of
which had been before published in Michi-
gan. The subject was not new TO him, for
he had a correspondence on tie subject with
the Secretary Of State as early as last De-
cember. He asked Mr.. Latham if he would
offer resolution calling for the cOrrespon-
dence with the Secretary of State, as such
an imputation ought not to rest on any
man. Mr.. Latham offered the following
resolution:
ResozUed, That the Secretary of State
transmit to the Senate copies of all corre-
spondence between VIM. FL. Seward, Secre-
tary of State, and Ex-President Pierce, haV-
ing any reference to supposed conspiracy
against the Government.
Mr.. Chandler of Michigan, knew there
was sue letter. The writer of it was
DIR. Hopkins. There was such an organiza-
ton and it was very wide spread at the
A.. srrkfo
of the Golden Circle, it was designed to be
patriotic and go into the army, and to his
(Chandler's) certain knowledge, they had
succeeded in getting large number of the
worst traitors into the Federal army, and
these traitors are there now.
Mr. Howard of Michigan, said be knew
there was such letter as he had seen it.
He suggested that the Senator from Califor-
MIA frame his resolution so as to include all
other papers.
The amendment was then adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the joint
resolution Offering aid 10 the States in case
they emAncipate their slaves was taken up,
the question being on substituting the reso-
luton Offered yesterday by Mr.. Davis.
After debate, Davis's amendment was
to-yeas 4-Davis, Henderson,
Powell and Wilson, and nays "a.
Henderson offered an amendment to this
effect: Provided that nothing in this reso-
luton shall be construed to imply willing
ness on the part of Congress that any State
her allegiance, but it is hereby
declared our intention to prosecute the war
until the Constitution is restored in every
State. Rejected.
The resolution was postponed till to-mor-
row.
The Senate took up the bill for the abo-
lition of slavery in the District of Colum-
bia.
Wilkinson spoke 10 favor of Mr. Sauls-
bury's amendment to distribute the slaves
among the Northern States, but it was re-
lected.
Pomeroy offered an amendment, that COM
missioners make a just and equitable settle
ment of accounts between the master and
bis So called slave, allowing the master all
expense for supplies and clothing
for the slave and to allow the slave for
all services and labor performed, sc.
The bill was postponed.
Executive session, and adjourned.
EoUsE.-Fenton asked, but failed to
obtain, leave to introduce a resolution, in
structing the Committee on the Conduct of
the War to inquire into the cause Of the ex-
posure of large bodies of our troops belong
ing to the army of the Potomac, consisting
of regiments, brigades, and in some instan
ces whole divisions, who have been depriv
ed of shelter for days and weeks, in conse-
quence of having their orders to march
countermanded, and then being again or
dered to march and again countermanded
without adequate supplies, and asks who is
respons sible for this needless exposure and
suffering of our troops,
House went into Committee of the whole
ON the Tax Bill.
Among other amendments adopted was
a provision that the tax on goods and
wares and merchandise manufactured pnr-
suant TO contract under this act shall be
paid by the purchasers before the delivery
thereof Several sections of the bill were
then acted upon when the committee rose.
Mr.. Rice of Mass, on the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 to enable the Secre-
tary of the Navy to test the plans and ma
terials for rendering ships and floating bat
teries invulnereble.