The New York herald., 1862-01-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
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THlRTY-sDvENTH CONGRESS-.
yRsr SESSION.
Senate.
WAa.sGDx, Jan. ~, lSo2
NJ. SUHn, (rsp) Of Mass, and others, presented
several petitions 10 favor Of emancipation.
Mr. Hale (rep.) Of N. H, presented . memorial pro-
testing against ne appointment Of Solicitor Of Gus
toms.
AUTHORIZATION roR THE war COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Howr, (rsp) Of Wis.,, from the Committee on f.
nance reported back the resolution appropratng $40 900
for the expenses Of the JOINT Special Committee tho
War.
The resolution was passed.
YUnssxxn eRmmAls
Mr. rRUnsuLL, (rep.) Of H.. from the Judiciary Com.
mttee, reported back the House bill in regard TO wit
nesses examined before Congressional committee.
The bill provides that the examination Of witness
fore committee Of Congress shall not prevent his OK
animation in q court Of justice.
Mr. TRUnBuIL claimed that the object Of the bill
put witnesses common law grounds. The law a. il
stands enables the greatest criminal to escape he
only get before investigating committee and tell
something about the crime. That very occurred
with the clerk who stole two millions Of Indian bonds
and he went clear in that very way.
Mr.. HARMS (rep) Of N. Y, objected 10 the bill as
making great innovation the common law rule Of
evidence by which witness 10 not obliged 10 testify TO
anything which may crminate him. He opposed making
such innovation
Mr.. BAYARD, (opp) Of Del, moved strike out that
portion or tho bill which compels witness answer
questions which may tend to disgrace make him
infamous.
Mr. SuxsR, (rep) Of Mass, said there was no other
system OF Jurisprudence but where witness
pected 70 answer questions He thought other systems
Mr.. WADE (rep.) Of Ohio hoped the amendment would
not prevail He did not see why should be tender
to rob the he dare not enter on an nvestga
ton before his committee because the law it stands
excupates great rascas. It had been said that witness
might be compelled to testify TO lead TO something
that would convict him. Well, he (Wade) hoped this
mig ht be the case.
objected 70 innovation on the common law.
Mr. CoLIAnER (rcp) Of w., agreed with the So0ators
from New York and delaware In regard TO the common
interfere with the common law at all.
Mr.. BAyARp withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. HARRIS offered as an amendment the following
That the law shall construed 10 require any
Sass'I TESTIFY 70 any fact which win tend to srminais
This was lost BY yeas, 49, nays 2l. The bill was then
AUTHORIZING PRESIDENT OF CERTAIN
RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPH uSEs
o. oil
the President 10 take possession Of certain railroads and
telegraph lines. RefsTged
THE CASE OF SENATOR BRIGHT.
The case Of Mr. BrIghtwas then taken up
Mr. DAVIS (Uni0n) Of KY said that in what he should
say he should endeayor not 10 wound feelings
Our system Of government was compex-something like
the solar system Any organized attempt resistance
against the governments fact rebellion In regard
to the Senator from Indiana he had understood his
he had always opposed any 10 the
rcbelous States and bring back peace the Union II
the President had pursued such course and rrscd to
do nvfb IN Tho roha ba ould hal
to impeachment; and shall a Senator pursue the
course and be liable cxpulsons He (Mr pavis)
deprecated the rebellion etupendous wickedness
and would give the President every to crush it out
forever. Suppose she whole government had taken
the same course as the Senator from Indiana, the
Union would have been IN ruins TO- day, and the
experiment OF self government destroyed He did not
understand that the Senator from Indiana had ever
shown any sympathy with the government in its life
death struggle, but had voted against all measures
subdue the rebellion. While tho rebellion threat
onng the government Senator says, am opposed to
every attempt to subdue traitors. Yea, more, write
letters Of compliment and friendship TO the chief Of them
and send him aid and comfort That letter Of the Senator
full Of sympathy for the Confederate and for
s usurpng Grief. Where IL the passage In the legisla
tive history Of the Senator from Indiana since this re-
belon inauguratcd-wherc is his speech, his hope
his proposition for any to extricatc the govern
ment from this great trouble by putting down tins wick
cd rebellion that shows anything like sympathy for this
government which that letter shows for tho traitor
Confederates and its chieff II will not do for men in
this death struggle Of the country to Sd their arms and
heard the mutterings Of this coming storm for
months before tho last Presidential election took place.
Essays In Southern newspapers and speeches from
Southern members, which have hardly ceased rcyerbcra
ting through ihese halls all were prociaming through
out the "~o Will never submit to the election Of
q black republican as President OF the United States
If Abraham Lincoln Is elected he shall never be per
mitted " be inaugurated In Washington City," And
they not acting up to that propostonS If It had not
It's cl:ee, when pew memo2rs o. .ac Cabinet were
brought 10 TO take the place Of those oui traitors
sight Of General Scott in providing military force
here, notwithstanding Mr.. Lincoln had been elected
lawfully gathered from the States Of Virginia and Msry
land would have defeated the inauguration Of the Chief
Magistrate Of this country. Now the honorable Senator
OF his intimate relations for many with the
socaled President OF the Confederate States. and, If
Understand II Alright. those relations equally lnti
and friendly with the principal leaders Of that re-
belinn and presume he well acquainted with their
purposes and counses They proclaimed TO the world by
their public speeches here and te stump harangues,
they would never the Southern states submit 10
the election OF Abraham Lincoln, permit him 10 be in
augurated President Of the United sates. They would
secede from the Unicn. They declared that they
would seize upon the government before the 4th Of
March, and destroy tho archives wEile they were
yet in the custody Of the then President Of the
United States They knew he was feeble. They
knew he was iubecc, and many Of them believed
he was taking sides with them and ready and willing
to betray the United States government. And there
ia too much reason even to believe that that
once his position. ! believe myself that he
strange compound Of imbecility and treachery and
man to bring the deporabe consequences which have
befaen this government These traitors plotted secession
and OF the Union and 10 do this they that
they must divide the old democratic party Therefore
Southern democrat whom they knew ~ be suppe and ia
favor Of their plans was opposed TO Douglas, who mus
tered the strength OF the Northern democracy knd thus
they intended weaken and break up the democratic
party lead the very events they had long hoped
for The gentleman from Indiana must have known this for
the secrets Of all these In many places ia
the Southern the inquiry made the time Of the
election how shall vote 10 secure the election Of
Abraha LinconY As for chief our tool, John c.
Brecknrdgc can hope 20 elect him. and as We
are determined 10 submit TO the rule Of black
publican executive how shall vote so as certainly to
insure the election of Lincoln taat We thereby may be
enabled carry the masses Of states with US In our
reasonable and infer nal project TO effect the dissolution
OF this UnionY What did the gentleman him
self take in that eectionS Why ticket run
for John c. Breckihridge in tho State Of Indiana,
in Illinois and other States2 II simply
10 abstract that many votes from Douglas In
order give these States certainly or probably TO
Lincoln his election and to bring about the very
condition OF things upon which these Southern traitors
we're TO disown the government. IL many votes did
kinrft get in