The New York herald., 1862-05-31

Senate.
wAsHNoros. May 80, 1854.


Senate.
WASHINGTON. May 50, 1884
rxrrnous PxnlzSrm.
Mr.. CLARK, (rsp.) OF N. H., presented petition q
James y. Simmons, asking decentralization for an Al
legged seizure Of . weasel and cargo.
Mr. WILSON (rep.) OF Mass. presented the petition a
Eliza Diggs female slave who Is owned In the Disrics
of Columbia but hired out in Maryland, and her owner
cipatod under the act
REORGANIZATION OF ADyUrASr GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Mr. WILSON, from the Military Committee, reported
tho bill better organization Of the Adu tsnt
Generals Department.
GENERAL HooKxas REPORT or TEE RATTLE o. wnILAxs
Mr.. TIN Eyox, ep.) OF N. j., offered resolution thss
tho Secretary Of War communicate to the Senate cory
Of the official report OF General Hooker relating 70 The
resent battle at Williamsburg.
LAMP DONATION ASnouAMAN socIxnSa
Also . resolution that the Committee Public Land
inquire into the expedency Of donating lands FOR the be.
neat Of antiquarian societies.
IMPRISONMENT OF soLDEzRs Tm DBrRcT PxxsrxxnARy1
Mr. WILSON offered . resolution that the Secrs-
tary Of the Interior communicate the Senate cory
Of the correspondence with the War Department
tary Of the District and also copy the opinion OF the
Attorney General the subject s said he understood
there seventy or eighty soldiers imprisoned in the
psnitentiary here.
Mr. SHERMAN, (rcp Of Ohio, sent 70 the Clerks dssh
TO be read despatch concerning the evacuation OF Co
rnth.
THE AGpIcuLrRAL COLLEGE, BnL.
Tho bill donating lands for the benent OF Agricultural
colleges &C., taken up and discussed TIL Uc0ckS
when the Tax bill was taken up.
Mr.. CLARK (rop.) OF N H. suggested that they should
.ry to nnish the Tax bill this week
Mr. TEuanULL ep) Of ILL.,, did not see any necessity
frr Avtr fna haot thA Tawh
ot bound TO adjourn at any particular time and he did
not think that Congress ought to adjourn in the nj
opposed to any pushing the bill through by night sessions
Mr. SUMNER (rcp) VI Mass, also oppos, d to any
aaste, There were very important principles 70 be
Mr. DIXON, (rep) OF Conn, spoke in favor Of early
action the Tax bill Congress had been in session sig
months, and during tho whole period the people had
demanding tax bill Why delay It lenger than 10
requisite for wise and coasidera.e action AS to the
cessy Of Congress remaining In session he believed
that II the public business properly finished the
adjournment OF Corgress would be ref to the country
whsisy 40 as o make It Il twenty a. cents Until The Isl
Of January 1868. and after that thirty five cents lons
Mr. SHERMAN opposed the amendment as being too high
tax on ore article, and would operate nuriously on the
agricultural nter~st.
Mr. HARRIS (rep) of N. r, said he had some difficulty
anxious proper bill He had heard various
stories about tho debt Of the country and never bo
sved them He had made Inquiries and fond thaA
the whole debt Of the country at the lt OF July woad
not vary IS from what the Treasurer estimated,
which was $5l1 600 OOO He had also heard great deal
about great debt to the army but found inquiry thas
The army had boon paid up to the 1st Of the reseno
month The money Is In tho hands Of the paymasters
Mr. FEsESpES, (rsp Of Me-. said a lthe extra sessio.
and this session we had appropriated $685. 900 anA
over and last March we made the regular appropriation,
not less than SOS 900 000 and the debt then $780,
900 0O0 He thought taking all the odds and ends, the
debt at the 1st OF July would be about $720 900 00O
Mr.. HARRIS said he would assume that expenditures
would 20 and the debt become 81 600 900 900. That
certainly enough to satisfy anybody. He thought
this bill calculated to raise than actually
needed to tho current expenses OF tho
and tho interest the debt and small sinking fund.
He willing to vote every dollar that necessary
but more to add to the already heavy load the
people.
lhs discussion was continued by Nessrs. CuAsDrA
and MCIouGAI the latter speaking at length upon the
merits Of the biu and consndng for the superiority q
the substitute proposed by him az raising sufficient
oveuue and taxing only those things which are legit
mato subjects Of taxation while the bill from the House
Encouraged and advanced, and not loaded with taxes
and by great mass OF machinery, and detail rendert
itself practically useless and imperative -
Mr.. TRuMEuIL moved TO adjourn. Rejected. Yeas
(Aessrs. Browning, Harris King, salisbury, Sumner
TrMnbul, Wade, Wimot} 8; nays %.
Mr. SIMMONS amendment was then rejected Yeas
15; rays21.
Mr. CHANDLER, (rsp.) Of Mich moved TO adjourn.
On vote being taken quorum was present.
Mr. FoorE (rcp) OF VT, moved that the Sergeant A.
Arms be directed TO notify the absent mombers tha1
their presence required to perform public business
Mr. TRuNBuLL hoped not. He thought nothing would
be gained.
Tns Senate then adjourned.