The national Republican., 1862-01-11
TnlRTY.sEvENfn CeN aREss,
SECOND SESSION..
IN SENATE. n
Ea1DAY, Lsauosy 10, 1857.

,abodyins his legislative AsssaSs and .oslsi
The following memorials were teessutSd and
~ n. SUMNER. From ci,,tsns OF xassa.
DhIsstts and New YORK. t~o petitions tOr ths
sS S9. c VSSosIIi2ER. Fro. o.ors. x,.O.rl
B By II. PoxERoY, From oits.ns Of Penn. |
,{Elvsss. .sssos tSs the srn'naaon Of slavery win
By Tr. WILKINSON: Two petitions frou
citizens Of Ainnesots, for the abolition OF sla.
By Mr.. HOWE: From citizens Of wisconsin.
He also presented proposition herewith,
rendering land and water power for that pus.
pose.
coArEsrED ELkcfioN.
M. LANE, - = question Of privilege. obtain.
cd the reading Of . Newspaper article, charging
On the stantoh.tans resolution till the meeting
Of the Kansas Legislature next week, and
declared that he had not rendered hts resigna
tton 10 the Governor or Legislature Of kansas,
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Senate. That, before he accepted the brigs.
der generalshir, he intended 10 reaisn, and to
give the Senate full notice Of that resignation.
That Colonel wier's testimony ~ss now here.
h0O no O09lI0U VUt0s IuAt tu0 h8u0A9 L0kt8-
!ature met 10 regular session next Tuesday, and
he would be glad to have vote before that
day. That h0 had no personal feelings Of hos.
tility toward hts contestant, except such ~
would naturally be aroused By an attempt to
taken Il, and those feelings he had endsavored
TO conceal In this body and elsewhere.
ExruLsI0N or SENATOR'S.
hr. TRUhBULL called up the resolution 70.
ported from the Judiciary Committee. expel-
In 4. HAA ~ As..lH H. "a lsx
the Senate. The report represented the Ben
ator to be absent from hts seat, not replying TO
the charge preferred month ago In the Sen
ate; he had expressed violent secession sent
msnts. and was supposed to be In the Confed.
NJ. BAYARD expressed bis willingness, for
these reasons, to vote for his expulsion.
He was expelled BY . unanimous vote Of
thoss spresent-thirty.hve Senators voting yea.
Mr.. TEN EYCK moved the consideration Of
mittee. for the expulsion Of Nr. Polk, Of Mis-.
souri,, for reasons similar TO those Of the previ'
Gus case. Agreed 10 BY unanimous vote.
On motion Of hr. TR0MBULL, II was voted TO
transmit these resolutions TO the Legislature Of
Missouri.
CRIMINAL JUsrIUE IN TIE DISTRICT o. COLUMBIA.
On motion Of Mr.. GRIMES, the bill providing
for the better administration OF criminal Justice
In the District Of Columbia, was taken up and
amended In minor points.
EVWbLL InONeu " Nuu, ID tn0 odCttOH
providing the discharge Of prisoners against
whom tho grand jury could nnd no bills. AFTER
the clause excepting certain persons, the words
and fugitive slaves" that they might not be
set at liberty With the rest.
Mr.. POWELL asked for the yeas and nays.
There was no quorum voting.
1r. GRIMES had boon astO0ishsd at the reve
la'ion Of horrors In the District jail, only Ok
oseded by those Of the Bastils and of the pris-
sns Of Venice. He found tbere 2ls persons,
NM xtaN nA .tA. =
Of all oolors, ages. and both sexes, With little
regard for degrees OF criminality-little boys
being confined with murderers. One black
| boy ttracted bis attention particularly. He
was asked how long he had been there. "Ons
SSS Sou aOaf .s Or nau1y a%1
hs had been there thirteen months and four
days. There was no evidence that he was q
slave. A white man had been there six menths
he had implOred his jailor 10 know why he VA
out. An order WAS found for bis discharge
but ho WAS still there kept In prison. Another
colored boy, servant Of an cficer from Pitts
burg, y free man, had long been confined. snt
WAS still there on the nrst Of this month. Per
In wait for negroes who should II Inadvertently
get rod beyond the prescribed limits Of tht
| old Maryland law, throw them into prison, ant
obtain the fees scoruipg.
He moved the bill be made the special ordsI
1 toT Au0Sudy uoAts IL WNS ~ OIuoT0us
GUEBOATs.
On motion Of Mr.. HALE, the consideration o
the gunboat bill, q part Of the unfinished busi
| uess Of yesterday, Was postponed I'LL Mon
day.
TEE CASE OF Mr.. sTARKE.
| On the motion to refer the papers sfectinl
the loyalty of Mr.. starke, Of Oregon, to th'
Judiciary COMMITTEE,
| Mr.. BAYARD hold that Mr.. Starke had con
stitutional right to bis scat. and that the Sen
ate had no authority to refuse TO swear In
Senator constitutionally appointed. though b
was found in the constitutional right Of two
| thirds of the Senate 10 eXpel any member.
| Mr.. SUMNER adduced evidence to prove thu
each House had the constitutional right I
Judge Of tho election or qualifications OF Il
members. he gave as = preoedsbt the case Q
Philip Barton Key, Of Maryland, showing 10y
atty TO be held " q qualification.
nr. COLLANER wished TO refer tho paper
to tho Judiciary Committee.
ware would admit JEFF. Davis. Besuregard, an an
the whole Confederate clan, upon the prinoipl
he had announced, and protested vehementl
against the Justice and loyalty Of the position
On the question Of reference TO the Judiciar
Committee, Mr.. BAYARD asked for the yes
and nays; which were taken-yeas %, nays /
YEAS-nessrs. Anthony, Browning, Chan,
ler, Collsmer, Cowsn, Davis, Dixon, Doolittl
| Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Ha
ris, Howe, johnson OF Tennessee, King, Lar
Of Indiana, Lane Of Kansas, Morrill,. POmero
Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, TruI
bull, Wade, and WilsOn-2S.
NAYS-Neesrs. Bayard. Bright, Carlile, Ke
nedy, Latham, Nesmith, PearCe, Powell, RIC
Salisbury, and ThOmson-ll.
APPOINTMENT or suTl.ERs
Mr.. WILSON called up the Bill for the a
pointment Of suffers 10 the United States arm
After tho adoption Of amendments, one of the
allowing suffers TO credit soldiers to amount
one fourth of their wages.
Mr.. LANE, Of Kansas, moved 10 strike out ,
~ after the enacting clause, and substitute
provision sbOlishing regtmental and brigat
suite rships in the army Of tho United State
}, he knew OF nothing sold BY suffers th
|. was needed by the soldier. Tho once 10
q nuisance 10 the service. Guard the sutler
yon may, he will sell liquor.
M. WILSON thought the abuses OF the o
tenn would be corrected by this bill. He b
% been abused AZ never before in his life, libel
}. and slandered, receiving anony nous not
u threatening violence, BY persons Interested
J. the business. He was moved by no persor
.. feeling, but acted only from considerations
y public good. He would cut up this abuse, re
y and branch. ~ =,