New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13
XXXVUTu CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
sENAIE... .WAsmSerov, Feb. Il. 1862.


and tue emancipation Of ne slaves
Mr.. KING also preseuted n memorial from the
merchants and underwriters OF Newly ork against
any alteration of the laws III regard to pilots and
pilotage. =
number of petitions were presented in favor OF
the employment of homeopathic surgeons in ;hc
army. .u
MI WILKINSON rep, Mimi. reported bill
from the Committee on Indian Affairs III relation 10
sales to the Indians.
The bill iortds the sale of spirituous liquors OF
any kind 10 the Indians at any price, and Furnishes
the offence by fine and imprisonment.
The bill was passed.
Mir. GRIMES rep, Iowa., from the Naval Com
nittee reported bill to reorganize the Navy De-
partment of the United States
Mr.. FESSENDEN tRep., Me-, moved TO take up
the Fertilization bill. .,
MT GRIMES sert 10 the Clerk 10 read the dis
patches from Commodore Foote and others IN reia
ton to the expedition 0. tie gun'boat ConestoBa
ETC.; also the dispatches in regard TO the success OF
the Burnside Expedition.
Mr.. GRIMES aid these dispatches might ielp
Tire Senator's argument in favor OF The forlhealloh
bill.
The question being on Mr.. SHERMAN amend
ment as a substitute for The BILL il was disagreed to
BY Yeas, 9; Nays, So.
Mr.. HALE tRep., n. H., said that he was op,
posed to the lil 1t appropriated nearly S7,O0OOOO
Tor something that had nothing to do with the pre-
sent war, when need Ill the money we can beg
or borrow, and he had almost SAID steal.
The hill was passed by Yeas, y; Nays H.
Mr.. WILSON (Rep., Mass. introduced bill Tor
the establishment OF a National toundery and nf-
mace. 800
Mr.. WILSON also introduced bill providing for
the appointment of Warden at The Jail in the Dis
trict of Colnr bia.
Mr.. WILSON said lie wished to make brief
abatement. some DAYS ago the Secretary OF State
had given an order the object Of which wa TO clear
the Jail Of al persons held there under the charge OF
being fugitive slaves. That order was received NJ
e. "a flIarNAS IN pkNI
it, because il was well known that the Jail was un-
der the control of the Marshal of the District, and
under tie superinendenoy Of a negro-thiet named
Wise. In evading this order OF the Secretary OF
State a pereon in the jail owned by man Iamed
CHAIRMAN, Of Charles County, Maryland, who was a
Secessonlst, had been taken out, aud let down from
she jail nearly % feet, but lie fell aud was taken 10y
the guards OF the Jail, and loaded revolver wa5
placed az his breast. lie told them 10 shoot as he
would rather die than 20 back to his master. lie
was put IN a dungeon, then bis hands were lled
around barrel, and he was logged, as they cal ~
and Yesterday morning at O'Clock. he was taken
70 the slave-pen at Baltimore. He Wilson wanted
il understood by The country and the people, that
these crimes against humanity were committed by
abs negro-thief; that these men control that JAIL
and thar by votes we are responsible for Their
scts before the nation, and before God lie VIII
SOM wanted 10 wash his hands and deuouuCe these
crimes and take this Jail from the care OF Marsha
I4amon and his negro-catcbing creatures, and put II
IN the hands Of a Warden.
IN.
Hands and denounee these crimes ard take this Jail
from tie care Of Marshal LamOn and his negro
catching creatures, and put II In the hands OF a
warden. He hale wanted the blame TO rest where
il belonged. The Senate had by unanimous vote
passed a resolution stating thet Marshal LanOn had
COMMITTED contempt against the Senate, and had
sent the resolution the subject to the President.
If Marshal Lamon il now in charge % tie Jail, tie
responsibility rests with the President.
The till was referred.
The Treasury-Note bill was taken up.
Mr.. FESSENDEN lRep. Me- referred 10 me
speech Of Mr.. Shermen where he said that not Only
the amy was delayed, bur Congress had also wasted
time He Fessendsnl eo1tended that Congress was
not at all to blame. The Senate could not consider
this important BILL because il had 10 come from the
House. The House Committee on Ways and Means
had done well, if not better, than any other Com
mittee. The Secretary Of the Treasury proposed
very important measures, including the fssne 81
Treasury Notes, taxation, and NatiC nal Bank.
These We're very important measures and had to be
considered carefully. They had received thorough
and long attention in the other House, and be Fes-
seLdenl thought the time had teen well spent. The
measure, forcing on the country uuns Of dollars Of
rredeemsble paper, WAS something pevsr doue ttiore
AND such measure required much attention IA
was admitted by all that such measure was adopted
With great reluctance. Mr.. Fessen then explained
the features Of the House BILL and the amendments
OF the Finance Committee. The Committee haC
deemed it necessary that the Cove nment should pa,
the inter,s on the notes III c>in, az calculated T.
6denee TO its creditors. The Committee though
that If the egal-ter DER clause adopted 10
country should know that such was not to he Tn
permanent police. Such policy would be ruinous
and nobody claimed anything else. II was onl,
defended a. measure Of necessity az the preseD
time. The Committee had also provided for place
deCost in case toe notes accumulate In person hands
fut Sir after all, the great question OF tins bill
this question of making these notes legal tender
The grounds upon which the passage OF this clause
put 10 that Of absolute and overwhelming necessity
II is claimed tina, the Government has now arrived
al that point where il must have funds, and thos'
funds are not 10 be obtained from the ordinary
sources or from any Of the expedients to which W.
have heretofore had recourse therefore this new
anomalous and remarkable provision must be re-
sorted to in order TO enable the Government TO pay
of the debts it owes, and TO obtair
q circulation which will be available for othe
purposes The question then is, does thu
propose in some degree to discuss, for admit full,
and decidedly that the Government, or the country
rather 10 TO be sustained in this present crisis-tha
we are bound 10 obtain means to effect that object
If the necessity exists. / have no hesitation upor
the subject, and should have none. Ii there Is moth
ing left for US TO do but that and that will effect b
the object, / am perfectly willing TO do that Blu
the cues ion il whether it ia necessary and whethe
we have arrived at that stage, whether something
better cannot be done. do not hesitate to say, Sir
that l would advocate the of the strong arm o.
the Government to any and every extent III order tC
accomplish this purpose. ! would take the money 0
the citizen, even against his WILL or his property by
what called forced loan contribution, and bic
him wait until the Government is able Il
pay him. Thank God we have not arrived al
that point But 1 am not sure that it would not be
the more manly course TO look the matter strait il
the face and II we are TO compel men TO part with
their property TO do it without offering them what
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