Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-08
THIRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

}. SENArE.-The message of the President 90
: gesting the passage OF a joint resolution pI
: viding for cooperation with any State for I
abolition Of slavery, with pecuniAry oompena
. tioD, was read and referred to the Judicia
committee. 7Ia 9i' o
Mr.. Sumner presented a memorial signed
many prominent merchants of New York, aa
= ing that immediate action be provided for Il
transportation of the mails from New York
l, Panama.
= Mr.. Wade moved to take up the bill to pr
= = vide for the occupation and cultivation of th
cotton lands. The motion was agreed to b
yeas 25, nays IL.
Mr.. Carlisle said that be was sorry 70 Sc
4 that Senators were determined TO press this bill
) He did not believe that the Government he'll
4 ! supreme control over all the lands Of the coun
try. The bill proposes to substitute Govern
ment In place OF the present masters of slaves
and to make the Government, one great lordl.
slave-holder, with great brood OF petty
agents. The provisions of the bill make hu
man treatment of the slaves impossible. Ther,
are also appeals coming here to US from thou
sands of the white race who have been turned
out Of their homes, and those appeals have
more force for him. 1r'-
Mr., Carlisle thought that could come from
the negro. This bill will take from the Treas
better used in the scheme OF colonization.
Mr.. Pearce thought the bill impracticabe
aud almost extraordinary, and politicul blum
der. The money, that il would cost the Gov.
ernment to provide for these INDECENT persons,
would make tho Treasury more INDECENT than
| themselves even,
| The bill wasthen passed, by yeas 26, nays
IA. NGys-Messrs Browning, Carlisle, CowaD,
Davis, Henderson, Kennedy, McDougal, Pearce,
Powell, Rice, Salisbury, Thompuon, Wilson of
Mo and Wrlght--l4. a i,',s .utu1 =
Mr.. Davis said some time since the Legisla-
ture OF Kentucky passed resolution requesting
! his predecessor and colleague to resign. His
colleague had not resigned, and fifteen days
since the Senator from Minnesota offered res
olution for the expulsion Of his colleague.
| The Kentucky Legislature are now in session,
and they want to know when that question is
| to be acted upon. II he is to be expelled, the
Legislature do not want to adjourn and allow
disloyal, trsitorious Governor TO appoint any one
to take the place Of his colleague.
Mr. Trumbull said the committee were doing
their beat, and would make report soon.
Mr.. Powell said that he was little surprised
at the zeal Of his colleague, but would only say
that he (Po9elI was anxious for an investiga-
tion to be had. The action of the Kentucky
Legislature was a matter between himself and
that Legislature. He (PoWell) would make it
plain to the Senate, and would show that his
action in the last Senate was entirely in accord
ance with the will of the people, as expressed
by resolution, to wit: To preserve q strict neu-
trality In Kentucky. He (Powell) was perfect
ly willing to abide by the decision Of the peo.
pie OF Kentucky at any time. He only intend
ed to ask the attention of the Senate to a brief
statement, to vindicate himself, after the COM
haI ukaA anA III 10 h.I
spoken.
The Senate went into executive session., and
then adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE,-Mr. Gurley introduced bill to Sc
cure to pilots, engineers, sailors and crews upon
the gunboa.s and war vessels, their bounty aud
pension. .-.1lt- esd
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the bill to authorize the Secretary Of
the Treasury to purchase coin, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Pendleton inquired Of Mr. Stevens wheth-
er, in his (Stevens's) opinion, il was necessary
to authorize the sale of the five hundred million
bonds recently authorized, in order to realize
sufficient coin for the payment of the interest,
which could not be by next July more than forty
millions, on the six hundred and fifty millions
of ndebtedness. .-3s q. la .tg5..x ,aaih7o
Mr.. Stevens did not think 1t necessary; but
was informed by the Secretary of the Treasury
that these bonds cannot be sold except at q
great sacrifice, which he llid not choose to make.
Hence he suggested the passage of the bill, 80
that the specie section OF the recently enacted
United States note law may not be repudiated.
Mr.. Stevens added, in reply, that the new
five hundred million bonds had not yet been
issued. -.-a - ...
Mr.. Pendleton expressed himself satisfied
with the explanation, and would vote for it,
He, however, offered an amendment, which
wac agreed 20, re-asserting that the demand
notes shall be receivable for duties on imports.
With this exception the bill was then passed
as originally introduced. "s
Mr. Harding, rising to an explanation, said
that he had noticed in the newspapers that the
chairman of the committee on Territories had
reported bill providing for territorial govern
ments in the seeding States, and for their sub
sequent admission into the Union This subject
had been discussed in the public prints He
(Harding) was at O loss to ascertain how this
information was obtained.
Mr.. Ashley, the chairman of the committee,
informed his colleague thereon, that the com.
mittee authorized him to report the bill, and
under Instructions he (Ashey) had moved it's
printing and recommitment to the committee.
Mr.. Harding said that the newspapers also
said the Senate committee on Territories had
concurred in the provisions of this bill.
Mr.. Ashley replied that he was not aware
that that committee, with the chairman of
whom he had been in consultation, had come
| to any conclusion on the subject. If the news
papers had made misstatement, the chairman
of neither of those committees was responsible
for it.
Mr.. Harding said that only four out of nine
members Of the committee had agreed on the