The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-08
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CONGRESS SIONAL.
ooNGREss-sECoND SESSION
WAsHrNeroN. March z.

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Mr.. Sumner presented n memorial, signed
by many prominent merchants Of New
| York, asking that immediate action be pro
vided for the transportation Of mails from
| New York to Panama
Mr.. Wade moved to take up The bill to
provide for the occupation and cultivation
of cotton lands. The motion was agreed
to; ayes, 25; noes, 10.
HoUsE.-Nr Gurley introduced hill to
secure to pilots, engineers, sailors, and crews
on gunboats and war vessels, their bounty
and pension
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the bill 10 authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury 70 purchase coin, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Pendleton inquired of Mr. Stevens
whether IN his (Steven's) opinion it was
| necessary to authorize the sale of the $780,
600, goo bonds recently authorized in order
to realize sufficient coin for the payment of
the interest which could not be by next
July less than $40.000,0 100000 on the
| $65O,0oO 900 Indebtedness. Mr.. Stevens
did not think it necessary, but it was found
| by the Secretary of the Treasury that these
| bonds cannot be sold except at great sac
rifce, which he did rot choose 10 make
| Hence lie suggested the passage OF the bill
so that the specie section of the recently
enacted United States note law may not
| be Tepudiated.
Mr.. Stevens 10 reply, said that she. ne@
| $1,000 900 bonds had not yet been
issued. ...zass
Mr.. Pendleton expressed htmself satisfied
with the explanation and would vote for it.
He, however, offered an amendment which
was agreed to, re-asserting that the demand
notes shall be receivable for duties on i'm
4 nth INSTRUMENTATION ba flo
passed as originally introduced.
Mr.. Harding, rising to an explanation,
said ne had noticed in the newspapers that
the chairman of the Committee on TerFi-
tories had reported bill providing for ter
ritorial governments in the seeding States,
/ and for their subsequent admission into the
Union. This subject had been discussed in
the public prints. He (HardiBg) was at
a loss to ascertain how this information was
obtained.
Mr.. Ashley, the Chairman OF the Com
mittee, informed his colleague thereon that
the committee authorized him to report the
bill, and under instructions he (Ashley)
had moved its printing and reeommitment
to the committee.
Mr.. Harding said that The newspapers
also said that the Senate COMMITTEES IN Ter
ritories had c0ncurred in the provisions of
this bill.
Mr.. Ashley replied that be was not aware
| that that committee with nom the chair
man had been in consultation, had come to
any conclusion on the subject. II the news
papers had made n mis- statement the chair
man of neither Of these committees were
responsible for it.
Mr.. Harding said chat only four oat of
the nine members of The committee had
agreed on this bill, and yet it was sent ont
as the report Of a majority of the com
mittee.
Mr.. Ashley further explained that he gave
printed copies TO those who asked for
them.
The bin to render valid and to authorize
| the extension Of the patent granted to John
s. MINI for an improvement in the manu-
facture of lampbIack, was passed by vote
of IS to 80.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union. Che
bill relating to the ranking privilege being
nominally under consideration.
Mr.. Blair proceeded TO speak of the Mill
tary Department of the West, under Gen
John @. Fremont.
He spoke for about two hours.
Mr.. Colfax said while he differed with
the Administration in supercedng General
Fremont, he desired to have it understood
that no matter who the Administration put
up or pulled down, be ouId sustain it with
all his heart and soul, and strength of mind
against the rebels in arms He. appre-
hended that it would hereafter appear that
the gents (Blair's) feelings had perverted
his judgment. He knew that all men were
| fallible. Gen. Fremont was impusive and
| impeIuous, and he regretted that Fremont
had suffered the publication to which refer
ence was made With all the obloquy
heaped upon him; with his reticence for
months, he (Colfax) regretted the publica-
ton st this time. The future would have
done him justice. He could say this
much tor Gen. Fremont He was the only
Major General who had gone out with his
troops away from his headquarters in pur-
| suit of the enemy over field aud valley aud
plain. No man conld believe the aspersion
of the gentleman from Missouri that FIRE.
mont was timid man. He did not ap-
prove of Gen Fremonfs st. Louis con-
tracts. He paid too much for them But
such faults were not confined TO Gen. Ere.
mont which be (CoIEax) briefly showed
He concurred 10 the statements of Mr..
/ Blair that st. Louis was loyal city For
when after Gen. Fremtnt was relieved from
| bis command and proceeded to that city the
| people aocked by tens of thousands to vel
come him. ST Louis then proved itself
| loyal Dir. Coliax ia further reply to Mr.
Blair, defended Gen. Fremont's military
movements, and noticed the remark from
the gentleman from Missouri that the one
hundred days of Gen. Fremont in that State
were the saddest days of all. "Oh no.
/ said MIR. Colfax, it was a sadder day when
Gen, Fremont was deposed. When the
troops took up their line of march back to
| the settlement From the mountain of
confidence and hope they fell into the vale
of dependency, and it General Fremont
had not been superseded the army would
/ have gone on.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-The President
has nominated Col Harvey Brown, of Fort
| Pickens, s. Brigadier- General by breyet.
/ Captains Bell, Mexican, Dupont Goldsbor-
OUgh, and Tsrragnt were to-day confirmed