New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-09
XXXVIIrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Judge Humphreys.
on MOTION OF Mr. FOSTER rep, Conn.,, the
resolution was referred TO "a Select Committee oi
/ three.
! The PRESIDENT pro ten. appointed Messrs.
/ Fofier, Dooliiie, oud Davis IA the Committee.
/ TIE bill to establish port Of entry aud delivery
AT Hilton Head, :. C.. received from the bonee.
/ On motion of Mr.. CHANDLER (kep., Mich.) tire
/ bill was taken up aud passed
! Mr. WRIGHT Den. 1ni.) presented petition
from citizens of Florida asking for the lasA1se OF
coniiscaion bill.
Mr. WILSON rep, Mass) prcseniei remon;
STRANGE from citizens Of Boston against hat ia called
the " Bigelow" rystem Of taxation.
! Mr.. CRIMES offered petition OF Gen. Franz
Sigel and The officers Of h's ah a'd other German
cizens, asking for German Proiessor-hiP at Wesi
| Point, md recommending Rcnhoid Soiger for such
Olictr.
ON motion Of Mr.. FESSENDEN REP. Me- TIE
bill making an appropriation for dciciences oi pay
ment TO t6s volunteers wgs taken up.
Mr. FESSENDEN said the sppropriaiions fcr the
payment of the two and thfee year5' volunteer
amount TO $lni, coo 600.
Mr. HALE Rep, y. H. said lie saw 10 . ar.3.uin.
paI er y statement, sigueo by members Of J'-' @-.
hat The EXPENSE Of the Government were ..a' u'-
lions Il day. lie Hale would Ike 10 know .c.ner
tLere is aay foundation for iie statement
Mr. FESsENDEN ner. Me, could not r1c'r'
take TO Answcr all the statements IA ncw'i aners.
,ylrt cr TpuLr Ly mem oI- OF CO."!;ss 90 sit af
e,e; lu, he had no idea that tho oEpcrfss u tAc
Government amounted 10 any such sum.
Mr.. SHERMAN lEep., o. said great deaf oi
compa.Al l1i icon r-.-e hc.aG'c TIE o!.rcla a. u
army ,rrc rot ~. g. tell O. ibe exact irrrb-r in
tlc amy lie coniendcd ;hsi n wes imp0 sIbie tc-
r,u,e regiments were constantly chf. gng by 10 ses
uu' rccT atiug, rt,.
Nr. GRIMES Rep, Iowa. said that rricl have
been true when the recruiting OF tie army was going
an, l.t tierc = rs rOt ilc t.l .ic.t .ol now " y
we should uoi know az the eud Of every month every
mau hai Glder LAY n The army IL me ola. err
oi tho army performed 'is duty, We could nave tn
Mr.. WILSON Rep, Mass argned that from the
exisiing sae ol tAings. it was utterly impot.be 70
trll 81 nny given day within ONE ito1'ands how
uouy meL we sse in service.
Mr CiAEK 1;cp.. y. h.j ssked Nr Nile1a II
he col!a sjatc how many ncn h.d been cent iuto the
Gah f-ffn tie different Saies
Mr. WILSON Oiep., MDssl siid that "bont ior'y
days hgo Aefs w@te about A.il regiments Jc' no' az
The fed. he IIoaoi bout go COZ I'n l-d .cr3
mt in tho Geld ind thu, thcrc wcrc ~" g heid
AIR Mr FLSSESDET said that from calculation
I made at tie War Department there iAd been ABOUT
5000 men ynt in the d 81.
Nr.TIN EYCK Rep, -. j. I'd not think 1t
e-aeutial We ehcnld know cEocily 10 a man how
MANY uen we havo III order to lass ihis bill. lie
! Lop.d Senators would vote, and pes ~.
iir DAVIS TN, hy.l would cltcrliy vote ior
: lie till Iui ceusured The War Department for ihc
confusion which nrVsared 20 ex-t IN re'rrruce 70 ne
matter IL was admitted al tides that there bad
rever been move incapable ana Incll ieht secIe-
t,ry Of War than the former one Cameron. lie
was utterly ignorant oi every so"heV'su WI"
( Mr.uARFIS Rer., y. " said the State Of New
York had sent 10 regimen,s OF Infantry, II reBi-
mcn's OF cavalry, at oi htt!HefI - Tue war.
making in All ! % reyncrts. Many o. those com
rosing them had been killed. discharged, Sc. II
,,oud be- utterly inIosoibie to keeg e-aot account
Of all the men.
TIE iii wac then p'ssed.
The bin Inning the nnnLer Of MAJOR and Bug-
/ aiisr.,,. .rri.ls Of Vel ClInieefs, Waa taken uP.
/ re question was on Mr.. HfLt awci imcIt, 20
make III number 80 instead OF -CD.
/ The amendment was iected 6y e;-t 10 Nays ~.
! TIE ill was then Pc Dc
/ Tie Lill hni's the number Of Major. Generals TO
/ 80 ana of Brigade. Generals ~ 10.
Mr. SUMNER liieg., nhss.i c.irr,d - 'e-ciuton
that N ID, ea0ls Making Tor me rtstor'lon 81
the t'rion and the ertrbsbWert ot tho Laws
throughout tue country, i y me- pcs Snt lhil 'Le
victories obtained over onr own 'ni@~is should be
rln, ed o,l the rccmena color. oi regiment Of the
! United statss.
Tle tiil to q ,abl.sh a Department Of Agriculture
/ wae tlk@u mp.
! Nh. SIMMONS Rep, X. IT, sroae in favor Of tho
bin, urgiag a reason that tle agie"ilurs's naj
long ice. aoehi, recognition iioa the to'eri.mcn.
That ,laas had asked but little of te Government.
but tie STURDY iarmcrs ia.acd on piD'-'andl,1 i)r
Hupror, rather tinn on tte ''o'sIriueht.
/ Mr.. HALE Cicp., y H. thought one ~ tne besi
tlings connected VIII ltti' tto N"i Ai.-s ~ W."
An ar, TINS far toil ont Of the hands OF the Ioli
u.ian- The fsrners depended on Mo.her Larih
and Father God for success. ic thought that tie
request Tor new Department, and for lew se..'
I 10 tic cabliet cnricH uct lTuin tNo Iiih"If WI"
iean on tie!r rio,.-hant n, bnt f.Om thOre who
want thenl - talo heir hauds Of tne ow-hautles,
and vote cr Them o. the ballot OK. II The gtIlas
nf Ciculirie could De lmpefrOlaied, her prayer 70
/ Congress world .e. For Cod suAe, let ~ alone.
! sir. FOSTER lK0p., Conn., tloneht instead oI
making separate department, We should hfs5 make
! d bureau.
Mr. COWAN Rer., Pa argued that t'ere was
no warrant in tie Constitution for such bill. W.
| had much better let agriculture alone. In isJ9 We
made an approl lrialion of 81 49, aud nov We make
| an pppropriati1n Of 5000 per year, 20 distribute
seed, among the people which the people could bay
q, = quarter the c0st 1T any seed tore IA tho country
aud tbe seed. woplj not 30 pocd fOr gnyiiBg either
| II reminded him Of the Irahiaan who, wanting to
uprOye The breed ol cattle o. TIN: country imported
! > woke Of oxen. lio bal several appicl'Ions for
| tt. head Of ais department already. ono Yorn4
| nan apui,d who he saH assured, never touched
, ,lo,v.faudle The Young man sad he had written
! !, great dead on agriculture aud be- tCowAnl found
| oni a(iernard that he was newspaper reporter,
| a, ~ cot bis knowledge of agriculture &, county
| G;rs hIc. lie DID not believe the real fsrncrs Of
the country asked for any such thlng as Tie bIi pro-
Mi MT' FFssENDEN pep., Mo- eaid he thought it
gcas toe late 10 question the eonstllnnohaiy OF ~
| .roprst;on for seeds. IL YVES settled by klnd oi
nsirTn. hn, we had better settle how far we ehoui1
20 lie did rot believe tho farmers cf the country
,,yer srked for Department. bot The great objec-
', D." lad ,y., fbe abuse to which this thing sew
nd the certain drain on the Treasury which fol ows
md even II advisable, tiis WAS not The proper TINE
go s s,oo soending money end open no sew suces OF
! alo q, qqestioa On MI FOSTERS ameadH'ea' as