Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-20

LIST, 1862, the franking privilege shall be, and is
hereby abolished
The bill making appropriation tor exhibiting
American products At the Worlds Fair was
tabled BY large majority. Adjourned
wAssusaros, Dec Is.
Committee reported back the bill 70 increase the
bureaus :
Mr.. Grimes moved 70 amend so as to add four
clerks 70 the Navy Department
This was agreed TO and the bill passed.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from the Far
mers' Club of Concord, Massachusetts,, stating
that the country is flooded with unreliable seeds,
and asking that duty be placed on seeds
On motion of Mr.. Lane of Kansas, the joint
resolution 70 promote the efficiency of troops
serving IN Kansas, was taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury said that the New York Tribune
on calling attention to the resolution said that il
would occur to the reader that it meant some
thing Did il mean policy dangerous TO the
country and which he believed was condemned
by the President in his message. This jointreso-
luton gives to the commander in Kansas. power
given to no other man. 1t invites every free ne
gro and runaway slave and Indian to come and
be armed if there was lingering hope for the
Union in the heart of any man in the South, the
adoption Of this joint resolution would extngush
all such hope. 1t might be said of the South
that they employed negroes: but it was curse
on the Southern Confederacy and he salisbury
wanted to learn neither morals or patriotism from
it; being in the old Federal Union, for which ev-
cry aspiration of bis heart goes forth. He con-
demned this policy as destructive of the last hope
of The Union. There would not be any Union
n.en left in the South if this policy was adopted.
He moved to insert in the resolution the word
"white," before the word persons"
Mr.. Lane of Kansas said that the commander
in Kansas is Major General Hunter who was as
wefknown Tor his prudence as for his gallantry.
This bill, in case he is cut off from communca-
ting with the Government is to give him power
to I'LL up the army in the country where he was.
The resolution does not give him power to arm
the slaves or even white men where every white
soldier knight Grant and had for his squire
a slave; from the rebels then We would begin to
see the beginning of the end. He would put the
slaves to work on the Notifications but would not
put arms in their hands. The resolution provides
for no other expense except subsistence.
Mr.. Harlan said if the resolution was to confer
benefit on the coored people, he could not see
why the Senator from Delaware should object;
first he (Harlan) could not see why the colored
people should not be allowed to bear their share
of the burdens; neither did he agree that colored
men should not be allowed to bear arms. He
did not think it could be offered as resolution
for not doing so, that they were enemies Of the
country There were four millions whose loyal
ty could not be doubted; and yet. all their force
and energy is marshalled against US by the rebels
| He did not see why we should not employ these
four millions of men for the Government.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, sad he had not intended
| by the resolution to commit the Government tc
the policy of arming the slaves but il he (Lane)
had command of the army, while he would not
commit the Government to any policy, he would
say to the slave, have no arms, but if you car
find arms, get them, and will use you as a sol
der. Suppressed applause in the gallery
| Mr.. Trumbull, from the judiciary Committee
to whom was referred the numerous bills in refer
ence to the con6scaton of the property of rebels
&C., reported them all back with one original bill
as substitute for the whole, namely, TO confs
cate property and free the slaves of rebels.
The Kansas contested seat came up, and Mr.
Stanton proceeded to speak at length.
Mr.. Stanton said. before he accepted the Sen.
atorship from Kansas, he telegraphed the Secre
tary of War to know if Lane had beed appoint
ed Brigadier General, and accepted and received
a reply that Gen. Lane had been appointed and
accepted.
| Mr.. Harlan thought that the President had
no authority to make the appointment at the
time. There was no such Office.
/ A communica ton was received from the Sec
rotary of War in answer to the resolution rela
tive to the employment of Geo. d. Morgan. Re
ferred. Adjourned.
! HOUSE.-Mr. Conway introduced joint res
olution to promote the efficiency of troops serv
ing in the Department of Kansas.
Mr.. Carr introduced resolution, which wa:
adopted, instructing the Committee on Militar,
Affairs TO inquire into the proprety of establish
| ing military post near Evansville.
Mr.. Corning from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported joint resolution, that in
order to pay the ordinary expenses of the Gov
eminent ard interest on the National loan, ant
have an ample sinking fund for its ultimate
liquidation, tax be imposed, which. with th,