The New York herald., 1862-04-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THIRTY-SEvENT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
wAsHScToN, April %, 1862.


WASHINGTON, Aprl 90, 1862
Ias BANKRUPT BilL.
Ssvsra petitions for emancipation and for a bankrupt
law were presented.
olsioYALry or SENATOR sTARgs, or OREGON
Mr.. CLARK, (rcp) OF N H., from tho select commit.
tee on tho or Senator Stare OF oregon made 70.
port that the committees ind that Mr. sarke is dsoya
e. the government of the United States The repor,
was ordered TO be printed.
Tns ORDERS oivrN SHERMAN.
Mr. ANrnoSg, (rcp) OF r. / presented a resolution
calling the President for copies OF all orders OF the
Commsnjing Generals instructions, &C. given to Gen
Sherman lately commanding the South Carolina Depart
msnt
Mr. ASrnoSY said that the credit Of taking Fort Pu.
Task: belonged Gen. Sherman and ho believed that tho
correspondence called for would show that he dis
charged all tho dutos required or him. II Savannah
had not been taken II because had acted IN &C
cordanco with orders lie did not desire TO disparag
the merits Of any one.
TUE DEPARTMENT o. AGRICULTURE
The bill for tho establishment or a Department Of Az
ricu.uro taken up the substitute of Mr. Wright
for tho bill was rejected.
Mr.. Fo,ER, (rsp) OF Conn moved TO amend tho bill by
substitute providing for Statistical and Agricultural
Bureau.
or. ECa or MIR. DAVIS oS TIE coSFscATloy BILL.
Pending vote, the bill to coniscate the property and
tree the slaves Of rebels taken up.
Mr DAVIS, (Union) Of KY, addressed the Senate the
biil. lilo spike for two hours and n half. Ile
menced by saying that he desired tho annihaton OF the
spirit Of secession, aud make war upon and subjugae
that spirit the army was in the iod lie would Violate
no single principle OF the constu'n. If no should be
charged Mith dsloyalty for hi views whether 1t we're
from malice or SANDER lie despised the
dehed its authors whcthor In Of the Senate Hc
would admit that In great exsoncies powers nn.
usual might be assumed, and he justified this
Assumption lie hal fath that our armies
were ciciont In numbers, p1wer and discipline
Ia a fA1aa linn H. II L..
measures should bs introduced lcalaoi tho slightest
degree 10 elect this harmony existing regard to The con-
duct OF tho war Had party been merged patriotism
would already have saved inauy lives, hundreds Il
millions IN money. Mr. Davis here read extracts fro
the bin, showing who were affected by It's provisions no
assumod that the seeded states with three million lvs
hundred thousand slaves and 1ya population no Isrs r
proportouaby than the disty poriaton OF the 10y
States would have property TO the amount OF i've tho l.
sand millions OF dollars subject to connscation to ta<o
which would DO most inhuinan aid unIust--an act of
'usurpaton tho part OF Congress which citizen might
resist by all the means In hs power subject o course 20
She ordeal OF tho Judicial tribunals in sustaining him IN
his rights. Ho then showed the mutual dependence
upon each other Of the manufacturing and agricultural
industry OF the loyal States l the slave labor OF tho
'disloya states by statistics Of tale between said se,.
ti,ns The bi In eIcc, ID rs great revolutionary
and insurrccti0nary measure like the rebellion ITSELF IL
was an ingutous neasue. II il became law n voc,
from the ccu try would et one up and be heard ami
'opeycd III this climber was Of gigantic
tnust.e NJ DAVIS then coIsid red the legal aspects
OF me o and disc used tho principles Of commcn law
whch were opp ei to II. The general legal prin
cpies which prevented Violations ot Tags OF truce
fnootng or maltreang prisoners, pcisnng wells or
rood ieit 70 Tho enemy, tho banging uf tho rebels
tnat m!snt iead u cruel rctaliaticns would pro-
vent the enactment or such Il l,w as This,
lilo dwelt Of great lngh on III, constitutional
objections 10 the bill. lie read Tie var.ois sections
relating 10 treason, aad commented On them ue al
luded TO tho utility and cici,ncy in times Of reace and
war Of the constitution cad us suremlcy over every
class OF laws including martial law The LII cav, ,.y
property without lriai by Jury or any iulica nnncS
ings aud when ;ho right OF tral by Jury ie ry r,,o,
liberty has ued The county ihIs was cieaay $40.