The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-16

was adopted. snrtructing the Com mittee OF
Milltar Affairs. 10 inquire into the proprie
~ Of establishing a military post near Evans
vile
Mr. Corning, from the Committee on
WAYS aud Means, reported a joint resolution
that In order to pay the ordinary expenses oil
the Govenuleni and interest or the national
loan. and have an ample sinking fund for ia
ultimate liquidation, a tax he imposed which.
with the tara on imports, will secure an an-
nuAi sum OF not less than $500 GOO.
M. Nallandigham advocated the poet
p0nemeut of The resolution until Monday
week. Me-srs Horton. bingham aud Nor
rhl ur1cd ia Immediate passage. The
House refused % postpone the resolution by
a vote Of 80 against ll3. The resolution
was then passed by q vote Of i35 against B.
SrNAr Mr.. Wilson. from the Military
Committee, reported back the bill 10 IN.
crease the clerical force Of the " ar Depart
ment and bureaus.
Ma. Gnmes moved 10 amend 30 as 20 add
four Clerks 10 the Navy Department. This
vas agreed 10 and the Bill passed.
Mr. Sumner presented : petition from the
Farmer Club Concord. Mass, stating that
the country Is flooded with unreliable seeds,
and asking that a duty be placed on ceeds.
On motion Of Mr.. Line. of kansas. the
joint resolution q, promote the efficiency Of
tho troops serving Ia Kansas. was taken up
Mr. Salisbury said tia; the y. y. Tn
hune IN calling attention 10 tbs fssolutioui
said that IL would occour to the reader that
IL meant something. IL did mean a policy
dangerous 10 the country. aud which he DO
lleted was was condemned BY the President
Ia his Message, This joint resolution gives
20 tho commander In Kansas power given TO
a., other m4u. lt invites every tree negro
aud runaway dave and In lian to come and
he armed. IL u.erc WIS a lingering hope
ior the Inion Ia the heart Of any man Ia the
South. The adoption OF this JOINT resolu-
ton would exliagulsh all such hope. IL
might &c said OF the South th Il they EN-
pl0te d Iegr0es, but IL was a curse ON the
) 'uthern Z, nieder.ey aud he (Siu'sbury)
ether " ,nted 10 L. r morals Oh patrIot- IN
i'um IL, being n the old Fedeltl Union ior
VII ca cve,y aspiration u his heat goes forth.
Tie condemned this policy rs destructive OF
the last h lie OF the uulon. There would
not be any Union mel lett in the South IL
thi- policy was Adopted. lie moved 10 in
scft ~ the resolution the word white" be
{ - tie " d sps r. ms"
Mr.. Line. of Kansas. said that the com
thttftti w n ta.t1 - W j ttHs aAeht'is NHo
was az well known Tor his prudence as Tor
hi- ealiaatry. This bill. in case he Is est off
from communicating with the Government.
j. 10 give him power TO all up the army in
the country where no was. The resolution
does not give MIN power To arm the slaves or
even white men. Whea avery white soldier
was a knight Errsnt and had Tor his E.qu're
a slave from the reoels, then we would be
yin 10 see the beginning OF the end. he would
put the slaves To work on the tortihoat ions,
but would not put arms in their hands. The
resolution provides Tor no other expense ex-
cept subsistence
Mr.. Harlan said ii the resolution was %
confer Il benefit on the colored people, he
could see why the Senator from Delaware
should object. but he (Harlnn) could not see
Why the colored people should not be allow
ell TO bear their share oil the burdens, neither
did he agree that colored men should no, be
allowed 10 bear arms. lie did not think IL
could be offered as a reason foI not doing 50,
that they were enemies OF the country -
There we're tour millions whose loyalty could
not be doubted. and yet all their force and
energy = marshalled against W by the reb-
els. He did not see why we should not EN-
ploy these four millions of men for the gov
srnm n.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas. said he had not in
tended, by the resolution, to commit the
Government TO the policy Of arming the
saves. but it he (Lsme) had command OF the
army, while he wonld not commit the Gov
eminent to any policy, he would say to the
slaves-i have no arms. but IL you can find
arms get them. and | wi II use YOU. Ixers
Suppressed applause in the gailefIe>5
Mr.. Trumbull, OF tho Judiciary Commit
tee. 70 whom was referred the numerous
bills in reference 10 the conf 4cation of the
property Of rebels. &c, reported them all
back with one original bill. as n substitute
for the whole. namely, to confscstc property
and free the slaves of rebels.