The New York herald., 1862-01-11

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fled to me by Capt Tchkatehy and the commanding OIL
GERS of tho other vessels"
THIRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WAsuNaroN, Jan. 10, 1862.
Several petitions presented for the emancipation
Of the slaves.
Mr. CowAN, (rep of Pa, presented petition favor
OF employing homeopathic physicians in the army.
MILITARY POST QUINCY, I'LL.
Mr.. BROWNING, (rep) of ILL.,, introduced bill to pro-
vide for tho establishment Of military post Quincy
Illinois.
SENATOR LANE DEFINING HIS POSITION.
Mr. LANE, (rcp.) Of Kansas, personal expana-
ton and read an article from the New YORK HERALD,
saying that the Senate had been engaged discussing the
case Of Mr. Lane and that he ane) desired delay and
had resigned his place in shc Senate. Mr.. Lane said
that it was not true that he wanted any
delay was not true that no had written his resgna.
ton to the Kansas Legislature. 1t true he had
c,pted the Brigadier Generalship rendered him. He
Qane) had no feeling against the r STAN
tony except that which from his attempt
his Iano 81 scat vacant four days after he took it,
FOREIGN cONsrLs
Mr. GRIMES (rep) of Iowa, offered resolution that the
Secretary Of State report the Senate list Of all the
COnsuls. Agreed to.
EXPULSION OF SENATORS JOHNSON POLK MISSOURI.
Mr. TRUMBuIL, (rep.) Of ILL., moved to take up the
port of the Judiciary Committee that Waldo p johnson
be expelled from the Senate.
Mr.. BAYARD, (opp) Of Del, said that the evidence in
the satisfied him that Mr. johnson had left the United
States and gone the Confederate States and he bay
ar could have no hesitation in giving his vote to expe
Mr. POWELL, Union) of KY, said that he should also
vote for MIR. Johnson's expulsion
On motion of Mr. Ten EYCK (rep) Of N. j., the resou
tion reported back from the Judiciary Committee that
Trusten Polk be expelled from the Senate, taken up
Mr. osrea I WHICH yss
that the Vice President transmit copy the resolutions
expeng Messrs johnson and Polk from tho Senate to
the Governor Of Missouri.
FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Mr. GRMss (rcp.) Of Wis, moved to take up the bill
in regard 10 the administration of criminal justice the
District of Columbia.
The bill provides that persons confined in the District
free il no indictments be found against them.
Mr.. PowELr, (opp) of Ky, offered as amendment,
to except fugitive slaves He said that tho bill as il
stood would at the end of every criminal court berae
all the fugitive slaves who happened to be there
Mr. GRIMES referred to the case OF free colored boy,
charge of being u runaway, which at
adj He wanted all such persons freed. He not
going to tax his people to keep slave pen at Wash
ingtcn. There were number Of such cases as he
had referred to. and il was disgrace to the country
On motion ef Mr. rEARcE, lcpp-) of Md, the bill was
postponed and mado the special order for Tuesday.
TIE IRON BILL.
Tho bill providing for the budding Of twenty mail clad
gunboats postponed until the answer could be had
fr M the Secretary of the Navy relative to the resolution
offered yesterday.
TIE NEw MEApER FROM OREGON.
ON motion OF Mr.. BAYARD, (opp.) Of Del the motion
reiar the credentials Of Icamin Stark Of Oregon
taken up.
with tho constitution to refuse to allow the Senator to
take the oath OF Office The qualification of Senator
Left entirely to his state and was not in the Of
the Senate to refuse to allow him take the oath Of
Office. The Senate could not reject idiot
victsd Of crime he properly here by his State
Such person has right to be sworn as u member of
this body. Then the Senate would have tho power to
punish him as member or expel him FOR sufficient
He (Mr Bayard) claimed there were no precedents as
regarded this case and ths would be very dangerous
precedent to establish that Of referring credentials
Mr.. SUMNER, Gcp) Of Mass, said that the constitution
Of its own members. Does tie Senator from Delaware
claim that the Senate, consider loyalty quail
ccdonts. He referred to the Of Philip Barton, Of
kentucky in the Tenth Congress who said to be in
the pay Of England, and the House made his loyalty
Mr.. BAyAKD thought that tho was not q parallel
and roferrod to the words uttered by member Of
the House during the Mexican war when he hcpcd that
troops would be welcomed by the Mcxrans with
bloody hands to hospabo graves" lie did not consider
the man sloya for that speech and would no. condemn
a declarations uttered in tho heat OF debate.
Mr.. ColLAMAR. (rep.) Of W., said there doubt
tia the without precedent. and according to
general usage should allow the applicant take the
OATH Bet 1t is claimed that the present applicant is
loyal. The question Is, there Is precedent, what
shall we do with s He (Mr. Colamerl would have
this question OF loyalty settled and would let 1t 80 to the
Judiciary Committee and have report on the subject.
That was the very point he wanted examined.
Mr.. Hale, (rcp) of n. H., said thai he wanted TO
correction rcga ding his absent friend Mr.. Corwin Lilo
Mr. Hae), thought Mr. Corwins speech very fine
and very much like the speech o Lord Chatham when lac
that ii he American, and foreign troops
tered his country, he would never lay down his arms
Mr. Corwin said, II were Mexican, would say have
you not work enough to do in country 10 bury
dead men. II you como into Zaino will you with
bloody hands and welcome you hcspitaDlc graves
That is what Mr. Corwin sail and If any body here finds
fault with it They find fault here with him sr IIae)
Mr.. TRCMBuLL (rep) OF Ill. said 1t was strange doc
rnc that TIE senate could not take notice ol the loyalty
OF applicant. suppose some state should send
negro here with proper credentials, would the Senator
from rcawarc admit him?
Mr.. BAYARDI would require him to be citizen OF the
United States.
Mr.. TRuNBrII---How would you determine that by
coors Then, you 70 behind the credentials, and that
Is just the point. According to the doctrine Of the
Senator from Delaware If the State Ct sssippi should
send spy Of Jei Davis here to blow up the Capitol
mrs admit him here TO set fire to the powder that Will
blow up the Capitol. There prccedents where
dentias sent to committee before the oath of Of
flee taken. The question now is whether We shall
send this case TO the committee.
Mr. BAYAhD id that he cnly stated that the crcdcn-
tia be received where the authority TO appoint Is
correct and properly exists. The Senate had
objection to the appointing authority We must pay
proper respect TO the appointing authority.
Mr.. HALE said that was only few ago that Mr..
Dixon Of Kentucky came here with proper credentials,
which were scnt TO the committee.
Mr.. BAyARD moved TO amend the resolution, ~ 10
allow Mr. starkc take tho oath and then his
papers TO the committee.
Motion lost by yeas, nays, 30. Yeas, Messrs. Day
ard Bright, Latham, Ncsmith, Pearce Powell, Rce
Salisbury and Thomson
vote was then taken On Mr.. fesscndcn's motion, to
send the credentials to the Judiciary Committee
Motion carried by yeas, 2s; nays ii, as follows
YEAs-Messr.. Anthony, Browning, Chandler Colamer,
Cowan DAVIS Dixon. Do ittlc fcssenden Foster, Grimes
Hale Harlan Harris, Howe johnson, King, Lane Of lndi-
ara, Lane OF Kansas Morrill,, Pomcroy, sherman, Simmer
sumner, Ten Eych TrumbulL Wade Wil;en-2s
ss% ss fsss s@ssa @ salisbury Ss. kfrHoSSs fo%.on
1us ARMY DEPARTMENT.
On motion Of Mr. WILSON, (rcp) Of Mass, the bill for
the organization OF tho Signal Department of the Army
was taken up and passed.
CALL or THE srSATE UNANSWERED.
Mr. POWELL offered resolution, that, whereas,
solution passed the 17h Of July 1861 asking the
Secretary o War TO inform tie Senate what contracts
had made by his department since the 4h Of March,
what the price paid and what payments had been made
10 tho troops called out by the proclamation tho Pre-
sdent and by what authority and under what law. As
tho Secretary Of War has not answered this resolution he
now be directed 10 answer II.
II was laid over motion Of Mr.. WILSON.
TiIg APPOINTMENT Suffers.
hill the appointment suffers and their