New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-13
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE

! Mr.. WRIGHT I'm, Ind presented petition
FROM the members OF the bar OF tho State Of lndiaua
ia relation to the proposed bill for chance In the
Judicial Districts Of the United States, asking that
Ohio and Indiana still remain III the same district.
Mr.. MORRILL, rep, Me.,, from the Committee
on Commerce. reporcd bill in addition to the act
10 provide for falyage in cases OF capture
Mr.. LATHAM Dem. Cal called up the resolu-
lion to admit the gentlemen claiming TO be Senators
/ from Deseret, 20 the floor.
Mr. HALE lRep., N. II. said that so far as he
knew such action without precedent.
Mr.. LANE Rep, Kan.) said that when the first
Senators came from Kansas, they were not admit
| ted.
Mr.. LATHAM said. il such WAS the case, he had
no desire to press the resolution
The resolution was lild over.
Mr.. DAVIS Un., Ky.) offered a resolution relat-
ing to Gen. Buckner, stating that be had seduced
tie Sste Guard of Ken ncky and committed treason,
and was under indictment for treason against the
United States in the District Court OF kentucky,
and therefore be 1t
Resred That said Simon Bolivar Bucknel ough. TO be
sf.rd to the civil authorities OF mo n'ed STATES 70 De
tied fcT ia. whereof he stands indicted
Mr.. GRIMES rep. Iowa. thought that the reso-
luton ought not to pass. There were three officers
OF the United States WHO had been taken prisoners
by tire Rebels here negotiating for 4 gem raj ex-
change of prisoners inciucing Buckner. lie Thought
that we ougtt not to keep 80 many OF our own men
prisoners for the sake OF sending BACK DucAhef 10
! be- tIed ia Kentucky. .
Mr. rRUMBULL rep, Ill., wanted TO know if
the Senator from Iowa (Grimes) had any reason for
| surprising the Rebels would keep hth and exchange
prisoners. After the battle ol Belmont this Govern
ment had sure ndered prisoners on the promise OF a
exchange but the Rebels after receiving their men
retused TO give up Ours and 1t was well known that
they refused 10 deliver up Col Corcoran the other
day after their priyateers had BEN rent down TO
them. He was will ny to make the exchanges but
lie wanted TO know what assurance there wac thst
fb. Rshe
| the matter.
Mr. GRIMES rep, Iowa said the Government
had continued &c make exchanges notwithstanding
the bad faith of the Rebel Government. Neither
Bo~An.r nor anybody else would be given up until
we had "A like number of prisoners delivered TO us.
Mr. DAVIS claimed that the rules Of exchange
were settled by the laws OF nations Ii was degrad-
ing to tie Government TO submit TO the peculiar
terms exacted by tho Rebels. mat bucSner wAs
one OF the WORT Of traitors could NOT he denied.
Such wretch ought not TO be exchanged, bat taken
TO Kentucky and hung
Mr.. BROWNING rep, H. said that it was
very lsely that Buckner was bad man, but
the same argument might be Used against exchaug-
ing ANY prisoner. We must adopt toe same rule in
regard 20 all prisoners. This business does not BE-
long TO Congress at ell, bat entirely to the Mill
tary government, and they must make their own
rulee and do what they please with the prisouers
Besides, while the war If 10 progress, the military
power had no RICH. to deliver over prisoners OF war
? to the civil authorities. II Bucsner was hung, 1t
would only inaugurste system Of retaliation.
On motion Of Mr.. LATHAM Dem, Call, the
reso ution postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. WILSON rep, Mass) Introduced a bill sup
Elementary the act for the release oil certain per
IONS held to service labor IN the District Of
Columbia.
peal the net TO prevent aud punish frauds on the part
Of officers ntrusted with making contracts for the
| Government.
Mr.. SALISBURY Dem, Del offered a resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary OF State to inform the
S-nate what amount Of money has been paid Maine
and Massachusetts, for yielding to the Ashburton
treaty. and what has been done with the money
stipulated to be paid for certain an's taken by Great
Britain, and if the same bas not been paid, why not.
TIE resolution was adopted.
The bill for tho relief Of Lieut. Ulysses :. Grant,
| WIS taken up aud passed
On moion Of Mr.. LATHAM, the Pacific Railroad
bill was taken mp.
| MIR. LATHAM proceeded to speak in favor Of the
| nassave of the bill. He said ~ long ago as the
openine of the present century Jefferson saw the
importance of this great work, and the country was
then small and in its infancy Aiter~ard the Gov
eminent seeing the great Importance OF conneci ng
the country together instituted surveys, and had the
| different routes accurately mapped ont. The Gov
eminent long ago began the syetem OF internal i'm
| movements for tie benefit OF the whole nation.
The system began BY donating public lands IN
linois, where there was given 10 railroad tract
of land twice as large the State of Delaware.
The question has long since been settled that there
csu be no constitutional system TO building such
road M is proposed to tho Pacific, aud every
conside ration demands such a road. Cal.
forna was rapidly settled, and has sent to
the country gold IN quantities never before equaled
A lirge population is also settling in Oregon, aud
the interests OF what II going 70 be an Immense pop
ulation on the western slope o! the Rocky Noun
tains demand that the Pacific shall DE couue ted
with the East The bill before the Senate is simple
in ito proyeiOns and has no Objectionable features
IL provides for road OF ,l25 miles IL length and
for u loan OF the credit OF the Government OF sixty
| five millions in bonds running for thirty years and
the grant Of certain amount Of the public lands !
Tue amount OF the public lands 10 be gra ted grsat
IL smaller in comparison than the amount granted 10
other roads III the passage OF this would IN
any way embarrass the Government III these
troubled umes, be Latham would not, in the name
of his people. ask the Government TO move one step
in building thia road. The State Of California ID
loyal TO the Government, aud will continue TO bs
true TO the Union and the Constitution. She will
be the last Safe TO do anything that VIII have the
least tendency Is embarrsss the Government; but,
In fact the passage of this bill have effect
but beneficial one. The bonds of the Government
will not be due for 80 years. and IL 10 abuudantly
shown that the road must be profitable and really
the Goyernn ent will never have TO pay cent for
il. There eau be no reasonable objection 10 the
passage Of the bill.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
amendments Of the Special Committee, the first
amendment being 10 change tue Western terminus
from The 02d degree Of longitude to the Tooth.
Mr.. IRUMBULL had great doubts about such an
amendment. 1t raised the very serious question OF
the right Of the Government TO build tie road in the
Limits Of State.
Mr.. HARLAN moved az an amendment so as 10
make the Western terminus at or near Fort
kearney.
Mr.. MORRILL,. though strongly in favor of the
measure, thought this bill defective. Ii was u sound
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