The national Republican., 1862-01-28
THIRTY -SEVENTH CON0RE00
SECOND SESSION.
IN SRATn
MONDAY, January q. lses.

Il okf1OND oEoSION.
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IN SENATE
HonDAr, January ~, 1868.
The VICE PRESIDENT prsseated a com
manioation from the President Of The United
States, with Documents froa the Spanish MIN
nee, " Sscretaries Of State, end Of u,
Navy, relative TO the Spanish barque Provr
| dencia, and recommended au appropriation q fo
damages.
referred:
Six memorials, from New York, Nassachu
eetts, and Pennsylvania, for the emancipation
Of slaves; one from New York, containing the
conclusion. and thus complete the work the
revolution began"
From Newburg, New York, demonstrating
againtt the financial system proposed by thu
Secretary Of the Treasury.
| From the common council and the citizens Of
New York, demonstrating against the discon.
t'nnance OF the coast survey.
| From citizens of New York, asking the with.
drawal Of public lands from market, and their
| appropriation TO actual settlers
From citizens Of Ohio, of Indiana, and Of
Iowa, 10 relation to The location Of national
armGry.
From Iowa and Pennsyl 10 favor Of sp.
pointment Of homeopathic surgeons.
From Iowa. In favor Of certain mail routes.
SLAVE TRADE.
Mr.. HALE introduced bill for the more
efectual suppression Of the slave trade.
WAR srATIsrICA
| Mr.. WADE introduced joint resolution for
the collection Of war statistics and asked lie
immediate consideration.
% motion Of Mr. FESsENDEN, It was
amended.
| After running debate BY Messrs. WADE,
| TRUMBULL, GRIMES, SUMNER. and FE,S.
SENDEN, the resolution was agreed to.
Resolutions Of the New York Legislature In.
structing their Senators and requesting their
Representatives 10 Congress to vote to abolish
the franklng privilege.
A resolution from the New York House of
Assembly, asking Congress TO enact further and
suitable laws for the punishment of fraud and
peculation.
RErORrs or COMMITTEES.
Mr. HALE, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, to which was referred the letter Of the
Secretary Of the Navy, Of the 9th instant, rels-
tive 10 the employment Of Geo. D. Morgan, In
the Purchase Of vessels for the Government,
submitted q report, which was ordered to be
printed. The report IL very volumino,u, and
reflects on the conduct Of the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 that case, closing With the following
resolution:
Resolced, That the employment of An agent
to make purchases for the Government, de-.
pendent on the amount and extension OF bis
purchases, is unwise, mex pedient, unjust, and
ought not to be tolerated In any branch Of the
public service.
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
Mr.. HALE submitted resolution 10 relation
to the construction Of the United States ships
OF war Psnnsyivania, Alabama. Virginia and
Franklin. This resolution asks BY whom
these vessels were built, at what cost what re-.
pairs have been made tonnage, size, conysrt.
ibility into steam vessels, &c. OF the Ala.
bama, at Portsmouth, II Is asked In addition,
:" and do the Department intend making thai
change In her construction, and have the De-.
partment any definite views In regard TO that
ship, or do they intend to do anything with
her, different from what has been done for the
last forty years?"]
SECRET eEssroxs
The resolution Of Mr.. Wade, altering The
rule In relation to secret sessions, duripg the
continuance OF the rebellion, and prescribloR
stringent punishment for divulging the bust.
ness OF secret sessions coming up as unfinished
business Of the morning hour, was discussed
by Nessrs. Wade, Sumner, Fessenden, Trum.
bull, Chandler. Pearce and Doolittle, and an
amendment Of the latter agreed To, when n,
further consideration was postponed till to.
morrow.
TIE CASE OF SENATOR BAIGHT.
Mr.. LATHAM having the floor upon the ana.
cial order, the case OF the Senator from In.
diana, first made the point that the case should
be decided In the light Of the public sentiment |
Of March last rather than In that of the present
time; and read from violent secession speech
OF Mr.. Wigfall, delivered after March |, and |
was not expelled. A resolution was afterwards |
intr0durAd hv Mr. Enakor Eoe r.,
Mr.. Wlgfall, which was amended TO assert that |
as Texas had seeded, the Office was vacant. |
and subsequently referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, where 1t slept Its last sleep. IT. |
therefore, the Senator from Indiana was guilty. |
OF treason, the Senators who acquitted the most
defiant and open traitors were at least puIltv
OF misprision Of treason. He referred to state
ments OF different members Of Government, Sen. |
ators and others, tending to show different
view OF the rebellion from that now prevalent. |
He cited an article In the New York Tribune
against coercion, edited by that horrend,nn
,nOnstrum Of the Senator from Kentucky, MI. |
Greeley. That Senator had pointed to Mr..
Bright as one who had voted for Brecklnridas.
He Mr.. Latham) was one OF the 100000 who
voted for Breckinridge, and the gen. lie N an from
Tennessee did the same
Mr.. DAVIS here wished 10 ask the Senator
II he subscribed to the acknowledged prin.
ciples Of Nj: Breckenridge, with bis Virginia
doctrine Of States rights.
Mr.. LATHAM did not wish 10 lie diverted
from the subject in this way. but would my
that he was among the first to oppose the doc.
trine Of secession.
Mr.. DAVIS interpossd that the doctrine Of
States rights, now called S:uthcrn rights, was
the cause Of all our troubles.
MT. LATHAM proceeded to say, that he did
not believe the Southern people at frat in.
tended 10 involve the country 10 war-yhen
be was again interrupted by Mr.. Davis, but he
refused to yield. He had himself at fret been
strongly opposed to the policy Of coercion. He
concluded with recommendation TO adhere
still to constitutional forms, and regard the con-
stltutional rights Of all.
The Senate went into executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House several
communications from the Treasury and War
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