, 1862-01-15

SENATE
WAsH1SGToE, Jan. II.
slaves &C., were presented.
Mr. POWELL'S resolution WIS taken up,
asking the Secretary Of War for IN answer to
to the resolution in regard to contracts &sc.
Mr. POWELL Of Kentucky urged the adop-
ton Of the resolution at some length
Mr.. C0WAN Of Pennsylvania hoped the
resolution would not pass, which lie thought
Tas as vicious as the whole. He was opposed
to calling for the general reports from the de-
panmcnts, though he was willing to have any
details called for il anything was suspicious.
MI. POWELL eontended That it was specific.
He wanted the people to know about these
contracts.
Mr.. TRUMBULL Of Illinois thought the
resolution should be answered. It now ap-
pears that two and bali millions Of dollars
make purchases. Mr. Trumbalf read at some
length from the report Of the House Inyesti-
eating Committee the evidence Of Nj. Cum
mings in regard to the purchase Of straw hats,
Rantaloons, &e., &C., and Halrs earoines for
before for Sc each. Afterwards they were re-
sold for $3.50 apiece; afterwards in August,
| they were repurchlsed for the Government by
| the agent for $1250 apiece, end turned over
| finally to the Government at So apiece. The
| Committee Of the House are trying to prevent
this last payment.
The resolution was adopted, yeas 81, nays
Harris. Ii
| A communication WAS received from Z. s.
Marshal Lamon, stating that he had made GER
| tain regulations with regard to admission into
the jail Of the District Of Columbia, as fol-
! lows: Admitting freely the President aud
members Of the Cabinet, the Judges Of the
Supreme Cont and the President of the SER
ate, and Speaker Of the House. Admitting
members Of the Senate on u pass from tho
President Of the Senate, and members Of the
House on pass from the Speaker Of the
! Hcpse, AL other persons arc excluded With
ont q pass from Marshal Lamon-
Mr. GRIMES Of Iowa said Marshal Lannon's
statement was not true one He (G.1mes,
was refused admittance TO tho Jail yesterday,
becune.1o lie bad no pass from the foreign sa-
tad who was prohEut here 11iI itinJ1s ana
imposed upon the Inhabitants Of this District.
On motion Of LII. GRIMES, this bill was
taken up. Mr. Grimes explained the bill at
length, and spoke Of the dsgracefdl ehartcter
Of the jail, where a1l classes Of persons were
huddled together: Mr.. Grimes here read from
the Reports Of tho House Committee In re-
gard to Mr. Lannon's unWarrantcd intrusions+
BE Iamon), in st. Lonis, had appeared as q
:Brigadier General, and had sent regiment Of
was not 4 Brigadier General, and had no au-
| thority to remove the regiment, tile expense o1
which was thirty Thousand dollars. This Mar,
Elal instead Of attend5sg to bis duty in that
/ dls!r1ct Nas engagcd II busl1css ae St: Lou1s
without the authority Of law. After he
{Grimes) had made so1ne reraarks on this bill
Inst Friday, On the following day this foreign
satrap Uamon} issued an order ttlat no person
should be admitted to the District Jail unless
he first applied for admission to him Or
| hearing Of this order number Of Senators
| offered to 20 to the President and demand the
removal Of this Marshal; but he {Grimcs''
went to the jail yesterday and Was refused ad
mittancc.
He then went to the President, but the
these facts to tic Senate, which he should
hare stated to the President.
Mr. PEARCE of Md. said that the laws il
regard to the Jail were the laws which were in
force At the time Of the cession Of the district
The bill proposes d delivery from the jail O.
an persons il not Indicted, Tor that is the oil
| law Of Maryland He thought that the bill
vas especially designed for other persons
| There was power here higher than the 1aH
which released other persons. He (Pea7ce
had list Of seventeen persons released
: by the Provost Marshal Such being the case
!, | he did not know how soon Congress won1d bI
! told, us Cromwell told the British Parliament
T the Lord has no need OF you" This bill
gives certain persons their liberty: L is sor
!, Of emancipation bill He thought it shout.
be modified SO as to release such persons from
confinement. The Union could not be re
, ! stored if the policy Of the Government VIA
known to be emancipation; # such was know1
\ / TO ne the LHfllE HUQlQ uUt NC u QUlD1
Mr. POWELL commanded that the com
t | mon law Was the remedy for all the abuse
! | which this bill proposedSto abolish. Their
| was no necessity for this law at all unless
| was intended for all the slaves.
t Mr.. POMEROY Of Kansas agreed with til
Senator from Kentucky that the fau1t WAS no
so much tho fault Of the Law Us 1t was th
? want of its proper e1ecut1on-
Mr. CARIILE Of Va. hoped they woul
-uAxx +T,n& G1a ff1fxT MIN
may be practically abolished. Time enoug
had been spent on the bill and he wanted /
passed go Is to remove one peg on which =
;, bang q sympathetic treatise on the negro race
Nj MORRILL, of Nd. said he could no
g At tbs side Of Tie Chamber: T6is aas slmpi
s bill to correct al abuse against the h6ert
Of every man, and he (A1orriD could not res
under the imputahon Of disturbing the Gel
:. cate relations of the negro question
r. Mr. WILSON Of Mass. thought Mr. Mol
1i1 had well taken notice Of tie @ renarks IS
= = the Senator from Virgins, {Caaile1- III
u I Senator had been talked to by Nj. Mason an
= he feared that the Senator from ~virgint
81 {Carli1e) Was tfeadIng IN the Footsteps Of hi
+ bukes Of neither. He also wanted to add hl
> word Of ofeondemnation to the insulting condut
:, Of Marshal Lamon. The co1ored people {
y the District had never been 80 oppressed #
4 ten years as they are row: Colonel came
Il
J General to send back fugitive slase Than
God, Has naase has not 6es,s passsd upon BY Il
. eyyt- He thought It Was time VIE acte
a up to our principles, and rebuke these me
u Who disgrace humanity In regard to M
= aha1 Lamon, we ought to say to the Preaidel
81 TINT he had insulted the Senate; and must
t. =: NJ. CARLILE said the aenator could n.
\ haveheard what was said. Hemerely gave e
9 preston to his OWL opinions that the tin
~ | should be devoted to measures connected vii
l.: the preservation Of the Union
+ f Nj SHERMAN Of Ohio said he thought Il
y y time Ind arrived for important action
u + financial measures: -: !; :. i:
&c Mr: FESSENDENso of NE said there: was
i; -erroneouB impression: ID the coantry that t
u Senate should act On these financial measur
Immediately. and pass ta1 bill. These hi
q all take time and. deliberatnn, and the Ser
IL tors could not aet till the bill comes from t
CT House. He Thought that the Senate was n
to: be blamed because, In the .interpeal:
time, they attended to other matters =:
!; III. SHERMAN said there Was an extend
II financial buE$F.esa- YnTch }r11ziisr than o