Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-28
xxxxiI CONGRESS. .-FIRsr SESSION,

SRlSC4ONe
+ r = 'WAsmreros, May as.
nOuSc-A bili feom the Senate for Is relief Of
Aoocft small and others concerned In deliyerinv
rsbel steamer to Our squsdrcn, vas pn,,.d 7he
ioiloyine voted asAinst ii. Calvert. boniap Hard
ing, johnson, Kerrigan, Norton, vsllsndi neh.m
and Voorhees,. Adjourned.
The tax On sslegrsph messages was modified %
enc cent on those Len than 20 sents the 1rss tss
words. and three cents on those exceeding that.
On irsarace pdice except life insurance policies.
- osno eA3h!e eAn'AnaSndmsnt was adopted, that
the oct of Eongsssa last Imposing direct tax Of
$1o,oeoooo shah only be held as auth ziDg th
soslsctisn Of one tax Of that sronnt. The tax on
lard ana isseed oil was reduced from five - two
cents per gslion. Adjourned. .-..
The bill 70 c00fscste slaves, as reported from
the select committee, was Asxt considered. Nj.
B!Air's colonization amendment, and Mr. SedSe-
wicks anaendnsnt, giving freedom 70 al saves,
were both elected : the foime. receiving 50 af-
as9atiye votes and the latter rejected BY four
SxxArz-Mr. Howe intre duced a Ball to aid in
;ss;.t,ng Re- o.de...d g1ess..ng Rsss peace With
answer Of the Mayor Of New Orleans 10 Commo-
dore FaragQt and Mayor Norfolk, % Cen. Wool,
and various Letters, showing > lack Of Union feel
Ing IN the South, and treason swaggsrs every
where, sad their armies recruited 6y decrerid
whore II can no longer fight. and loyalty inplorcs
where 1t ought to command. The bill was re-
fsrred. + la ! y s3ta 49, iTe1
M. Davis referred to the Proclamation Of Gene
raj Hunter and the bad policy Of weakening Gen.
eral Banks 50 ID to leave, hin to be whipped bv
the rebels, and said he believed General stanton
tosk charge Of the army. iue- Lisa. b4a a-Jt
Mr.. Wilson, OF Massachusetts,, said the Presi-
dent was entirely fesponshe for these orders, for
the arrest OF General AcDowells progress towards
Richmond and withdrawal of tie troops from Geu-
efai Banks. 1t was done by the President with
the approval Of the Secretary Of War and several
Generals and military men. Tho President gave
written order that certain number Of men
should be left for tho defence Of Washington,
which shosld be agreed On by the commanders Of
the different army corps. 10000 Of Mellow
ellis wero retained and the mon withdrawn from
ment as has taken place. These movements were
directed by the irssident and he is entirely re-
sponsible.
MIR. TrambuM said he should like TO ask If it
was NOT therepeated and frequent request Of Gen.
eral Mcclellan that the troops be sent him.
Mr.. Wilson said he understood that General
Mcclellan was very desirous Of having these
forces, and the President scnt a part Of General
McDowell's forces, about one third under General
franklin; to General Mcclellan. lie, Wilson,
thought the events Of yesterday completely win.
dicated the President for reserving McDowelPs
force.
The tax hill was taken up.
WASHINGTON, May ~.
HorsE.-Mr. Crisfeld, from the Com mitteo on
Public Lands, reported and advocated the bill
granting to the State Of California the tract Of
land known as the Colorado desert, for the pur.
pose Of introducing sufficient supply Of fresh
wster upon and over the same. The bill was re-
fsned to the Committee ofthe Whole.
Mr. Potter, from the Conmittes on Public Lands,
reported back the Sena bill providing that con-
tracts for surveys shall not be binding until ap-
proved by the Commissioner IF the General Land
Office, and that the compensation Of Registers
and Receivers shall be eaoa $5VO per annum, with
fees and commissions, &c; he object being to re-
duce the expenses of the sale Of the lands. The
bill was passed. "
The Speaker laid before the House messar
from tho President. briefly referring TO the COM
mencement Of hostilities and his exercise Of the
broad powers of tho Constitution to preser We the
Capital Of the country during the absence Of
arrangements with Governors Morgan, Alexan-
der, Cummings and others, with a view to
speedy and efficient protective measures. BY
these means he believe. tho Government was
prevented from overthrow. He has no knowledge
that dollar was lest or wasted.
The Speaker laid before the House the fol.
lowing message from the President to the Sen
alto and House, i'~f -
"The insurrection which is yet existing in tho
United States, and aimed at the overthrow Of
tho Federal Constitution and Union was clandes-
timely prepared during 2he winter Of 1860 and
1861, and assumed an open organi zation in the
fsrm Of reasonable provisional government 1T
Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th day Of February,
1861. On the 18th day of April, 1861, the insur-
gents committed the fagrant act Of civil war BY
which cut of tho hope of immediate Cancellation:
afterwards the roads and avenues |
to this city were Obstruc.sd and the Capt. |
tsl was rui into a conlition Of a seige. |
The mails in every direction were stopped, ard |
the lines # telegraph cut off by the Insurgents,
thar 1fayu n walt nirh I.~~
called out by the Government for the defence Of |
Washington, were prevented from reaching the |
city by organized and combined reasonable re- |
sistance in tho State Of Maryland. There was no
adequate and effective ofganizAii for the public
defence Congress had indefinitely adjourned |
there was NO time 10 convene them. 1t was ne |
cessary for me to choose, whether using only the
existing means, agencies and process which |
Congress had provided, ! should let the govern
ment fall into ruin, OF whether availing myself |
Of the broader power conferred by the Cons,itu- |
tisn in cases Of insurrection, would make an ef
tort to save it, with al its blessings for tho rres
ent age and for posterity. thereupoa assem- |
bled my constitutional aivisers, and the heads OF
all the Departments. to meet On Sunday, the 20th
day Of April, 1851, at the office Of the Navy De- |
meus concurrence, directed that an armed Reve-
nue. Cutter should proceed to to afford protec-
ton to the commercial marine, and especially TO |
the California treasure ships then their way to
this coast. / also directed the commandnnt Of
the Navy Yard at Boston, to purct ase char
steamships, for purposes Of public defence.
l directed the commandant of tho navy yard at
to purchase or charter an equal
number for the same purpose. directed tho
at New York 70 purchase or chatter
and srm IN equal number. Il directed Command
sea two other vessels. Similar directions were
giver to Commander Dupont, with q view to the
opening Of passages BY wAtsr to and from the
Capital. directed the several officers to take
the advice and obtain the aid and efficient service
in the matter Of his Excslleney, Edwin y: Mer-
Ean, the Goverssr Of New York, aad in his ab-
sence Geo Morgan, Wm Evarts, r N Blstchford,
and Moses Il Grinnell, who were BY my direction |
especially smpow wered BY tho Secretary Of the |
Navy 70 act for his department in that crisis, in
matters P'r.,nius ts,. to III. n. hs fGsw.rd.g
On tho Same occasion directed that Gov. Nor
gan and Alex. Cummings, Of the City Of Nov
York. shoald be authorised BY the Secretary Of |
War, Simon Cameron, to mako I'll the necessary |
arrangements for the transportation Of troeps And
6cers Of the United States until communicstion
b nail and teleGglDA should b completely -.
sstablishsd bstWoen he cities Of Wsshington
aud NsW2Yesk.; 1ossourity was required 20 BE-
eiven By them aud nth ~ - them were authorized
ss. y y. S oee..Su sGes't .,.ss1 s:s
lied and direesed' ths 'Sec'y Of tho Treasury 70
advance without requihng security, ssvsnty.t
millions Of dollars Of pah,ie money toJohn Di1,
0seres Opdgke and Richard n. Blatchfork Of n.
r, % 81 ussd by ysheniA meeting such feqnisition
% should be directly consequent upon the mill
tary and naval measures for the defence and sup
port Of tho goverpmeat, recurring them only 70
act without compensation, and 70 report their
trsnsactions whed duly culied upon. The several
dspastmsuts Of the eovernneot At thsa time oon-
sainsd % large . number Of disloysl pesrons that
it would have been impossible TO provide safely
through Official agsnts Oely for the performance of
the duties thus conferred TO eitiSens. s1e