The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-11
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SENATE.
McspAY, march ~, lsa7.
In the Senate sfssr The rsaAipg OF the J ar.
nal of Saturday, mr. SfxvR1sz presented q let
ter from Mr. Dixon, which he rec eettd to be
lN.iia rhe cosnmu aicAton refe. red - ths
trans m,ssi,n Of mails on the SAponth, aud
advocs ted that mail aIrisrs b exempted
from duty on Sunday. :.
sence for his COLLEAGUES, Mr.. Maxwell, who
Was Obliged 70 le&ve for home on SATURDAY.
Mr.. Dou9ou, Of North Carolina, prosoR ted
. claim from VIM. =. johnson, tor ss1vicee
rendered 0ovsRnmsut, and moved Il - laid
Mr. HEHsv, Of Tenn. presented % tition
from 80 ladies' OF Tennessee, asking that
law may ~ paved to pr event the distiilAtion
Of grain II Was referred 70 the MILITARY
OomHtttoo.
Ber. BAaHwn.t. Of 0oath Caroline. reported
oack . bill from the Cemmittes on Aceounts,
AID desired that the committee b released
ffcn further consideration CT 10. The bill
socoun ss OF Senators and the c0osrs u the
6snaes. II was referred to tho Committee
ON Finance.
Mr. Bsows, Of Miss. from the Committee
On Naval Affairs. e:ksd 70 hs discnarEsd RON
luiring - 70 the necessary increase OF appro:
priations for war steamers. gunboats. AID
coast defeness, ~ the suhjtet 10 before the
committee in al Its bearings. The request
DR.. Isnxss, Of La, asked that the rssoiu.
ttons b taken mp referring 10 the paying OF
census takers In the State Of Louisiana.
Mr. Of e. es 1 ~ Il:
claims, no did net think they Osxhs TO be
paid until . treaty OF peace was formed
There are . vast number OF personS WAo nave
Federal claims. AMI II We were TO open an A.
Z NJ
payment Of millions OF dollars. He did not
ih:nE 4. this time It would be Just or legal.
Mr sPARRow, OF La, said these werS fecc.
liar claims. When Louisiana was TN lnoe-
peadsat state, aEd pr or TO her belonging to
IL Corfsderscy, hha had collected from ali.
fsrent aal rees = large sem Of money. This
had been held for payment Of the privas
claims OF her citizens, ana 9io,oeo mad beer
tarned over 70 tbs Confederate Sta.es, leaving
$500 siil due. This deb, ne thought, ousbs
10 be Assumed by the Government.
NJ. BuRxBTf, OF KY, said nj! view d II VISA
this: Virginia, Georgia, and other Sta -es,
hav. claims az well e. Louisiana. Not y
zingls state nas bsen paid, 80 far As
no knew and his own siats surely had
not. II yoa pay one OF these accounts.
Of this sum Of monay into the Treasury
was concerned, he would say tha: ether
States had done go Is well as Loulstana.-
virginia hsd, And South carolina and Fiori
rou attempt - open snch accOuat, evpEy AT
nv off Ger. who has had his ply rata&ESd by
;hs Urned Sta IS. has gone claim upon TIE
0o2srnmen:. sAe w0Xld t-avocate that ~!
hsss claims re loft until a treaty OF rssc /;
'hsn, 1: payment was not r, ceived from tht
United ,rast . he would 60 tor pa.icg thea
ous Of tns Tres sury.
aar. sPAAscw, o! La, thought 1t cisar II /,
po,. lion taken b. the member was not COR
g. IN bis opinion. He urged ths, thess
olniins were 1nst ana equitable. eAd muat be
adjudeej accordingly. ga; ct she fInd paid
her citts,n .hoaid be paid. Tae state had
disposed Of this fund, and in her ardent de.
sire to assist the Government lad fRrned
over the balanos received.
messsgs was hare received from tbs
House announcing that several bills, <hoss
titles have hsen eireAdy given, had been
passed and signed.
Mr.. kpAsaow.-By tho act Ct the Eta Of
was transferred to the u 8. Government
The intent Of the State was that this should
be for the payment of her cwn citizens. From
what has been sta;sd, it Is aviden. that The
States was indebted. had lien upon this
fluid. When this was transferred to the Con-
federate Government, he did not think the
eouitanae lien could DO done away with The
and through her Representatives on this hoor,
declares that she still thinks the claims mold
good. The Ques Ion we should ask 10 this:
Had those CT izens an equitable han ca this
doubts. that. Then, they have now. She
had turned over that large sum, and 1t sseaed
20 him that
MIR. BvssErr, osKy-yaid he differed Ia .oso
with the gentleman, on this subject, and -
Mr.SPARcow 1T the gentleman will allow
M, put 1T upon the ground that the citixsns
OF he State have just and equitable lien
upon 1t.
man could make the point that those citizens
had a lien uP0n this fund when they were
Federal ONCE holders at the time, and never
did day S,work for the Confederaoy. The
he paS OF %1 the aad why s sS
ore man be entitled TO its benefits moro than
another, To illustrate: many Of the mem.
bers Of this body were In the old Congress,
salaries were withheld; would not thsy, too,
be entitled 10 iademniyf
Mr.. S1nn1s. Of Louisiana, satd-Let as a..
certain the facts Of the Case, for have le
ment has received from ths States
In builion. from North Carolina. w ga, 200
Louisiana, .......... 81, $50
In customs from Louisiana. l47, s75
- - Alabama. 1881
Georgia ............. Sass
Customs from North Oaroltna...... l,o7s
and 10 on. Daring the month Louisiana was
INDEPENDENT the sum Of eli7, SIS wai received
as customs. Out OF tae sum the Government
received, about $500 900 was from Louisiana
Here q message was received from the Fxesi-
dent, 20 b read In Executive sessicn.
Mp ErNkRs.-We regard the bullion fu nd
a. the property Of tbs United States. The
sac seised it and Transferred 1t to the Con.
faderatA Government for the settlement Of
olaims at come future day. So far a. thu
ol47, eco was cd. 1t was mere act o.
iiberaDty in giving 1t to the Government -
Letters were continually received from Mont
1omery, during the early part OF ths Proyi
sion.l Government, stating there was not
ofIieers even; aud therefore this fund wa
giver. Other States had paid in property a.
| icAas; Alabama had given proper y or bonds
bat Louisiana gave this a. bounty TO tn,
| OonfedSracy, a. An evidences OF the lily
| of the State Row, all that 10 asked out O
| the sum given II assist the Govern msnt In Ii