The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-28
Thirty-Seventh Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March "a.

FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March "a.
Mr.. Ten Eyck presented joint resolu-
ton from the Legislature of New Jersey,
asking. Congress to take immediate action
far the defence of the coasts of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware, and resolving
that the several States loan Government
funds for that purpose. t,l
Mr.. Powell presented resolutions from
the Legislature OF Kentucky, relating to
the tax on tobacco, and asking that it be
reduced. Referred. -, 7. ',I.. ,r
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, presented resolu.
tions from the legislature of Ohio, against
any proposition tor a settlement of the re-
bellion, except an unconditional surrender
and copdigaa punishment Of the traitors.
Referred.
Mr.. Morrill, presented resolutions from
the Legislature Of Maine endorsing the AID.
ministration, and in favor Of the confsea.
ton of the property of rebels. Retired.
re- Mr.. Pomeroya introduced bill for the
removal and consolidation of the Indian
tribes. Referred. 10 -is .- ..-'l
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the joint
resolution in regard to the States in favor
of emancipation was taken up.
Mr.. Saulsburg said this was most exa
traordinary resolution in tspurpose, and in
the source from whence it came it was mis-.
chievous in its tendency, and he vas not
sure that it was at all patriotic in design.
1t was ignoring all the principles hitherto
of the party in power-it was an interior
ence with the subject of slavery in the
States. 1t was an attempt to raise a con-
troversy in those States. None of the
slaveholdng States asked aid. He believed
that the President had this thing in contem.
platiou for some time. The Legislature of
his State Delaware had been in session
late y, and printed bill had found its way
there offering Delaware 100000 for the
emancipation of her slaves. ard the Legis>
lature rejected it.
The object of this bill is simply to renew
and intensity the agitation of the slavery
question 10 the border States, and to raise
an abolition party there. He would like
some member of the Judiciary Committee
to show him any authority in the Constitu'
tion for thus applying money to the States.
This bill presents the view of the Govern.
ment going into the wholesale negro trad.
ing business.
The State of Delaware will never accept
of this bill, but the true Union people of
that State will 60 before the people upon
it, and there will not be vestige of the
Republican party lett there.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment as sub.
stitute for the resolution.
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in the States is exclusively in the jurisdiction
and cognizance of the Government and PEG.
pie of the States, and cannot be interfered
with directly or indirectly by the Government
of the United States. yet, when any OF these
States or the people may determine to eman.
cipate their slaves, the United States shall
pay a reasonable price for the slaves so eman.
them in some other country.
Pending the consideration Of the resolu-
ton the morning hour expired. and the bill
for the Abolition of Slavery in the District
of Columbia was taken up. The question
was upon the amendment offered by MIR.
Doolittle to the amendment Of Mr.. Davis for
colonization, namely, that only such per.
sons shall be colonized as desire to go to
some other country at cost not exceeding
one hundred dollars per head. Senators
Morrill, and King explained that they
should vote against the amendment because
they preferred the bill as it was.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Da-
Wis amendment, with the following result:
YEAs-Anthony, Browning, Collamer,
Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Harlan, Harris,
Henderson, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Lane
of Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Ten
Eycke, Wilson of Missouri, and Wright,
--l9.
Mays Carlisle, Chandler, Clark, Dixon,
Fessenden, Foote, Grimes, Hale, Howard,
Kennedy, King, McDougal, Morril, Stark,
Sumner, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmot, and
Wilson-19.
This Deing tie vote the Vice President
voted in the negative.
Mr.. Davis made speech against the
bill.
HousE.-Mr. Blair, Of Virginia, pre-.
sented the certificate of election of Joseph
S. Seager, as representative CT the first dis
trict OF that State.
Mr.. Bingham said no election in the ex.
act form OF law could have been held on
the day stated, viz: the 18th instant. The
election was extemporized. He moved to
refer the paper to the Committee on Elec-
tions. There was no quorum voting
The papers were referred to the Committee
on Elections.
MIR. Dunn offered resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the Ways and Means
Committee to inquire into the expediency
of organizing large force of miners, with
the necessary machinery to proceed to the
god mines of the West, and work the
same for the benefit of the Government, as
means of defraying the expenses of the
war.
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, submitted
resolutson which was referred, authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to expend sum
not exceeding $4,000 for purposes Of test.
ing the plans for rendering ships and float.
ing batteries invulnerable. ,.,s f.t-s7
t.-i t WASHINGTON, March rs.
SENATE.-The bill for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia was
taken up. A q ls'iF r..'si4
Mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts,, spoke in