, 1862-03-08
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
WAsK1sa1oz, March 7, 1852.
SENATE,

WAsKsa1oa, March 7, 1855.
SENATE.
The Message OF the President suggesting |
the passage Of g joint resolution providing for |
co-opeEation with any State for the abolition
Of Of 1aye I'll 9Rs VS.
Mr. SUMNER Of Mass. presented memo
rial signed by many prominent merchants Of |
New York, asking that immediate action be
taken for the transportation Of the mails from
Mr.. WADE Of Ohio moved to take up the
bill TO provide for the occupation and eultiya-
ton Of the cotton lands. The motion was
agreed It to h b yeas a =, nays II: .,,n
the Legislature Of Kentucky passed resolu-
ton requesting both his predecessor and his
colleague to resign. His colleague had not
resigned, and Is days since the Senator from
lion for The expulsion Of his colleague The
Kentucky Legislature is now in session, and
they want to know when that question is to
be acted upon. # he is to be expelled, the
dieloyal and traitorous Governor to appoint
any one to take the place Of his colleague
Mr. TRUMBULL of IL said the committee
were doing their best, and would make re-
Mr. POWELL said that he was little sur /
| prised at the zeal Of his colleague, but would |
| only Say that he Powen) Was anxious for an |
Investigation to be had The action Of the |
t
himself and that Legislature. He {Powelp
| could make 1t plain to the Senate, and would |
| do 60, that bis action in the last Senate was
| entirely in accordance with the will Of the |
people as expressed by the resolutions, to Wit:
He {PoweW was perfectly wiling to abide BY |
| the decision Of the people Of Kentucky at
any time. He only intended to ask the atten-
| ton Of the Senate to a brief statement to vim
dicate himself. after the committee had re-
| nd T,ic and oil a
Mr. CARLILE of Virginia said that he was
sorIy to see that Senators we're determined to
press this (the contisca'ion) bill; Ae did not
! believe that the Government held supreme
control over all the lands of the country. The
bill proposes to substitute Government in
| place of the present masters Of slaves, and to
make the Government one great lord1y slave
TIE provisions of the bill make humane treat
ment Of the slaves impossible. There are also
appeals coming here to us from thousands Of
tie white race who have been TUNED out Of
force for him {Carli1e) than any that could
come from the negro. This bill will take from
the Treasury immense Sums Of money which
could be better used in the scheme Of co1oni-
; zatiop.
Mr. PEARCE Of Nd. thought the bill inl-
practicable and most extraordinary political
| blunder The money that it would cost the
Government to provide for these INDECENT per-
| sors would make the treasury more INDECENT
: | than themselves tven.
The bill was then passed By yeas %, nays Il
NArs-Messrs. Browning, tarli1e, CoTan, Da-
via. Henderson, Kennedy. MeDouga1l: Pearce:
t. Powell, Rice: Salisbury, Thompson Wilson Of
Tie Senate went into executive session and
then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPREsEN rATIyEs.
Mr.. GURLEY Of Ohio introduced a bill to
secure to pilots, engineers, sailors and crews
upon the gunboats and war vessels their bounty
and pension.
= The House then proceeded 10 the considera-
;. lion Of the bill to authorize the Secretary OF
the Treasury to purchase coin aud for other
'e Mr: PENDLEToN Of Ohio inquired oi
n Mr. Stevens whether in his {SteTens's y opinion
it was necessary to authorize the sale OF the
five hundred million bonds recently authorlz'
'e ed, in order to realize sufficient cola Tor the
id payment Of the interest which could not be
By next july more than forty millions on the
six hundred and fifty millions Of Indebtedness.
&c Mr., STEVENS did not think it necessary
G. but it was found BY the Secretary Of ths
Treasury that these bonds cannot be sold, cx
~ cept at q great sacrifice, which he did moi
VI choose to make. Hence he suggestcd tht
lg paseage Of the bill, that the specie section
n Of the recently enacted United States mott
may not be repudiated. Mr.. Stevens furthe
added, in reply to an inquiry, that the ncV
IL $500 Geo 0CO bonds had not been issued.
n, Mr. PENDLETON expressed himself salts
in fed with the explanation, and would vote TO
- it. He, however, offered an amendment
IL mand notes shall be receivable tor duties o
of imports.
With ills exception the bill was then passe
Cd as originally introduced.
70 ton, said that he had noticed in the newsp;
nj pers that the Chairman Of the Committee Q
~ Territories had reported q bill providing 70
IN Territorial Governments in the seeding state:
HpS- tny1f f$t$r
Union This subject had been discussed
y. the public prints. He (Ha!ding) was at 10:
INC to ascertain how this Information WAS ot
tanned.
Committee, informed his colleague thereo
that the Committee authorized him to repo
si ,Gr the bill and under Instructions he lAshle.
had moved its printing and recommitment
- y Mr. HARDING said that the newspape,
nt also said that the Senate Committee On Te
ere ritories had concurred in the provisions
|ar. Ens Mr. ASHLEY replied that he was not ava
led led that the committee, with the chairman
90 whom he had been in consultation, had COZ
nd to any conclusion on the subject. II the new
oh. papers had made q misstateulent, the chal
cen man Of neither Of these committees WAS Z
the SPs NJ: HARDiNe ri said that only four out
an. the nine members Of the committee h
iies agreed on this bill, and yet it.was sent out
mt. the report Of the majority Of the committee
I'M Mr. ASHLEY further explained that
~. | gave printed copies to those who asked +
y ~ ihem.
:thc The bill to render valid aud to authorize t
or extension of the patent granted to John
line Mine for an improvement in the manutactu
900 OIL lampblack, was passed oy vote o1
! ~ The House then went into committee of
whole on the state Of the Union; the bill
ing latipg to the franking privilege being nomin
" under consideration.
rain Nj. BLAIR proceeded to speak of the d
i Of itary Department Of the West under Gene
see John C. Fremont.
sf FIR Mr. BLAIR said very great pressure b
,orI | been brought to bear through the neTspape
'0'I to force Gen Fremont back into a comnlaz
4 H. and to force the Administration, against
fect Judgment, expressed after delibeEation, to
be!s ploy him in some one Of the military depa
,anv grams that Gen. Fremont had again and agg
nade demanded trial. This is not true.
,rSs Mr. RIDDLE Of Ohio asked on what auth
ity the gentleman made the Last statement.
Mr: BLAIR, rcsuming, SAID NO demand
within the last two or three days. Gen: F
mont had not made the demand at all, for
(Blair) had taken pains to satisfy himself
Aid the fact BY enquiEing at the office OF the A6
from tant- General, and at that OF the Judge Ad
con- cate Of the army. It Was most e1traordin
SEN that an officer Of the army, charged +
lonal crime, mutiny and misconduct OF the ?
to be and depOsed from his command IN COZ
ouence Of these charges, should not as]
n re- trial. He (Blair} ventured the assertion
?. on / if Gen. Fremont wilt demand trial, the
loyal | ministraticn will grant it. It had also b
heralded that the COMMITTEE on the Cond
nsas} Of the War had demanded his .(Fremen
news 1cstoration. He Blair) undertook to say
us in | such was not the fact. It was simply pu
bor- cation of some of Fremont's parizans.
the was also eaid through the press
Fremont was to be restored to . c
suren mand. He (Blair) did not know whe'
that this was SO Or not, but inasm
ng at | as the information came in somewhat
mand shape, Of other publications, he believed
was Of the same character. Mr.. Blair
b has ther said that there were preliminary 81
COM toms which fore6hadowed and announced
ed at Simultaneous appearance OF tne staten
is Or made BY Gen. Fremont in his defense be
the Committee, aud the speech Of his aid
rtises camp (Shanks) in this House. The staten
epaxt- Of the speech inaugurates new camp
and new Held, and the battle is to be for
rly In | with weapons far different from the rude
ch he | et1umenta Of war-With proclamat1ons vi
roops up to this time, in Gen. Fremont's \
lie Of | have Lad no 8erl0us eHect: de n
for Z commended Gen. Fremont's choice
: com weapons. Certain It was that
,uotY, procIamations did not help the euem
raft Is much as his exposed and isolated pos
Lexington and elsewhere. His prociama1
Iation aid not ipiure the Administration os mu
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