The New York herald., 1862-03-14
THTRTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.


WASHINGTON. March Is, 1862.
TIE CASE OF SENATOR POWELL.
Mr. DAVE, (Union) Of KY. asked that the case Of Mr.
In session, and would like to have tho case settled
Mr. DAVIS subsequently withdrew the request.
THE BRAVERY SEAMAN JOHN DAVIS.
Mr. DIXON, (rep.) OF Conn.,, offered a resolution that
the Committee Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire
what is necessary to be done Ia regard to John Davis
whose distinguished bravery has been brought to tho
tce Of the by report Of Commodore Du
pont.
The resolution was adopted
NAVAL ACADEMY.
Mr.. KENNEDY, (opp.) OF Nd oferod resolution that
Che Secretary OF the Navy inform the Senate by what law
Island and the reasons for such removal and whethcr
such reasons still exist.
vo1n OF THANKS TO coMxopoRx roorr.
Tho resolution expressing the thanks Of Congress to
Captain H. Foote, his officers aud men, Of the Western
fotila, was taken up.
Mr.. GRIMES, (rep.) OF Iowa, said no felt II duty and
pleasure to call attention TO the exploits Of navy in
the Western waters. In May last Commander John
Rodgers was sent to Cincinnati TO prepare gunboats for
ton and C0nestoga were built When they first went to
Cairo they laughed at but since that rebel craft
has been above Columbus Afterwards. In September
Captain oote sent TO take tho place Of Rodgers and
tho gunboas, partly iron clad, St. Louis, Carondelet
pi.sourg Essex and Mound CITY, mounting thirteen
could learn, tho plan Of turning the enemys flank by
going the Tennessee and Cumberland original
with Commander Foote He referred at some length to
tho triumph of the gunboas Forts Henry Donelson
and attributed the evacuation Of Columbus to tho
flence of the gunboats and mortar eet He conended
that this country was destined to be great mari
time country, and the navy must be its right
arm Of defence, and referred TO the gallant ex.
ploits Of the navy elsewhere, under Dupont ard
Goldsborough. He said the recent event a. Hampton
Roads demonstrated that ordinary wooden boats
any obstacle 10 the entrance OF iron boats into any har
bor He referred in terms of high eulogy to Lieutenant
worden and Captain Ericsson, and to the lamented dead
on tho Congress and Cumberland.
The resolution was passed.
THANKS LIEUTENANT woRDEN, OFFICERS
MBy TIE MAIL-CLAD STEAMER MONITOR.
The resolution of thanks to Lieutenant worden and the
officers and seamen OF the Monitor then taken up
SENATOR rowElL's CASE RESUMED.
Mr.. DAVIS, OUnion) Of KY. moved to take up the re-
port Of the Judiciary Committee the case Of Mr.
Powell.
Motion agreed to by yeas "a, nays 10.
Mr.. DAVIS proc eed to speak in favor OF the resolu
ton 10 expe He said he favored thu resolution from
Of duty and from what he considered to be the in
structons Of the Kentucky Legislature. and his own
judgment on the subject He Thought his colleague had
entirely msreprosonted the views Of tho people Of Ken
tucky and that majority OF the people and Of the Ie
gislaturc desired his place to bo vacated. lie (Mr
Davis) came hero determined If possible, to carry out
league. In the time Of struggle and doubt in Kentucky
when II doubtful whether she would turn rebel
not, the whole influence Of his colleague was thrown
against the government and in favor Of the rebellion
His colleague had endesvorod by every means TO indoc
trinate the people Of kentucky with treason to the
government He referred to the States Rights Conven
ton at Henderson, kentucky where Mr. Powe presided,
and read the resolutions adopted by that moetng. H.
claimed that Jelf Davis AID bis colleague worked to-
gother to destroy tho government and that secession
alone was responsible for thSwar and the consequent
burdens upon the people His colleague took tho position
then that the independence of rp secoded States must
be recognized This in itself s treason. He referred also
to the neutrality proclamation OF Gov Magofn and a-
racerzed the concluding poition Sissphemy whom
necled with such disboca purposes Ho thcn referred
the record Of Mr. Powell in his votes IN the Senate lie
had voted against the bill to raise tho army to 500 0O
against the bill for tho collection Of the revenue against
the admission Of the Virginia Senator's against the bill
creasc the pay Of soldiers and noa-commiss!oncd
officers and had presented writton protest against
the bill to punish conspraciss-sa these, in
o Mr. psss to- the
war as part Of tho great conspiracy to which
Powell with Breckenridge lent themselves. Tho
neutrality OF the Governor OF Kentucky and OF his col
league opposition the United States but that was
not the neutrality Of the Union of that State Ken
tucky had then traitor ami rebel in the executive chair
but that gallant State had noby redeemed herself s
then. He then referred to the Convention st Frankfort,
which Powell attended and drafted the resolutions,
convention OF seceshers, under the OF peace.
He said he for the expulsion Of his colleague from
personal feeling enmy OF any Kind but from sense
OF duty he thought all his votes and actions
against the government and in favor Of secession.
Mr.. POWELL, (opp.) Of Ky, said ho wished to make a
few remarks ia reply to his colleague II the other
Senators wished to speak he would wait till thcy had
nnishod.
Mr. DAVIS said he knew OF no ruo by which his col
league could prescribe rules OF debate II he said any
thing to which he (avis) wishod to answer he should
reaiu his right to reply.
colleague. He his prosecutor and he had not in
tended TO prescribe any rules.
The Senate then went io executive session, and sub
seQucntly adjourned.