The national Republican., 1862-07-12
TnIkT1.sEVEhTn .Akss,
SECOND ESSIOE.
IN SENATE.
FarpAY, July IL, 1862.

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BILLS INDEFINITELY roeTpoNLD.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on the
judiciary. reported recommendation for the
indefinite pos, ,poneinent Of The following bills,
which were accordingly 20 postponed:
A bill TO ameId ian net TO ortiscate prop.
er'y used for insurrtctionsry purposes,' up
proved August 6, 1851.
A bill 10 suppress iusnrrrction aud sedi,ion.
and for other purposca : ..i WV
A bill concerning private actions against
public tillc.rs.
A bill 10 furtb,r provide against ibe cutting
and removal Of timber irom the public LANDS
viNcENSks LAND OFFICE.
Mr.. WRIGHT called up the bill for the relief
Of lhe register If the land Cfice NJ vincennes,
Indiana. Passed
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nr. GRIMES called up the bill 10 authorize
the Secretary Of the Navy TO accept the title 10
League lslald, in the Delaware river, for naval
purposes. l-.....ng tg Wil
70 require the commissioners, before accepting
League Island, TO examine the barbor Of New
on motion Of Ir. ANTHONY, such e,aml
nation was extended 10 the shores Of the Mar
raRanset bay. .......' ...I..t' + Of
On It's final passage, the vote stood yeas 50
nays 3.
plRsr SENATORS OF MINNESOTA.
Mr.. WILKINSON called up the joint resolu.
ton liking the compensation due the irst Sen
ators from Minnesota. Passed. g'-aI-'T
o.. 3D. CALLING CUT THE MILITIA. -
The bill TO amend the act calling forth The
militia, approved February, 1895, came up as
unnnshrd business, the question psndiog being
the motion Of hr. Browning 70 strike out IL,
words /" mother, vile, and children" from tn.
second section Of the addition proposed. Lost
yeas II, nays 81. - u l..
hr. BROWNING moved 10 amend 10 restric,
such emancipation Of smother, wife, and chill
dren," TO slaves Of disloyal persons.
MI. COWAN gave bis views Of the great cx.
pense which would attend the Emancipation OF
such slaves of loyal persons, with cOmpensa.
ton. Hs said II was an enormous bounty "
give for soldiers. g..
Mr.. HOWE deprecated the delay Of action
on this bill. Whoever Wis at fault fur thp
balting OF our army, We must push forward re-
toiorctng colamns at once And be would
have them, for fighting and for labor, In sufi
Client numbers, in the name Of God, If not 10
the name Of the Constitution. -
Mt. KING urged the necessity of instant and
earnest action. lie had never despsired Of ,hs
success OF our institutions. II Congress should
prove recreaut to Its duty, the people had sui
fcient intelligence and patriotism for any
emergency. Those who opposed this measure
were laborins only for the permanencs of sla
very. .u
hr. COWAN held that unless negroes were
In the militia VI the several states, they could
not be placed BY the President in the army ex.
cept 10 tbs regular United States service.
A running debate arose with reference 10
General Hslleck's Order No. g." in which Mr..
Sherman said hs knew certain citizens Of Ohio,
now 10 the army, who never had done q day's
manual lsbor.in their lives, but who were EN-
ployed under Haileck In building roads and
digging entrenchmsDts near Corinth.
Mr.. HARLAN, 10 referring 10 the speech OF
Ar. Cowau, charged him with advocating The
doc,Iins OF Jefferson DAVIS, In saying That a
majority Of State can, under any circum
staucss, dissolve liz connection with the Gov.
ernment. ~
The reports of The committees Of conference
upon the pension and tariff biila, were read and
agreed 10. 30
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the committee Of confer
ence on ,he bill reOrgsuiz,ng the judiciary and
changing the judicial distiicts. made u report
On motion Of Mr.. HOWARD, Who wi.hrd to
speak n tho question, the report was ordered
to lis over and be- printed.
Mr.. POWELL Hlbmiitd = resolution for I'd
j,urhmsnt on Aooosy next, at 10 O'Clock.
EUasnRR DsBAfr ON THE MILITIA BILL.
Ths debste, interrupted by privileged 10
ports Il oonferaacs committees. was resuued,
Mr. HARLAN considered at some length the
question whether the seeded States we're W,
IN The Union He held that, as ,hay had utterly
r. pudiated their constitutional obligations, and
lett their States entirely drstltuts OF govern
msuis or courts under F, deral authority, they
were, therefore, politically considered. praci
cally out Of the Union; and that no constitu
tional obligations existed 10 Withhold ia from
their slaves. lie then favored
the policy oi emancipation, thus made pracu
cal and proper; and advocated this amend
ment us opening the door to emancipation. lie
assumed their comparative civilization and un-
doubted ability TO support themselves.
Mr.. DAVIS spoke briefly against the amend
ment.