The New York herald., 1862-04-09
THIRTY-sEVENT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
wAsHIseroE, Aprn 8, 1852.
yAvoR A BAHKRuPr
Hr CowAr, (repl Of Pa presented petitions from the
Board Of Trade Of Philadelphia, for committees Of Con-
gress to sit during the recess 70 frame general bank
ruptcy law.
Mr. CowAS also presented petition from citizens Of
Pennsylvania against the passage Of bankrupt law.
sAIARJEs OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
On motion Of Mr. TRuMsu,I, (ep Of H., the bill allow
ing the Attorney General in conjunction with the seere
tary Interior x the salaries Of the United States
District Attorneys. was taken up.
SEEcB O. Mr.. HENDERSON, ops MISSOURI ON rHs coSrrs
CATION HILL
After discussion the bill postponed and ths Con-
fscstion bill taken up
Mr. HEspKRsoN, (Union) Of No, considered the bill
Of the most important presented the Senate,
not only from the influences likely 10 follow from Il,
but from the precedent IL established. Never had
there been more complete victims than the
people Of the border States since this rebellion
mencsd The people OF both sections met in the border
States and knew each other better and stood ready
mediate and TO 10 stop the progress Of this
ton but the attempts Of avail and tho border
States had thus far suffered the any Ii was not
b supposed that the border States have any particular
sympathy with the rebellion, after all the suffering they
had endured bot the majority must be careful how they
any laws sbjch would fully complete the al.
ready begun No true lover Of the Union would willingly
do anything 70 tend TO strengthen tho rebellion and add
treason n the country and said lessons furnished
by Northern aboTttonists aud English fanatics and
carefully treasured Up by tho Southern conspraors
deude and the Southern people until last
honest people driven to desper rebel
on Brave and true men in the border States
aved by a armed mob. To these moderation and
krdness due and Congress should with dignity
and according TO the usages Of civilization and
evil moment OF revenge forget duty The government
could not make on women and children. He
tended that the proposed Confscation bill practically
bill Of attainder There must be limit all
al OF The constitution as that limit,
and lie thought that Sufficient for all purposes for the
suppression Of the rebellion. This bill
property and pass the title 10 bs government without
any legal proceedings This he thought contrary TO the
express provision Of tho constitution He was willing
to admit that property found among belonging TO the
public enemy, who were not under Jurisdictions might
be condemned but ali agree that the seeeded States
yet in the Union therefore the citizens entitled
all the safeguards OF the constitution and the loyal
citizen must be protected in all his rights u was use
less 20 devise subtle schemes 10 destroy slavery Its
doom was written IN the shots against Fort Sumter and
If the rebels were determined TO effect it's ruin
beet 20 leave them 10 work thes destruction. let
the be prosecuted till the rebellion crushed aud
slavery was swept away 10 the struggle be would not
care for the loss
HR FAY on NAVY.
Mr. Hale (rep.) OF n. H., introduced bill 10 amend
the bill regulating the pay of the navy.
VOLUNTEER ENGINEER IRoofs.
Mr. WnSoS t'ep,) OF Mas introduced BIZ 20 con
firm the act OF tie President IN accepting the services
Ger ain engineer volunteer troops. Referred,
after executive session, The Senate sdiourned