Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-11
Night Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April 10.

W ARLINGTON, April ~.
SENATEu-Mr. Sumner presented resolutions
from the Legislature of Massachusetts, in appio-
val of the resolutions in accordance with the
Presidents message in relation To emancipation
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, presented petition for
the abolition of slavery in the States. He said
the petitioners were asking what Congress had no
power to grant, but he was willing that citizens
should he heard even in foolish requests
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that he should tomor
row Introduce bill To amend the act approved in
September, 1850, supplementary to the act re-
speeding fugitves from justice and persons
Gaping from the service OF their master, approved
February II, 1913.
On motion of Mr. Latham, the bill to establish
a line OF steamships from Sun Francisco to Shan
ghai was taken up He spoke at length in favor
of establishing such a line.
Mr. Sherman presented petition of the Amer
lean Wine Growers Association in regard 10 the
proposed tax on native wines.
The contiscation bill was taken up.
Mr. w ey offered an amendment to the orig
nal bill making an appropriation of $4,000 600
for the colonization o. tree negroes made free by
this bill or otherwise.
Mr. Wiley thought it not fair to throw on the
border States a class of population which Sena
tors refuse to receive in their own States 1t
must necessarily result in the state OF things
fOretold by the Senator from Kentucky and all
free negroes be reenslaved. Senators seem dis
posed To make the border States suffer all the
evils of war and also throw upon them this new
evil
Mr. Hale said the Senator seemed to think Vir-
ginia and Kentucky would some day have to tear
from the free negroes the little rights they have
aud re-enslave them. He wanted to tell the SEN
ators and the country that this was what they
could not do.
The idea of coonizing this race is utterly alb
surd. The whole navy could not carry off tl.er
natural increase We understand that the Crea
tor meant for the black man as well as the white
man to live upon the earth, but these negroes are
to be made free by the States themselves of their
own free will, after they had used them AS long
as they wanted, and it is for the States to say
they shall not have a resting place earth, and
that will be to re ensl've them. Such a thing
cannot be done. 1t will only reach to the ruin OF
the States which attempt it against the moral
sentiment of the age He said that Mr. Barn
well of South Carolina. when he here a
Senator, admitted he could see no solution OF the
problem of races
Mr. Wiley said he was not opposed to the
bill in any shape, but he simply wished to i'm
prove it.
Mr.. Howe. bv consent, introduced bill to in
corporate the North Pacific railroad.
Mr.. DOolitte moved TO 20 into executive SEES
sion.
Mr. Trumbull hoped not. He wanted to get a
vote on the amendments to the bill. but il the
Senate choose not To act, he at least would dc
his duty
/ Mr. Doolittle protested against the superstition
that he wished To antagonZe the bill in any way
He made the motion at the suggestion of the
Chairman of the Military Committee.
/ The question was taken on the gong into ex-
ecutive session:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony. Browning, Clark
Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Doolrtle, Fessenden
Foote. Foster. Henderson. Howard, Howe, Ken
nedy, King Lane OF Ind, Powell Starke, vii
son of Mass, Wilson of Mo, and Wught-22
NAYs-Messrs. Chandler, Dixon, Hale. Lane OF
Kansas, Latham, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Shes man
Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson ana Willie,
ID
After executive session. adjourned