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37th Congress---First Session.
WASHINGTON. January Is.

WASHINGTON, January 10.
SENATE On motion of Mr.. Lane of Kan.
sas, the Joint resolution to promote the eff.
cheney OF the troops serving in Kansas was
taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury, of Del, said that the New
York Tribune, in calling atten ton to this
resolution, said that it would occur 10 the
reader that it meant something. Did it mean
policy dangerous to the country and which
he believed was condemned by the President
in his message2 This joint resolution gives
to the Commander in Kansas power given
to no other man. It invites every free negro
and runaway slave and Indian to come and
be armed. If there was a lingering hope
for the Union in the heart of any man in the
South, the adoption of this joint resolution
would extinguish all such hope. 1t might
be said of the South, that they employed
negroes, but it was a curse on the Southern
Confederacy, and he (Saulsbury) neither
wanted to learn morals and patriotism from
it. Bring in the old Federal Union for
which every aspiration ofhis heart went forth;
he condemned this policy as destructive of
the last hope of the Union. There would not
be any Union men left in the South if this
policy was adopted. He moved to insert ia
the resolution the word white, before the
word persons.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, said that the com
mander in Kansas is Major General Hunter,
who was as we'll known for his prudence as
for his Rsllantry. This bill, in case he is cut
off from communicating with the govern
ment, is to give him power to fill up the
army in the country where he was. The
resolution does not give him power to arm
the slaves or even white men. When every
white soldier was a knight errant, and had
for bis esquire slave from the rebels, then
we would begin to see the beginning of the
end. He would put the slaves to work on
the Notifications, but would not put arms in
their hands. The resolution provides for no
other expenses except subsistence.
Mr.. Harlan, of Iowa, said if the resolution
was to confer a benefit on the colored peo-
pie, be could see why the Senator from Della
ware should object; but he (Harlau) could
not see why the colored people should not
be allowed to bear their share of the bur-
| dens. Neither did he agree that colored men
| should not be allowed TO bear arms. He did
not think it could be offered as a reason for
not doing 80, that they were enemies of the
country. There were four millions whose
| loyalty could not be doubted, aud yet all
| their force and energy is marshaled against
us by the rebels. He did not see why we
| should not employ these four millions of
men for the Government.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, said he had not in
tended by the resolution to commit the Gov
ernment to the policy of arming the slaves,
but if he (Lane) had command Of the army,
while he would not commit the Government
to any policy, he would say to the slaves
81 have no arms, but if you can fud arms
get them, and will use. you as soldier
Suppressed applause in the gallery
Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, from the Ju
dietary Committee, to whom was referred
the numerous bills in reference TO the contis
cation of the property of rebels, &C., re
sorted them all back with one original bill
ss a substitute for the whole, namely: II
confscate property and free the slaves O
rebels.
The Kansas contested seat then came up
and Mr.. Stanton proceeded to speak a
length.
Mr.. Stanton said, before he accepted tn
Senatorabip from Government, of Kansas
he tcIceIaphed 10 the Secretary of War t
kIow if Senator Lane had been sppointe
BIigadier. General, and had accepted. Ii
,tceived the reply that General Lane hat
been appointed, and had accepted.
Mr. Harlan thought the President had n
authority to make the appointment at tha
time. There was no such office.
Mr. Cowsn, of Pennsylvania, took tn
same ground.
Adjourned.