The national Republican., 1862-04-11
ThikTY- -sEVLNTl C0NeKEBS
<RECQND SESSION
lin sIn(ATE.
THulblr. Ap1fl 70, 1862,
DEMORG Ia. -. ~

pr a'ely REFEREED. W IS--s
By Mr.. SUMNER: A resolution ol ibs Legis
latnre Of Massachusetts,, In approval Of the r.
cent emanciPatioo- uesaags aud resolution OF
the President Of The United States.
| Also, u petition from Two hundred and forty.
six legal voters of South Danvers, Ma.sach,i-
sets, for the abolition otsisvery Under ,.hs war
power. -
| BY Mr.. LANE, Of Indiana: From cltiztns Of
lodlAL q, for tho abolnioa bf elavSrv. glgI q
By Nj. KING: From Clinton Roosevelt, oi
| NsW York, praying ~ appropriation 10 lest
cannon and projectiles Of bis inven ion.
BY Mr.. SHERMAN: Rnoiutio0s Of the Amer
ican Wine Growers Association, demonstrating
against The proposed tax on native wines.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES 'n RI.
Mr.. SIMMONS, from the Committee on Pat.
ents Ind the Patent Office, 10 which was re-
| ferred the bill 70 establish a Department Of
Agriculture, reported the same with amend
ments. -....
Mr.. FOSTER, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, 10 which was referred bill relating
to the judiciary, reported the ,ame with amend
ments. 0.'. '".N ..4.- 10 ....
M. ANTHONY. from the Committee on Print
ing, tl,wbich wa i.ir,li IT,. u itiOn Of Ger.
Aans ID New S''k ! .h- p n'ing OF 30 600
copies Of the rep II "i the l. l,rl Office in Ger
man, reported The same, and asked TO bo dis
COuslueEituh
RESOLUTION AGREED TO.
| On motion Of Mr.. LANE, of Indiana.
| R,Solocd, That tho Secretary of War he di.
| rected to report IN the Senate what disposition
has bsen made of tho vessels captured BY Ger.
Burnside At Roanoke Island, North Caroline.
HILLS iNTRopUcED
| BY MIR. HOWE: A bill 10 incorporate The
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts, gave notice
cf tho introduction Of an amendment 10 The
fugitive slave law. ...
l. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPS. d.
Mr.. LATHAM called up the bill 10 establish
a ine Vi mail steamships between San Frau.
cisco. Ia California, and Shanghai, in China
tbuehing al the Sandwich Islands and Japan
aud for other purposes, aud made speech III
favor oi hs amendment, proposed as subsIi-
tutc. THIS amendment empowers the l'vs.-
master Generst 10 enter into contract for Il
term not exceeding live years, for u yearly sum
not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars
for III" transport Lation Of mails monthly from
California tn China, and in thirty five days, It,
steam vessels Of not less than two iho,irand
tons burden; armed d. war steamers, under u.
command oi a lieutenant In the navy, and
charged with the duty Of protecting cur com.
| merce on the r0ate.
lie presented SalliAbs statiatcs Of tho com.
mcrcn OF the Pacific, aud suggested the meets
| sity Of protection to our commerce on those
| waters, speaking All hour and fifteen minutes
and then moved the pnslponCnlept OF the bill
till Tuesday. Carried, without making i, q
special order.
CoNpiScArioA BnI. t'r
Mr.. SHERMAN offered substitute for The
bill to coniisca!e the property and fren the
slaves Of rebels.
Mr.. WILEY proposed 10 amend the oriQi.
/ At htll hu 2 mn a.. ,s.
colonization Of slaves hereafter set free, and NJ
negroes now free, in any State. lIc rcmoa.
strated against providing no outlet for npgrct s.
who were drbarrcd by law from emigration Il
| some VI the free StatUa and feared that iht
people Of the South would feel impelled 10 re-.
ebslave ihs free blacks Ia their borders.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said the aIne adincnl wal
not gerInain 10 the bill, and he hoped il would
not lie adopted. 0.r.......
Mr.. HALE was astonished that re ons!ayc-
meDL Of free blacks was hinted at. II was q
moDstrous idea. contrary 10 the moral instincts
| Ui the age, aud thu impulses Of the civilized
people oil the world, and could not be carried
out
There were some things 30 revolving in lrgis
latiop, that they could not bo accomplished A:
| TO the colonization, all the ships oi our nav
could not carry OF The incrt use of ihs blac!
race, and that solution oi the problem ~ Of th.
Two races resident In one land was impractical
BILE. He once asked Mr.. Barnwc!l. Of South
Carolina, who had considered the matter philo
sophically, his opinion Of The solution Of this
problem. who answered that he did moi ses any
and was not wiss enough 10 tell what the re
suit would be.
Mr.. WILEY explained that he was misun
derstood personally; that he had already given
hall his property Tor emancipation.
Mr.. TRUMBULL made u strong prOtesl
against the Interpolation Of side issues in thi,
bill. and dealt some home thr,l1is at the Sena
alor from yirginis,
On motion Of NJ ,D0OLdrTLE, the Senal.
went Isto executive session
Adjoureed. NsssyyaE,4'