Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-28
Bill to raise 100000 Black Troops.
LATER FROM Nav ORLEANS.
Escape Of the Pirate OEettO.

WAsHINGTON, Jan. q.
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Dir. Pomeroy introduced q bill supple
mentary to the act to provide for the bet
ter organization of the military establish
ment of the United States. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Wilson introduced a bill to authorize
contracts TO be made in such States as
may sd~aHoe Pay and allotuaentsto veluR-
teers and militia in the service Of the Uni
ted States. Referred to the Military Com
mittee.
Browning offered a resolution, which
was adopted, that the Military Committee
| inquire into the expediency Of authorizing
the President to offer the volunteers now
in the service such bounty as he may
deem necessary to secure re-enlistmeut;
also into the expediency of authorizing
the President to offer such bounty fer the
re-enlistment Of such volunteers for one
year, or longer time; also into the ex-
pediency of providing, by law, for three
months volunteers, either by enlistment
or draft.
Latham moved to take up the resolution
calling for the record Of the Fitz John
Porter court-martial.
Hale objected He thought it was bad
practice for the Senate to make itself
Court of Errors to 60 over these court
martials.
Howard hoped the resolution would be
adopted. He thought the record ought to
go to the country and be read by every
one.
Mr.. Fesseden said, he was rather in fav-
or of having the record printed, and go to
the country, but the record had been print
ed. BE had received copy and read it.
He believed that the results aimed at, was
amply justified by the facts, and no other
result could have been reached in any
court, but the record was very volumin-
Gus. It would create a vast expense un-
| der the present circumstance, and as it was
already printed he did not think it best
to adopt the resolution.
The motion was disagreed to, yeas is,
nays %.
Mr.. Lane of Kansas, called the bill to
provide for the removed Of the Sioux H.
dams from Minnesota. The bill was pass
led. -..
A message was received from the PTesi-
dent, transmitting the report Of the Seere-
tary of the State, and the document con-
cerning the capture Of British Vessels
sailing from one port to another, having
Sumner called up the bill for the indem-
MITIGATION of the President for the suspen-
sion of the writ of habeas corpus.
Davis spoke at length characterizing the
/ Proclamation of the President the most
extraordinary document ever published,
Sisiming that the President had no power
to do anything of the kind and such acts
were palpable violations Of the COnstitu-
ton and laws Of the United States. The
President might as well have issued Pro
clamation to suspend the Constitution it.
sely. Mr. Lincoln has fairly shouldeTed
the Abolition policy, but the people have
declared in thunder tones that the Consti-
tuition shall not be destroyed.
Harris moved to amend, SO as to make
( the provisions of the bill apply to GRIMM
| al as well as civil cases.
| Powell said the object of the whole bill
was to prevent persons who have been in
| iured by the myrmidons Of power from
any relief in the courts, but the people
would treat with scorn the wickedness Of
this Administration. No upright people
could do otherwise.
DooIitIe said he had listened to hundreds
of speeches of the Senator from Kentucky
and the whole burden Of them had been in
/ depunciation of the Administration, which
was struggling to put down the rebellion,
but he never heard one word in condemna-
tion of those men who were dripping with
the blood of their couutrymen, who are
stained with perjury, corruption and trea-
son. who were his associates. But from
dsy to day he denOunoes the President OF
the United States, aspersing his AncOln's 81
motives. The present Administration bears
upon its shoulders responsibility never
borne since the days of Washington and
the responsibility has been borne with a
single purpose, to preserve the Constitu-
tion and to live up to the oaths taken to
proteet and defend it. As TO this question
of the power to suspend the habeas corpus
there is an honest difference Of opinion
about it. and the President Of the United
States, than whom a more honest anC
patriotic man does not live, be
iieved he was acting under the Con
stitution in suspending the writ anC
, the Senators from Kentucky and others
spend most Of their time in denouncinl
and trying to break down the Administrs
: ton, but never say word agei1st r.
rpnPrs wiz arU Tying 70 overthrow II
Government. He had listened to this kIni
; -,s LII until ho was tired.
r Powell replied, saying that he had sai
--------into the rebelIios
were doing wrong He TeSr II AHG Grs HST. duty u
denounce all violations of the ConstitJ;
C ton.
Collamer said this bill simply provide
j for the transfer of these cases to the Unite,
! States Courts if they we're Constitutions
J questions, to be decided. It was prope
that such cases should be transferred &
the United States courts.
After further discussion the amendmsn
of Harris was agreed to.
A long debate ensued on the bill
/, Salisbury made a long speech, in th
course of which he was called 70 oCGs
; several times Finally, when oensurini
the course of the President, calling hiu
, an imbecile, and calling him by name, ta
Vice President calltd him to order and 70
ouested the Senator to take his seat. SaUls
bury continuing the Vice President saj
if the Senator did not take his seat h
! should order the Sergeant-at-Arms to tax
him in charge.
Saulsbury-Then the voice Of freedom
is not allowed in the Senate.
Vice President-The Sergeant-at-Arm
will take the Senator in custody.
Salisbury was thereupon taken out Q
the Senate, displaying a revolver which b
took from his coat pocket. After sh9E
time he came in the Senate again ald be
gan to speak.
Doolittle called him to order on tht
grounds that he had been called to o-de
for contempt of the Senate and cOala no
be allowed to go on without leave Of ta
Senate.
8 saulsbury-Does the Senator from Wis
consin say 1 am in the contempt any hon
orsble man.