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Mr.. CHANDLER said Gen. Butler had accounted
10 the Treasury for every dollar Of property BIO bad

taken.
Mr.. DAVIS said Gen. Butler did not oct in bic
own name; but his brother was his agent, and
gathered up an immense amount of plumber. lie
saw by The IRkefgencer that this brother and ano-
Their person were in possession OF the Milligsn
estate worth before the war 3J0U,0 900. There WAS
gentleman who bad large AMOUNT OF plate, worth
$50, 600, depo,tsd in q safe at New-Orleans, aud
fine house with furniture, valued at $o,o0o Gen.
Butler an armed force and forced open the safe
and took the plate aud then took possession Of the
furniture, and Gen. Butler would compei persons
having property to sell it to him at reduced price,
The people of New. OrIeans bad denounced BIN AZ .
plunderer aud tyrent
THE NUMBER OF GENERALS.
MIR. WILSON REP, Mass made report from
the Committee Of Conference Old the bill 10 limit the
number OF Major and Brigader Generals, which was
agreed to. The report makes in all ~ Major Gen
erals and US Bngadiers.
Inc Senate took recess till o'clocf.
EVENING SESSION.
DISPOSITIONS TO BE USED IN PORTION COUNTRIES.
MIR. HARRlS called up the bill TO facilitate
other countries Passed.
ABASDosED PROPERTY IN REBEL STATES.
The Senate then resumed the coz alteration OF the
bill for the collection Of the abandoned property in
the insurrectionaiy Districts the pending question
being tho motion to strike out the sections aulhoriz-
ing the agent of the Treasury TO purchase cotton,
rice, sugar and tobacco.
Mr.. WILSON Mass referred TO the remarks Of
the Senator from Kentucky concerning Gen. Butler.
He believed that Senator was entirely mistaken 10
| his statements. Gen. Butler had turned over TO
Gen. Banks nearly 100000 worth Of property.
and put in the Treasury nearly $4,000 lie hal
done more than almost any other TO support the
Government and restore order IL New-Orleans.
Gen. Butler had supported nearly 30,OOo poor peo-
pie, and had levied contributions on the Rebels 70
help furnish means ne Thought me haPaIaaos ,
against Gen. Butler entirely nDeai ed for and unjust
He did not believe Gen. Butler ever received lar
thing wrongiully at New-Orleane, or attempted TO
do so. .
Mr.. DAVIS repeated wha. he had hesrd and said.
At the next session he would call for Committee
to investigate into the doings Of Gen. Butler.
Mr.. WILSON (Rep., Msss.l, said these charges
were made by men who hated Gen. Butler. Every man
who acted with vigor and energy against the Rebels
had been slandered and abused. No man had done
more than Gen. Butler, and be hoped the Senator
would be true TO Lis promse aud call for Commit
tee to investigate tue conduct OF Gen. Butler, and
be bele we'd that these impu'a,ions would prove nn-
founded in fact.
Mr. DAVIS said the men who had done much for
their country were dispersed, ami the brightest IN.
stance was Gen. Mcclellan. At the commencement
OF the war he believed Adi..Gcn Thomas was
a traitor aud sympathized with treason; and he
Davis, had offered a resolution TO investigate his
conduct, bot the Senator from Massachusetts bad
objected.
! IN RICE Dem, Mimi SAID he believed there
was no more honest man than Gen. Thomas. add he
never shragk from any investigation; and II would
have been bright day for him II the resolution Tor
a committee had passed. As for Gen. Buues, lie
/ Rice was here in the dark days, when Gen.
Butler was our only stay. when he had command az
Annapolis; and he thought i. was great mistake
wien Gen. Butler was taken away ircm New.
Orleans, rad ark day for the loyal people OF
New. Orleans. He did NOT believe Gen. Butler ever
took dollar from any loyal man.
M DAVIS asked how it was that Geo. Buffers
brother became rich
Dir. RICE saiJ he knew nothing about Gen. Bat
Ter brother, md there VIA not pafrcis OF eVI'
dence before tie Senate that be ever took doii,r
IL wss mere newspaper report, ana he thougbt
grave enaIges shonid not be nadc IN this way.
Semi Rebels and sympatiiSers with treason were
upt to complain
AIR. DAVIS asked what the Senator thought Of
the gross orler of Gen. Butler with regard 10
women.
Mr.. RICE SAID he could not Judge OF the provoca-
ton for that order, but from Gen. Buffers explains
ton OF it, IL evident IL did DOT mean what the
bells tried TO make It out. Ia regard to The
gentleman from 81. LOUIS VINO says he lost he
plate and furniture, he wOuli say he was either .
traitor or Gen Batter never touched dollar Of bis
property.
was ae loyal as the Senator from Minnesota.
/ Mr. RICE said he made no professions of loyalty.
Mr.. DAVIS said he had better make none.
Mr.. CHANDLER raised point OF order that THE
discussion was entirely irrelevant
HE CHAIR decldcu tnas Tue Ioiut was correctly
taken.
Mr.. POWELL Dtm., Ky.J spoke against tho
til, declaring it TO be unconstitutional, and great
outrage on the people.
! Mr.. CHANDLER said the bill was to act on The
Rebels and he did not expect the Senator from Ken
lucky 10 support it. He did not expect him to sup.
port any thing calculated to support the Government.
A Rebel hss sacrificed all Ills rights He has no
right to life liberty and happiness. Even life wNs
boon TO hin.
Mr.. POWELL said he did not expect the Senator
from Michigan to sustain anything which mad rea.
sonable amount Of honesty or Constitutional law in
il. He contended that the bill had nothing to DO
with Rebels al all.
The discussion was continued by Messrs CLARK,
MORRILL, aud Others.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON (Mass.) the bill was
postponed.
THANKS To GEN. RoSECRANs.
Mr.. WILSON called up the joint resolution CIV
ing the thanks OF Congress TO Gen. kosecTnns
and the officers and men under bis command for gsl'
eautry a, Murfreesboro Passed
The Senate then went into Executive Session,
Adjourned. ~ D.,
HOUSE OF REPRE- ,CNTATIyES.
"-sricGros. Friday Feb. q. 1863 y
THE STEAMER CATarISE CASE