Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05

Chair want to know whether a Senator of the United
! States ls equal 70 Secretary Of War.
| Mr. TRUMBULL appealed to the Senator to withdraw
the call for appeal
Mr.. McDoUGALL. Well. will withdraw it; but
wouid Lke an expression of opinion to whether Sc
nator OF the United States dare speak the truth
Inc Dill was then passed-yeas 22 nays Is.
coNFIsCATED PROPERTY
Mr. CHANDLER called up the bill for the collection of
abandoned property and the prevention of frauds in nsur
reci0nary stricts
Mr. GRIMES offered an amendment excluding all cap
tu,es made by the navy from the provisions of the bill
Adop.ed-yeas 27, nays 10.
Mr.. HOWARD offered an amendment excluding al
which had been or intended be used against
The United States, such ships munitions of war &c.
from the provisions of the bill. Adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts,, moved to strike out
the sec oa authorizing the agent of the Treasury Depart
ment to buy cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco.
Mr.. DAVIS, in the course Of some remarks on the bill,
said that many officers had engaged in the collection of
large amounts of plunder and he understood Gen Butler
had through brother OF his engaged largely in the
Mr.. CHANDLER said that Gen. Butler had accounted
to the Treasury for every dollar of property he had taken
Mr.. DAVIS said Butler did not act in his own name
butbis brother his agent and gathered up immense
amounts Of punder. He by the Inteigencer that
this brother and another n Of the
Mligan estate, worth before the three millions.
There was gentleman who had large amount Of plate
worth $4,000 deposited in safe at New Orleans and
fine house with furniture valued at $5000 Gen Butler
sent armed force and forced open the sa and took the
plate and then took possession of the urntnre and Gen.
Butler would compel persons having property to sell it to
him at reduced price, The people of New Orleans had
denounced him o plunderer and tyrant
Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, referred to remarks OF
the Senator from Kentucky concerning Gen. Butler. He
believed that Senator entirely mistaken in his state
ments Gen. Butler lad turned to Gen. Banks nearly
million dollars WORT Of property and put 10 the Treasury
nearly three quarters OF million He had done than
almost any other to support the Government and
restore order 10 New Orleans General Butler had sup
ported nearly thirty thousand poor people, and had levied
contributions rebels to help furnish the He
thought the imputaOns against Gen. Butler entirely un
called for and unust He did not believe Gen. Butler
ever received arthing wrongfuly at New Orleans or
attempted to do
Mr.. DAVIS repeated what he had heard, and said at
the next session he would call for committee Of nvestga
ton into the doings Of Gen Butler.
Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, said those charges
made by men who hated Gen. Butler Every man
who acted with vgor and energy against the rebels had
been sandered and abused. No had done than
Gen Butler and he hoped the gentleman would be true
his promise and call for committee to investigate the
conduct of Gen. Butler and he believed that these mpua
tons would be found utterly unfounded in fact.
Mr. DAVIS raid men who had done much for the coun-
try aspersed and the brightest instance that Of
Gen Mcclellan At the commencement of the he
believed that Adutan General Thomas traitor, and
sympathzed with treason; and he Mr DAvs) had offer
ed resolution to investigate his conduct but the Senator
from Massachusetts had objected.
Mr. RICE said he believed there more loyal man
than Gen Thomas and he fhrank from any invesl
CATION; and would have been bright day for him if the
resolution for committee had passed AS for Gen But
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Gen. Butler only stay when he had command at
Annapolis aud he thought it great mistake when
Gen. Butler taken away from New Orleans and
dark day for the loyal people of New Orleans He did
believe Gen Butler took dollar from any loyal
Mr.. DAVIS asked how it was Buffers brother became
| rich
Mr.. RICE sad he knew nothing about Gen, Buffers
brother and there not particle of evidence before
the Senate that he took dollar 1t news
paper report and he thought grave charges should be
made in this way Semirebes and sympathzes with trea
apt to complain.
Mr. DAVIS asked what the Senator thought of the
gross order of Gen. Butler with regard to the
Mr. RICE said be could not judge Of the provocation
for that order but from Gen. Buffers explanation of it,
is evident it did not what sem-rebe tried to make
it out In regard to the gentleman from St. Louis who
says lost his plate and furniture he would say that he
either traitor, else Gen. Bntler touched
dollar of his property.
Mr. DAVIS said he understood this gentleman was as
loyal the Senator from Minnesota.
Mr.. RICE said he made professions of loyalty
Mr. DAVIS said he had better make none.
Mr.. CHANDLER raised point of order that this dis
cussion was ely irrelevant.
The CHAIR decided the point correctly taken.
Mr. POWELL spoke against the bill, declaring it be
unconstitutional and great outrage on the people,
Mr.. CHANDLER said the bill to act on rebels,
and he did expect the Senator from Kentucky to sup
port it, he did expect him to support any thing cscu
lated to support the Government rebel has sacrificed
all his rights he has right to life, liberty, and happi
ness Even life a boon to him.
Mr. POWELL said he did not expect the Senator from
Michigan to sustain any thing which had reasonable
amount of honesty constitutional law in it, He con-
tended that the bill had nothing to do with rebels at all
The discussion was continued by Messrs CLARK,
MORRILL,, and others.
On motion by Mr.. WILSON of Massachusetts the bill
The Senate then went into Executive session, after
which it adjourned.