Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-28

ton Itself. Mr.. Lincoln has fairly shouldered
the Abolition policy, but the people have do.
cided In thunder tones that the Constitution
shall not be destroyed.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend 60 as to make
the provisions of the bill apply to criminal as
Mr.. Powell said the object of the whole bill
was TO prevent persons who have been injured
Dy 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. =
Mr. Doolittle said he bad listened to hum
dreds OF speeches of the Senator from Ken.
| lucky, and the whole burden of them had been
denunoiaton OF the Administration, which was
struggling to put down the rebellion; but he
never heard one word In condemnation of thoae
men who were dripping with the blood of their
countrymen, who are stained with perjury, cor
ruption and treason, who were his associatep
but from day to day he denounced the Presi.
dent OF the United States, sspersing his (Lin.
coln's) motives. The present Administration
bears upon Its shoulders responsibility never
before or since the days Of Washington, and
tne responsibility has been borne with the Gin.
gle purpose to preserve the Constitution and to
fend il.
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 more honest and
patriotic man does not live, believed he was
acting under the Constitution In suspending the
writ, and the Senator from Kentucky and others
spend most of their time in denouncip9 and
trying to break down the Administration. but
never say word against the rebels, who are
trying to overthrow the Government. He had
listened to this kind Of talk until he was tired,
mr.. POWELL replied, saying that he had said
tnat those who went into the rebellion were
o0lng wrong he felt IL his duty to denouuce
all violations Of the Constitution.
mr. Collamer said this bill simply provides
90. LOT sne transfer OF these cases to the United
States courts If there were constitutional
questions to be decided, IL was proper such
cases should be transferred to tho United
States courts.
=. AFTER further discussion, the amendment of
Mr.. Harris was agreed to.
long debate ensued on the hill.
E. SauisDury made long speech, In the
course CT which he was called 10 order several
times. Finally, when censurinR the course of
the President, calling him an iabecle and call
ing him by name, the Vice President called him
70 order and requested the Senator to take hIs
seat salisbury continuing, the Vice-Presi.
uent said II the Senator did not take his seat
ne should order the Sergeant q. Arms to take
him In charge
mr. Saulsbury-.Then the voice of freedom
ls not allowed in the Senate.
Inc Vlce-Peesident-The Sergeant at. Arms
Will take the Senator in custody.
Mr. Salisbury was thereupon taken ont of
The Senate, displaying revolver which he took
from his coat pocket. Alter a short time he
came Into to the Senate again and began to
speak. e"A W
Mr.. Doolittle called him to order. on the
ground that he had been called to order for
contempt oil the Senate, and could not be al.
ioweu 70 90 on without leave of the Senate.
Mr. Saulsbury-Does the Senrtor from Wis
consln say that | am in the contempt of any
honorable mani
The Chair, Mr.. Clerk-The Senator from
delaware will take his seat, as be is out of
Mr. Saulsbury-Just as | please, or other
wise. lCries of order
!he Chair-The Senator will take his seat.
ana the Sergesnt-at. Arms will take him in
custody. ' -
After further discussion, Mr. Salisbury at
tempted to speak.
Ihe Chair-The Senator will take bis seat
Mr.. Saulsbury-No cir.
Mr.. Sumner rose to a point of order that
the Senator from Delaware had been oommit
TED to the custody Of the Sergeant. al. .Arms,
and he saw him on the floor.
Inc Chair said the Senator was in custody Of
tne sergeant at-Arms, and if he made any
further disturbance he would be removed from
the Senate. ''A'
Mr.. Salisbury took bis seat, shaking his fat
ana swearing at the Sergeant. at Arms and Mr.,
Sumner ''''' ""' y ''-' :
HoUsE.-The House considered Senate bill
providing Tor the pay of certain persons over
forty years, who entered the military service.
Mr. Holman offered an amendment to in
| crease the pay of soldiers two dollars per month.
and pay those who are honorAbIy discharged
before the expiration of their service propor.
tionate amount of the bounty.
During the discussion the Justice of such
legislation was urged, while on the opposite
side It was contended that if the soldiers were
wounded they received hospital attentions, be.
sides being placed on the pension rolls. In ad-
dition to this, many of them had State bounty,
and it was necessary to pay debts already con.
rac'eo ~. peiore mourning additional obligations.
mittee
Mr.. Wickliffe rose to question of privilege.
He had been charged with being instrum eptal
IN violating the rules Of this House. He ex.
planned, that in consequence of his crippIed
condition, the doorkeepers had been in the habit
OF inviting into the hall persons wishing to eee
him. The other day he received card signed
by man named Garnett The business was
unpleasant to him. Garnett wanted to borrow
money, and he had none to lend, and therefore
he soon dismissed him. [Lsuehter.l This
statement was written to the Cincinnati Gszstte
by the clerk Of the committee on Foreign Az.
fairs. The gentleman from Ohio (Vsliandig-
ham,, in the same article, was said 20 have
shown Garnett, q paroled rebel oficer, ar rorind
the Hall after he (Wickliffe) had been deprived
OF his Confederate companion. He Thought
that the writer of that letter ought to be ex.
PEELED from that committee.
Mr.. Vallandigham disclaimed all knowledge
OF Garnett, and characteriz ed the statement "a
unqualifedly false, without a shadow of foun.
dation. - =.
The House went into committee of The
Whole on the deficiency bill,
Messrs' Convey and shellabargcr spoke at
length. - :
The committee rose, when Mr.. Stevens offer.
ed substitute for the bill heretofore offered by
him, authorizing President Lincoln to enroll,
arm and equip In the land and naval service
such number of volunteers OF African descent
as he may deem useful to suppress the present
rebellion, and for such time as he NAV pres
oribe, not exceeding seven years.
Mr.. Hickman offered substitute authorizing
the President to raise not exceeding three hun
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