Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-10
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1868.
IN SENATE.

Mr.. WILSON Of Massachusetts, introduced a bill to
construct chip canal for the passage OF naval armed yes
cells om the Mississippi river to Lake Michigan and the
enlargement of the locks Of the Erie and Osweg0 Canal
New York. to adapt them to the defence of The Northern
lakes. Ordered to be printed
Mr. WILEY gave notice Of bill to aid the State OF
West virgnia in the speedy and final adjustment Of
slavery therein
Mr. POWELL called up the resolution censuring Gen.
Grants order expelling the jews.
Mr. HALE said the order had already been revoked
Mr.. POWELL was glad Of that, aud commended the
President for dnpg But he wished the resolution to
be passed TO SHOW his opinion of such order against
class of citiz ns.
Mr.. CLARK thought The order wrong, but he was
not willing to censure Gen Grant, now fighting in the
field. uoheard lie moved to postpone the resolution III
definitely
Issued order which thought right and which had
been promptly revoked and there he thought the matter
ought to rest
Mr. HALE moved to lay the resolution on the table /;
which was agreed to-yeas SO, nays Z.
Mr.. COLLAMER introduced bill to regulate Judicial
proceedings in certain He said there had been
great deal OF fault found for arrests which had been made
and bills had been prepared to obsate the difficulty He
any for the complaints against General
Jackson for saying that he must execute the Constitution
he understood IT, The Executive lie just much called
upon to consrus the Constitution any other department.
of the Government and this construction is Just binding
The srent departments Of the Government coord
nate and superior the other The Judiciary when
the question before Them decide the Constitution
to the question 10 suit and is binding far and further
The Executive during the of Congress- called
upon decide upon the construction Of that clause OF the
Constitution relating to the suspension OF the writ of habeas
corpus No will say that hs made any mistake inten
tionay in that construction But allowing that any mis-
take had been made and unconstitutional acts lad been
committed cannot smother up and strangle any I'M
constitutional proceedings BY passing further unconsttu
tona laws II the President has suspended the habeas
corpus wrorguy we shall hardly cure the matter by sus
pending all other laws The power of suspendng the writ
was enable the President of emergency for the
safely Of the country to arros persons to prevent their
committing treason against the nson and further to hold
persons who have committed chimes, ard prevent their
being tried for State sometimes make it necessary
parsons should not be tried Immediately He would not
smother up Judicial proceedings, but BY his bill he
horzed every person to bring suit If they had bsen
wronRfully used AS regards the bill to indemnify the
President he ssd the only naturalization that could be
had pccuniary naturalization 10 the person who
claimed to have been damaged.
The bill further provides for the transfer Of oil these
suits brought against persons who made any Of these
arrests to the Circuit Court Of the United States In
many of these suts good faith and probable would
be 90 defence damages should be awarded, they
could only be for real damage done to the individual and
nothing could be awarded in the way OF smart money or
punitive damages. He would have the whole question
met fairly.
The bin was referred to the Committee the Judiciary
Mr. SUMNER introduced bill to suspend the sale OF
land the islands the coast of South Carona and
Georgia. 10 and about Port Royal Referred to the Com
mite on Military Affairs
On motion of Mr. DAVIS, The bill providing for raising
volunteers for the defence of the State Of Kentucky
taken up tae question being ugon the substitute proposed
by the Military Committee, (which provides for aisDg
900 men, and giving the President power to send them
ous Of the State il at any time necessarily
Mr. TRUMBULL opposed to this obj ,ctonable
species of legislation raising 10000 men, not in Kentucky
alone but in any State for the defence Of public properly
in Kentucky. If more men were needed, raise them in
the ordinary way and not by this special legslat for
particular States.
Mr. HARLAN moved to amend The substitute Of the
committee to allow the President to raise not exceed
30 900 troops any State to be used in any State
when necessary.
After discu sson and pending the question the Senate
Monday.