New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03

SENATE. WASHINGTON. March 9. 1869.
MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS.


the Rebellion, approving the Presidents Proclama- I
tion, sc.
PROCEEDINGS IN PRIZE CASES. !
MIR, GRIMES rep. iowu) called up the bill to
further regulate he proceedings In pr'he caeeS anu
amending the acts =. congress in relation thereto.
He said that there were already prizes IN NeW-1ork
TO the amount of eight millions sterling, hai OF
which should go to the Treasury But unoer Tue
present law only a small portion went to the Gov
emment. The bill was 10 remedy this, and cause
the more speedy adjudication aud payment OF
sailors.
PROTECTION OF ABANDONED PROPERTY.
Mr. CHANDLER (Rep., Mich called up the bill
for the protection of abandoned property and for the
prevention of fraud in the insurreetionary districts
The peDding question being the motion to strike
out ihe sections providing for the purchase OF coto
rice, sugar, and tobacco.
n.. CHANn:En ss5ped these sections would
not be stricken out, He said great quantities oil
cotton had been collected by the army at the South
West But it was mostly divided among certain
officers and the Treasury has not received
Hilton II; He'd. .cept some a,
won,d pves,ie,a. .., ny, hsped the Senator
on the .,..e the matter before bis Commntee
conduct OF the War.
Ihe motion was lOst--l4 against IL
Mr.. CLARK lRep, n. IL. offered an amehuneut
providing that any officer private coming into
possession Of any such abandoned property sha tuh
the same over to an agent OF the Government; and,
failing to do So they shall be tried by Court'Maria
Mr.. DAVIS Un., Ky) offered an amendment that
auy officer plundeIiug or secreung properly 81 ~
barteTing setting cotton, nee, or topsGGq ol l ~
ary way aiding any else TO do this, shall DC Ilf
missed from the service, and be forever lHc"tsoAe
of hoIding anv Office or place in the service q,
Mr. POWELL moved to insert the word " takinS
alter the world " pundering," aud the word
mOnoy' after the word rropery a.assian me tSst that
off GERS in tie West had taken large sums OF money
from persons whom they had arrested before tuey
would release theIa.
TIE motion was agreed TO-
Mr. HOWARD said the laws and articles Oh war
provided for these cases This amendment
wac offered simply for the purpose OF nekng
charge against certain officers. lie was unwilling
u make any such charge without any evidence
Mr. DAVIS said thai ship load of flour was
stopped at Balize by the brother of certain officer
The captain was made to sell his flour at $40 per
barrel and then this brother sold 1t at 500.
Mr. WILSON (hep., Mass said no was aston
ished that the Senator from Kentucky persisted III
making idle charges against Gen BStier' 1ie read
an extract from q letter from Gen. Butler, thanElng
him WILSON, ior defending him from the lmputatlon
made against him in the Senate, among others, that
be had taken the plate and furniture OF Alexander
Rohers for bis own use.
Rotaers escaped from New-Orleans without TAX
ing the oath Of allegiance, on pass procured by
pr0fessed Union man, who turned out to be scoun-
drel. Rothers was one of the Rebel Provost Mar.
shals who destroyed such immense amount Of
property the arrival of the Union troops He
f}eD. Butler) had taken possession Of Rotherss .
plate and furniture and turned them over TO Gen.
Banks's Quartermaster.
He was especially thankful for the offer of Com:
Inittee on Investigation. lie was ready at all
times to account Tor bis conduct though he should
not answer newspaper slauders. II Mr.. DAVIS was
an honest and Just man he could at any time be
satisfied by the letter. Mr.. Wilson said be believed
that all the other charges against Gen. Buter Would
turn out groundless as tins one.
After further discussion the amendment was re
iected-Yeas Is Nays ~.
Mr.. DOOLiTTLE (Rep, Wis., renewed th
amendment strike out the section authorizing tn
Treasury Agent 70 purchase property N these ~
ment to become q great factor in articles Of property
and he did not wish especially to furnish means
the Rebels to buy munitions OF war TO carry on th
fight.
Mr.. HENDERSON Un Mo- hoped the section
would be stricken out. The Government might @
well break up the blockade at once as thus 20 b.
~ come immense trader and furnish supplies Hi
information that the Rebels had received grea
N aid and comfort from the contraband trade OF th
Missssippi River. The money furnished woud b
used 10 help the Rebels, and if this policy pur
sued, the war would be interminable.
Mr.. COLLAMER (Rep W. contended that tbi
provisionl lof the bill would practically defeat th
ConiiscatiOn act BY buying property which wa
Of Congress authorizing the President 10 gran
licenses 70 trade
The motion was agreed TO, "a against Is.
Mr. CHANDLER (Rep., Mich.) said the bill was
DOW worthless. The Senate had deliberately voted
20 continue the present state OF things, that its Gen
erals should be demorazed, and that a vast amount
OF property should be handed over TO the thieves
be divided among them. Ii had voted two or three
hundred million dollars out Of the Treasury, and be
e0ved 20 lay the bill on the table.
Rejected, Yeas II, Nays 20.
The Dill then passed.
SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
Mr.. WILEY (Un Va.) presented the ereden.
tials of the lion. L. S. BOwden. elected United
States Senator from Virginia for six years from the
9TH OF March next.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message received from the President trans
mitting 10 the Senate copy Of the correspondence
with the workingmen of EnglSG alto, transmit.
ting for the consideration of Congress dispatch to
the Secretary Of State from the United States Con.
sui ut Liverpool with the address of the distressed
operatives OF England 10 the New-York Relief Com.
nittee and inhabitants Of the United States; also
transmitting joint resolution Of the Legislature OF
Eew-MexcO accepting the leneft of the act grant
iag lands for the benefit OF the College Of Agricul
ture, Mechanics, and Arts.
THE INDEMNIFICATION BILL.
Mr. TKUMBULL (Rep., H., from the Com
mite VI Conference on the decentralization bill
made report
Mr.. RICHARDSON Dem, ILL., objected to the
reception Of the report, the ground that it con.
tened new matter not III the bill or amendments 40
they were sent 10 the Conference Committee.
Mr. TRUMBULL ssid there was no new subject
matter Ia the report. The Conference Committee
ksd adopted the sections of the House bill aud the
Alnendpents OF the Serate. Some OF them were not
In tie exact words, perhaps bet most Of them WERE
Mr.. RICHARDSON said that be understood that
tht was not tie report agreed upon by the Commit
Ne-'as, some portions OF il had been stricken out