New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-08
CcNGREss-Third Session.
SENATE WASHINGTON. Jan. z, 1863.

o.nna the accident TO the steam battery passaic.
Nv KING Rep, n. ~ presented petition GRO
testing against the action Of the Advisory Bs I'd Of
The Navy.
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT or COLry aba
Mr.. TRUMBULL rep. lib from the Judiciary
COMMITTEE. reported back the petition of certain
citizens of Maryland asking FOR the INN hdise repeal
OF the set ebolishing Slavery IN p % District OF
Columbia with the recommendation that the prayer
OF the petitioners ought not 10 be g. AIRED.
DISTRICT COURTS.
Mr. TRCMBULL also repoT ed back bill in !
relation 20 the District ConrV of Minnesota Iowa
end Kansas, which was taxi n NJ and passed.
GEN. TwlGGss sEORDs.
Mr.. WILSON uiep-, Msseet, from the Military
COMMITTEE, 10 WHOM wHs referred the message OF
the President concerning the! three swords of Gen.
Twiggs, transmitted by Gen. Butler, reported
Joint resolution distribu'iui the swords as foows
The sword voted by Congress March 2 lSi7, to
Ma Gen. Il F. Butler, as a reward for bis distn-
guiehed militsgy servicfs during the present rebel
lion: the swOd presen ted by the State Of Georgia.
TO be deposited in the library of the Military Acad-
envy at West Pointi the sword given to Gen:
Twggs by Augusta his native city, to be preserved
IN the Potent Otiee as q trophy Of the rebellion.
Mr. WILSON tHep., Mass.), from the same Com
nittee, s'so reported back bill in relation 10 the
bounhss OF Volunteers IN certain cases, which was
taken up and pissed.
COsT OF SURPRISING INDIANS N MINNESOTA.
M. RICE rep, MIMI introduced bill author
iylng the Secretary of the Treasury TO pay 70 the
Government OF Minnesota al the cests, charges, and
expenses, incurred i'll suppfessng the ludlsn hos
tities Of lsf2. Referred 10 the Military Com
Mt,ee.
Mr. POSTER rep, Conn., introduced q bill TO
amend tho act respecting the Judiciary system OF
the United States. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
Mr.. HAR2IS rep, n. W presented memorial
from che Chamber of Commerce in New-York in
respect to the enlargement OF the New-fork and
Illinois Canals.
Mr.. BAKARD (Pro-Slav., Del.) presented the Pc
titioa of " c. Jewett praying that. 1t Beng con-
cedea be-e and in Europe that the war Is for indie
pendence on the part of the South and for the
freedom of the slaves ON the part Of the North,
the pous of difference DE submitted 10 the arbitrs-
ticn q Switzerland and others, as favored by the
Hon. Horace Greeley, in accordance with the
friendly mediation of Napoleon, and for the estab-
bslme1t Of an International Court oil Appeals.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH REBELS.
Nj SUMNER rep, Mass introduced bill to
prevent correspondence with the Rebels. Referred.
APPOINTING anDSHIPMEN.
Mr. DAVIS (Pro-Sav., by introduced a bill TO
regulate the appointment OF Midshpmen IN the Naval
Academy.
OVERLAND EAIGRANTs.
Mr.. NESMITH Dem, 0regon) introduced bill
&c provide for the better protection Of overland emil
grants to the Pacific coast.
NAVAL LINE OFFICERS
Mr.. HALE Rep, n. H. introduced bill TO re
peal so much Of tho act establishing the grade Of
line officers in the Navy az authorizes tie appoint
ment OF Rear AQmlThe ana COnlnO0Ores on Tue Ic-
tired list Referred TO The Naval Committee.
DERANGEMESr or NEw-YoRK AND WASHING
Ton MAILS.
Il Mr.. SUMNER offered resolution directing The
Postmaster enera to furnish to the Senate any in
formation in his possession explaining the derange.
rnent of the mails between Washington aud New
York, and showing what can be done for the reno
val Of the evil. Adopted.
SOLDIERS HONE.
Mr. POMER0Y Keep, Kansas offered resolu-
ton nstructing the Committee Military Affairs 10
inquire into the expedi,ncy OF providing suitable
location for and establishing Soldiers Home for
Destitute and disabled eolders bonoraby discharged
from the service Of she United States. Adopted.
DISCHARGE OF STATE PRISONERS.
The bill relative to the discharge Of State prison
ers was then taken up, and Mr.. FIELD proceeded
70 address the Senate contendipg that the privilege
Of suspending the writ OF habeas corpus was
power vested in the President by the Constitution.
Bu, If the President had rot the power under the
Constitution then Congress has power to delegate
TO him any such power. The language used is de-
scrptiye OF the very power claimed by the Kings OF
England in suspending this right No instance can
be shown where the English Parliament ever at
tempted TO suspend the writ until after IT had been
suspended by the Crown, and then all they did was
to san;tiOn the acts OF the Crown. There
FORE be claimed, if there was any argu-
ment derived from analogy, it showed that
this power WIS vested 10 the Executive
and not IN the legislative power. he further con-
tended that the clause in our Constitution as orgi-
~
that this power should be exercised By the Legis-
lature upon urgent and pressing occasion; but the
Convention refused to ADOPT that. But subsequently
Mr.. Gouyerneur Morris offered the clause as il now
stands combining the exercise Of the power TO cases
of rebellion and invasion, but emitting all refer
enee to the legislative body showing by inference
shat they meant 70 confer the power upon the EX-
ecu,ive Besides this is power which, il exercised
ct all, must often be exercised with rspidity and
perhaps at distant places in order to save the Da-
tion; and the men who formed the Confttu-
ton must have intended this power should be
used by the Executive, and not to await
the slower action Of the legislative power
II the President Of the United States, when this
treason first broke, had exercised this power which
be Field believed he possessed, and half dozen
men had been arrested, in all probability this storm
might have blown 1t is objected that this is
q dangerous power 10 confer upon the President.
But be thought that there was more danger 10 the
liberties of the country from Congress than from the
President; and those who willing TO confer
full martial power the President Wore giving bin
much greater power ana liable TO much greater
abuse than this. There had teen a great deal Of
clamor about the arrests that had been made, and
he was afraid the friends of the Government Lad
given too much Importance to this clamor.
Those who opposed The Administration would
have elamorea about something at any rate;
and every power which the Administration had Put
forth 10 suppress this rebellion bad met with malg
nant and determined opposition. Though there
liigt have been some arrests wrongfully made; yet
If there any complaint il was that there had not
been ar ests enough. lie then referred 10 te reso
Iutions OF the ieceat Democratic Convention in the
State Of New jersey and claimed that they did not
Represent truly the opinions OF tina, State. New
jersey has always been an Anti-Siavery State yet
a thoroughly conservative State, standing by all the
COMPROMISES Of the Constitutions and there no