The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-03
XXXVII OONGRESS.---Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.

stood that he was in the rebel army and sug-
costing that he ought no longer to remain a
member of the Board.
Mr.. Richardson presented a petition from
Madison Y. Johnson and asked it to be read
Mr.. Grimes objected to the reading unless
there was something especial in it. as it is
contrary to the rules of the Senate.
Mr.. Richardson said the petitioner has been
arrested, imprisoned and discharged without
any assigned cause. He moved for a commit
tee to Investigate into the facts, with power to
send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Sumner moved that the petition be re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Richardson read the petition, stating
that the petitioner was arrested last August
upon a telegram from the Secretary of War,
without warrant, and imprisoned until the
18th of September, and no reason was ever
assigned for the arrest or discharge. Mr..
Richardson spoke in favor of investigation. He
said there was feeling wide and deep in the
section of the country he came from on this
subject, which will lead to disastrous conse-
quences If these arrests are persisted in.
Mr. Anthony said he understood this man
could have been released at any time by TAX
ing the oath of allegiance.
| Mr. Richardson said the oath was offered
him after he was arrested and imprisoned and
the wrong done.
Mr. Anthony-I understand he refused to
| take it.
Mr.. Richardson said he did refuse.
| Mr.. Anthony-Then think the Senate has
more important business before it than attend
ing to requests of persons who refuse to take
| the oath of allegiance to the Government.
have no sympathy for him. / move to lay the
| petition on the table.
Mr.. Bayard thought that there could be no
propriety in rendering such an oath to man
arrested unlawiuly.
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asking man who had fallen under suspicion
to clear himself, by pledging anew his faith
and loyalty.
The petition was tabled eas-Messrs.
Anthony, Arnold, Chandler, Clark, Fessenden,
Foote, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Hams,
Hicks, Howard, Howe, King, Lane of Kan
sas, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Sumner, Wade, Wilson
of Mass.-22
Nays.-Messrs. Bayard, Carlisle, Davis,
Harding, Henderson, Kennedy, Latham, Nc
Dougal, Powell, Rice, Richardson, Salisbury,
Turpie, Wall, Wiley, Wilson Of Mole.
Mr.. Hams, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, reported back the bill to aid Missouri
in emancipation.
Mr.. Wilson of Mass. offered resolution, d-
recting the Paymaster General to inform the
Senate what payments, if any, were made up
to the 3lst of August, 1862; if none were
made, for what reason. Adopted.
The legislative and judicial appropriation
bill was taken up, the question being in regard
to the appropriation for The agricultural de-
partment.
Mr.. Anthony moved to increase the amount
to $4,000, of which $4,000 be expended i'm
experiments to procure substitute for cotton.
Mr.. Harlan moved to increase the amount
to $4,000.
Mr.. Harlan's amendment was rejected-yeas
10, nays 90
Mr.. Anthony withdrew his former amend
ment, and offered another appropriating $780,
600 for experiments In preparing hemp and
fax as substitutes for cotton. Adopted-yeas
20, nays II.
Mr. Lane of Kansas moved an amendment,
to appropriate $4,000 to encourage the cul-
ture of cotton Rejected.
The amendment of the Committee on FL
nance, making an appropriation for the agri-
cultural department of $4,000 instead of
sl30,0O0, as in the House bill, was adopted.
The amendment striking out the section in
creasing the salary of the Assistant Secretary
of State to $1,000, was adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Powell, re-
pealing the fishing bounties, was rejected
yeas s, nays 80.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 for
the agricultural department, was agreed to.
The amendment appropriating $1,000 to dis
tribute cotton and tobacco seed, was agreed
to.
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