New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-20
xxxvIIh CONr. aEss-Third Session.

diciW and courts Of the District. Ordered to be
prin ed
GEN SORTS LETTER OF OCT. 4, 1861.
Mr.. Wil.MOT rep, Pa offered resolution re-
ouesting che President if not incompatible with the
public interests, TO furnish to the Senate copy OF
the letter of Lieut. Gen. Scott to the Secretary OF
War, Gated Oct. 4. 1861. Adopted.
COLLECTION AND SALE OF ABANDONED REBEL
PROPERTY. go,
M. CHANDLER Rep, Mich.) introduced OH
10 provide for the collection Of abandoned pro9er.3
and sale of the same and for the prevention OF iGauo
In the insurIectionary districts.
NAVY MEDICAL OFFICERS.
Mr. KENNEDY (Dem., Nd fom the Maya va
Committee, reported back the bill concerning 'ne
1ank of medical officers in the Navy.
GRADE OF LINE NAVY OFFICERS.
Mr. ARNOLD RfGp r. I'll L. sl from amend snS SSS She
act eoualizng the grade of line officers in the navy
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NAVY.
Mr.. GRIMES REP, Iowa, from the NaIai
Committee, reported bill to further promote Tue
efficiency of the nsvs. .- .,
ORGANIZATION OF A sIGN.S. CORPS.
NJ TANF Rem. Ind called up the bill organ
izing Signal Corps during the present keoeliion'
Passed. ,.
PENSION FOR CHAPLAIN fuLLER's WIDOW -,
Mr.. CLARK REP, N. H. called up the PHI
70 grant pension to the widow of the late Rev.
Arthur b. Fuller. He said he could not suler
the occasion TO pass without giving his tesu-
mony as to the worth aud patriotism OF Mr..
Fullr-. He enlisted as Chaplain OF one OF TIE
Massachusetts regi nents, and served faithfully
in tbs field until his heath gave way, and lac was
Obliged to 90 home. Bot he again returned, ana
again his health gave way. Hearing OF q light be-
fore fredericksburg he returned TO ms regiment,
although discharged for physical disability. When
volunteers were called for 10 cross the river 10 dis
lodge the Rebel rhemen, he asked leave 10 go, aud
thouldered musket and went. The next that was
seen Of the brave Chaplain, he was i0una deAd III
the streets Of Fredericksburg.
The bill Oh ssed.
THE DISCHARGE OF STATE PRISONERS. -
Mr.. TRUMBULL Rep, Ill., called up the bill for
She discharge of Stats prisoners and offered suDst'
tute for the bill The substitute gives the President
power when Congress is not in session. TO suspend
the privileges of the writ of habess corpus during
the present Rebellion; and provides that the Secre-
taries of State and War shall furnish 10 judges Of
the District and Circuit Courts OF the United States
lists of all the prisoners of State; and if no indict
ment is found against them by the Grand Jury, they
shall be discharged
The vote was taken on the pending amendment 10
strike out the third section OF the Original bill, pro-
vidiug for the suspension Of the writ OF habeas
Re jeeted-Yeasn$ Nays, OF.
Mr.. CARLlLE Union, Va.) offered substitute
for the BILL declaring that after the passage Of the
oct Il shall not be lawful for any officer of the United
States TO arrest detain any citizen of the United
States for supposed disoyaty, except upon the oa,f
OF some known 10y al pei and any officer OF tb
Government violating this provision, and who shall
be convicted thereof, shall be fined not less thar
or lmlIle0neQ not less toan I'VE years. 4
provides further, that the privileges of the writ
babeas corpus shall he suspended at any time
But nothing in this shall preyens af.0 =
any citizen OF the States in rebellion who may b
charged with treason disloyal y. He said tina
env Government which deprived the loyal citizen O
bis liberty without due cause was tyrannical Hi
substitute designed to protect the citizens OF The
loyal States. The great objection 70 the fugitive
sIaye law was because it did not give the slave the
privilege Of trial. He wanted to give the prvi
ieges 10 the white man as were claimed for the
Ia ad m no xCb
loyal were latoring TO preserve made an object
OF love, aud not OF hate.
Mr. IRUMBULL rep, Ill., said one Of the sub.
stitutes desIgned TO put dowD rebellion; while
the other was calculated 10 do no such thing. There
had been doubts as 10 whether the President bad
power suspend the writ Of habeas corpus; and
when bill was offered to delegate that power to
tine President, a power which the Constitution pro-
gided should be exercised at proper tmes, and
certainly there never was greater need for that
suspension than now, then we were met with the
biliof the Senator from Virginia fine and punish
the officers OF the Government for arrestIng men for
SUPPOSED dirloyaty, and trying in that way to put
down the Rebellion. Mr.. Trumbuil briefly ex-
planned the provi-ions Of the substitute offered by
him, by which disloyal persons might betemporarily
sted and held until the next sitting Of the court
having proper jurisdi ction in the case
Mr.. DOOLlrTLE Rep, Wis., referred to the
great differences Of opinion 10 where the authority
rested 10 suspend the writ OF habeas corpus. Aud
be thought it wise for Congress to declare that
the President was authorized TO suspend the wnt
Mr.. CARLILE lUn, Val commended a. some
length that the power of suspeuding the writ Of
ha6eas corpus rested alone in Congress- and even if
the President had this power, II did not authorize
him make arbitrary arrests. The bill proposed
give the President power 10 make arrests and TO dis.
pense entirely with the judicial department Of the
Government, and deprive the citizen of his liberty
without due process of law. He had no hope that
the Union could be maintained by this sy tenn Of ar
resting citizens OF the loyal States
MIR. BAYARD Dem, DELI claimed that the
power of suspendiug the privileges Of the writ OF
bateas corpus was vested alone in Congress snd
was power witch could lot be delegated; and
Congress might as well delegate all the powers OF
LEGISLATION, and thus establish despotism at once.
The provision asto the requirements Of public safety
Ind length Of time the suspension il 10 last, were
Oil strictly Legislative. The Constitution OF the
United States meant TO secure TO every citizen
the privileges Of JUDICIAL inquiry whenever he was
arrested and this high privilege was only TO DO sus
pended In very extraordinary cases, and when the
public safety required il. This bill proposed to del
eeate 70 the President power make arrests for
pontieal oneusesi whereas, by the Constitution no
person should be arrested except Tor ofenses known
70 TIE laws. lie would not say that the President
would abuse any power granted 10 him. But was
tbat Tree country where all the power over the
whole country was thus delegated TO any one man.
Inc foundation of every free Government eonsisted
OF the limitation OF power and of the retaining of
She ultimate control IN the hands Of the people,
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BuJ
Mr. TRUMBULL made a report from Tho Coro-
mittee OF Conference Oh the Legislative Appropria
tion Bill. The section with regard 10 mileaO
that no member from beyond the Rocky Mnuntains
ahall receive than S., 900 for mileage, aud no
other Number except those FROM distant territories
sbal receive more than 81 900.
Mr.. LATHAM contended that this provision
would do great injustice to members from the
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