The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING Pr cEeOINGS OF CONGRESS-
Exciting Debate in the Senate on
ArbitrarysArrests.
Mr.. Salisbury, Of Delaware,
Placed i'm Custody.
Speeches Of Mcssrs. Conway and Shellabarger
on the War uRd Politics.
wAMrGros, Jan. IT. 1883.

WASHINGTON, jan II. 1889.
Tns MKT ATTACK UPON vIoxsBURa.
From letters juss received 10 confidently eGpectsl
that our military and naval movement against vicksburg
will come TO CRISIS within ten days.
EXCITING DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON AsBTRAar
AxKEsTS
Old party times recalled by the sessioa Of the
Senate tonight to put through the bill 70 indemnify the
President and his subordnates account Of executive
arrests and imprsonments II provides that cases nag
taken from State courts 10 tne Circuit Court Of tho
United States, when, upon showing By The defendant
that were made in good faith for good reasons
the case will be dismissed II also provided that ssts
must brought within the torn Of tho present sduai8a
traitor or they will be void.
Mr.. Powell stated that the bill intended 70 shteaA
the Executive mud nOt to aid tho oppressed.
Mr. McDougal called il piece OF iegcrdemain. and In
and clear style polluted out what respects
offended all sense OF right. honor and justice.
Mr.. Cowan made rather . commital speech. In
deed his whole this winter has bcen OF close
personal association with tho radicals, strangely in
with his defences Of popular rights Ast
winter.
Mr. Bayard made long loyal argument against the
bill.
Mr.. Salisbury, in the course Of his remarks. tAoug1
that if Mr.. Lincoln not 10 DO held responsible thee
appropriation should be made 70 cases Il
eases Of arrests and irprsonments
The speech OF the day that OF Mr. Carrot Davis:
which, condensation OF legal points concerning kxeea.
tive usurpaons in their manifold forms and In strong
invectve, has had no parallel during the session He
said the Presidents exercise Of power is strocioA
and gigantic the rebellion ITSELF The emancipation Of
and conHscaton OF any property mast be connsd
exgent present necessities OF armies In the held and
not TO sweeping proclamations that the President could
oI.nI In sea
same desoaiion practical II is useless 70 try
give tho salient points OF his speech Nothing short
OF It's cntirc perusa, will do justice TO it.
MR.. CONwAY's srEECH IN THE HOUSE.
OF the remarkable and significant speeches II
the made in the House to-day BY Mr. Co..
way, Of Kansas. He assumed that the North the
nation and that their object should be to pursue the
Tor conquest Or pursue il at ALL He attacked Mr..
Lincoln with great Tor attempting to conduct
The with view to restore the constitution as IL
lie predicted his failure the conduct Of the and tho
downfall OF the administration party Mr. Conway also
predicted tina, the democratic party would achieve their
object restoring the Union upon the Old unIes
the republican party shall change its base, and
carry on the war As u opposed 70 foreign
nation and for the destruction Of slavery He declared
the North and South to he separate and independent
Powers thus announcing the independence Of tho South
con!edcracy He particularly severe upon Mr..
Lincoln. declaring thar be is politician Of past ago.
He said ''Mr Lincoln belongs TO the old whg party, and
win belong to any other" Mr.. Conway
not done when hs hour up aud CT
oil b. objections from the republican side. Even
Mr. Loveicy made show Of Directing, where
upon Mr. Conway exclaimed with emotion, F.. ~
Il, brute" Mr.. Conway's speech had been printed
pamphlet form for some time, but had been revived ia
some points lately in acceptance with the views u radi
Gals who have been in consultation here. A report il
prevalent that the original speech written by Wen
deli Phillips. This is improbable, az Mr. Conway II
OF the intellectual members Of tho House. end
fary comic,ent TO make such speech He was listened
to with marked attention.
THE FINANCE BILL AND TIKI ARMY.
IL is understood that the Financial BILL passed ybs
nouse the approval substantially Of Secretary
Chase therefore much trouble viii he had with Is
the senate. After this important the olher
Of keeping up the armies. Governor Andrew wants
negro regiments from the North Senator Wilson wants
" ad the armies by active militia force 10 the states
or two hundred thousand Home guards wanted
IN the border siayr states. resolution BY Mr.. Brown.
ne o1s the giving Of bounies to soldiers who vii
enlist Ahll is before the House for organizing hun
dred and hfty thousand negroes nis army. Induce-
the way Of donations OF onnscated lands oAy
be held out 10 stimulate cnismcnts
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE cArTURR or
BRITISH yEsskLs WAVING CoSrRABAND cAE00Rs.
The secretary o slate, IN ~ the Sepsles resoiu
- q The 18th instant, in relation e. the capture q
british vessels sailing from british port TO snots~.
having board articles conraband OF war Tor ,hs u
the rebsls sent papers dating from the 5oth 4
July 10 the 10Th u February, with many other MINOR
letters.
The arst il letter from Mr. Stuart lnqurng rois.vs
TO tbs capture or the steamer Adss bound TO NASSAU,
by the United States steamer Quaker CITY
The captain the latter dcasd having dreJ into The
Adea wtbstwo and hall miles from the coast without
showing his coors aud STATE, that he proceeded unsr
the instructions Of Flag oiiccr Mexican, 10 nercept
vessel u her appearance, With cargo of con,rabsnd
goods
Mr. Seward asserted that tho government bad desire
TO clsm any unusual beiger.ni rights, and promised TO
send the correspondence. in evidence The maritime
court adjudicaiing the case In Florida.
The United states Consul Leeds furnishes evidence
that The vessel Intended 20 the blocsaie.
The Of the British brig Lila IL also referred 10
Lord Lyons, January 20, 1862, writes 20 Mr.
Seward that Earl Russell had cansed letter 70 to
addressed the British General Post Once stating that
long ~ present blockade lasts great caution sbcd
he observed the class - vessels TO which NAL bags
should he entrusted
tn. CIV Asan or sRIBRRy AGAINST NJ. CAMKnos.
The charge against General Cameron. United statss
Minister Russia Of offering bsbe TO procure bis siec
lion 10 the United states senate, TO he investigated by
that body.
SMUGGLING cARRrEp on ~ JEWS.
Information has reached the Var Department that q
large amount Of smuggling a carved on, principally BY
Jews follow up army and store conrsbanl gods
TO swa, the abandonment q the position by the Union
army Oo,snins permit 10 visit the army. they carry
along small stock cf common goods few little tnss
FER poys, with which their illegal traahc
they then hunt up secesh citizen who becomes thcir
agent storing their goods until opportunity presents to
dispose q them to our dcluded southsra brethsen.
CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENT on TEE snAEcfrA-
TON rR0Cl AVIATION.
The Judiciary Committee q Tho House voted ths mora
ing to postpone indefinitely the confirmation o. the rres
dents cmancipatios proclamation.
rBr REPORTED SURRENDER oy rHs eussoAT sIDsLG
TO rBK EBBELs
From some comments In the newspapers y y proper 20
... ,h.1 liz rnh,.I sidcll reported ~ having ssr