Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-02-19
CONGRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM OUR DAILY REPORTS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1868.
IN SENATE.

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In SENATE
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
credentials Of Hon. VIM SPRAGUE elected United States
Senator from the State OF Rhode leland for SIX years from
the 4tb of March next.
Mr.. HARRIS, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back the bill to reorganze the courts Of tho District Of
Columbia, with substitute.
MORE GENERALS FOR THE ARMY.
Mr. KING called up the bill to the number OF
Major and Brigadier Generals n
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to amend so as to limit the
increase 10 twenty Major and fifty Brgadier Generals He
thought there was Lecesty for large the
trouble has been that any one could get
for Office He thought that if there were fewer officers
there would be less leaves of absence 10 Wash
ngton to seek for promotion The old road to military
honor-service in the fed-seems to be abandoned and
new road found through papers gDed by those who know
nothing Of military necessity.
MI. CARLILE thought there occasion for any
increase OF generals There were many generals doing
nothing and great many regiments were nned out,
that it did not need many generals He moved to lay
the bill on the table.
Mr. WILSON claimed that there were not generals
enough conf med topropery officer the Army of the Poto
mac.
The discussion was continued by Messrs. GRIMES,
RICHARDSON, and WILSON.
lhe motion TO lay the table was withdrawn and Mr.
FEssENDEN's amendment limiting the increase to twenty
major and hfy brgader generals adopted Yeas a.
nays l3.
Mr. RICHARDSON thought it would be necessary to
the hed thus driving these officers to the field to seek for
rank and honor there.
Mr. WILSON. Of Massachusetts, said it had been Sc
ous question whether they had tho power give brevet
rank to the officers Of volunteers
Mr. TRUMBULL offered amendment that, beyond
the number authorized by this act and the laws
erred to- no general shall be appointed any branch of
the public service. Adopted.
The bill was then passed: Yeas % nays IA,
NATIONAL CURRENCY BILL
The morning hour having expired the currency bill was
taken up and passed by the following vo'e:
1EAs-Messrs Anthony Arnold Chandler Clark Doc
Howe, Lane of Kansas morrill, Nesmith Pomeros sherman
Sumner Ten Eyek, Waie, Wilkinson Wmot and Wilson Of
NAYs-Messrs Carl 0 Collamer Cowan, Davis. Dixon
soG5 Smes po. IL Ro hes Knnsd King Latham
Turpe, Wall, and Wilson of Missouri-2l
EMANCIPATION IN MISSOURI
The bill to aid the State of Missouri to eancipate was
then taken up.
Mr. SALISBURY proceeded to address the Senate in
opposition to the BILL He thought this was not pr oper
tune for such measures but hs difficulties of The country
seem to have been taken advantage Of to secure emancpa
ton He conteaded at some length that there was
hority in tho Constitution for any appropriation Of money
for such purposes 1t was proposal to States to
der their rights, and other States this way might be
brbed to surrender their rights TO the General Govern
ment and thus destroy present form Of government
and make centralized despotism He believed the
whole conduct of this to have been and
unconstitutional; the confscaGon bills arbitrary arrests
ana emancipation rCnemes had broken he unity OF the
people, which before united for the Union and the
Constitution and had raised much fear and uneasuess
many States.
Mr. SUMNER moved to amend so as TO reduce the
amount paid TO: each slave emancipated from three hun
dred dollars to two hundred dollars He said he el. hum
bled to think the Senate considering the value Of
human being. 4
Mr.. 1RUMBULL said that the APPROPRIATION was for
the State of Missouri aud if Missouri should emancpate
without paying dollar TO the owners, she would still be
entitled TO the money.
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slaves bad saesbe value referred to the rrport OF
the Emancipation Commissioners in the District of Co
bia Amendment adopted
YEASMessrs Care Clark. Collamer Fessenden G rime.
Harlan, Howe King, Lane of Iudiana Lane of Kansas
Pomeroy Rice, sherman, Sumner, Tru bull Wade, Wkin
son, Wimot and Wilson of Mass .chusetts-l9
NAlo-Messrs Anthony, Arnold, Cowan, Dixon Daolt
he Foser, Harris Henderson, Hicks, Howard Latham
Mcpouga Morrir, hich rdson, Teu Ey ok Wall and viii
Of sscufi-l7
Mr. SUMNER then moved to strike out The word gene
ra so as to make the emancipation mmed ate REJECTED
WEAKNESSES. Caihle, Colamer, Cowan Fessendep
Grimes Harlan Lane of Kanfas, Pomeroy, Sumner, Wade
and Wilson of Massachusetts-1I
NAYs-Messrs Anthony, Arnold, Chandler Clark Davis
Dixon Doolinle Foster Harris Henderson Hicks, Howard
Howe, King. Latham, McDougal morrill,, Nesmith DWELL
Rice, Richardson, Sherman Ten h ck Trumbu Wilkinson
Wilmot, and Wilson of Missouri.
Mr. SUMNER proceeded to address the senste. He
was willing to give money for mmedste emancipation
but not one cent for delayed emancipation his MEASURE
could be defended on no other ground han mea
sure, and as measure it must be prompt It was
proper that emancipation should commence in Missouri
where by the remisness of Congress- 1t allowed 10
enter, the people forgetting there any compromise
be made with God Whstever is given for immediate
emancipation is blow at the ebeon wha ever is given
to prospective emancipation is gfauity ard tribute to
slavery
The substitute reported by the Judiciary Committee
then adopted Yeas q. nays 10
The b II was then passed.
YEAS Messrs Anthony Arnold Chandler, Clark, Cola
mer, Doo tile, Foot, Foster Halan Barrs, Heuder on
Howard, Howe, King, Lane OF Kansas Morrill, yonieroy
Sumner Trumbull Wade, Wilkinson, Wmot, and Wilson Of
,ssachusetts-23
NAYs-Me. ss Carlie, Cowan Davis Fessenden Grimes
Harding, Kennedy Lane of Indiana Latham McDourall
Nesmith, Powell Richardson Salisbury Ten Eyck Turpe
W.ll, and Wilson of Missouii-iS
and Willy
Mr. hicks stated that he had paired off with Mr. WILL
LEY he should have voted in the negative and Mr. WILL
LEY IN the affirmative.
Mr. RICHARDSON stated that if Mr. RICE had been
present he would have voted against the bill
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,