New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-05
xxxv1sr,h corGn%ss... First Session
SENATE w AsBIyCN,>. April =. 1861.
CASES PENDING IN The CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT
COUGTs.
AZ ,rn, (rT I'm \ cv,rod tho fol.

Inform the Senate what number Of pending N eac
Circuit and District of the United states the st OF
January 1861 and the number Of commenced iD SAID
courts during tAe year ending on that day.
The resolution agreed to-
THE NEUTRALITY LAWS
Mr.. ANTHONY (Un.. X. L. offered the following;
Re'oired. That tie Committee on Foreign Relations De ~,
Neutrality laws to make them reciprocal to each Govern
men extending entire neutrality to chose when return me
they extend to ma.
The resolution agreed 10.
TAX on STATE BANKS.
Mr. WRIGHT Diem. y. j. presented the petition oil
Is merchants Of Philadelphia. praying that tax be I'M
posed the circulation Of the State banks Referred
ORGANIZATION OF THE QUAkfEkMASrEks DE-
PARTMEST.
Mr. VII soy I'm Mass J from the Military Commit
tee reported adversely the Home bill for the better
organization Of the Quarermasters Department. WIN
amendments.
EMANCIPATION BUREAU.
Mr. SUMNER (Un. MassD reported bill 10 establish
Bureau Of Emancipation, which was ordered to be
printed.
MILITARY ISTEETEREScE IN ELRcrIoNs.
The VIcE.p aIs6fNr iniG pvivfe The Senate comma
ncaton ro, the Secretary Of War IN repy 70 the geso'
luton of The Senate DENYING that any order had been
given by Gen. Dix 10 the Provost ssIshHi OF balti-
more in November 1861, prior to the November cleo
tion.
THE FRENCH sPoLIATIoS CLAIMs
Mr.. SuMsER reported bill for the adjustment ana
satisfaction Of claims for spoliations committed by the
French prior TO July 81, lsO This bill provides sats'
damages through seizures detentions, and captures
made by the French. 1t does not favor claims en-
bIaccd in the Convention Of 1903 nor those IN the
treaty Of 1919 between the United States and Spain
nor those in the treaty OF 1881 with France The bill
authorizes the appointment Of Commissioners for three
wears at 5000 each with Secretary at S2,UOOi the
expenses ~ the Commissioners not to exceed SJOG0
ENIIsTMPNTy IN OyE STATE TOR ANOTHER STATE.
Air. WILSON called up the House bill to provide for
the voluntary enlistment Of any persons residents vi
certain States into the regiments OF other States.
Mr.. GRIgEs Qn, Iowa said he desired to put nm
self on record against this bill before the evils which
we're flow from il. II il Should pass. should DE- real
lied Under the bill states unsuccessful IN ming tIslr
quotas could into the States IN Rebellion ana cnst
coored men nlo had been slaves 20 make up their deh
cencies. To this he had decided objection as Il would
make confusion cOnlOnnded and doinOfdllc our
army Agents would be rushing into those states, and
their recruiting would not oily be for the present. but
for future drafts and cxhOrbiant prices would De paid
for these men, 70 this he objected, for there was no
doubt hut that the effort would be made here eventually
TO have the Government assume the burden ~ all these
bountios We had acknowledged he belilgcrent rghs
Of the Rebels. and If any OF these eager agehts
were caught in the Rebel lines and hung,
WIS the United States to be- held resgonslblei
The rich States would procure these fecrultshy means
of their wealth. while the new sud poorer state ~Ouh
have such opportunity II the troops OF Alsssacnh'
sets whose terms about o expire should NOT re-
enlist she might 90 and III their places with these
colored through her agents and money, and thus
one State would be represented In tae held solely ny
coloFed bought up 20 our disadvantage m the hebl
States while Iowa and other states were lighting Win
the best blood they could furnish.
Mr. SHERMAN tn Ohio said that The Senator lad
failed to draw the distinction between lhe negro and
white troop II the white enlisted they enlisted
into such Northern regiments as they might lndyduauy
select 1heyr objections Ia this bin even u
confined tn white troops. IL world allow agents
10 80 down SOnh ~ enlist black men rs United states
troops md credit them To The deficiency of quota IN
their States, and would be Injurious 70 the pubic ser
vice There was no reason In the world that Northern
States should h. allowed TO send gents 10 the Bebeous
districts to recruit negroes. Ever State should MI up
It's own quota .
Of this bill woua have very had effect upon the army
HI thought il was greet mistake onsin.iy 70 give
large bouutics We should have secured the soldiers
and made ample provision for their families. Ho
thought this system lad gone very ar 10 create the
uece-.ty for another draft beside augmrDtng great
national aud state and ey debt miatins me cnif,nGy
aud melting eXtrayecance. The oll would not on!
place the States in competition with one another bat
viii the General Government and III consequence Oh
tie States paying large bounts M recruiting by me
United states itref would stop. He thought the bili
Noud have = bad effect in every way.
Nh. WILSON said the bill came from the House
having received the support of two 10 one in that body
among them Gen. Gursld, "ho declared it tie be't
hin Introduced since the war. He pointed out the
officially ia the seahoaId states filling their quotas ~
contrr,.ted with the younger Western states whose
inhabitants were mostly males He Thought Tie Gov
erumont did not know how 10 enlist men II We author,
izo the states I" raise men, they could RAISE i"Tv
quicker than the Government ruisc J.OCU. lie did
not believe confusion would ensue thereby. We
nre supporting the families ~ thousands Of in the
Rebel Statss and the STATE agents can enli~l the,e
men more rapidly than the Government. When en-
listed by The Government thsy put in new rogi
mems. which had been unable FAR. To make them Of
any n.p Tho States would take and scatter them into
their giments rendering them Al once effective If
the bin pass not many months viii eipse before many
thousands Of men will be- pat into the service.
The bin went over with the expiration OF the morning
hour.
The Joint resolution 70 amend the Constitution so as
10 abolish slavery came mp in order, and
VI a D tO
ate n length ia favor OF the measure. lie said he hld
waited for this dav and glad 10 SOC u come. IL
rad been good while coming nut II j. here lie nan
read history rather carelcss! but be had been under
the impress Ion that he could not have been born by
any diligence the part OF his ancestors under the era
in which Christ lived, he was glad To have teen born IN
this day. To-day You propose 10 summon thirty-'iA
Millions ~ pcopl, 10 give freedom 10 four mions-not
from such bondage forcath,rs resisted but from
worse bondage than they ever conceived OF lie was
ambitious pat bis name 10 this scheme oi Freedom
lie would vote 70 submit this proposition 70 the Amer
can people even though he might pe dispusyI' |
which he was not. 10 vote against u himself. he
,h.nrrt tho .orae ~ the people should be taken /
on The subject Mr. Howe proceeded "a glance NJ the
effects Of Slavery IN the United States. lie SAID one
ourb of the whole property of The country in 1850 was
i'm M, es and y,. the pToht In the hands ~ those
ubo too, b property without the consent of the real
owner Without referring 70 che moral SharSster 81
one.fourth Of the annual profits OF ihe country lie
'''.' he would think IL wrong. Stand.
10 aloof he thought i wrong COMPARING
Tfs great States of the North, with those of the
south ho attributed the great progress Of the former io
the fact that slavery nowhere existed e also referred
the various prete,, under which the Rebels fomeDted
this guilty strife. He denounced this Rebellion as un
plraeed inquity by any revolution N the history of
the world. In conclusion he said Il mad not been made
apparent On him that the present Executive by the eN
ecso OF any arbitrary power had attempted to subyort
the will If Che people at The bal0t.boN.
Mr. SALISBURY called attention 10 tho tact as pub
lished In the newspapers that Gen. Wallace Intended
to have voters and candidates questioned M Ia their
loyalty In the forthcoming Maryland election. hr. >
referred 70 recent speech in Baltimore, N which he