The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-13
TIIIRTY-EIGHTH CONGR Ess.
FIRST SESSION.



TIIIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
senate.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1864.
vn c,,fs nos or DIRECT TAXES IN ISsuRREcrIoSARY Dis
Tho vos PRESIDENT laid before the Senate communi.
cation Secretary OF the Treasury in reply 70
Call FOE information 70 the amount Of money expended
and number employed carry out the act Tor
tho collection OF drec taxes in tho nsurrecsonary ds
trcls The Secretary submits tabular statement giving
al the attenuation required.
BUREAU or FREEDMEN. .,,.,
Mr. SomnsR (rep) OF Mass introduced Dill 70 estaD
fish Bureau Of reedmen IL is placed 10 the treasury
om,ssouar at salary OF four thousand dollars chief
clerk and two clerks OF each class IL guards very
or faisrs from cupidy cruelty accidental causes It
looks towards making the bureau selsupportng Dy ap
plying uses the proceeds Of leases.
1aE ADMISSION NEBRASKA mo THR UNION
Mr. WADE, (repl Of Ohio, called up the House DILL 70
enable the people the Territory Of Nebraska 70 form
constitution preparatory admission into tho Union
enc POPULATION q territory was sae,sG; sy
habitants. He had not heard q any application Oh the
Mr. foster (rep) OF Conn., thought these people did
realty want the Territory changed Into State II
ought not forced upon them He could understand
how few who hoped to be senators, governors, &c.,
could desire state government; but he believed that
the question put to-day 70 the people there not one
people 10 territorial condition until they had obtained
Che requisite population Tor State Though he would
che population he would desire that II should BIO essab-
nshed plainly that The people themseves desired the
change.
made alter the gentleman had voted for the enabling
acts tor other states The test OK population had not
applied to other Territories Florida and
Texas admitted the latter having two Representa-
tves Congress when she had not popuat loo enough
Cor Oar action based on the fact that the Ter
ritory RAPIDLY filling up and assuming an important
position by reason Of its immense natural resources
Hc would DO much opposed TO imposing STATE gov
erumepl upon the people against their consent the
Senator from Connecticut This bill was only 70 enable
people have State government, II they met In
Convention and indicated such desire. He think
che peo OF Nebraska would shank the Senator for his
Nc tosrse denied that he attempting TO give ad
vice. lie had only asked what had not boon answered,
the people had asked FOR state government
Mr. WAH said 1t was the voice OF the people through
eher DELEGATE in the other House.
replied that the doors Of Congress were open
TO tho petition OF this or any other people for admission
aud not place to dictate the forms OF State
The subject was then laid over.
Mr. wasos. (rep) OF Mass introduced a bill relating
60 the pay and subsistence Of the army, which
ferred TO tho Committee on Military Affairs.
GRANT FOR AN IOWA RAILROAD.
log ands 70 the State OF Iowa 70 aid the
. railroad from Mctiregor to point on the Missouri
river with certain lateral roads in Minnesota
was taken up, amended and passed.
RESPECT FOR THE MEMORY or WILLIAM @ RrvEs
%sSe Mr. Ms" % w. hs an
1hursdsy. out OF respect TO the memory OF William c.
Mr. DAVIS. (opp., Of Ky, introduced bill regulating
che mode asccrtaning the value 6 lands and real
may taken Cor the OF the United States
Referred tue Judiciary Committee.
TRIAL CAPITAL OFFENCES.
Mr.. DAVIS introduced bill to prevent the assembly OF
and trials by courts martial OF capital other crimes
states Referred to the Judiciary Committee
TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPBic coMMUsIcAroH.
oary eP p. nd me ae
graphc correspondence among the American people and
the nations OF the Old World Referred to the Committee
on Commerce
Mr.. Doop1rIS. trep) Of WIS.,. presented the memorial
of Perry Med Collins raying for the aid OF Congress IN
Referred TO same committee.
tn. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF the
Naval Appropriation bill in Committee u the Whole.
The amendment appropriating money for tho purchase
OF land to extend the wharf OF the Charestown Navy
Yard adopted.
An amendment, offered BY Mr. HALE. (rep) OF N. II.
from the Naval COMMITTEES, was adopted. Il provides
that part appropriation the Academy
shall be psid 10 midshpmeu unless in strict conformity
An amendment, offered BY Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep.) OF R.
l. adopted, raising the Professors OF Ethics Spanish
and Drawing In the Naval Academy to Level With other
Mr. Gnixss offered an amendment returning the Naval
Academy 10 Annapolis, Nd, before tho academic
wear COMMENCING in september, 1855 Mr. Grimes pro.
eeded elaborate speech TO SET forth the advantages
Of Annapolis owe. NEWPORT. He contendsd that in sdt
ahe presented TO Il cadets great
DO peudcia to good order and discipline, and
could DO good officer 10 our who had not learned
himself how to be commanded.
Mr.. ANTHONY deicnded the advantages OF Newport
After consider debate. pro con the amendment
WINS ooncurred in, ayes 20, nays IL, as follows
GATer , Davis poo
Henderson, Hendricks johnson. Nesmh. Powell Kidd e
I1'ASay ss..sw Chandler Dixon
sprasus. sumner Ten EyOk, Truibuli Wade. Wilkinson
Mr. PowElL lopp.) OF KY. offered an amendment as an
additional section repeating the bounties given
sells engaged in the cod and other bank fisheries
Powell SAID be would not attach this important
TO the b il not for the fact that all his Efforts
direct vote upon It as independent proposition had
failed This due 10 srne hocus poeus which he did
pot understand Having tried at the last session TO &c,
his measure reported by ths Commerce Committee, he
tried the Finance Committee, and met WITH no bet.
ter success, aud he concluded to offer it now.
Mr. Powell conended that his llsuccess from the
New England out OK twelve senator's had fourteen chair
men committees, IL was easy 20 perceive how the
bcnest Inc great state q New York had chairman Of
Q committee-that OF Private Land Clams-from which
be had never read a report; and Pcnnsy lvana had
CHAIRMAN OF the COMMITTEES on Patents and the Patent
Once. Iaughterj New England had the chairman
ships o. the Army, FINANCE, Foreign Anairs &c. How
presented before this body when such Partially
showu IN the distribution Of charmanships. When be
approached the chairman OF the Committee Com
MERGE get his bi-of which the present amendment
tbs substance-reportsd upon, ne was told TO
N II.
Mr. UoSNEss (rep) OF CAL. inquired IL before the
beiou the senator had been in the habit OF complaining
co the the South or the disposition OF the chair
rnanships aud how they took IT,
Mr. PownL replied ne had never served as chairman
OF committee had been here.
Mr. COMM said that not answer. Was the
Senator. then now IN the habit OF complaining
Mr. PoweLL said the only reason he complained now
account OF the gross psrthlity shown by the
chairman the Committee Commerce Mr. Cbander)
who. though not representing New England New
England born Tho gross amount OF bountos now paid
5000 000 to pay whiq the resources ana labor OF
other sec tons OF the csukmy taxed II said
chat WE needed these bo,ntiss TO maintain mcrcan
tile tie wanted sncA nurseries for seomen.
lie hoped friends from tho great Wca would voe for
his Amendment was Just ABOUT Just 10 tax the
pigs OF Kansas the power tie mills OF Illinois to
BAY these bounties.
ne "hocus pocus' In the treatment OF the senator 9