New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-24
xxxvIuTH CONGRESS-. First Session
SENATE. WASHINGTON, June %, l-I'.
EXAMINATION oP OFFICERS.


EXAMINATION oP OFFICERS.
Mr.. WILSON (Un., Mas. reported from the
Military Committee The bill for the examination u Ger
tain officer S II lhe army Iee.mcness ooA''oH'uf
POST ROUTE BILL
Mr. coLLAnrR (Un.. W.. from the Po.tonce Com.
mittee reported back the House Post Route bal with
various amendments, and II was pa. ed.
PROPERTY DESTROYED IN MILITARY SERVICE.
Mr. WILSON from the Military Committee, reported
back tue House bill 10 amend The act a. provide Tor tie
payment for horses aud other property destroyed in tho
military service Il allows pay 20 officers and soldiers
for horses belonging them when captured from them
by the enemy while In the discharge Of ihef duty IL
wEsrEHS DEPARTMENT.
Mr. SuFRyAN from the Committee Finance. re-.
pr.d hack The House lomt resolution Gmeudaiory 81
the act 10 provide for the deficiency In the apyrupra
ton 70 pas the actually employed in tAo Western
SUPPRESSION or SEwsrApEIs.
Mr.. POWELL submitted the following. which was or
/ dered "a be printed:
HAereas military order hs. been recently passed in the
State Kentucky providing that the circulation m said sise
s.bed In Ccnust Ohio; and rherei, fea press Essen.
a maintain the rights and Liberties Of the people there
Rcsted That the President be .quesed 10 the aore
said military order to be revoked add that the r.'iden, be
Ary authorities nom erroaohins upon The freedom Of the
REMISSION OF DUTIES.
Mr. CowAs from the Committee on Finance. reported
the bill remit the duties goods imported for the
Sanitary and Christian Commission faiis, with sub
sttute renting the duties simply for the Chicago san
tary Fair and relieving the officers from the penalties
for sales and lotteries without license and passed
i BAIL IN MILITARY ARRESTS.
Nj TRuNBuLL reported bill for bail In certain cases
of military arrests. with an amendment limiting the
taking of bail 10 the several Courts Of the United States
| The original bill included State Courts.
CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY DESTROYED.
He also reported adversely the bill to provide for
claims against the Government for injury and destruc.
ton Of property by the army Of the United States by
military authority during the Rebellion
COURT OP CLAIMS.
Also adversely the House bill 10 restrict tho ju
rsdicton Of the Court OF Claims. and provide for the
payment OF certain demands FOR quartermasteTs stores
and the subsistence Of the army.
| LIMIT TO IIML F0R INDICTMENT.
Mr. HAIRS reported the bill prescribing the time
within which indictments may be found against persons
charged with crimes against the laws vi the United
States
FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT.
| The House bill 10 repeal the Fugitive Slave act came
mp AS the spec ial order
Mr. DAVIS addressed the Senate at length in opposi-
ton % the He said 1t declared object
OF the law TO return slaves 10 their masters. This
was clearly the intention OF the trainers Of the
Constitution. aud 1t was end Of the question 10
say that these men intended 10 say that these pro
visions intended 10 embrace slaves. Persons
bound 10 service or labor" Intended 10 mean Afr
slaves lie argued that the Fugitive Slave bill
entirely within the scope Of the Constitution and
quoted largely 10 show that the trainers OF the Const
tuition intended that fugitive slaves should be rendered
I'D. Otherwise, he SAID, Virginia ana other slave States
would have given up their imperial reign the
territory which, since that time has spread widely
The men o. that day. who have marched through
the storms Of the Revolution. accepted this grant In
good faith and "a Of them to-day If they could
return 10 the earth would have a soul which would
revolt at the outrage good faith about to be porpc
irnttd. That this measure proposed now was only
another among the accommodating evidences Of the de-
generacy Of the present evil times and that any
understanding the history Of this provision for the
turn Of slave property and having to support the
Constitution. could reckIessly urge the repeal " these
constitutional guarantee was Of those instances OF
moral profgacy and delinquency which could
not be sustained by the most degenerate Of
men While the Senator from Massa-
chusetts (sumner) cries aloud against the
injuries done to the poor and oppressed African, he
could show as he had heretofore shown. that New.
England had adhered 20 slave labor long she
could make profit of H. and until she found that her
climate was too rigid for IL TO be made profitable.
Then she rosorted % white labor more profitable.
We all know, however, that New-England continued
the slayetrade and the smuggling Of slaves into
Louisiana and the lower Mississippi after the las
prohibiting the slave trade went into effect. Mr..
Davis then proceeded 70 show tho inconsistency OF
those who willie contending for the equality Of the
African race, expelled them socially. For his
pnIt every emotion Of his soul and every pulsatlon OF
Lis heart admOnisbcd him that he OF superior race
10 the negro The Senator from Massachusetts pro-
fesses N believe the contrary. Why, then as he
pac beor has no no. selected one Of Africas sable
daughters and led her 20 the altar Laughter
Mr. SAUrsBrRY' Dem Dell moved the following ns
substitute for the bill That person held to service or
labor in State under the laws thereof escaping INTO
another shall in consequence VI any laws VI POPULATION