The New York herald., 1864-02-20

thsrsshoud have been conascatou clause the bill
put as the exgences OF the country demanded its
age ne should vote for It.
Mr. GRIMls lrep) OF Iowa. said he opposed 70 the
Communication clause OF the bI but t was impossible
20 pass II without concessions it's opponents be
would vote for the report OF she Committee OF CONFER
Mr. WIIsoN thought the House amendment improved
she Senate bill and made the act Of last year s
should be passed Immediately In the course OF his
marks he stated that Kentucky had been called upon for
therefore, owes the government over IL COO msn To
draft these men out OF male population OF Ill 900 would
bedea ssss. an Is ha state This O prOyd.
To- their enlistment, and that the commuta.
ton shall be paid to their masters He conside.ed
Kentucky No other State would be relieved SO much as
Nhis state.
Mr. DAVIS said II Kentucky did respond to anycalls
made upon her by furnishing white soldiers ne was Will
ling hereafter TO be silent IN her defence He thought
titled to a fair valuation for him.
Mr. POWELL lopp) OF KY. considered the whole ten;
the constitution The only proper way to reach the mi
Iia OF the states was 70 indicate the number OF men
% aCm eos o the was
sorbed by this great consolidation OF despotic power
b. S Is su1 n 'o
the floor understood the dill In its present shape.
He thought the 26th section Of the bill relating to
negro trops only unjust to Kentucky and other
loyal States but In violation OF that express provision OF
tae constitution which that private property shall
Just compensation yet restricts the
to the pitifu Of two.hundrcd dollars He would cali
this bill to the slave holders OF the United States
OF their constitutional property; II intended 10
strike down slavery in the loyal States he would see
done 10 an open and candid manner.
MIR. HOWARD (rep) OF Mich, would inquire il Ken
lucky was not seventeen thousand in arrears OF filling
her QuotaS
fled her quotas She did not desire 70 fill any quota
with colored troops.
Mr. Howe, (rcp.) of Wis. compelled very reluc-
family to vote against tho bill He opposed to that
feature Of the bill which said substantially that volun
tcers could not be procured for three hundred dollars
and that paying this should be exempted. This
b as II stands, authorizes the Secretary OF War
GO Maryland and other States and obtain TO n
he quotas of other Staes and the coored OF these
tes the substitutes for the OF the States
which the substitutes had never resided.
Bir. WILSON said the commutation money was to be
paid by the government tor the procuraton OF substitutes
mustered he credited to the district in hch he
was mustered. The government under the present pro-
visions OF the bill, only claims the privilege OF using the
Ia part Of the country IL pleases to procure
substitutes.
Mr GRIMES would vote for the bill as an anti slavery
Mr.. POWELL asked II it unjust 10 take the slaves
loyal men without q full and Just valuationY
Mr. GRIMES sad-Who had better right TO judge OF
the valuation OF slaves than the government?
Mr. SALISBURY. (opp) OF Del, asked what was the
OF Incorporating into this bill not colored persons but
uegroes surely the efforts being made In the bor-
der In sending coored troops amongst enticng
beu Eden y have to them be- sa
Gent to attract them BESIDES have opened the doors
OF the senate and every day We see negroes in the gale
res. Can suppose these negroes do not appreciate
the high pNveges we confer upon them, and will not be
ready 70 JOIN US in the for universal freedom and
Mr. Howe said he would not vote for a black man
be cnuid lind better white man. He would
more loyalty than the Senator's colleague mr. Bay
ard). When the people OF Wisconsin found more
worthy to oil his seat though backer than himself he
should insist upon their right 10 send him here
Mr. SALISBURY Intended to offer no defence OF his late
colleague. That Senator had purged himself OF any dis
" " TAXI IN hn
bis oice to his State II the term loyalty was used in
she Of loyalty TO the then his late colleague
dsloya and would rejoice in it. and who would not?
Mr.. HALE, (rep) OF N. H.. said the time had come
when had to throw OF slavery ike sinbad the Sailor
Kentucky (Mr. Davs) seemed to dwell IN a sad
retrospect over past history His efforts, though elo
Mr. DAVIS would like to know Of something more orsi.
Hale said the the Senator had Of discussing
questions nero was more original (Laughier.)
MIR DAVIS rjoiccd that Mr.. Hae's mode of preaching
was also original; (Lausherl -
paued the President becanse be had changed his
Io.e. That the in every revolution Slavery
the giant In way and Is said let slavery
dio ana not the government. Mr.. Lincoln has simply
conormed himself TO the things he found around
have long striog OF abuses OF tho President and his
policy but for the leaders Of hs rebellion and their
sat msnls OF freeman, he thought Mr. Lincoln honest,
though without faults II fault OF his that in
hrs great good nature he allowed bad mon around him.
he should them or aud let them 20. II the Pre-
81 ents b,unden duty rid OF the who had
s.g and roosng n the departments. Nevertheless he
believed tho President TO be pure honest and patriotic,
and that single desire TO bring this to an
honorable close
The question then taken the motion to in
the report tho Committee OF Conference, and the re-
pori was agreed to--lyes 26. nays l6 as follows
Avrs --Messrs Anthony, Clark Dixon, Doottie Fesscn.
DIN Foot Foster. Grimes Hale. Harding, Lane Of Kansas,
Morgan Morril, Nesmith Ramsey. Sherman Sprague,
suuiaer Ten Eyck, Van Winke, Wade, Wiley, Wilson
NAYS -BuckAew. Carlisle, Chandler Conness Davis,
Hariap Hendricks, Howard. Hume Lane of Ihd Powell.
Riddle, salisbury. Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wright
On motion OF Mr. ANTHONY. IL resolved that when
the senate adjourn II be until Tuesday next.
The Senate then adjourned