New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 1864.

sec the WY clear to enforce IT. but he had after ward
favored the tax O.
rotary of the Treasury wanted only this ahditiona,
measure meet the demands during the present sca
year. He was therefore, UNIV Hing TO unsetue "na'
had been done and Impose larger tax on any COM
modify now taxed.
The House bill imposing special tax on incomes was
then passed-Yeas, 49, Nays, las follows; n..,,.,.
YKls -Messrs Anthony, Clark Corness Cowan, pootue'
Foot Foster Hale Harlan Harris Hicks Howe, Johnson
Lane lInd Lane so.s. Msboqga M &IS. a'T YAM
Wintie Wade Wikinson Whey, Wilson
NAysMessrs. Bucksew, Garlic, DAVIS POWELL ai'nsa
DISTRICT COURTS IN NORTHERN NETWORK.
Mr. HARRs called up the bill TO regulate the sessions
Of the Circuit and District Courts OF the Northern Dis
trict Of New York He only asked vote and SAID II
amendments we're 10 be proposed to this bill ne wOu1
abandon IT. He hoped the Senator from Illinois wouid
not persist in killing this bill by indirecion IL that
Senator wonld reduce the salary Of the Judge IN his
own district in Illinois he would not ask him TO favor
this
Mr. TRuMBULL said, that such reduction could not
be made under the Constitution.
Mr.. HARRIS knew Of no constitutional objection
Mr. TRUHBULL insisted that, aside from a constitu
toua objection there were oher good reasons for not
avorng such reduction. He was confident there was
business in the Court at Chicago which was IN
session nearly all the year. than in the New-fork DIS
trict alluded TO.
Mr. HARRIS urged an immediate vote A.
Mr. HALE said he would like TO tell, II he had time
how Judge Hall obtained his appointment. He would
like further to show how active prominent eonsplc.
nous and offensive had been his efforts to break down
Jury trials If Judicial salaries were to be increased ne
would like to commence on some other man.
Mr. Ten EYcK (Un., n. J) opposed the blll
Mr. LANE (Un., kan.) moved that the senate go lbto
executive session.
Mr. HALE QIn " H. submitted Amendments to
the salary OF the Judge OF the District OF New
Hampshire, which was not agreed to.
Mr. TRuNBuLL (Un.. H. moved to amend BY striking
out the section which increases the salary OF the Judge
OF the Northern District OF New-York.
The amendment was lost
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. SPRAGuE (Un. X. L. rose for personal explana'
ion, and said:
Mr. PRESIDENT: In a speech made in the House Of
Representatives some weeks since, Gen. Frank Blair,
then claiming 10 be q member from Missouri, deiber.
ntely asserted that had received some special prlV-
eges from Secretary Chase, by which had made or
would make some two millions OF dollars, and he re-
ferred to Mr.. Aspinwell witness. PosmasterGen-
era Blair used the Post Office Department 10 circulate
the speech, and made himself party In iis Vllhea
ton Of the Secretary Of the Treasury and Its mpeaeh'
ment OF my personal integrity. go.
have heretofore treated this malignant charge with
silent contempt should notice 1t or It's author
OF the brother Of s author had not new currency been
given 70 the SANDER Lies reiterated If not eontradicted
at length 70 be considered az truth have deter
Mined therefore submit TO the humiliation OF noticing
this that imagine myself the real object OF attack
the brother Bas and their tribe OF falsers meant II
to strike at the Secretary Of the Treasury.
They had some political ends to compass, aud were
not scrupulous IN choice Of They did not care
zig how much the finances Of the country might suffer.
Army and navy might so unproyided aud unpaid. M
matter what public eyll might come; what they
II through much the better. Some hero may
remember how at the beginning OF the war responded
to the summons OF the President.
lie was not OF my party, but he President OF the
United States, and the Union was In peril called
Rhode Island arms and great In spirit though small
In size she waited for second call. Her sons were
among the trst to reach The beleaguered Capital
with them unto death. and was not nggard either
Of labor or hazard. But viii not parade nv acts
II enough say that neither sought nor received
the slightest return from President Secretary Thea
and since have tried 10 render some service to
my country The consciousness ofhe endeayor reward
enough. Since the beginning Of the war the bust
ness in which | was then engaged has been almost
wholly IN other hands than my OVID. IL is largely a
manufacturing interest. Its managers have bought
raw material and sold goods where and as they could
so far as know they have had no faVors rom any
Secretary or any officer Of the Government. They
have takon the chances OF the market with all Others
aud have had favors or advantages that all others
have not had Neither for them neither for myself, nor
for anybody else have asked or received any special
privileges to buy cotton or anything else or to trade IN
cotton anything else, nor have made since TINS war
began from any buying trading In cotton. permitted
or unpermitted licensed unlicensed, the millOnth
part Of two millions Of dollars nor the month part OF
thst mi0nth
II the Blars know anything about the Treasury De-
parment they know that no permits or licenses to trade
we're granted by the late Secretary Of the Treasury
He made regulations rs the law requires under when
permits granted but he granted none, nor al
lowed any be granted except under the regulations,
and that without favor or partially Have the SANDER.
ers their followers soughfayor unauthorized ayors,
ard been disappointed
Perhaps ought TO say that there was one transaction
IN cotton In which / did take some intereet When
Dn Pont captured Forts Walker and Beauregard aud
sherman took possession Of the Sea Islands OF South
Carolina considerable quantities Of cotton were found
the abandoned plantations. This was In the Winter
Of ls6l and lst2 Secretary Chase with tho approval
and concurrence a the War Department undertook
the duty Of collecting this cotton and consulted me
about the selection OF an agent
/ recommended one, who employed and found
faithful large quantity Of cotton collected and
forwarded TO New.York and sold BY Collector Barney
at public auction. The proceeds. some three-quarters
" Million believe were deposited with Assistant
Treasurer Cisco. II Mr.. Aspinwall knows anything
nbou, any cotton business in which took part IL must
De this and in this bad not the pecuniary interest OF
nill. | feel Inundated IN noticing such miserable
Iaumnies, but perhaps it is duty; think so, or |
you'd not say word Henocforth these convicted
landerers may rail and falsiy unnoticed BY me.
RELIEF or THE GLOBE
The Bill from the House for the relief Of the publishers
oiTAt Globe was then considered.
Mr. SHERMAN offered a substitute providing FOR the
appointment OF Committee 20 investigate The subject
81 the cost Of printing TIE Globe and looking TO its
publication by the Public Printer, and 10 the purchase
OF The Globe building.
The substitute was ost
The bill was then passed-Yeas %, Nayss
Mr.. WILSON called up the bill 10 increase the CON-
pensation 20 matrons OF hospitals Passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At III the Senate went into Executive Session and
the doors were again thrown open at u 20 when was
learned that n posponeuent "a ?! had been made IN
the hour OF adjournment in which the House concurred
ADJOURNMENT.
The hour Of loi having arrived, Mr. CLARK the Pres
ident pro ten, said;
SENATORS: The time fixed by the concurrent votes of
the two Houses OF Congress for the adjournment has
arrived I now therefore. wishing you, Senators,
pleasant return to your homes and families, and e1-
pressing the hope that before you again return to TINS
chamber the clouds that have been lowering upon our
beloved country may be ited-that the storm may be
reeeding-that peace may be again returning-l do