The New York herald., 1864-04-06
rHIRTY-EI0HTH CONGRESS.
first SESSION.


Senate
WASHINGTON, April s, 1884,
COLLECTION TAXES MsURREcuoNARy DISTRICTS.
Mr. BARRs, (rop) Of N. Y, reported from the Judi
ciary Committee bill for the collection Of In the
insurrcconary districts, with amendments, striking
the provision authorizing grants Of forty lots to sol
ders and that empowering the Tax Commissioner 10 set
aside sales deemed to be unfairly made.
REFINEMENT supKRASSuArEp JUDGES.
Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep.) OF r. l., submitted amendment
intended be proposed TO the bill for the roef OF the
Justices OF the Supreme Court and District Courts the
age seventy, they desire IL, giving Justices OF the
Supreme Court from $4,000 to 5000, according to the
length OF their official SERVICE and three oulhs Of their
salaries to Justices Of the District Courts provided such
salaries shall not be less than 600 each in cases whers
the service has exceeded fifteen years.
1HE SEIZURE CHURCHES AND CHURCH PROPERTY.
for the consideration OF his resolution calling the Sec
retary Of War tor information rs 70 church property
seized by HIM or others under his orders, &c.
ON motion OF Mr. CoyyEss, (rep.) Of CAL, the resou.
ton was laid on the table.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
then went into executive session. and after
hour the doors again opened.
Mr.. FrsESprSs trcp. Of lf) motion OF yesterday to
postpone prior orders and take up the Naval Approp
ton bill was rejected-ayes %, nays TO-
AMENDMENT or THE CONSTITUTION SLAVERY.
Inc Joint resolution 70 amend the Constitution then
Slr. JOHNSON, (opp.) OF Nd, said we had heretofore
kept four millions OF slave. bondage. They had been
kspt state Of almost absolute ignorance. This was
thing Of which the worlds history Afforded no parallel
Whether this for veal woe future must decide
Inc only question for statesmen 70 consider was whether
emancipation right, independent OF conseque nces
consequences such render IL expedient
at this time There was period In our history when
The men who fought through the Revolution and recon-.
mendsd the adopon by the American people OF our
stuon, thought that slavery only an evil but
an evil o the highest character, which was the duty
OF oil Christian people 20 remove. The history or
these tines wosd bear HIM out in the ssser.
/, ton that the by whom the constitution
was formed, and the people by whom II was adopted
had anticipated present troubles, they would have
provided by constitutional enactment ~ unremote
every man bf reflection at that time satisfied that
or later the country would be involved In trouble
on accountof H. and thoy looked with confidence to- the
time when should be eradicated 1ne provisions In the
consisuh protecting slavery were adopted upon pot
cal aud material reasons, asd not upon grounds Of
morality ana religion, and because they be.
| iicyed would be difcuh to-. have Union
| At all without slavery. whether they were
right or wrong, IL Impossible TO say now. II they had
ed adopt constitution without the recognition OF
slavery, spectator Of the scenes around W.
slavery that he had from the time be nrst studied
the subject human rights In advocating tns measure
he wss not departing from his earlier convicsons soe
would appeal TO the constitution itself 70 ustncston o.
the vote he should eve Tor the measure he wouia nos
inquire whether slavery had produced tne war or not
The war vas upon us and slavery hnd produced mischcf
lnesI the measure before the Snats should DO sdored
tbere could be no permanent pesce. Nr johnson
AZ spsth prooeeded W conrovsrt the idea tnas tpa s