The New York herald., 1864-04-30
THJRTY-EIGATH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.


FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1854.
IMPORTANT INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE NORTHWEST.
Mr.. GRIMES, rep) Of Iowa, presented the memorial Of
Aanson Penaeld, Clerk in the Treasury department,
praying the construction Of reservoirs supplying
the Upper Mississippi with medium stage or for
navigation throughout the dry summer months, and
from the head OF Lake Superior to the Red Of
the North, via Sandy Lake, distance Of forty miles;
thence Crow Wing, Leaf river and Otterta Lake 10
Brecknridgea total distance Of two hundred and forty
mies-thus opening navigation by the Red river and
r. cky Mountains and furnishing outlet 10 the Hud
Bay region. This would require nm Improvement
forty miles less than tie Fox and Wisconsin river
canal route and eighty miles shorter than the Illinois
and Mississippi Canal.
Mr.. RAMSAY, (rep) OF Mnn., introduced bill for the
benefit and better management Of the Indians by which
the President is authorized to locate them upon new
eervatons Congress retaining The TO vacatc such
rescrvatons when the President can locate them again
and sell their lands.
Mr.. DooIrTLE, (rep.) OF Wis, presented memorial
from citizens Of Wisconsin, asking increase OF
per cent on foreign WOOL Referred TO the Committee
IMPROVEMENT OF THE LOCKS OF THE ERIE CANAL
Mr. DooITLE also presented the resolution OF the Legs
atnre OF Wisconsin asking for the Improvement OF the
locks on the Erie Canal Referred to tho Committee on
Commerce
REIMBURSEMENT OF RHODE ISLANDS ExPEHDITuREs.
Mr. SPRAGUE. (rep) of R. introduced tho resolutions
Of the egis ature OF Rhode Island asking for reimburse
ment by the government Of money paid by that State
officers mustered into the service. Referred
TO the Military Committee
IN REAsE rAcnITIEs IOWA.
Mr. HARLAN, (rep) OF Iowa, introduced the resolutions
OF the Iowa legislature asking for an increase Of mail
facilities 10 that state. Referred.
TiGATfON
YEcuAnow AND rRAUDs-TnR Rkp RIVER DISASTER.
hr: HEsDEascs. {repl Of NO., offered iout rssolu
mission, Of which Major General Irwin Mcdowell was
President 70 examine into cotton specuaons and frauds
- eSnF hA Vn1t
medfcatiou by Mr. GRIMES, requesting the Secretary
OF War 10 transmit the report, was accepted
M not ocompssse with ne public ~sps
added.
tion touching the subject or touching the persons sup
posed 70 be implicated IN the report was adopted.
Mr. wSos S rsp o. MASS s ana Mr assssDss sS S rep
adopted now.
Mr.. HkSnEases said tia. .sorsa,io. on the subject
desired ms u would bear the bills pending
before this body and this tho only authentic way
obtain It. Ono tho bill concerning negroes freed
during the There vast deal IN the report OF
the commission bearing on that subject Another
hs BIZ reported from % Inc 81 s Psns % @
chase all the products Of the Southern states lie had
nk that dccat there was nccouat Of speculation
The cavalry In advance on that occasion, numbering
wagons which became entanged and confused The whole
action ana brought on disaster.
Mr.. WILSON wanted to know " the Senator charged th't
tho Rcd river expedition undertaken FOR the moro
Mr. HkSprsoS said no such thing. lie merely wished
what this brigade Of cavalry wanted with two
hundred and sixty five wagons. unless u 10 gather
the products OF the country he had merely stated
that this extraordinary number of wagons were as
charged by the newspapers the purpose OF gathering
cotton.
Mr. COMES (rep) Of CAL. stated on what he consid-
the highest authority, that these wagons pat
Of the regular train of the army and whatever might
have been the defect d gcuerasbp which brought them
cotton was not correct.
Mr. HIN, ERsoS made no charges himself: but IL was
n In 0ular thnt ~ on
and predictions Of the newspaper writer's. He read
letter from Grand core dated Iour days before the bat
to- alleging conflict authority between General Banks
and Admiral Porter and stating that the latter
Ing cotton ON land naval pr'ze. and predicting dsas
lie hopod the statements he hoped
there had been disagreement between Admiral Porter
and General Panks. II not. u should be made known.
Mr. CoSNEss denounced the statement read 81
and base SANDER Admiral Porter, which he had
Mr. HsSpKR on was glad the senator could 20 authori
tntveiy deny the statement Ho was personal
ahcc =. ,ne Aumira, ans mao nen or,non ~ nun. bu'
iic, and, " untrue, should be refuted.
The resolution as amended Was then adopted.
BRayCH MINIS.
Mr. NEsxrH called up the Senate s TO establish branch
minis at Carson City, Nevada aDt Dallas City, Oregon.
An amendment striking oW Carson City was adopted,
THE NATIONAL BANK BHL.
TIE National Currency bill mp order, the ques
tion being the Finance Committees amendment 10 the
forty arst section, ~ proposed 20 be amended BY Mr.
sc taxation that portion Of he capital 0yesed In or
based on United States bonds.
s % H. sss a. ssus
lated 10 interfere with the State backing laws and array
the banks Of the states against the natora currency
Mr. LANE. (rep) OF Kansas said except the present
emergency he would scout the idea OF United States
banking law as duty he owed 10 hh country and bis
constituency. He only induced 20 support the
measure because his friends thought necessary
sure in those times Of war, and because hs would do
everything TO support bis country.
Mr. CowAs lrep) Of Pa, favored State TAXATION upon
these banks.
gold will purchase eighteen hundred dollars currency
and that amount be invested United states bonds,
pyaS io sod The asn @ Ss
dred dollars out 10 ats customers, and while u viii re
csve one hundred and esh dollars interest the repre-
bonds bearing interest during the whole period IN which
the loans going The rate the original invest
and eb. banks are
ihorzed this BILL within proper limits, 10 loan their
The aggregate amount OF interest 70 be added 70 the
eighteen hundred dollars of bonds THIS being imam.
ssOly come into these banks Il wssS great msiaEs 70
SUPPOSE that the credit Of the government depends alone
n the sb Of Is. 20 meo
them II We are unable TO meet our state obi legations, II
viii be certain 70 produce an inability on the part OF the
government 70 meet lie obligations.
The amendment Of Mr. Pomsroy was rejected By vote
2s 70 II, as follows -
ssss q v,Ra Io%sToJ Ramsay sS,r~sn spssae
cnA..Insssrs, sacEalew. csrll,e. Clark, collamcr,
Ss sss f9Hs rJ
q k.asss 1 rSnous.i Mcrn MERRILL NssmIss Powell
Mr.. Howard, (rcp.) OF Micb., offered amendment 10
the amendment OF the committee providing that the
state or other purposes, shall Be N the state
where the bank 10 situated
The amsndnsni was rejected BY vote of ~ 10 H.
foows:-
YrAs-Messrs. GhApdler. Connesa Harlan. Hendricks,
Howard Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsay. sherman, Sumner,
Nvs-Messrs Anthony, Buckalew, Clark. Cowan, Cols.
mer Davis DIXON Doottle. Fessenden, Foo,c, Foster.
Grines Hale, Hsndarson Howe, Johnson Lane Of Ind,
Lane of Kansas Morgan, Nealth Powell Riddle SpTagus.
Ten Byck, yam winkls. Wiley. Wilson-~a7.
Tho SenatA then. a sva on'oct, adovrncS