The New York herald., 1864-04-06

bIaVtTy oond nlsshsd eIfheT by uHect
legislation or ~ tho q sho lower oy she
Pleid.u Hs beiiesea Ia tue rebes siil, owed ale
Eance {, tho United states. aud be proceeded
axssnst ~ traitors under the constitution Any otncr
idea would be Incislrous e beiievea that ihors were
hundreds Il thousands OF oiynsns the lnsrrectonsry
dstl icts who were just devoted the Union - any
ncniber q this BODY but lhoy obeyed ths a. facto gov.
e7nmcus rs power which they cou,d resist and 50
po~sr ~s IN was se e%ss '', .S sSo
power OF the Presaeni derived from his
RIB, as Commander i,thie'. This being the case.
no slayc could be Tsnumitted by procfsmation,
unless tse proper ibysich 'orce accompanied u.
We must ge ibe slaves besre We manumt them
h's proclamation woild be lite the e's bull sgsinst
the comet M the d'st let's unoccupied by army IL
s Just "a idle Tor 10 dec She slaves 'he satos
where our arcs do no, march "a would be TO declare
tho rebel armies disbanded by inOcamation tho war
shoud terminate today The slaves who como actu.ny
under our contr0 would be saves still Mr. JOHNSON con
tended that the cny practical way accomplishing whas
AL Christian patriots desired by the adoption Of the
present measure lie cJ1tended that the very preamble
TO the consttt which stated that its oboct3 were To-
cstsb ish Justice secure tranquility and promote the
&c eral welfare, ana first ALL that liberty might DO
preserved gave warrant for tho pro Dosed
was there 10 jusoe nputIng end to human saverys
was sa,ery doug no .n,ury 70 the tam utility o. r"e
against oil true tdcas Of human borya In concluslcs
he said our sole consideration should be 20 bring ths
the Union. He believed the Lnion would DO restored,
and We would have our national and state govern.
ments without human bondage.
Mr. DAVIS, (opp or Ky amend ment that emo negro
persons whose mother grandmother ie negro,
any civil or military Once or any place trust proht
undcr tho United States" was then reiectsd-yeas ,;
nays'sS.
end OF section tho following
s ss a y Ts 5. p % y s
slave or slaves so emancpaed.
This rejected-yeas 2, bays "a
Mr.. DAVIS submitted IN amendment provtdsug for
the distribution Of the Dogr0es set FREQ under this act
among tho Northern staos according TO their respective
proportions
Ma. sAuIsBusY, (opp) OF Des obtained the door and
the senate then adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WAsmsoroS April 6, 1854,
RRDuns on THx ONO RIVER
Mr. ARNOLD (rep) Of lii. from tho Committee on Roads
and Canals reported . bill which he explained 70 bo
aendaory Of the Post Route act Of July 1867 and pro-
vdng for ths construction Of two bridges the Ohio
river, to enable the railroads Of Indiana and Illinois
meet those on the banks Of the Ohio in Kentucky,
and for the security OF navigation, BY directing
tho bridges 10 be built from two hundred and sixty to
thce hundred feet high The railroads ready 70 con-
struct the bridges without cost to tho at the
Falls OF the OHIO.
Mr.. MALLORY (opp) Of KY, in advertlng to the bill.
said that il had been passed two ycars ago millions OF
dollars would have been saved TO the in the
Both gentlemen spoke Of tho great military as well as
commercial importance Of securing the connection.
Mir MooRnEAD, (rep.) Of Pa moved to lay the bill on
the table.
Motion negatived by four majority.
Mr. WAsiinURSE, (rep) CT H., said that the bill IN
volved great constitutional principles and therefore he
moved be referred for consideration TO the Committee
OF tho Whole the State Of the uDion. He opposed
to bridging navigable streams. His county had sur
feed much altogether from the bridge at Rock Island
The motion disagreed to-
The bill then recommitted to the Committee
Roads and Canals.
INCREASING DUTY Wool.
mtee Of Ways and Means we're Instructed TO inquire into
the expediency Of increasing the duty on foreign wool,
and report by bill or otherwise.
INCREASE OF TiH PAY OF PRIVATE s0iDIER
Mr. HOLMAN, (opp) Of Ind offered Q resolution direct
ing the committee on Military Affairs report the bill in
creasing the pay OF prvaes OF the army and the same
be made tine special order for to morrow.
Mr.. GHNNElL, (rep) OF Iowa. asked whether Mr.. HcI.
posed increase For himself he wished TO tho
money was to come from. although he claimed to be
Mr.. HOLMAN said he saw no reason why the soldiers
pay should not be increased when the salaries Of others
increased
Mr.. GiSyRIL denied that other salaries had been In.
creased.
Mr. HOLMAN would refer the records for the proof OF
bis assertion gentlemen not prepared TO increase
the pay the soldiers let them say not evade the
question by saying hey want 70 see whethe. the gov
the pay OF the soldiers 10 eighteen or twenty dollars
month.
sbouid bc let Il his rends The Committee Mill
tary Affairs have already prepared bill for an increase
10 see the result Of the bills 10 be Brought before the
House for raising the necessary means by taxation.
That COMMITTEES will not be diverted from their proper
course by the affected friendship Tor the soldiers
manifested the opposition sde at the bead Of whom
the gentleman from Indiana. Mr. Schenck moved to
refer the resolution to the on Military Affairs
This was agreed to-74 against -.
LRAvK or ABSENCE
Mr. RICE (rep. OF Mass asked for the Committee on
Naval Affairs leave OF absence for ten days from Thursday,
in order to visit the West for the purpose Of examining
several sites for navy yard the Mississippi and its
tributaries ny personal inspection they could report
intcllgently.
Mr. srxvEys, trcp Of Pa. opposed tho request The
first duty Of members In the House, and has
Gently been difficult to keep quorum here Tor the trans
SAINT places would return hardly improved In capacity
for business The most the committee could do would DO
to taste the waters, aud try their different qualities and
aptitude for mixing (Iaughter.) Besides, u had been
suggested that there were gueras out there and there
might railroad accidents (Renewed iaughter There
Means visiting ,hs west to see how much taxation that
country would bear.
accompany hem but the Naval Committee did not ask
leave OF absence public interests here would suffer
Mr wAsHprRyr rep3 Of H., believed there could be
no doubt with those best acquainted with the subject
that Mound City. Illinois, afforded the best fac
q navy yard the Mississippi, and II required
committees or Congress to make that fact patent TO
| the country.
several other gentlemen participated the conyersa
| tion when the request was laid on the table.
THK NAT1oyAL RANK BILL
Tho House tben went into Committee Of the Whole
on the National Banking bill.
The committee sgreed 10 the amendment offered yes
terday by vote Of 30 against 50. that nothing in this
capital for State and municipal purposes, provided the
taxes shall be higher than the rate imposed by states
on The samo amount Of moneyed capital IN the hands Of
ind vduals
Mr.. BROOKS, (opp.) Of n. y, submitted three add
opal sections, tive Of which, be sad from all the
banks OF New York. with perhaps the exception Of one
IirstAn amendment providing that the coin received br
every association shall be retained to certain extent
SecosiAn amendment desgnatn ing the ways and means
for wind ng IN the associations when they desire
7hd-Forbidding these banks from being turned into
savings banks
These amendments severay rejected.
Mir. HOLMAN (opp) Of Ind. offered substitute for the
BILL repeating the National Bank act existence,
and giving the institutions three years in which 10 close
their affairs.
The committee here rose and reported the bill as
amended 10 the House.
Mr. STEVENS, (rcp) OF Pa, offered substitute, sub.
stantialy the bill amended, but fixing the rate
OF interest per centum and emitting the clause
giving to the States the privilege 10 tax the capital stock
Mr. STxrfE (opp OF N. ". said II had been mis-