, 1865-01-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

WAsH1voroy, Jan <s.:
Mr. SPRAGUE introduced an actsnpplementary
Sers q pro prov1ss fof ~ aereaas r. of
s4@o s,I to S5W per snnam.
The resolution advising retaliation was taken
Mr. SHERMAN said 1t wns not the province Of
the scnatet investigate the conduct OF govern
PTeseaayss il was IL aa,s d. 1S or u the House
lnpeaeh officers, and Of the Senate to try them
Mr. HALE sid ths. he did not SEQ TINT any good
hac resulted ffon Investigating the corruptlons Of
the Government. Inst year a committee was ap-
pstnted to tnvgstieste lhe corruptons Of The Navy
Navy Department ordered the arrest and seizure
Of the principal witness. Ills store and property
IN boston Was seized, and be was imprisoned and
than $5oo,eo The Mary Department went fur
fher. II lent commfesioMr rowing about the
country t. 3na out something aeainst the Chair
outrageous frauds The man who ia supposed to ba
the actual Secretary OF tho Navy, gave iustruc-
t!oas e .h!s !. commission wSieh T :esS i j.
Of ship timber was offered to III Government 1t
xl4 PER ton Ut Portsmouth. Itwas refused. AGer
vi 4 RI ri 19to The yard It sas Res Did
Nr: JOHNSON said Do yoa know who wrote
these Instructions!
Mr. HALE-Tdon't know the handwriting ex-,
aetly. but you know an Yankee, and have
NJ. RAy1sTwhom DO you guess It was,
,e5. MI H. Il The man who ia the
several senaioEa--Whst il his names r
NJ. nA1E-1 prefer to be little ioxy on that
III. nALE continued hi. remarks, stating that
1t was well known there had been the most gigan-
tic frauds in the Navy Department; that these had
6een dtsosefed and the perpetrators foand but
1ss Sa: .ssik ss n ass ss 'y r.
hn
e.ed. The ,etslfatozy resolution vas TAKEN pp.
The question pending Was the notou to fecoH-
MI t1e Mhole subject to tho Committee on Mill
II 81. aIls nARf.AS advocated retaliation.
NJ. CLARK vas also warmly r. tayos 'qs Estali-
sa ss T?s ssy III ss
'cS IT, nSn s1NRh !fsti said had been a.
Ing remaiocd of il bnt tie name. It vas no longer
fof retaliation IN kind, unti rs proposed to bs
conformity with the laws Of nshons.~ ::
Tie dehate wss further continued BY JOHNSON
n1a DAVIS IL.
Senate aajourneds .ro,4sF .. -.
To-f1ay WIS specially set apart for speeches On
the prupoecl aptlelaseYy constitutional amend
nent About thirty members only wer. present
IT, T.: gHn sf1ss sd & IL Il Il intention to pres.
'csS H. o1 HFss9 nefs's advocated the .snamen and
euh.cxibef to he Constitution necessarily sub
tctibed 10 the manner IN which amendu, .nts are
to he mnde md that slavery II not to be reserved
| to the State. The Constitution Wna established to
promote the hlesstnge q nossy ana % lnsuto o.
eonpi.hcaH snpi iii y sSesh .h!er which IS tSe
element Of iscord and evil, not only In the State
but also outside tho Sute where 1t cxiars, and
Will 20 continue as long IL II tSsra tnefeose
moro e1pedient and proper than now to take
r. %fa%
H. FfNck III of 6se. fsid thls W. not qucs.
oas whether .avs e Be- woohG 4
or aboiiehcd; but the question vas higher, name-
II, whether this Congress, three-toatfhs Of the
States rati5 ing fts aetion my invade the rights
he sss I'd Of ts y R2Ess
IL waa 5ot willing thus % invade The sovereignty
C eontti.ation. lie I'D tha Republieans can exisi
only hy changing the a4sq InaaeSM eSs Mws: as he!
! the conafitnfitn NJ It now exsss. ::..a -
MA fWISHBURNE, Of n. desired to -stats
fact to the House. that n 1ne Illinois Ssnate only
ase ont Of ne eleven n.csinsf Sesointion Inetc;
ine ihe Eennior IRON 'that Stats to vote Tor Ii,
snsend1asnt: that the leading epeecl
The Illinois aad
fns Sorfs' s otheF a pemoerauc scnasor. spoke m;
voted for he re:olntions of distractions, anon
them Seuators 4nasaF. hTSss - ~ ~ sc9ne!d
cuishcd mcmbcr iron Pennsslsaa1s In this hoasa
Lii. COLE briefly argued 6at what Is danscsou
e pofion Of hs psSph hss aona npe ~ y aa
IN removs ne onntcFatons On mankind than a1t.orha
81 notinns .rnnbinrd. he expressed his firm bclit
}fcpssscntati1es ; of the pcoPle~ ia thls Oapi1
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