The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-31

Congressional Proceedings,
xxxvInth CONGRESS sccens Session



Hdshirf ton, Jan. JO.--Mr. SAulsbury sad ho
had position IA his hand which he had becu 70.
quosted to present. lie would sAy nothing favors-
bly, or otherwise as " rs contents lie presented
II because It's su,hor, citizen. had the riglt of
petition.
The petition was read hy The Clerk. Il sets forth
that the singleton and Blair miss ons had failed
II at there no oIc OF peace through ueg.tia-
tion that Spain, Austria, and Fra~cc AMI tho Pope
had comb ned n rccoguze tho South that to thst
end Frsuce aud Austria had entered uuon a tiy-
sion u the Mexican ststes 10 acquire C1l forria
thst the isSuN between the North and S.lth IL in
dependence or extorminaton, under which banner
The lcOUle must divide aud rally that the South
II not crushed, - shown by her sp fit ami dura-
billy 10 purchnss her .pde endeucc from Enropo,
and By the late declaration of Gen Shcruar, that
the VAR bad hardly commenced tie pcutloncr
therefore prays Tor tho Immediate reco milton Of
The CouledcrAcy, to 'eJure the great --
Several Senator mt rrup;iug. Whose petition is
Ihaii rs Jcwett's' Color ido JrwcttY
Mr. Sheruan--l would inquire II Il was custom-
ary to read petitions whom presented.
The Char-The Chair SAID he put the question, II
there WINS any objecCa to the reading of the pe,.-
uon, and beard none
Several Senators now objected, and the reading
Sas suspended
Mr.. Powell presented The remembrance Of tho
Agricultural Society of kentucky against tho pro.
posed on leaf to- acco which was seferred 20 the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported the House repolu,ion reducing the luty on
imported paper With mn amendment striking out
"three' and Inserting "Gfleen" per cent. It was
ordered to be printed
The resolution Of Ar. Davis for the appo'ntJn,1t
~ q special con mitee m the corr ;nrpq NJ tho
Government IN All its departments was t'Een up.
Mr.. Davis oferri an anendm,nt 10 rcsnlu-
tion, thai When majority N the Senate vs. polu-
cally opposed to tho Alminisir tor, majority of
tho Committee shall be selected from the minority
party In the Senate
NJ. Hale wss opposed utterly g. 10 creation NJ
any more coumitiecs on fraud uttil 3 senate bsd
taken some action on tho already ,rrught N
its notice Tie held IN his hand a long rrI orr %
Select Comm tec Of the srurtc, appointed Gst ycar,
from which he waul rcol the -Onc usior 20 wh,rh
that Committee hRt ccme. The Committee say
that al examination of the sutirc' ~ sfed ~ cru
that there was NJ much fraud IN the Government
by rurchRsos Tntdo by e icfs oi nurcaus az ~ any
other way To Illustrate Ih's tact hc would call at-
tension 90 ore instance. Here NJ II lie read from
tho report of tho Special Comm tt,c on Frauds In
the Navy DcpNrimCni.l Mr Hale continued Tho
principal witness IN ihc oi tho frauds as M
sad on SATURDAY., arrosiel by Ter or the Navy
Department. IiiI IT - was taKcu posG. .sion Of
| hs papers and the private papers Of his
| sent 10 For; Warren, and lstruCtion wrrc given
rot to release bin under b. less than $500 On0
| lie Eept there until M. gunNon tegGn - be
excited N s cps,, and C stent!ou OF the PrcJi-
| d,It was call - i Then iAcy couHeutc 90 rc.
/ lease lim on tail a. toO,n0n Syca, before ny
/ country and M G,C, th.t have not the shadow
Of doubt .ha; tie Cagse @! IAis U1n's rrfcst and
Incarceration was q az De gave evidence IA that iu
/ ycstigat ON. In that connection have rcrn4rKa.
| Tie statemcnt make Il tho man who ordered this
/ arrest ard committeI the oulrs- IN R.son, com
| pared with which the I'qlusltion was tender
! mercy. B.inI r,uolsgs,cd with against scld-
/ in these cases to the naval aud military
1 courts rs-ual and asked WY be id not
/ take iLc ordinary courts Of justice, lc ~. lc
this rca4Srl abe Nyovs'; LAT "thr civil cuurs .ec
organized 90 scqu.L; lus"c organ % courts h cou
! ylt"
! Sir Dl,.s-Thars 'rgc, tco
/ Mr. Hal VII rll 50u how iis done. Retired
officers who Aaye ne emp. . .utut taccpt 40 th wa
of the secr,t-r. are plI upon tlyae cour,u Iurt.L
These ohccrs me oil anxious i,l p.y -rt ,rIIl >
u4eut. Tie Secretary q Tic NUy NlpcarsI .s
prosecute, aul !. beng Aao0 thai tAc Searoar,
| wants couy.stvl, thc-'I' nothing else or the
! cOur; ~ 90 lut convict NJ Hale hCrr rcai tAp
! protest Of tie nss'agluNUs l., laaIule IN the
case Of M, uith, c.Hractur.rrg the
. Iroceeulugs us UuN-rr.Lt1 lc and Illegal. Nr.
Haze ra.d thit F: any Cl.D Justice Of tho surrcuo
| Court bad ordered tlc .uCnf, Grafton Uf Nry ruu
until b. could tad 100000 bal, lie would lie M
Ioac.ed. lie Hale ALTERED With The doparduru.
/ ~ &c bcgiluiug OF tie waT' hul ls roi- on was
| .h-; IN the beginrue ~ the war, when he saw
tno Secretary Of the Navy employ his Drouer-iu-
law 10 IHlc ase slips ~ 20, nm gruSIcr ON.
lo' s"i'on t.an WAS pad 70 We President, Nice
Pre- don't and Cah'A1 gIi c,m lacu' WREN b." saw
the secretary Of the Nogy -, bis hanr ,nto tho
pl' lie treasury and ao'l out ia cor
,cAts without slim 20 uis brcthcr- n-laU.
he tialr! was Mt IN sc;ord with tlm,
livery oru,er nj the navy who rsd d6,iugrisne el
himself anu ',llsratc4 ,nc uf'iona' 'amc, .aI 'u-
mclis6.y ia.icu ul4c- tro ssli' gsul. oi ;.r q ].
/ u.iuisrsuoa ot nc Na5y Du arlrncut. A'iair.l
| + nu9naIQ snd ti,..rI uIp..t q been l.d On
TO shelf Wat We tu-t u ? Why, sc have a
remark able genius ~ 90 al Of t.c NV d % rf.