New-York tribune., 1869-01-15

:. ,,ossr, .o greatly tempts our national enter
prise II negbborne provinces welded 70 cn
y, tva Of SoyerRnent whose chief strength dis
closes at every fresh alarm the iact OF the H,
centnry why in an economical view, the United states
afford to wait When shese 1ee m the parts Of
free Independent, and prosperous nation Dy u ~
m her Sateria forces and political aspirations by an
unreseryed and uncalculating assumption OF pIIoso'
and duties It VIII DC e'Ie eir Until then
it IL astudy exclusively their own, about when ~ WI" 20
unbecoming for us 10 Masoe With SSh started namely
that our history furnishes but one actual recproely
trty that itself made contingent upon
~ CON gress-and the Zolveren
and rejected by the Senate As far preeedents 60 ~.
seton IN the Government has been decidedly aVense 70
b and the character OF that accepted even british
subjects do not pretend TO have been othe nn
nrotsble TO them and most Improbable to the UhIea
Stss II certain that gave the notice for Its ter
mination at the earliest possible moment IL pitn
or with the King the Hawaiian Islands may not Ine
same thing be done with the red chleIs OF OUT n.
~ recinrocty "the supreme law OF the and with the
Sioux or Comanchesi How should we respond 20 .o
claims OF ali those nations with whom we have tfeanes
To bismarck or the Earl Of Clarendonfor equa
II is not possible that tho American SENATE, WIN WIZ,
trea,ies-whcR trust does exist-would tolerate
this latitude in their construction; Dut "oeu ~ nT
t Teo Of Possibilities Of evil Our House OF Representa-
tlyes improved copy OF the BIllisn % 18th &C.
mons whose rights and privileges are guaIueu WIN Oo
pecia jealousy and unceasng formanty Az sho 81 ths
enoemnt Of every session ths hsr snoent rights and
privileges" all OF which the Queen either III COM M
proxy "agrees to allow and confirm ~ as sd Pa"ed by
Iete manner as has ever been allowed OF con ~
herself or by any OF her Majesys predeeessos al nr
be wise for the senate or hrane of Sgess Let
he necessary the House to ask OF US OF Oh o
r ID been allowed and confirmed by the Consu
ton all their ancient rights and prlyege:i q, reco,
Mr. CRAGIN (lep, N. H. entered morton 70 reSou ECU
tbe vote OF yesterday refusing the use OF the Capt.
| tol for the proposed INAUGURATION paaii!:
THE BILL FOR THE RELIEF or SUE MURPHY; 80,
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the Dill
for the relief OF sue Murphy Of Decatur, Ala . ,.u
Mr.. SAWYER Rep 5. CO read an argument III iaFor
of the bill He was rot quite satisfied OF ine ioyay VI
Miss Murphy previous to the arrival OF the United states
in Decatur and as she was then only 10 years oiu
opinions the subject OF loyalty or dslOyay, Dut on
the general question OF the rsht OF oya souer%cS % 10 10
be compensated for their properly tikeh anu useu az
hers had been, ne felt very strongly anu ne hau
been surprised and shocked at the ground taken
by the opponents Of this BILL lie would not undertake. TO
coniroyert legal propositions or arguments OF inc
Senator from Massachusetts, lr summer or the senator
might proved, the satisfaction of those VINO desired
hut he had entertained dhelfht oI.nSn ,h oa e,h
position and character IL the loyal people VI te SOuh
were and had been all along pu0lc enemies why
had the Government maze a dstluouon uctNcen thc
and the dlsloyal during the %art Inc Government
during the war did not determine who were ITS
friends by law The Union men Oh tbe south VINO
adhered TO the Government dd not hesitate ABOUT
Mr.. STEWART rep, NcvJ felt entirely satisfied that
anything done 10y the Government Tor the oya people
matter OF right. Southern Senators strenuous in
urging obligation Of Congress to do something for the
the obi CATION, he would remind those oenoors OF what
the Government had already done for them Had II not
established the Bureau OF freedmen anu Refugees 10
feed the starving Unionists OF the south.
The debate was continued by Messrs. THAYER Rep.,
the general proposition and WILLIAMS IN opposition
MI WILSON proposed the creation OF board consist
ing OF Gems. Mcigs, Thomas, Howard. ana Ek, 10 cA
anime and report claims OF oyaiss and To s iof TWO
Mr WILSON said that two years ago the Military Com
mtce recommended the alpointneh oI commission 20
states lately in Rebellion No action had been taken
upon that recommendation, bat Wl76 such claims
Amounting 10 Slo0lOOOO had been ncd the Quarter
masters Department. portion Of them had been passed
upOn, and claims 10 the amount OF SJjJ3 hhd been al
lowed, with reduction upon those allowed OK Si0O0
claims the amount Of sduo0OJ0 were htl pending
Ia the Commissary Department there had been made
$3.50 claims. amounting To S2slO. OF which si5 amount
ing $2l9OO, mad been allowed, aud 55iJ claims amount
ing SieS 0, daowcd, that the proportion ot inc
claims allowed was very small, and he had been told by
the officers that great number were fraudulent, ana
had 10 be carefully examined IN order 10 be detected
FROM these figures winch he thought included nearly all
the claims could be- made by the people of the south
he made Including claims Ike Mics Mulphys had been
greatly overestmated and probably would not exceed
Mr.. STEWART asked him whether tho claims filed In
the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments were
not merely those for which vouchers had been gwen by
NJ WILSON rcplied-No; that some bad vouchers and
night bo the law IN the matter % would DO sound
lie therefore moved an amendment ia the ma
ture OF substitute FOR the BILL appoint
ing q Commission, cons ling OF Gems. George III.
Thomas Candy, Howard Meigs, aud Ekin, 20 examine
and report TO Congress pon the claims ior Qualtermas,
ters stores and u5ssence supplies ilrnscd the United
states armies the Rebel states during the war; the
Commission to commence its WORK on thg lith OF APRIL
1862 and 10 terminate within two yeaIs from that date
Mr. WILSON replied 10 Mr. Morton's proposition IN re-
lation TO the status of the Rebel states during the war
Mr. HOWE rep. Mis) closed the debate He sald no
wished correct Misrepresentation of his position In
regard tho distinction to be made between the treat
due the Union men at the south and that due 10
Rebels. which had been made, no doubt inadvertently IN
some the Press dispatches He had been reported as
SAYING that even II the Government were not Obliged 10
nay for property taken from Rebels II ought 20 pay the
claims like that Of Miss Murphy, implying that ho
thought Rebels might have some claims upon the Govern
mcut In such view which, as matter Or course,
Ac had never entertained.
At I:lj o'clock Mr. Howe yielded the lOor TO a motion
10 adjourn. which was carried.