New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-06
XLIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WARRINGTON. ID. C.. April 8.
THE ONEIDA CALAMITY.


TIE ONEIDA CALAMITY
Tho House Joint resolution, directing an IN
o,,iy ,,to the loss OF the United States steamer
oneida VA, taken from the table. on the motion OF hr
MORTON.
Mr.. STEWART Rcp., new regarded the conduct OF
Capt Eyre as an instances Of shocking nhumanty, ana
believed it the duty OF the Navy Department to institute
ere lost and enable me world 70 know me iacts
,Gar te retrbuton oi mankind might be visited upon
tts guilt. .,...--.. ,'s-@s4--.s
Mr., cArffiI Rep n j. presented memorial I'm
many thousand manufacturers Of NewJersey in eortee.
ton 81 rs statistics In the last reports OF COmnssohe
Wells, charncterIziDg them as libel upon American
manufacturers aud workngmen and asking SPECIAL ex
animation Of the cases cited in the report.
Mr. WILEY REP " va) introduced blu 70 sPp ,I,s
pirate the proceeds OF the sales OF the public lands oil te
The bill requiring Supervisors Of Internal Revenue to
he appointedby the President and by the Ss
ate. reported adversely aud Also fayoLaby me o
relative to refining gold and silver bullion OF the ohteo
States at the Mint and It's branches
THE DEFENSE OF THE CAPITOL DURING THE REBELLION;
Mr. Rep PENN offered sSs npr r,
PIRATE testimonial IN honor of the volunteers OF Pehnsy
wanna and Massachusetts VINO On te isn o ap iia,
Capitol Of their country they being the nrst troops VINO
responded IA the first war proclamation of the PRESIDENT
Of the United States.
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio objected giving all the
credit to ana @ an pe otber
Western states In his own town more than 2VOo men
HIS friend at his (Ar. Warner on the second day
after the proclamation, reported fu company al camp
Mr. MORTON rep, Ind) said the proclamation was
responded to promptly in Indiana and 0tner western
states anywhere else To be accurate the resolution
should be confined to simple statement OF the arrival
OF these men in Washington ,,,o,.r ,,o,
the New York 7tn Regiment was III Washington al inc
time. . -, - ,
any personal feeling upon matter so well understood
The fact that four companies from Pennsyyan IN,
of uDunifOrmed arrived here on the
evening OF the 18th OF APRIL after an assault upon tne
with clubs and brickbats in Baltimore one OF thein
coored man named Nicholas Biddle. had been badly
wounded III the head He came into the Capitol ana inc
blood which dropped from his wound upon the marble
the Massachusetts troops were nred Into h BAUM
Inc resolution SIMPLY pr me Services Of the
After further remarks eulogstc OF the prompness and
spirit with which their States had responded at the ont
break OF the Rebellion on motion OF Mr. 81 MINK, the
whole subject was referred to the Military Committee
wa, the taken up. and Mr.. SUMNER Rep., Mass) ad.
dressed the Senate against the Bingham amendment.
He SAID that Congress has the power to protect
republican institutions IN Georgia, ana To protect
superutend the OF Reconstruction TO the end All
this IL do 1t cannot abandon the appointed work
OF course will ascertain the exact condition OF tbihgs
and will then apply the remedy No excuse OF State
Rights huespun technicality 10 plea OF lrregulary
no argument of estoppe" can DO heard All these are
trivial and unworthy against the command
Ing duty. Georgia must be saved TO her
sci and to the Union and Congress must supply
the means Several open to Congress ana all
equally within its powers; for all are derived from the
same fountains. a. Georgia may be renanded Tor an
indet nite period condition like that OF the Terrific
re all respects to the jurisdiction OF Con-
gre S. which meanwhile mold 1t into loyalty ana
order o. Or the State may Ut subjected TO military
government until such time as i Is III IN every respect
for sefgOycrnment 81 or the existing PROVISIONAL
Government may be invested with the powers of the
State, such form aud way and f0r such term 40 Con
gress In its discretion shall think best
doubt not that there other modes within the
Jurisdiction OF Congress but these all contained sub
santiay the three have named. Ii Is not now pro-
posed remand Georgia to territorial condition or to
subject the state to military government. But IL Is
proposed place charge of the existing PROVISIONAL
Government which continue for full constitu
tonal term and this Is done as the pest way OF guard
ing against disturbing forces FROM the late Rebellion 1t
l. said that this Will be sufficient. hope that IL may be-
am satisfied that ii Is the least Congress can do III the
exgcnCy Anything short OF this Will he tue betrayal
OF those who have "a right TO our protection
Mr. CARPENTER dep, WIS., said the Senator from
Massachusetts bir. Sunner) would find Justification
for ms peculiar views either in the Constitution III the
more general scope OF the Declaration VI independence
or i'm the sublime Indebtedness OF + PuIttus Unua
This beiug Government OF delegated powers, he held
that the burden upon the advocates OF unusual
power the part Of Congress to SHOW that the authority
Tor the exercise such power existed He was unable 10
find such authority in the Constitution. and proceeded
TO argue at length against the validity OF the fundaenai
conditions upon state quoting from previous argu-
ments by Mcssrs Drake Edwards, and MOItOu against
their constitutionaty. He was IN favor OF Keeping
Georgia out OF Union till order and tranquility were
established within her borders and 10 was elt that the
could safely trust her with the rights
privileges of state instead of declaring her admitted
upon conditions which would one day be proven TO be
utterly worthless. -
COLE (Rep.. Cal1 moved 10 go into Executive session.
Mr.. POMEROY Uep, Kansas desired TO have an I'M
dersandug that vote would be taken at o'clock to-
morrow Thursday.
Mr. DRAKE Rep, MOI objected.
The Senate AS O'Clock into Executive session.
and aftcrward adjourned.