The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-05
CON q le II y y.
FORTY-FIRsr TERM-sECOND SESSION


Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The House Joint resolution
directing an inquiry into the loss of the United
States steamer Oneida was taken from the table on
Mr.. Stewart regarded the conduct of Captain Eyre
as an instance OF shocking nhumanity ard believed
thorough examination as an at of justice to those
who were lost, and to enable the world TO know the
facts, that the reprobatiOn OF mankind might be
visited upon the guilty party.
The joint resolution then passed.
MIR. Catte presented a memorial from many
thousand manufacturers Of New Jersey in correction
OF the statistics in the last report OF Commissioner
Wells characteriZing them as libel upon American
cial examination OF the cases cited in the report.
The bill explanatory of the toui tn article OF the
treaty of February %, 1867, allowing trac of land
tie be sold to actual settlers Intended by the treaty,
was on motion OF MIR. Ross passed.
Mr.. Wiley introduced a bill to appropriate the
proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands of the
United States for educational purposes.
The bill requiring supervisors OF internal revenue
to be appointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate was reported adversely.
The bill relative to refining gold and silver bullion
OF the United States at the Mint and It's branches
was reported favoraby.
Mr.. Cameron offered resolution directing the
Military Committee TO suggest some appropriate
testimonial in honorpI the volunteers of Pennsyl-
vania who on the 18th Of April, 1861, and the vol
unteers of Massachusetts, who on April IS, 1861,
marched Through the city of Baltimore to defeud
the capital of their country they being the first
troops who responded to the war proclamation OF
the President of the United States
MIR. Thurman objected to giving all the credit to
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, in view OF the
immediate enlistment OF thousands in Ohio and
other Western States, in his own town more
than two thousand men being In camp
within three DAYS after the Presidents
Mr.. Warner on the second day after the procla-
nation, reported full company at Camp Chase, at
Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Cameron replied that no such camp then eX-
listed. He held that the services OF these Pennsyl-
vana and Massachusetts, men were more important
to the Government than those Of men enlisting at
home because they were here to defend the capital
from attack. Therefore they should receive some
Mr.. Conkling asked that one other fact be in
cluded in the resolution. He would not ask to in
clude the volunteers from New York, though first
and last there more from that State than from
any other, but he would ask the Senator from Penn
syyania not TO forget those New York volunteers
who had fastened to his own great State to defend
her and her citizens from threatened INVASION
Mr.. Morton said the proclamation was responded
to as promptly in Indiana and other Western States
as anywhere else.
TO be accurate the resolution should be counned
to simple statement OF the arrival OF these men In
Mr.. Fenton desired it to be known that the New
York Seventh Regiment was in Washington at that
time.
Mr. Cameron replied that that was not until some
days after. In regard to New York volunteers de-
Tending Pennsylvania, he thought the less the Sena-
tor from New York (Mr Conkling) said on that SUBJ
ect the better it would be for his own sake.
Mr. Wilson thought there was no need OF any
personal feeling upon matter so well understood
The fact was that four companies from Pennsyl-
vania, unarmed, and one of them ununiformed,
upon them with clubs and brickbats in Baltimore.
One Of them, a colored man named Nicholas Bddle,
had been badly wounded in the head; he came into
the Capitol, and the blood which dropped from his
wound upon the marble noor was the first blood
shed in the var. The next day the Massachusetts
troops were fired into in Baltimore. The resoiu-
tioDs simply proposed recognition OF these facts,
without intending 20 deprecae the services OF the
militia Of other States
Mr.. Saulsbdry denied that President LiHcoln ever
called for troops TO defend the capital That was
an erroneous impression which had been long in
duged and which should now be corrected. 'rhe
President had too much good sense to suppose that
troops were then necessary for any such purposes.
They were demanded in order that the Government
might repossess itself Of Fort Sumter. which had
been fired upOn and OF all other property or which
| Ii might be deprived
Mr.. Cameron said the apprehension was generally
entertained in and about the War once, at that
time that troops were necessary TO defend the capi-
tai against rganiZed troops in Virginia who
| supposed to be ready to march upon and capture
| the capital.
After further remarks euogistc OF the promptness
and spirit with which their States had responded at
the outbreak OF the Rebellion by Messrs. Trumbull,
| Stockton, POmeroy and Ramsey,
Mr.. salisbury moved to strike out OF the resolu-
ton the reference t. the Presidents proclamation,
remarklng that the precise object OF their services
| was to suppress powerful combinations which had
| arisen In The States.
Mr.. Stockton moved to include the New Jersey
| volunteers, who organized the first brigade near
Washington.
On motion of Mr. Sherman, the whole subject was
| referred 10 the Military Committee.
At 1870 r. M. the Georgia bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Sumner addressed the Senate in lengthy argu-
| ment against the Bingham amendment as an engine
OF Rebel power, supported by technicalitteS, and
| upon the power OF Congress to enter into State
| and establish republican governments.