Year: 1862

WASHINGTON. Feb. i.


SENATE.-Mr. Pomeroy asked to take up the
resolution offered yesterday relative TO the com
mand of the Department of Kansas, &c, calling
on the Secretary of War for the orders and direc-
ton in regard TO the supplies for that command
and whether it is TO be commanded by General
Lane, and whether the orders have been changed
since General Lane left, and whether the order Of
General Hunter is according TO the orders of the
War Department. Passed.


Mr.. Hale moved TO take up the bill providing
for iron clad steamers. Agreed to.


Mr.. Hale proposed to withdraw both the amend
ments of the committee and asked the Senate to
make the subject the special order for Friday,
when they would hear him (Hale) on the report
of the Naval Committee in regard to the Secre
tary of the Navy. He hoped the Senate would
pass the bill as il came from the House.


On motion of Mr.. Hale, the report Of the Ma
val Committee on the Secretary OF the Navy
taken up and made the special order for Friday.


The bill to provide iron clad vessels was recon-
mitted to Naval Committee


Mr.. Brights case then taken up.


H0USE.-The House went into Committee
on the Whole on the Treasury Bill.


Mr.. Morrill, said that this measure orgna-
ted by Mr.. Spaulding as a war measure of neces-
sity He did not think hostilites would be of
such long continuance, for, with the melting Of
snow and ice, our armies could rush towards the
Gulf and crush out the rebels. IL men of the
East will only ask for an opportunity TO leave off
epithets and try what virtue there is in steel, he
had no fear of the resuls. We can close the war
by the 30th of July next as well as in thirty
years, thereby economizing blood as well as trea-
sure. If this paper money is war measure, II
is not waged against the enemy who may give
with delight. he would as soon provide Chi
nese wooden guns for the army as paper money.
What we most need is money.


Mr.. Morrill, spoke at length against Spauldng's
bill He did not object to paper issues TO a lin
tied extent, but wished TO establish bounds for it.
In alluding to the state of the war, he said that
Gen. Mcclellan must harvest his advantages
within the next 90 days, otherwise he will be
gazetted as gentleman but not as a General.


Mr.. Roscoe Conkling said that there should be
some policy worthy of the occasion. Let us
have no more shifts and subterfuges to dodge
honest taxation. Let US say fat footed what the
truth is and what We mean.


Mr. Bingham said Daniel Webster did assent
TO the proposition that the Government of the
United States may authorize, the issue Of paper
money as currency.


Mr. Sheffield. of R. l., quoted the words of
Mr.. Webster.


There can be no legal tender but gold and sill
yer and foreign coin regulated bv law.


He (Sheffield) was further opposed to making
the notes legal tender, because il was dishon-
est, and that was reason enough for him. This
bill would interfere with the local banks, produ-
cling distress which no one could foretell. Tax
US. he said, and we will cheerfully paw, but pass
this measure containing the legal tender clause.
and YOU will deprive us of the ability TO pay.
Strike from the bill the legal tender clause, and
he would vote for it, Bring forward banking
scheme. and he would support that, unless some
better measure shall be presented. Produce a
tax bill, and this would secure his support, but
he could vote for no bill making treasury notes
legal tender.


The Committee


Mr.. Wickliffe gave notice if he could get the
floor to- morrow. be would move TO close the de-
bate for the purpose of relieving the country BY
action on the bill Adjourned.