The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
BY Telegraph Jor The Daily lancaster GGEshe.
WAsHINoToE. Dec 97,


SENATE.--On yesterday the Senate
confirmed the appointment of Z. Joy
Morris. That part of the Message Of
the President, relating 10 the report Of
the Secretary ofthe Treasury, was refer.
ed I'd the Committee on Finance.
Nothing Of importance was done TO.
day. Two Messages were received from
the President, inviting immediate atlon.
ton to that part of the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury, relating to
the appropriation of funds for tho sec
ond half Of the current fiscal year.
HousE.--The resolution, offered by
MIR. Boyd, for adopting the rules of The
last House until the llth January next,
and appointing a Committee of FIVE
members on rules, came up and was
modified by increasing the number to
nine and continuing the old rules until
the 18th January. The resolution, as
modified, was adopted
| Mr. Venable offered resolution, ask.
ing the President to inform Congress
whether, since the last session, any Civ
il or military Governor had been appoint.
ed for California or New Mexico, or any
steps taken towards forming State Gov
ernments instead of Territories. Laid
over.
A resolution was adopted, ordering
the printing Of $4,000 copies Of the
Presidents Message with the accompa,
nyiug documents.
Mr.. Duer moved that The Speaker
appoint the Standing Committees
Mr., Sacket moved as an amendment that
they be appointed by ballot. Mr.. Root
Opposed the amendment; he said that
the present speaker had been elected by
alarger majority than any Of his prede
cessors, by the adoption of Mr. Stanly's
resolution, aud he had the best title to
the honor Of Speaker. and should he
trusted with the appointment of the
Committees. ...
MIR. Giddings sustained Mr.. Root and
offered the plurality rule. He would
ask that the Northern Wings be taken
up on their arrangement for elect!ng q
Speaker.
Mr.. Winthrop remarked that Mr.. Gid
dings had represented him as against the
North, and that he had seen statement,
over his (Giddings) signature, accusing
him of speaking in favor of the War
He said that the statement was errone
Gus. He had been charged with favor
ing the South in the appointment o
Committees. Yet Committee, appoin
ted by him, reported bill TO abolish the
slave trade in the District of Columbia
and but three of that Committee voted
to lay the bill upon the table.
Mr.. Giddings pronounced the asSer
ton that bill had been reported to a
boish the slave trade in the District Il
be unfounaed. The bill only prohibited
the bringing of slaves here, but did no
touch the slave trade in the District.
| Mr.. Winthrop said that the bill di,
not possibly go as far as it ought 10 hav'
gone, but the members from the fire,
States thought it great improvement.
| Mr.. Schenck vindcated Mr.. Winthrop
and sconed the bargainings OF Mr.. Gid
dingsTor pledges before voting for Speak
er. He declared himself conservative,
unionist; as a Northern man he partoo
Of Northern opinions; but he was not as u
ira as some. He would not cast off other
because they did not come upto hi
standard.
Mr.. Holmes said that it was apparel
that Northern men opposed the rights
the South. The South had been long
sleep, but is now aroused. He warne
gentlemen to beware Southern me
wished to restrict Northern men from II
Committee on Territories.
After some further discussion, M
Giddings continued in some lenglhene
remarks. He hoped that the presel
Speaker would do better than his pred,
cessor. He arraighed the Wings for a
legged inconsistency in voting for slav
holder for President of the Union, Will
they favored free soil. He said he woul
not vote for man. who degraded his fe
low man by slavery. If there was an
crime that ought to be punished by deatl
it was trahcking in human flesh.
The question was then taken on the
mendment, that the House elect Con
mittees. and rejected. Pending the {
riginal resolution, it was moved that III
House, upon the Sd January, elect th
Clerk and other officers. The Hous
then adjourned. HE