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vas considered necessary, it remained with the
lorth TO be prepared
The Senate then went into executive session,
ind adjourned.
House.-Mr Strong, from the committee on
elections, reported, that testimony be taken be-
lore the State Authorities concerning the con-
Tested election in Iowa. An animated debate
took place, in which Messrs. Ashmun and
Schenck spoke in behalf of the contesting mem
Der, and Messrs. Stanton, Strong, and others, in
behalf Of the sitting member The Chair deci-
ded that members should be instructed not to
refer to the proceedings Of the Committee be-
fore they were reported to the House. Mr..
Schcnck made speech in favor Of limiting the
time for forwarding the testimony tn 80 days.
Mr. Siddpns obtained the no r, aud made set
'pcech On th' rci-tencc Ut the Presidents Mes
sag Mr. McClrrntud IN we'd its reference to
,l' committee OF the whole 90 the State Of the
Ch'"h pending winch the House adjourned.
WA'H'NiTOe Wednesday. Jan. %.
In SENATE. alter preservation of Memorials,
Reports OF Committees, and ,he Transaction uf
other routine business Mr. llumer introduced
"A bill to Abolish the Home Department, and a
bill 10 establish the Board Of Accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the Senate resumed
the consideration Of the motion 10 print the Re-
solutions submitted by him from the Legisa-
ture OF Vermont, relating to the extension Of
Slavery, and its existence in the Federal Dis
tricf.
Mr.. p. having concluded, the pending motion
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the bill relating to
the execution of the Constitutional provision
Tor the recaptnre Of fugitive slaves, was taken
! up and made the special order for tomorrow,
! ai'rr Which the Scuat' adjourned.
llou>E of REPRESENTATIVES On motion
I"t Mr.. N-nablr. the House proceeded to the
consideration OF The business ON the Speakers
table, being the Presidents Message on the
territories, and the IN tiun to reier it to the
Commt'"c on Territories.
MIR Sedden adv.rtcd to the history of the
time "i the treaty of peace, by which the SOW
errlgnty over all Of the territory acquired was
coded t" and vested in the United States. At
~" termination OF the war there existed de
Lttc'" government It continued ON the well ca.
tiblslIrd principles OF International law, on the
resumed ground If legislative power 10 con-
'rol the lrrril'ri. a. with the presumed con-.
~.ni oi the people on whom Il operated. He
ten bunud iu say, 50 tar Is he had Io, ked into
tue Documents accompanying this NJ 'ssage,
that there i not justice and truth in the remark
Of The President. that the course of this admin
Slration on the subject was that of the people
in said territory. rue only tact is that the
Grvrruor is In. stlna. H. read extracts to
show that the President had advised in the for
nation OF State Government in California,
! aud uSurP"d legislative power. and this in tho
ttte "i tonErt>s refusing even to establish
Il Temporary government by the action of the
Executive. There has been Il Change IN the
. relations which existed between that territory
: and thi- government The de flcto government
Nmch the President wa bound to maintain,
s. NO longer cN-'S. There i now separate, in