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THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS-.
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THE AWARDING OF CONTRACTS.
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THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
senate.
WAsHrroroS, Dec %, 1861.
Business commenced ct half past twelve Several Pc
titions and reports presented.
Mr. HUNTER, of Virginia, reported resolution autho
rizing the Finance Committee to employ Q clerk
Adopted.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. MILLER, (whig) Of New Jersey, introduced a bill
making appropriations fer the improvement of certain
rivers and harbors He said this was the same bill which
passed the House last session. and which failed to pass
the Senate for the want Of time to act It, He intro
duced the bill now, and recommended 1t to the early
consideration of the Committee in order to prevent the
same catastrophe beel tho bill last session Referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
THE PRomErHEUs.
Mr.. CAss moved that much of the Presidents mes
sage related to the Promeheus affair be referred to
the Committee en- Foreign Relations. Adopted.
FLocGISc IN THE NAVY.
MIR. HALE's resolution calling for information as to
whether any violations of the law abolishing logging
the navy had occurred. was taken up and amended
as to call for the particulars Of the case of one LATINA
WHO was 60 punished, and thus adopted.
PRIVATE BiLLs-rHE COMMITTEE CLAIMS, ETC.
Mr. PRArrs resolution, providing that Friday in each
week be set apart for the consideration Of private bills
was taken up Mr. Pratt said the Committee on Claims
had reported, last session 100 claims none Of
which were acted Why was that con- mittae TO be
forced session after session. to examine these claims
when the senate never acted them, II the Senate
intended never to consider the labor Of that committee
better abolish the committee.
Mr. DAVIS (whg) of Mass, considered that all difficult
~ could be obviated by avoiding all assignments par
ticulsr bills for particular days In making special
orders let the calendar be strictly followed
Mr. PRArT, (whig) Of Md, thought Congress would be
better employed in considering the claims Of American
citizers for debts honestly them than in spending
time In considering the wants Of who not
citizens as the Senate had been since the
Mr. MaserM, (whia) Of N. c. opposed the resolution,
and recommended the Senate to adhere the
oil business shall be taken up the order Of the cslen
Mr.. ArcHIsoS, (dem.) of Mo- would like to adhere to
the calendar II it possible; but the Senate would
and could do Six the senate had three
resoutons-the Kossuth and Com promise resolutions
QUO OF which no earthly good can srisehave occupied
thsir time He hoped the resolution would pass
Mr.. HUNTER, (dem Of Va, opposed the resolution
MIR. H.MLIS, (dem J of Me supported il.
6esrs NANGUs and Downs ued the debate; after
which the resolution was sdopted-Ayes 20; nays 10
rHr cE>srs PRINTING CONTRACT
re'outon authorizing contract with Messr, Donald
son Armstrong tor printing the census returns.
Mr. sM1H ("hig) Of Corn said he intended to debate
this resolution and to offer amendments 20 t.
took up the
COMPROMISE RsoLrros oprosirioN oF GENERAL HOUSTON
MT HorsToS, (dem }, Of Texas, said t.er~ could
nothing equivocai In his position the Com promise
measures. He the only one in the Senate who
bad voed tor every single of the Compromise
Only one other Senator had done So (Nr Sturgeon.
dem: Of Pa and he was not in the Senate now His
position, Therefore, could not be mistaken when he DE-.
csred ne had voted for them ALL His heart told
him these votes were rghtyet he could not vote for
cratic party. Men not excluded from that party
because OF differences Of opinion Itr policy lbe.
internal improvements and the tariff aud yet they all
stood en- tina same platform That party allowed ths
utmost latitude to opinion and he opposed max
ing the Cempr mise any test but for allowing full
freedom TO differences Of opinion. He op posed to
the enlargement Of the democratic platform That
platform large gh TO embrace the whole Union
and II IL wanted rnary msnt let the people put the
plsnks on This resou.isn had been rejected in the
other House by aemocratic caucus and III. had been
ohsr,d in caucus In the Senate u would have with
better favor. No man violated hs party by
voting sgsinst this resolution. lie examined all the
Coprc mise act and pointed why h. had voted for
them With rsgdrd TO the California bill he went into
long explanation OF his and read many extract.
rom various speeches made BY him He voted for the
Oregon bill. becsuse In doing he maintained the
Missouri Compromise line. For that vote he de-
rounctd, subsequently, the wheie South abandonsd
trat line in 1919 the Mississippi Convention, which
he then stated the result Of South Carolina iuusnc
pas ed certain resolutions the result Of which the
yasb,ile Convention The Nashville Convention At It's
.ession adopted. as It's uimatum tue liue of 30 80
for voting r which he had been 80 much den1unssd by
,hs south lie read from several speeches by Messrs.
Foot.. Calhoun, and himself on those points He re.
patd his srequiytcal supp-t Of the comprc.
mise but he protested Eo.t solennly against
principle or which lot properly authorized
~ ths representatives. o: the party Members OF
oongi,ss we're otly the representatives, Of the
umsnts of those waom they Represented IL was
cardinal principle Of the democratic party thai no rep
resehtatVe could 'xe ed the powers dsirSstsl to him
lie vas opposed to making ssu.s here ard sending them
mt to the people He rr-rre o. let the.i come e the
'ves from the people This resolution was not
40 ,sbaton o, We party and he protested against any
tblhs nss t.adiug ban the party who cid no!
ender,e ihis resolution ne oppc.-u - Oongress
psssDs any ab5trae. resolutions fcr th. puff6n o.
nakirga party CT affecting Party suss lie would not
bfcken the sepstejourns py placing resolutions
eeIe rsls in he -ty
which h we're wie t. heal before enxrafting this new
irtJeot ON its platform Why could not difference Of
opinion be tolerated on this question: well the
tsIih and internal Improvement questions lie could
vote Tor no Iropohtion which would have the effect Of
increasing the dscord ard ming the ring Interests
which nos disturbed ts harmony By forcing upon It's
platform anything extransous 10 It's legitimate doctrines
u be could zee snythius in the resolution calculated to
ben.ht or be Of advantage to the country the demo
cratic party, he might consider II more favoraby
lie alluded TO controversies in which he had been
gagged during the lt session. with certain South Carona
members He repeated his assertion that the Consttu
en on south Carolina was not liberal II mig he.
No citizen Of tina, State except in representative caps
city ever voted for Governor at the Prssd cleo
tions When member Of the other House, In 1871, he
nt heard OF secession di.union and resistance to the
constitutional acts Of the federal government lie then
considered the speech In the heart though
not technically so lie was surprised to hear the sena
tie United States Though stripped Of the technic lties
which would make such an avowl treason, still 4
did @ not lessen the moral turpitude Of the offence
lie hoped the waters Of Oblivion would hide forever
ths stain which such crime would leave behind.
Mr. fosTE (dem q Miss, said that whether this
ecn mad been epsred In expectation that IL would
De delivered IN bis absence he would others to de-
termne IL was rumored that he TO get drubbing
to-day and lac had remained in wait fr purpose Of
replying TO The Senator bad thought proper 90 make
party harapgue, aud to accuse hi n of Bringing or
purposes.
Mr Horsros disclsimed having done 20.
MT footE sstd--Nevertneless, such would be the un-
derstsnding OF the speech 20 Was there anything
neonitent in this resolution with the principles OF the
democratic party or with the principles Of the Baltimore
platform II td not become persons who deeply
involved in petty bargains in intrgues AMI in ell 9tner
means 20 secure promotion high places for which
they were utterly UNFIT 20 talk Of keeping the democra
tic party pure IL did not become those who had been
biddng hsh for and intriguing with free soilers and
other factions fer aid and support IN obtaining certain
bah ohce. which ccud net be obtained otherwise 20
tak o. patterns and principles. Those who had been
engaged IN al kis5s Of bargains and sales 10 intrgues
which had injured the party In pandering Tor tse sup
ttt tbs miserable faction called free soers to elect
,n.mseiVe' President and Vice president-sh0uld
not now talk Of nj llLnrrna and demncIaIin nnll