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would resent as an indgniiy any welcome FROM which
his associates were excluded. Congress never voted
thanks to any Of its commanding generals without
ncInding IN it the officers and men under their CONF
mand. These associates not servtors, but CON-
panions- of kossuth and he was not the man who
would take oence az their being included In the wei
come. \
/ Mr. B. denied that the President had ever recon-
mended this measure, He stated that the President,
in his message, had gone on the ground that kossutn
and his companions were coming 10 the United
States as emgrants, and had recomme nded Congress
TO take such steps were necessary to PROVIDE TOT
them. kossuth. however, came not as an emigrans.
He here to advance great political prlncPIe.
He came here to obtain recognition of that prncl-
pie, and pledge by the United States to malntaln
it. lie sought 10 infame our people, and get them
excited that they mil ht involve this nation In the
struggle between European powers. He thought it
in extremely bad taste for foreigner, the moment ne
arrives shores, to seek to disturb the Pocy OF
this Government by infamatory addresses ana APP
ueaIs to the people, No material aid could go forth
from the United States to aid Hungary. There were
laws which forbid any armed expedition Leaving the
| United States against any nation with which we are
at peace. He was now called on to vote welcome
to such a man, open and avowed political emlssa-
nv. Was not the Inevitable conclusion to be drawn
from such a that in welcoming the man you well
come the emissary! ..-.
Kossuth was called the great impersonation of free
principles. He examined the claims of the Hunga.
rian Struggle be styled republican struggle, and
denied that any more than contest tor State
Independence in which the Magyars were to be su-
preme and the Croats and Sclavonians were 10 re-
main as before. |.
Kossuth was invited, fiat all, as an emigrant he
came as political emssary to infame the minds of
the American people question Of European at
fairs and the question is, Was there any thing in our
history, in the expectation OF the FUTURE which
should induce US to welcome an avowed political
emissary!
| Mr. Foote reped to Mr.. Badger, and was followed
| by MIR. Seward in favor of the resolution
The vote was then taken on the first branch of
Mr.. Berrien's amendment, extending the welcome to
] amendment
iected, yeas IA, nays 90. The question then
taken on the second branch, as follows:
But. while welcoming these Hungarian patriots
TO an asylum in country, and to the protection
which laws do and always will afford to them, 1t
is due 10 candor to declare that it is the purpose
of Congress to depart from the settled policy of this
Government, which forbids all interference with the
domestic concerns Of other nations.''
And it was rejected-yeas Is, nays 26-as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Badger. BorIand, Butler, Clarke,
Clemens, Dawson, Geyer, Hunter. King, Miller,
Morton, Rhstt, Spruance, Underwood, and UPham,
is.
NAYs-Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead,
Cass, Chase, Davis, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas,
Felch Fish, Foot of Vermont, Foote of Mississippi,
Gwin HamIin, James, Jones ofIowa, Mallory, Nor
rs, Seward, Shields, Smith, Stockton, Sumner.
Wade, Walker, and Whcomb-26.
After several Intellectual motions to amend. the
question was then taken on the resolution which
simply extends welcome to kossuth, and it passed
and ordered to third reading by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Rrodhead, Cass,
Chase, Clarke, Davis, Dodge of Wis, Douglas,
Downs, FeIch, Fish, Foote of Vermont, Foote of
Mississippi, Gwin, Hamlin, Hunter, James, Jones
of Iowa, King. Mallory, Miller, Norris, Rhett. Sew
ard, Shields, Smith. Sprudnce, Stockton, Summer.
Wade. Walker, and Whitcomb-33.
NAYs-Messrs. BADGER, BorIand, Clemens,
Dawson. Morton, and Underwood-6.
The Senate then adjourned to Monday.
The House of Representatives not in session
to-day, having adjourned from Thursday to Monday.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following the Standing Committees of the
House OF Representatives
Committee gf Elections. Messrs. David T. Disney
of Ohio, William S. Ashe of N. c., Christopher H.
Williams of Tennessee, VIM. T. Hamilton of Md,
Abraham NJ. Schermerhorn of N. ", John s. Caskie
of Va, Presley Ewing Of KY, George T. Davis of
Mass, and James Gamble of Pa.
Committee Of Ways and Means. Messrs. George
S. Houston of Alabama, George w. Jones of Tenn
essee, Edward Stanly of N. c.. Harry Hubbard of
n. H., James Brooks of n, Y, J: Clancy Jones of
Pa, William Appleton of Mass, Cyrus l.. DUNN am
of Indiana, and John S. Phelps of Mo.
Committee Of Claims. Messrs. ohm r. ]. Daniel
of N. c., Allied P. Edgerton of Ohio. Richard l.
Bowie of Md, Origen S. Seymour of Conn.,, Robert
RantouI jr., of Mass, William A. Sackett of N. Y.
Carlton B. Curtis of Pa, w lillian r. Smith of Ala,
and Gilchrist Porter of Mo.
Committee Commerce. Messrs. David L. Sey-
mour of N. Y, Andrew Johnson of Tenn, Alexan-
der H. Stephens OF Georgia, Thomas J. D. Fuller of
Maine, James H. Duncan of Mass, John Robbins,
jr, of Pa. Louis St. Martin of La. William Aiken
of S. C., and Thomas Y. Walsh of Md.
Committee Public Lands. Messrs. Willard P.
Hall of Mo-, w. r. w. Cobb of Ala, Henry Bennett
of N. V, James L. Orr of s. c., Albert J. Watkins
of Tenn, John D. Freeman of Miss, Henry d.
Moore of Pa, Bernhart Hem Of Iowa, and Joseph
w. McCorkle Of California.
Committee the Posi- Office and Post Roads.
Messrs. Edison B. Odds of Ohio, Alexander G. Penn
of La, Grin Fowler of Mass Paulus Powell of Va,
T. Sch of N " I'd ofI
Texas, Ben Edwards Gray of KY, Edward G. Mar
shall of CAL, and Lincoln Clark of Iowa.
Committee fir the District Of Columbia. Messrs.
Orlando B. Ficklin of ILL.,, Thomas H. Averett of
Va, David Outlaw of N. c., Edward Hammond of
Md, Charles Allen of Mass, Junus Hillyer of Ga,
Hiram Bell of Ohio, Alexander H. Buell. of N. Y,
and Daniel Mace of Ind.
COnanifLee on THE Judiciary. Messrs. James K.
McLanahan of Penn, Richard X. Meade OF Var
Humphrey Marshall of KY, Abraham w. Venable
Of N. G. lsham e. Harris of Tenn, James Meacham
Of VT, John Bragg of Ala, Samuel w. Parker of
Ind, and Preston King of N. Y.
Committee Revolutionary Claims. Messsrs. Mo-
ses Mcdonald of Me-, Richard H. Stanton of KY,
James F. Stroller of Va, James M. Gaylord of
Ohio Henry M. Fuller of Penn, Robert Rantoul, jr.,
IF Mass, Charles Murphy of Ga, Richard Yates of
ILL.,, and Gilbert Dean of N. Y.
Committee on Public Expenditures. Messrs. An
lrew Johnson of Tenn, Charles Sweetser of Ohio,
Nlarlus Schoonmaker of N. Y, Nathan I. Stratton
IF N. j., John Letcher Of Va, Thomas NJ. Howe of
Penn, James T. Morehead Of N. c., Leander Bah
cock of NY, and Thompson Campbell of Ill.
hy Jennings of N. Y. George w. Thompson ofVa., 1
Ahercrou,hie of T.. Ofl