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xxxIId CONGREss...-.-Firs,

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Mr.. MILLER of n. J., introduced bill making
appropriations for the Improvement OF certain
| Rivers and HaboTs lie said this was the same
bill which passed the House last session, and which
failed to passthe Senate for the wan! Of time 10 act
| on It. He introduced the bill now, and Recommend
ed il 10 the early consideration Of the Committee, Ia
order to prevent the same catastrophe as beel the
| bill last session. Referred to the Committee on
| Commerce
Mr. CAss moved that so much Of the Presidents
Message as related 10 the Prometheus affair be re.
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Adopted.
Mi HALE's resolution calling for information as to
whether any violations Of the law abOlishing hoggnS
in the Navy had occurred was taken up, and amend
ed so as to call for the particulars OF the case OF o7e
Latimer, who was so punished and thus adopted.
Mr.. PARTS resolution providing that fneay IN
each week be set apart for the consideration oil prl-
vate bills was taken up. Mr. Pratt SAID the Commit
tee on Claims had reported last session on over 10"
claims none Of which were acted on why was
that Committee to be forced session after session. 70
examine these claims when the Senate never acted
on them! II the Senate intended never TO consider
the labor Of that Committee. better abolish the Com
mittee.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mass, considered that all difficulty
could be obviated by avoiding all assignments OF par
ticulaY bills for particular days. In making special
orders, let the Calendar be strictly followed.
| Mr.. PRATT OF Md, thought Congress would be
better employed in considering the claims of Ameri-
| can citizens for debts honestly due them, than IN
spending time in considering the wants of lndiyidu-
| ais who are not American citizens, a. the senate
| had been ever since the commencement OF the
| session.
| Mr. MAsGUM Of y. c., opposed the resolution,
| ano recommended the Senate TO adhere to the rule
that all business shall be taken up In the order OF the
| Calendar
| Mr ATcHIsoN, of Mo- would like to adhere to the
Calendar If 1t were possible, but the Senate would
not and could not do so. Since the Senate had met,
three resO lions, the kossuth and Compromise reso-
lutioIs out of which earthly good can arise have
occupied the time. lie hoped the resolution would
| pass
| Al uv-xr,n opnosad ,ha xasolu,ior
| MI HANHY supported It.
Messrs. MANGUM and DowNs continued the debate,
after which the resolution was adopted Ayes, 20
| Noes, 10
| Mr. BRIGHT of Ind, moved to take mp the JOINT
resolution authorizing a contract with Donaldson
Armstrong for printing the Census Returns.
| Mr. SMITH of Conn, said he intended 10 debate
this resolution and TO offer amendments 10 II.
Mr. BRIGHT then withdrew his motion, and
| MIR FOoTEs Compromise resolution was taken up.
| Mr. HousTON, of Texas, SAID there could be moth
| ing equlyocal III his position on the Compromise
| measures. lie was now the only one in the Senate
who had voted for every single measure Of the Com
| promise Only one other Senator had done so-hr.
| Sturgeon, of Penn.-and he snOt IN the Senate
now. HIS position, therefore. could not be mistaken.
When he declared he had voted for them all
that his heart now told him these votes right
vet he could not vote for this resolution He stood
| on The platform of the Democratic party Men were
not excluded from that party because of differences
OF opinion It's policy was liberal Its mem
| bers differ widely upon the questions OF In.
teInal Improvement and the Tariff and yet
|
| party allowed the utmost latitude to oplh-
| ion. and he opposed TO making the Compro-
mise any test but was for flowing full freedom 10
| differences OF opinion. He opposed to the en-
Iareemenrof the Democratic platform. That platform
| vas large enough to embrace the whole Union, and
| If 1t wanted enlargement let the people put the
| panks on This resolution had been rejected IN the
other House bya Democratic caucus, and If II had
been ofer red in caucus in the Senate, 1t would not
| have met with better favor. No man violated his
| party allegiance by voting against this resolution.
| Il cd all no
| out why he had voted for them With regard to the
California bill, he went into long explanation OF
| his course. and read many extracts from various
speeches made by him He voted for the Oregon
| bill, because in so doing he maintained the MIS-
sOuIi Compromise line For that vote he was de-
| nouncrd Subsequently the whole South aban-
ocned that life. In 1919, the Mississippi Conven-
,ion. which he then stated was the result OF
the result Of which was the Nashville Convention.
The Nashville Convention, at its session, adopted as
its ulmatum the line of 36s 30, for voting for which
he had been so much denounced by the South. lie
read from several speeches by MeSsrs FOote, Cal
houn, and himself, on these points. He repeated
his unequiN ocal support of the Compromise but he
protested most sOlemnly against any one placing on
the Democratic platform any principle or meas
ure which was not properly authorized 6y 'he
representatives of the party. Members OF Con
eress were only the representatives. OF the sehti-
ments Of those whom they represented. 1t was a
cardinal principle of the Democratic party, thst no
representstve could exceed the powers delegated
to him He was opposed to making issues mere, anu
sen6Ipq them out to the people. He preferred 10 et
them come to the Representatives from the people
This resolution was not an emSnao, % .ne
and he protested against anything IKE feaolhe
man ont of the party who did not endorse TINS resp
| luton lie was opposed to Congress passing any eo
| stract resolutions for the purpose OF making party,
| "r sasct,ng marty Issues lie would not blaoken
| the Senate journals by placing such resolutions
| on its pages There were dscords now IN the party
| which Il were wise TO heal before ENGRAVING TINS
| new subject on It's platform. Why could not Oil
ference Of opinion be tolerated on TINS question: as
| we'll as the tariff and internal Improvements ques
4 for M
wonld have the effect of increasing the dScord, and
| widening the Jarfng interests which now DISTURBED
| its harmony, by forcing upon It's platform anythng
| extrant Gus to It's legitimate doctrines IL he could
see ANYTHING IN the resolution calculated TO beneht,
or be of advantage to the country or the Democfac
party, he might consider 1t more favoraoly lie al
| luded to controvel sizes In which he had been en-
| Gagged during the last session with certain South
! Carolina members He repeated his assertion that
the Constitution OF South Carolina was not 50 liberal
| as Il mia hl be- No ctZes of that State, except Ii
feprcsentative capacity, voted Tor Governor, or
at the Presidential elections. When member OF
the other House. IN 1894 he Just heard OF secession,
disunioD and resistance to the constitutional acts
| OF the Federal Government lie then considered
the speech treason IN the heart, though not tech
nlcally so. He surprised u hear the Senator
(Mr Rhett) boldly the same sentiments IN the
Senate of the United States. Though stripped OF
the technicalities which would make such an a'owai
treason still did not lessen The moral turptude Oh
! TIE ofiense He hoped the waters OF OBLIVION wou.9
hide forever the STAN which Such CRIME "ou'u
! leave behind.
| Mr.. FoorE said that whether this speech had been
| prepared in expectation that 1t would De aeuNeIea
in his absence he would leave others TO deternme'
| twas rumoIed that he was to get a druOOins 'o
d. and he had remained in wait for the purpose OF
| replying to It, The Senator had thought proper U
| MAKE party haransue, and TO accuse him OF oIhs-
| ing forward a measure to advsnce party interests
Nh. HovsroN disclamed having done SO
MIR. FoorE SAID that nevertheless sacl would DC
| the UNDERSTANDING OF the speech to us. was snete
| ANYTHING inconsistent IN tins resolution WIN .ao
nrircples of the Democrsrc party or win the prln
cinies of the Baltimore platform ltdid not become
persors Who deeply involved IA peuy oat Alhs'
IN ,n,rleueS and in all other means TO secure pro-
motion m high places, for which they were utterly
unfit 10 talk OF keeping the Democratic party pure
| In Cd no, become those who had been odolng hisn