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nd the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, April 81.

Mr. Meade. by unanimous consent Of the
House, presented the report and resolutions of
the Legislature of Virginia on the subject Of
Virginia military land warrants which were
referred to the Committee on Public Lands
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill from the Senate to enforce discipline and
promote good conduct in the naval service of
the United States when
MIR. Millson replied to the remarks Of his
colleague, MIR. Bocock delivered ON Il former
occasion.
Messrs Bocock, stanton of Tennessee, and
Price, scverally made few observations
Mir Lockhart moved that the bill be laid
upon the table but the motion did not prevail
| The question was then taken on the substi-
tute for the bill proposed by Mr.. Stanton. of
! Tennessee, and it was disagreed to-yeas 3d.
nays SO
The substitute of Mr. Millson proposing
summary court-martials, &c. was likewise
voted down-yeaS SO, nays ~.
The question now occurring on the passage Of
! the Senate bill
MIR Moore of Louisiana, moved that it be
laid upon the table. This was agreed to-ycas
50, NAYS Go.
Mr. Hamilton. from the Committee of Flee.
tons, made an adverse report on the memorial
of A. w. Reynolds, who contested the seat of
r. II. Weightman, now occupying seat in the
House as delegate from New Mexico; and
the report was laid upon the table.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union-Nr
llibbard in the chair-and took up the Home
stead bill
Mr. Howard of Texas expressed himself in
favor Of adhering to the old Democratic plat
form, and adding to it no more than the alb
soute wants of the country require When
old party creeds do not answer the purpose il
IL Just az legitimate to have new ones rs it was
legitimate to have adopted the old ones For
this reason, he acquesced in the Compromsc
measures, and insisted that the Fugitive Slave
Law shall be enforced He looked to the Demo
cratic party alone rs the great conservative
power to preserve and maintain our Govern.
ment he looked to the doctrine of strict con-
struction, which can make our Government
immortal, and to the Democrats for the endorse.
ment of the principle, and to them alone And
however good some Of the intentions of the
Wing party may be in relation to the great
question of the endorsement of the CompromSc
measures. he did not think there was much
hope from that quarter, if he had to trust tc
their political action within the last twelve
months, We know that President Fillmore i,
10 be sacrificed because he has taken ground
that the Fugitive Slave Law is to be enforced
~ it is.
He then alluded to the Wing caucus hel,
last night some account of the proceedings o
which was given in the papers this morning
lie understood that those who were for stand
ing up for the Compromise were confined I,
one section, and not numerously AS TO that
He understood that the Compromise was no
only unpopular, but that it was ruled out o
order to talk upon the subject, If that wa
true, he said we .havc small hope from tn,
Wings of the North in relation to the matter
lie took it for granted that General Scott vii
be their man, aud that they will not allow hin
to say anything alone but by the consent q
Mr.. Seward, and in vague phrascoogy, whic
answered their turn in the last Presidential
contest. He paused to give some gentleman
an opportunity to reply and the gentleman
from North Carolina was called upon for tina
purpose.
MIR Clngman hoped that he would not b
required To say anything, rs he was at the eau
Gus rather as Il spectator than rs an actor
The gentleman from Massachusetts Mr. Pow
Ter who communicated the proceedings of tn
first caucus or his colleague Mr.. Outlaw,
the chairman of that caucus or the gentleman
from Kentucky Mr.. Marshall, should b
called upon
Mr. Howard remarked, it must be tolerabl
apparent that the Wing caucus which met las
night of which SO much had been said, wa
not very communicative rs To the principles o.
which it intends to act during the Presidential
election. lie understood that when the Com
promise was ruled out of order, only eighteen
gentlemen were found willing to stand up t
it ~ tinality and that the public peace shoul,
be maintained in relation to the subject
Mr. Stanly asked the gentleman to permi
him 10 ask a question
} MIR Howard acquiesced A voice Pre-
, vided you can ask another know the gen
tlelnan will not be so discOurteous n not +
answer
, Mr.. Stanly. That's another affair. Laugh
ter. lie disliked TO interrupt his friends b.
J asking questions but when he should get ia
floor, he would show gentlemen there was
great error about all the proceedings Of tn