Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-15
TnIRrY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec. 1s

WASHINGTON, w Wednesday, Dec To-
SENATE.-Mr. Seward presented letters
from various old soldiers, saying that Con-
vention of the soldiers OF the war of 1872 and
other wars Of the United States, will be held
at Washington, on the Sth of January, to urge
upon Congress the justice of granting them
bounty lands. The present letters were to
apprise Congress of the meeting of the Con-
vention. in order that they might provide, at
the public expense, for the reception, enter
tainment, and accommodation Of the mem
bers at Washington. Referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President relative to the bill pass ed
lust session, for the relief Of the hers Of Broi-
leau. which had been discovered to have been
previously raid, Referred.
Mr.. Badger introduced bill increasing the
compensation of Justices of the Supreme Court
and members of Congress, fifty per cent. Laid
on the table for the present.
Mr. Jones, OF Tennessee, introduced bill
granting to railroad companies three years in
which to pay duties on iron imported for rail-
road purposes. Referred to Finance Commit
tee Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Committee OIL the Judiciary
were instructed to inquire as to the eXpeaen-
cy of repeating the Usury Laws, with liberty
" ISpOII ny JILL VI otl-eA NlsS'
Mr.. Murray, of New York, from the Com
mittee on Printing, reported a resolution for
printing the recently arranged abstract of the
census, 10, 900 copies.
Mr. Jones, Of New York, spoke Of the vital
statistics being vastly important to the
medical profession.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, did not see any
possible necessity for printing those statistics,
and ridiculed the medical profession.
Mr.. Hunt, OF Louisiana, rose to vindicate
the medical profession, saying that he repell-
ed the SANDER. Sensation.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, discaimed any in
tenton Of SANDER.
Mr.. Hunt made rather a caustic reply.
The resolution passed.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, and took up the Indian Appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Mace, Of Indiana, said he rose to dis
cuss a su ect of Importance; to bring the
House back to where they were before the
passage of the Nebraska bill. He should soon
Introduce a,bill prohibiting slavery in Kanzas
and Nebraska The bill is straightforward
and to the purpose 1t is an exact copy of the
eighth section of the act of March 6, 1920, for
the admission of Missouri into the Union. He
said Kanzas could never come i'll as Slave
| State
Mr.. Oliver, of Missouri, replied that, under
the professions of love of country and desire of
peace, the gentleman comes with a miserable
scroll to prohibit slavery in Kanzas and Ne
braska, the very thing which in 1920 threat
ened the safety of the Union. lie denied
that Mr.. Atchison had interiered in the late
Kanzas election, but said "w what if he did?
Did not Eastern men get up societies to send
men into Kanzas to vote against slavery >"
Mr.. English, of Indiana, said that if he was
not misiniormed, his colleague, Mr.. Mace
was one of the originators of anti slavery cir
culars for the purpose Of the defeat of the
Missouri Compromise. The motive is now de"
veloped. The gentleman having failed to pre-.
vent slavery by emigration, this bill is intro
duccd to accomplish that effect in the terrific
ries.
Mr.. Washburn, OF Maine, said that gentle
men should not be surprised at any attempt to
restore the anti-slavery ordinance. Fair warn
ing was given at the last session that such
efforts would tie made at this session, or at
the next Congress. The sentiment of the
North was almost universally in favor of
early, practical, perseveIing efforts to restore
the principles of the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, obtained the
floor, the Committee rose, and the House adj
journed.