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CONGRESS-.
rHIRTY-THIRD coNGREss--FTRsT SESSION

Senate, Monday January 80, 1884.
The Chair laid before the Senate several Ex-
ecutive communications, which were appropri-
ately referred, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Allen presented the joint resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Rhode Island, .instructing
the Senators from that State to resist all legis-
lative attempts to repeal the Missouri Compro-
mise. Read, laid on the table, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Brodhead presented large number of
memorials demonstrating against the removal
to New York.
Mr.. Bright reported bill incorporating the
Georgetown Gas Light Company.
Mr.. Pratt gave notice of bill to incorporate
the National Hotel Company of Washington
City, d. C.
Mr.. Norris reported bill to enable the
United States to take lands and materials ne
cessary for the construction of the Washington
aqueduct, in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Cass submitted resolution requesting
the President to communicate copies of all cor.
respondence by Mr.. Marsh late United States
Minister at Constantinople, relative to the
case Of Rev. Mr.. King.
After the transaction Of much business Of no
public character, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration CT the bill to establish Terrific
rial Government Tor Nebraska.
Mr.. Douglas stated that the committee, in
preparing this bill, had two objects in view
one to avoid all difficulty with respect to the
Indians, and the other those questions arising
out of the subject Of Slavery. The bill scru-
pulously reserved oil the rights Of the Indians
in the Territory from infringement
On the other point the object the committee
had in view was to preserve the great princi-
Piles Of the Compromise Of 1850, which princi-
Piles that committee took for their guide in
framing this bill Ii disposed Of this question on
the principle of the exercise by the people Of
the great right of selfgovernment leaving
them free to act on this and all other questions,
as TO them may seem best, subject only TO the
provisions of the Constitution Of the United
States, and uncontrolled by any geographical
line. This bill carried out this great principle
80 fully and clearly established by the Com
promise acts OF 1850
This was all that he had intended to say last
Tuesday, when the subject was taken up. But
he then consented to its postponement, on the
ground Of courtesy to several Senators Since
then, however, there had been published, by
certain Senators and others, an address to the
people Of the United States charging the bill
with proposing TO abolish solemn compacts,
with bad faith 60, and in which were applied
to him, by NAME cpthets such as could not or
would not be used between. gentlemen. In the
National Era, the central Abolition organ, pub
lished in this city, certain Abolition confeder-
ates had sent it forth TO the people, in which
the motives of the COMMITTEES and Of himself
bad been maligned with bitterness and false
hood
He quoted the address signed by Senators
Chase and Sumner and several members of
the House. This address appealed in strongest
terms, TO the people, to public meetings State
Legislatures, and minister's Of the gospel, TO
rise and condemn this great outrage upon
plighted faith, and solemn compacts He re-
ierred TO the fact that the address was dated
on the Sabbath, and denounced these confed-
crates with having desecrated the holy Sab.
bath in the preparation OF this address TEEN.
ing with falsehood and misrepresentation.
He contended that this address had been
heralded forth in advance, as signed by ma
jority Of the Ohio delegation, for the purpose
Of influencing the action Of the Legislature of
Ohio, upon certain resolutions pending before
that body upon these subjects
Mr.. Chase rose.
Mr.. Douglas refuse to yield tho floor.
Senators who have treated mo az have been
treated by those who signed this address, have
no right 10 expect courtesy at my hand
Mr. Chase. | deny the fact
Mr.. Douglas said that If the Senator inter.
posed denial Of the fact he would undertake
to show that the denial, as well as the fact IT,
self was false.
Mr.. Chase. ] call the Senator 10 order
The Chair The Senator from Illinois is
certainly out Of order.
Mr.. Douglas then addressed tho Senate till
near three o'clock, in further comments upon
the address.
Mr.. Chase is speaking in reply, as this notice
is closed.
House Of Representatives Jan. 80, 1854.
Several communications were presented from