The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-20

apply for admission into the Union. OBJ
jectcd to for want of time.
Mr.. Douglas urged the passage. The
delay had occurred at the request of Mr..
Bell Mr.. D. said good faith and pull c
interest demanded the admission.
Mr. Jones. 60 for division of Cali
fornia. They have right to come w.tLou'
slaves. You are destroying the balance OF
power.
Mr. Bell, from the committee on terrific +.
ries explained the bill.
Mr.. Brown. l shall oppo this bill.
MIR. Err ,dhead. We had promise OF
n more general legislation. move to lay
the bill on the table. We do not know
she has the requisite population.
Mr. Douglas. She has $4,000, aid vii
soon have 100000
Mr.. Broadhead resumed his opposition.
MIR. Wilson. 1t is Sunday. l am VII
government and do not think this IS such.
/ think it had better he left open for anoth
er. / shall vote to lay the bill Oh the table
MIR. Seward. Will the Senator from
MAssacLuse, is perm me to suggest, new
State may come in by invitation like that
which is given by this bill. California va
invitel, and like Michigan, came in Slal,
Constitution. This irregularity constituted
the great difficulty in the way of admission
o California Oregon will apply next VIII
ter if not admitted now. Ii the invitation
is not given now, objection will be made Oh
the ground of irregularity when she does
come. According to legislative reckoning
and the record, this is not Sunday, Maj cl.
Sd. If you vote to lay it Oh the table be-
cause it is Sunday, the record will contra
dict you hereafter, and you will have diff
Guilty in explaining it. But if you call this
Sunday, the admission of Free State on
the Pacific is an act to justify its being
done even on SO sacred day.
Mr.. Douglas. had intended to PRS
the bill as long as opposition came merely
from the South. But since the opposition
comes (turn;ng to Mr. Wilson) from tie
extreme North as we'll as the extreme
South, it w uld be madness to attempt it.
| shall abandon the attempt.
The yeas and nays were called for-yeas
p, nays IL.
The civil and diplomatic bill came into
the Senate with 1913 amendments from the
House The Senate agreed to lO4 OF
them, the House receding from the remain
ing "a. The bill was passed.
The bills signed by officers Of the res
pective Houses were then received detain
ing the Senate till III o'clock.
Then came message from the President
that he had no further communications tC
make and after receiving from and in send
ing to the Housf the customary resolutions
at IL: 80 A. NJ. the Senate adjourned sine die
HousE.-The House passed the Senate's
amendments appropriating $25O,OOO iol
the construction OF the Washington Aque
duct, and concurred in striking out the tar
itf amendment by vote of IS to so.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution, that
the thanks of the House are eminently dut
and are hereby presented to the Hon. Lin
Boyd, for the impartial and dgnlfed NAH
ner in whic', he has discharged tie duty Of
, Speaker during the present Congress.
:, Mr.. Chandler said it had been his fortune
: to serve with Mr.. B. for six successive seS
|
mans merits and efficiency in the Speakers
chair.
, Mr.. Hunt. from self respect and publ,
duty, would he compelled to vote agains
the resolution.
Mr. Mallory said Mr. Boyd may have
: erred. but it had Leen his fortune TO dis
charge the duties in fair, able and impair
2 tai manner.
Mr.. COskie remarked that at the close o
+ tie last session of Congress lie voted agains
thanks to Mr. Boyd, but he was now con
strained to say that he had changed hi
, mind, and would cheerfully vote for thu
resolution.
Mr. Kerr said he came here with storm,
prejudices, against MIR. Boyd, differing from
llim in politics, but those prejudicns ha(
yielded to sentiments of profound resi- ect
He bore testimony to his p,r'y Of motive
! and firmness Of character.
: Mr.. WalLridgc briefly paid his voluntary
: tribute
The resolution was almost unanimously
passed.
1t was resolved that all business on thu
: private calendar at the close of the session
} be referred to the Court of Claims.
5 The House coacurred in the Senate's
: amendment to the bill requiring prepay
: ment Of postage in all cases and prepay
meut in stamps after January next.
: Mr.. Wentworth Of Massachusetts,. from
Committee on Commerce, reported bill
prohibiting the introduction of foreign pau
pers, criminals, insane and blind.
Mr.. Perkins. 1t is anti-repubcan 1t is one o
the fruits of-the spirit which is sweeping like .
= hurricane over the land. He denounced the Know