Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-03-21
CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, March 70.

the bill to authorize two Judges to hold
Court, as a quorum, aud providing lorthe APP
pointment OF an Assistant Solicitor, and
clerk for the Solicitor
Adjourned
UousE.-Mr. Ready introduced a bill to
remit and refund duties on Railroad iron.-
Referred 10 Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr. Purviancc spoke in favor Of granting
the Committee on Elections power to send
for persons and papers In the Kansas CON
tested election case arguing that the House
has the constitutional right to 90 behind the
record In order to procure information to
properly determine the question.
Mr. Taylor argued that in the proper sense
If the term, this Is no election contest thcre-
fore Mr. Reeder has no right to be heard.
/ Mr. Todd insisted that the validity OF the
laws of the Kansas Legislature should be
Investigated In the manner proposed The all
legations being IN after disregard OF law and
order IN that Territory, and iayorlng The sub
sttulou Of the bowie knife aud rifle for the
ba,lot~boX, thus striking a vital stab at free
Government
Mr. Washburn. of Me, Chairman of the
Committee on Elections, gave notice OF his
intention to press a vote ON the resolution to-
morrow.
FnlpAr, March A.
SENATE. Mr. Johnson reported IN favor
OF printing thlrty-one thousand copies of the
majority aud minority reports OF the Tern
toral Committee on Kansas affairs, being
500 copies for each member,
Mr. Tmmbul opposed the motioni he
/ thought the minority report presented the
Slavery question iu a mastery manner ITS
/ positions being unauswerable but 1t was not
written as reply to the details of the ma
io-ity report aud hc was unw ling To send
out with the endorsement of the Senate.
document containing so many unwarantable
assumptions, erroneous deductions and in
consisleucIos.
Mr. Wade asked Mr.. Trumbul to yield
the floor for adjournment.
Mr. Douglas-l hope not The courle-
sizes of the Senate have been taken aJyan~
| toge OF on account Of my known absence TO
make am assault upon me.
Mr. Trumbull-No, Sir; | knew not
whether you were present or absent when !
was commenting on The report. ! dld not
introduce the subject, nor did ] know 1t
world come up to-day.
/ Mr. Dougls-Ny colleague dares to say,
/ In face of the fact, that be did not know !
was absent lie acted with uuiauness in
attacking the report when / WIS detained
/ from the Senate by Nd health ! would ask
him within what reasonable time his speech
will bc printed.
Mr.. 1rumbull-I think it wal be publish
ed by Monday.
Mr. Douglas If can ask a postpone
ment OF the question tlll Monday | will re-
ply TO Mr.. Trumb1I'- speech on Tuesday
Mr Seward -Take your own time.
Mr.. Douglas ,quickIyI-l understand that
game take your own ume.' The Sena-
tor from Massachusetts took hls own time 90
write aud circulate a H1c, ou me when the
Nebraska bin was reported | understood
my colleague 10 say he came here as DEM
ocrat. That Will be news TO the Democracy
of Illinois, aud is a libel on the Democracy
of that State.
Mr.. Crtenden nterposed, saying the de-
bate had transcribed the rules of decorum
The Senator had charged libel on ar
Trumbul Sensation
Mr. DougIas-l should have been better
satisfied # the Senator from Kentucky had,
when Black Republicans denounced us IN
coarse terms, rebuked them for want OF cour-
tesy.
Mr. Criuenden-To what do you alude ?
Mr.. Douglas When they made coarse
and vulgar partisan assaults on the Demo-
cratic side Of the Senate.
Mr.. Cruenden-lt was no more my bust
ness than that of others 10 call Senators TO
order fos personalities. This is not the place
+ for vituperation. Such matters should be
, set cd elsewhere.
Mr.. DougIas-l do not regard the Sena-
tor as good authority in Illinois politics.
, was speaking OF events of which ! am bet
ter capable Of Judging than hc
Alter further colioquy, the Chair decided
that Mr. Douglass remark was not personal.
/ Mr.. Douglas-So far as / am advised, and
as believe, my colleague was the candidate
Of miserable sect of A1ohtion.sts aud
' know-Nothings, which are one and the same
thing.
Mr.. Criuenden-l wish the Senator to UNI
dersmnd that ! cooperate with The American
{ party and, standing here as gentleman and
a Senator, aud claiming all tine respect due
TO my honesty as a Free man, ! repel with
} scoH every lmputation of that kind as uten-
) ded TO embrace me and NY political ussoci-
, atcs.
Mr.. Douglas explained spoke of what
! Kaow Nothnaism is 10 Illinois, and said IL
d might be otherwise M the South. Every
: Know Nothing Lodge IN Illinois has adopted
= an Abolition creed, and that Is the miserable
! faction which seGt my colleague here. The
o. Senator from Kentucky misunderstood me,
> else he would not have conceived my remark
as personal to him.
Mr. Criltcnden-The gentleman did moi
make the qualification he now does
Mr.. Douglas-Eyery gentleman must have
, understood me as making a distinction.
said nothing about Southern Know Moth
, ings.
Mr. TrumbulI--l shall not permit such re-
marks ms those from my colleague to pass
: unanswered. ! shall suffer no man here OF
elsewhere TO state of me things which are
absolutely and totally uniounded If be
means TO say | am, or ever have been a
Know Nothing or connected with any secret
political organization, the charge is basely
Il will not violate the rules of the Senate.
but say-untrue. He proceeded to speak of
the politics Of illinois, saying she was and
r had always had been Democratic State
In the Eighth Congressional District which
gave Pierce nearly 5000 majority, he tTrum-
bull) was elected member of the House by
more than 1900 minority. lie ran rs the
Anu-Nebaska candidate, How did his col
league know he received every Know Moth
ing and Abolition yote-he, Mr. TrumbulU
did not know IT,
Mr. Douglas-My colleague said the rea-
son why he did not accept at Salem my
proposition to resign our seats last year to
test, by reelection, whether he or | repre-
scented Illinois, was that Gov. Madison would
appoint me and another Democrat to ill the
, vacancies, tell him will sign resipna-
ton now to take effect at the noxt meeting Of
the Legislature.
Mr., Brown-Ihat's right.
Mr.. Douglas-Pll give him I'LL Monday
morning to think Of H.
Mr.. Weller-Thats better
+ Mr. Douglas Il said my colleague receiv-
ed every Abolition and Know Nothing vote
in the Legislature. lie dare not deny thai
statement. Why equivocate.
In further remarks, Mr.. Douglas said thai
his colleague had become a chief of the
Black Republicans.
Mr.. Trumbul-l ask my colleague to ex.
I al