Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-03-21
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. March Is.

Washington, March 10.
STANDARDIZATION were presented from
merchants and importers of Boston, New
York and Philadelphia, asking for arevisiol
of the tariff.
Mr.. johnson reported in favor of printin!
900 copies of the majority and minorit,
reports of the Territorial Committee ol
Kansas, being five hundred copies for eacl
member.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed the motion, anC
thought the minority reported the SLAYER,
question in mastery manner, its position
being unanswerable, and it was not writer
as reply TO the details of the majority re
port, which he was unwilling to send out
with the endorsement of the Senate, docu
ment containing so many unwarrantable as
sumptions, erroneous deductions and incon
sistencies.
Mr.. Wade asked Mr.. Trumbull to yield
the floor for adjournment.
Mr.. Douglas-Ihop the courtesies of the
Senate have not taken advantage of my
long absense to make an assault on me?
Mr.. Trumbull-No, Sir. l knew moi
whether you were present or absent when
was commenting on the report. did not
introduce the subject or know it would come
up to-day.
Mr.. Douglas-My colleague dares to say,
in the face of the fact, that was absent
He acted with unfairness in attacking the
report when l was detained from the Sen.
ate by i'll health. 1 would ask him within
what reasonable time his speech will be
printed?
Mr.. Trumbull-I think it will be publish
ed on Monday.
MeSsrs. Douglas and Trumbull had a
sharp personal debate involving the sound
ness of their respective political sentiments.
Messrs. Crittenden and Lawrence also took
part in it.
Mr. Douglas-IfI 1 can ask postpone
ment till Monday, 1 will reply to Mr.. Trum-
bulls speech on Tuesday.
Mr.. Seward-Take your own time.
Mr.. Douglas, quickly understand that
game of take your time" The Senator
from Massachusetts ''took his own time" to
circulate a libel on me when the Nebraska
bill was reported. understand my col
league to say he came here as Democrat; ;
that will be news to the Democracy of Ill
inois, and is a libel on the Democracy of the
State.
Mr.. Crittendon interposed and said the
debate had transcended the rules of dccorum.
The Senator had charged libel on Mr..
Trumbull. Sensation.
Mr.. Douglas-I should have been better
satisfied if the Senator from Kentuckey had
when the Black Republicans denounced us
in coarse terms, rebuked them for want of
courtesy.
Mr.. Crittenden-To what do you allude (?
Mr.. D.-When they make coarse and
vulgar partizan assaults on the Democratic
side of the Senate.
Mr.. Cit was not more my business than
that of Others to call Senators to order for
personalities This is not the place for Vi
tuperation. Such matters should be settled
elsewhere.
Mr.. D.-I do not regard the Senator as
good authority in Illinois politics. Twas
speaking of events of which 1 am better ca
pable of Judging than he.
After further colloquy the Chair de-
cided Mr.. Douglas remarks as not personal.
HousE.-Mr. Washburne argued in fa-
vor of the resolution empowering the Com
mittec on Elections to send for persons and
papers in the Kansas case. He said Mr..
Reeder was removed because he would not
be the slave and tool of the President, who
had offered him the mission to China or
Great Britain if he would resign the Govern
Orship.
Mr. Smith of Virginia-Do understand
the gentleman to make that charge?
Mr.. WI have seen such statement in
the newspapers. The correspondent who
made it dared the Washington Union to
deny it, and l dare the gentleman from
Virginia to make the denial.
Mr.. 81 believe it to be bald un-
falsehood. 1t is wrong in any
member to make such a statement.
Mr. WI believe every word. There
are gentlemen who can speak for the Exc
,utive.
Mr.. Mattison continued to defend the
Emlgrant AID Society, and severely CRITICS.
ed the minority report. He condemned the
Squatter Sovereignty, and expressed the
opinion that the difficulties in Kansas were
attributable to the let-alono policy of 1853
on the Slavery question. But, for this there
would have been no flaming proclamation
by the President, nor any order by the Sec
rotary of War to enforce the law.
Mr.. Washburne urged that the Committee
should have plenary power in order to give
an impartial hearing to an honest judg-
nent. He moved the previous question,
which was disagreed to, 76 against 90.
Mr.. Bennett of Mississippi, contended
that Mr.. Reeder set upan extraordinary claim
without a shadow of law or justice.
Adjourned till Monday.
Legislative.