Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-12-15

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| titled JAMES BUCHANAN.
| NAsHISGTos, December SLh, 1857.
Meeting O. tho Tairty-FftA Congress y;r. ses-
Washington Dee 7.
The weather here to-day is charming. Dove
crowds IA the galleries and other portions ol tke
| capitol, aud the greetings between members
and friends are pleasant and exciting
| SENArE.-Fltty Senators were present whom
| the body was called TO order by the Secretary
who read a letter from the Vice President, stat
! ing that he would not be able 10 reach " ash
| mgton by the commencement CT the session.
| On motion Of Ar. ReGjat>in, a resolution Va.
| adopted, that the oath presented by the Con.ti-
| InlIon be administered to the new Senator. by
| NJ. Brgh', the oldest member preseat An
! drew 10 ton. of Tennessee, and Daniel
Clark, OF Jew Hampshire. new members took
! their seats, and the Senate then proceeded
| to ballot for President, pro TEN. Hon Beuiam-
| IN Fitzpatrick, OF Ala, was chosen and return
| ed thanks for the honor conferred upon him.
| The usual resolutions to inform the President
! that the Senate WAS organized and ia readiness
| tor business were then ad opted and the Senate
went into executive session -eoHtirined Geo. v.
| Bowman, editor of the bedford. Pa, .zette as
| Superintendent of Public Printing.
The Senate adjourned without traaSacting
! any other bl slness.
| HoUSE-Ou call of the roll at / o'clock, %.
| members answered TO their names. and quor-
un having thus been ascertaincd 10 be present
| the House proceed to the election ot Spoaker.
James l.. Orr, OF S, c.. WIS nominated by Ir.
Jones, Of Team. and Hon. q. \. Grow, OF Penn.
by Mr. Banks, with the following result
Orr. l2S Grow, 81; scattering Ia. Mr. Orr
vas declared elected.
The announciation of the result was greeted
with APP larse.
The Clerk appointed Mess-s tsphens of Ga,
| and Banks, OF Mass, committee to conduct
Nr. Orr to the chair.
The oath was administered by Mr. GidiIn.s
, On assuming 1t, Mr. Or expressed thanks for
the honor conferred him, and said the deli
cate and responsible duties of the chair would
be comparatively light if he should he 50 tortu-
uate is 10 secure the cordial cooperation OF the
members IN dl.patchiHg business and upholdiur
the dignity of the House.
He promised TO administer rules which may
he adopted with hrmuess and imparjIaiItY.-I
The great business coHtidcd to them, aduon-
fShed hem 70 cultivate patriotism expansive
rs the csnfederatiun itself He cherished the
hope that business would be transacted to pro-
mote the Interest and happiness of tho entire
people; that the Constitution would be main
tanned in its integrity, and thai their legi5 alton
would quicken the greatness and glory of our
common country.
The members were then sworn, advancing by
delegations Tor that purpose.
On mot ION of Mr. Gllngman, the rules of the |
last house adopted till otherwise ordered, /
with proviso to the 23d rule, that wAeuey
er a committee shall occupy the morning hours
twuEdavs { shall b, the order for such commit
tee report further until other Committees shall
have been called in turn.
Mr.. Clingman alluded to the fact that the
sessions mDunpolIzcd the morning hours com
pelling the committees to rely Oh the courtesy
If The house to make reports.
MIR. Florence gave notice OF his intention to
introduce bill tor the entire suppression OF all
bank notes as currency or of bank notes of a
les, denomination than 500 as 4 circulation in
the District Of Columbia. Adjourned.
Washington, Dec. s.
The House was occupied entirely except I'll e
time devoted to the Presidents Message to 4
debate on the Partnership without coming to auy
conclusion.
SGNArE.-The message ofthe President of the
| UaIted Stntes was received and read.
Mr.. Douglas submitted a motion for the print
ing OF the usual number of copies of the mes
5 tge and documents, aud $4,000 copies thereof
for the of the Senate. He remarked that he
coucurred heartily and cordially IN she views OF
the President with tue exception OF that P r
ton relating to Kansas and the action Oh me
Lecompton Convention.
At an early day he would express his views
and give reasons why he believed that The peo
pie of Kansas bad not been left AS the organic
act declared, perfectly free to form and regu
late their institution IN their own way.
NJ. Gwin offered substitute that the print
ing be executed Ivy the printer to the Senate as
/ at the last session.
Mr. Stuart concurrcd in Mr.. Douglass views
respecting the LEGO npton IN Vemen'. Al a flu
ire day he would 5 eak on tie subject, a al IN
si>t to the extent OF his ability that the people
/ of Kansas ,hould be treated like all others, and
/ have the fullest opportunity to have and to
regulate such institutions as they wished to
! live under
| Mr. Davis concurred in the views of the Pres
| id en- On the Kansas question, and would await
the promised te.ua ks OF Nj Douglas before he
/ expressed his own views.
/ Mr. BIgIcr gave notice that he should defend
the position assumed by the President to the
! best of his ability, and that he would respond
to Mr. Douglas.
Mr. Douglas accepted Mr.. OWNS substitute.
Mr. Hale spoke III opposition to tie Constitu-
! ton formed by the Lccompton Convention, ar
guing that it perpetuates slavery In Kansas, no
matter whether the people accepted or rejected
the slavery clause.
Mr.. Seward should be glad to hear the sup
porterS OF the President explain his position,
Tor it seemed to him that the message very
lame and impotent IN its arguments on Kansas,
and that something more would be required to
satisfy the people than Is contained III the doc
ment itself He trusted that the debate on this
point would rot be delayed long. for before we
were aware of 1t there might be civil war in
Kansas After reviewing other parts OF the
message. he said he hoped that it would be I'M
derstood that on Utah affairs Congress was sub
stautiaiiy unanimous ; that the world might bc
assured that the Government OF the Unlicd
STATES would not suffer It's fame to be taruished
It's power IN suited and the lives of It's citizens
destroyed by an enemy, entrenched though Il
be in the Rocky Mountains and u9dert the form.
Of the Constitution of the United States.
Mr.. Mason was free 10 declare that all infor-
. nation for the last six months relative to Kan
s5s affairs, had come from questionable sources
If he understood the Presidents position, auC
; he thought he DID, the Presidents position V q
impreguable.
Mr. Trumbun denied that the -lattre @
Kansas had authority To initiate tn
1t was, according to q speech once
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