The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-09
COMPRESSION AL.
Thirty-Fifth Consress-First Session.
TUESDAY, pno. 8, 1867.
SENATE.

rs 81. SENATE.
Iiotf DAVID g. REID from the State of North CARROLL
ma appeared in mn ssat this morning go
MESSAGE FROM TILE HOUSE OF nErrfsr~furvEs.
A message was received from the House of Representa-
tiyes by Mr. Allen their Clerk informing the Senate
that quorum Of the House had assembled and that the
House had completed its organization and was ready to
proceed TO business ALSO announcing that the House
had passed resolution for the appointment OF commit
tee Jointly with such committee may be appointed on
the part of the Senate to wait the President OF the
United States and inform him that quorum OF each
house assembled and that Congress ready to
oeive any communication he might be pleased to make.
g" .@ ~ RESOLUTION ADOPTED - IT,. ~.
Mr.. BRIGHT submitted the following resolution I
which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to: ..af s. aa-a..t
Resolved That a committee consisting of three mem
bers be appointed jointly with the committee appointed
on the part of the House of Representatives to wait
the President of the United States and inform him that
quorum of each house has assembled and that Congress
is ready to receive any communication he be pleased
to make. ga '@ d - aH .+.3
On motion by Mr. BRIGHT, - s..
Ordered That the committee DO appointed by the Pres
And Mr.. BRIGHT, Mr. BloLER, and Mr.. CoLLAMER were
| accordingly appointed. re ... .I. '@ 81 *
Mr.. HALE remarked that there had been laid on the
tables of senators copies Of the estimates of appropra
be much used for reference he moved that copy of
the be bound for the use of each senator which
was agreed to.
NOTICES BILLS, .".Hs .a~....
Mr. REID gave notice of his intention ON some early
day to introduce bill making appropriation for
peting the harbor and removing distractions ut the
mouth of Cape Fear river
Mr. CLAY gave notice of his intention on some early
day to introduce bills of the following titles:
bill to detach the port of Selma, Alabama, from the
collection district of New Orleans and attach It to the col
lection district Of Mobile Alabama. srra
A bill repeating all laws parts of laws allowing
bounes to vessels employed in the bank other cod
fisheries. 1872 ~F"'..
sundry papers were withdrawn from the files of the
Senate for the purpose of being referred to the Court of
Claims.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
Mr.. BRIGHT, from the joint committee appointed to
wait the President of the United States and inform
him that the two houses of Congress ready to
ceve any communication which he might be pleased to
make reported that the committee had discharged that
duty and the President had replied that he would imne-
dately communicate with each house of Congress in
writing " ".".| '' "'t r"@@ "@" "
Shortly afterwards the annual message of the President
received and read by the Clerk When its read
ing had been concluded, which occupied nearly two
hours,
Mr. DOUGLAS submitted an order for the printing of
the usual number of the Presidents message and
panying documents and also for the printing of fifteen
thousand extra copies thereof for the of the Senate
In submitting the above notion Mr.. d. remarked that
he concued cordially and heartily in the views of the
portion relating to Kansas and the action of the Lcomp
ton convention from that portion of the message he to-
tally dssented and at early day he should express his
views and give the why he believed that the eo
pie Of Kansas had not been left the organic de-
clared perfectly free to form and regulate their nsttu
tons in their way. % hr.aH aw aa .s.r.r
Mr. GWIN submitted a substitute for the order to
print to the effect that the usual number of copies of the
message and documents be printed and also fifteen thou
sand extra copies thereof the work to be done by the
printer to the Senate at the last Congress at rates not
ceedng those established by existing laws and also that
all other orders to print made by the Senate shall be
ecuted by the printer the same terms.
Mr.. STUART concurred with Mr.. DOUGLAS in what he
had said respecting the message. While the principal
topics in the message had been treated in able and sat
isactory he must dissent from the conclusions Of
the President with regard TO Kansas matters He be-
eved that the principles of the organic act had been vio
lated by the Lecompton convention and that in event
could the people of the Territory be left the
ganic act declares they should be- perfectly free form
and regulate their institutions in their way At
future day he desired to be heard this subject at
length and in his action hereafter, heretofore he
should insist to the extent of his ability that the people
of Kansas should be treated like all ohesshoud have
the fullest and feest opportunity to form and regulate
such institutions they may fit to live under wheh
they were in accordance with those Of his State
against those of his State would not at all affect his
action. ..,g
Mr.. DAVIS understood to concur in the views of
the President concerning the Kansas question but said
he should await the extended remarks of the senator from
Illinois before he expressed his own views. ~
Mr.. BIGLER gave notice that he should defend the
position assumed by the President the best of his a
ity and should reply TO the senator from Illinois when
he should make his speech.
Mr.. PUGH hoped that portion of the documents i'm ref
erence TO Kansas would be printed possible.
Mr.. DOUGLAS accepted the substitute for his resoiu-
ton offered by Mr. GwIs. .ars ru t,n. tf
Mr.. COILAMER and Mr. FESSENDEN thought Il bet
ter to have the accompanying documents examined by
the Committee Printing before ordering ektranumbes
of them to be printed. ..arFs.
Mr.. HALE argued at some length in opposition to the
constitution framed by the Lecompton convention
tending that il would perpetate slavery in Kansas
matter whether the people accepted the slavery clause
rejected it. .' f'.f"lnT Il
Mr. SEWARD said that il seemed to him that the mes
sage very lame and mpotent in its argument the
Kansas question, and that something would be
cesssry to satisfy the public mind than contained in
the document itself He hoped that the debate on this
point might not be delayed very long, snce before
of It, there might be civil war in Kansas He
congratulated the Senate that upon the subject Of
foreign relations the disposition Of the administration
WINS pacific and at the time firm and mindful of
rights II source of modification and pain TO him
that the just and liberal treaty framed by the Senate at
the last session concerning Central America had been
Iected bv Great britain He aludcd IN the Utah