The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-16
House OF Representatives.
WAsHIsGroS, Jan. Is, Asst.

MARsgx SIGNALS
Mr. PEIros, OF N. ", presented memorial rom vvo
hundred sbpowners, merchants and pilots OF New YORK,
recommending the passage es Rogers Marine sisns'
bill.
PAssAGs THE rsw COINAGE
The House passed the Senate bfi With amendments,
riave to foreign coma. provides that quarier, eighth
ard exleen,h dollar pieces shall be vcsved BY the eds
raj ohScsB at twenty ten and Ave ce1ts but no again
paid out The cent consist OF eighty. eight parts
copper and twelve NICKEL and the coinage Of ESf cent
pieces to cease,
rHn pnflculTg BErwgSN nEsRs, oAMpssSl Asp Rt,sr
Mr. CAaPRsJI OF Ohio risiDg 70 question or privilege
said no unden,otd roprafA made BY hiaB Oh Tuesday
wes considered by Mr. Past insulting to the latter
Mr. Campbell thought due TO him 20 ssy sfck II was no.
his intention TO Insult cast any imputsVon On the gen
tcmhn, ard he now dsavowed any tucb iesign.
Mr RusT o Ark rem nked ut tast time ne nnderstoos
Mr. CsDp7ell's differently, bot wss nov satisfied with
the dissvowsi o. that gentleman.
WAGON JHE sov-a PAss TO CALIFORNIA.
Mr CHAPMAN, Of Nebraska, Introduced q bu, tor the
consuc'on OF wagon road from ihe s'u,h Psss IN ths
Lake Valley 10 Honey Lake Valley on the eastern por-
ion Of the State Of California; and for the establishment
ion for The completion OF the Territorial road aow In
process Of construction IRON opposite Caunc Biaas Iowa
rrsA.rY FOR Assssrsxs
Mr. SNnEb, OF Teun., from the Mileage Committee, re-
ported eh Increasing tue penalty OF tne voluntary 50
Si5 day from their compensatcn, whe.hor Sunday
shall Intervene or both branches have atonrnsd over
Gay exception TO TO made IN case OF the sick
meas Of memhe or of their families
fAanF--viIws OF AsoUraxRr. n CEssI0NIr.
The Hoote went into comDHtee on the 1arta btu.
Mr.. KEirT (eem.) of s. c. SAID no was opposed 10 all
free Isis in measures OF this kind became they would
d,opal duties on articles vnioh were taxed Brsooaing
this subject, ho alluded 10 the slave trade Not
whhssndirg all the efforts for is suppression, had
gone Ycm forty i've thonsand TO hundred and dry
thou,aDd gouls per annum, while the mortality among
th' nG rcr ascd from nvo 70 y PEI centam African
New York, and o.hor Northern cities. The trainers or
the constitution oroboded She formatiou Of geographical
parties and prophied their disyoivng nhaences the
Union II would not be bound oy uescnerous combns.
ttons, queted by sentimental iuvocations Sons men
had announced political millennium in Inc event oil the
eectiun OF Mr. Buchansn but who to come into the
Senate e Stale Of President elect where he had
received thirty thousand Of m'josi'y Was he tcsms.
at hi. record The Senatorial election was the
arst R'afp gun, the dIst Gag which 1uered .. me
mastbsa5 signal OF dAtress He (Xet) need not be
told thai some few tricky men were bought. II a true
elected II either be ause oa derelicton
Of duty ophe part Of national men, or because they we're
10 a minority IN the legislature He dt not speak OF
these things with pleasure, nor me an TO compromss the
future fer she tranquility Of tho present nor help TO con
sstabl,bipg prpcipis. The rresistibe tel dency Of
events TO sectional organizations He did not ngree
iauaster sovereignty he regarded II Is most mschs-
vous dangerous ana demoIAzng doctrine 1t rested On
be fsct tbatthe toveregu SAses OF this Uaon exercising
tho power OF government agents are 70 be
put down by squaers When men say thai slavery
depends on police, they assert that tho,e
u by other parts Of the Union This only
way The other doSrine, that property and
agitation so far from being crushed ont by ,so late esc
-,on has been increased Slavery existed prior 10 law
a as old as the institution OF marriage the nd
vide sll,y ef property td not rso from conpscw
volerce, but srew M ks other rudimentary inst
lpon ae arsned ,nsa was tho very sounaa'aa ot Tue
The Ethiopian has for vo thousand years been In contact
With superior civilization, he W savage ssill Hero
s6.ssh oT.r fnruNa
zion Of seogrs phicsl parties which would lead TO dsso
luton OF the Union; and In this connection showed IN
power and CT the Sonh, coaiendng that she
able 70 ssve her soi rom nvasion conquest and
dsg from dhhcnor. The South mptt and will expand;
sbs v car, ser aAtusions ieto tbe surrounding STAT
lspsipg into mopgeirm The state sights ucu at the
sowh numbering Dine tentns Of the oixcns viii rally
ihose institutions will be saved.
Mr. Bias. (rep OF oho,. aid that Mr.. Ktu had suc
cteded In spg ths, from the earliest riod OF the
world 1t han cen subject raplne and bloodshed aud
sccoup.ed Tor the lie hai been successu In show
irg that those brilliant little republics to which he al
luded fell faded from existence, because their
institutions founded force and inu,uoo Srathcr
than law and slso thA, the world had progressed
iu nng their attention 10 the amsiior Aon Of labor.
Mr. sIANIos lrep OF Ohio rtmars ed that 1t reoned
10 him that tee committee Ought 10 determine wh,hsr
would do business or not therefore raised tho point
Ihe remarks Of Nr. Bliss we're not pertinent TO ho quss
,lon' now, pending he preferred .mssIns this psnt oa
Mr GIrpIsos (rep OF osio hoped that the gentleman
lrom the North would rot undertake to Apply agx nen
freedom OF speech INDUCED Ia the opposite eide OF
lhe chamber.
The CHARMAN DIR washhprn, OF Msine,) WAS under
the inpressicn tna u had been recently ruled thar
ssucral dhcusnon OF order He decided that Mr..
BI1 would eondns himso { to the question penelug.
M WARS {rep Of Ohio, appealed from tho decision,
which the com mittoe overruled.
Mr. Bfias said that no would reply 10 Mr.. Kett,
but he had not prepared binsef TO speak on the Pfes
deuta messsgs. He then reviewed that document
sbnr exceptions TO the positions therein assumed rela
tive slavery, and contending for constitutional power
10 prohibit II IN the Territories.
The committee then rose, and The House Adjourned.