Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-14
CONGRESS.

THURSDAY, Feb. IL.
SENATE.-Mr. Wilson offered resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Commit
tee on the Post Office to inquire into the
causes of the repeated failure of the mails be-
tween New York and Washington, during the
present setsion, and report what legislation, if
any, is necessary to remedy the evil.
Mr.. Crittenden offered a joint resolution,
that the electoral vote of Wisconsin, in the
late Presidential election, being given on day
different from that prescribed by law, was
therefore null, and ought not to have been
admitted and included in the count Of eecto-
tai votes.
After brief debe.e, the resolution was
tabled. Adjourned.
HOUSE, Mr.. Jones OF Tenn, offered res
olution that a committee Of two be appointed
by the House, and one by the Senate, TO wait
Upon Messrs. Buchanan and Breckenridge,
and inform them that they were duly elected
President and Vice President for four years
from the fourth of March, 1857 THE Sem.
ate concurred
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall knew that those
gentlemen were elected, but he desired the
preliminary business transacted according to
the forms of the Constitution. Yesterday
the President of the Senate received report
from the tellers, and on that, while the vote
of Wisconsin was challenged by member of
the House, declared the result. lie denied
the correctness of that proceeding. The two
Houses must, in convention, concur, in order
to produce result and adjust question in
controversy.
After an Intellectual motion, by Mr.. Wall
bridge, to lay the motion on the table, it was
adopted.
MIR. Dunn offered resolution, declaring
Messrs. Buchanan and Breckenridge duly
elected and further, that the vote OF Wis
consin could not be counted without viola-
ton of the Constitution, it not having been
cast on the day designated by law.
The Speaker declared the resolution out of
order, the journal showing that declaration
of the election of President and Vice Presi-
dent was made yesterday. Toreceive the res
olution would disaffirm that fact. Besides,
the House had, constructiyely, approved the
| journal,
The House sustained the Speakers deci-
sion. 5lA
The vote was announced on the motion
made yesterday by Mr., Akers, to lay on the
table the resolution reported from the Com
mittee on ELECTIONS, declaring MIR. Whitfield
| rot entitled to a seat as delegate from Kan
| zas. II was negatyed by majority.
| The further consideration of the subject
was postponed until Saturday week.
A resolution was adopted to close the de-
bate on the tariff bill on Monday next
| The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on that subject.
Mr.. Dewitt spoke approyingly Of the report
of the secretary Of the Treasury, who had
| proposed reduction IN the revenue, by an
enlargement of the free list with such articles
are used by manufacturers in the country.
The legislation heretofore on wool, has had
the effect 10 triple the importation of wooden
| goods, and to stop three hundred and forty
four sets OF machinery and eighteen hundred
looms. If my member OF Congress would
call upon him at Wizards Hotel, aud show
him that he wears an American broadcloth
coat, he would tender TO him the best hospi.
tally the establishment affords. Laughter.
He spoke from an experience OF forty yearsin
working mills, inside aud out, and maintained