The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

= WAsHISoToS, Dee 22-N
SryArf.-Wilson introduced bill to Sc
cure actual settlers the alternate sections
OF public lands 10 be reserved in grants to
Stuies for railroads.
johnson. OF Tenn, introduced bill 10
grant every head OF family who il ci,i-
zen OF the United States, u homestead of loo
acres. on condition Of occupancy and cult
walton.
HorsE.-Went into Committee on Senate
Treasury Note Bill.
SEsATE.-Ou motion of Mr.. SlideIl. q res
olution was adopted requiring the President
70 com alunlc.sSe the TsxOrd oi tie proceed
ings Of ,hc several naval courts Of inquiry
held in this city.
HousE.--Mr. Grow, Of Penn. opposed
sending forth irrcdesmable paper currency
there being nothing in the treasury TO re-
deem the issue. IL would bat AID TO the
evils which nov prevailed. lie favor, r
loan which would bring forth $1,000, 900 in
coin. now in secret receSses, unemployed,
waiting u safe investment.
AsHIsGTos, De- 90 Px
SEsArE.-0n motion OF Senator Seward. q
resolution was adopted directing JOINT conn
mittee on printing inquiries 10 report wiIe. h.
| er any new provisions Of law are necessary
20 secure the faithful performance OF exist.
ing contract. which provide tor the publica-
| ton OF accurate reports Of the debates %
! the two Houses of Congressl The Senate re-
! stunned the consideration oi the President s
! Annual Message.
! Fitch said If the election took place in
| Kansas yesterday, Congressional action on
\ the subject would soon be required. That
assuming there were no frauds winch would
vitae the election, Inc desired that tue de-
cision OF ths peup.c of the Territory whether
/ M ay IL Ia lf4
| supposed 70 inhuence his opinIODs. He
| therefore wished TO speak on the su5,cct ia
advance OF any possible knowledge here OF
the character OF the proceedings at that
| election He would remark ia advance,
| while he should ieel bound to comment en
solnc views expressed by Douglas, ne did not
desire To read him out OF the Democratic
party, but he would say, :. man might by his
own .o,unt.Iy aet, eit.er by promoting dis
\ coId IN the party, or sOine Other meaiis, place
himself beyond the pale of the party organ
/ izaton. He hardy thought that the old
Democratic party us such were put to the
| necessity of reading persons out of their Or
| ganizatlun. IL, however, there were any
men in the Democratic party who wished 20
take position outside he party, or who at
/ temp ed 10 fvnIent uISco, ia the party in re-
lurn for some IaIcied grievanse IN time past,
they would DO we'll To surrender forever 81, Ia
I W
days Of Burr TO those OF Van Buren,. lie
was in favor OF admitting kansas with
whatever constitution she might present
| here PROVIDED IL be republican III form.
| The convention had The power TO submit the
constitution or Withhold IL, and were respcn-
sibie only u the people of KANSAS for the
manner in which they exercised that right.
lie desired to adopt course productive oi
the least evil TO the greatest number.
L. a
own showing, Fitch differed from the Presi-
dent on one point, and yet the Senator from
Indiana had charged him with faction. II
differing from the President was faction tina;
| Senator had double the amount OF faction
| with himself. tie had not become mere
scryile locl of any President, so as to feel
himself bound to take every recommendation
without exam.n ng wheth.r it met his APP
probation or not. With regard to harmony
IN the Democratic party he had only to say
thai if Democratic Senators and the Presi-
dent would stand by the Cincinnati Platform
there would be harmony between them all
and himself. He said, call it faction, call il
what You please, intend TO stand by thu
Nebraska bill, to stand by the Clncinnat
PlatfCrm, 20 stand by the organization and
principles VI the Democratic party. defy
opposition from whatever quarter i. may
come. lie predicted that before the layse o
, sixty days he would be in harmony with
those that were most relied upon now L
crash him. and the principles of the Nebras-
ka bill. In admitting the Lecompton Con.
stituuon he looked upoa Conversion a.
triek and fraud upon the rights OF the people
and with or without slavery he was opposed
to giving their work the sanction of Con
, gress. He was well aware of the object o. al
their t.acks upon him. Perhaps his oppo
nents thought they could worry him out
but be would tell them that if he found hi
, strength failing he would 60 off to recruit hi
energies and come back and take rakini
fire at the whole of them.
During constitutional debate, which occur
!. | cd between Douglas and Fitch, the former il
;.deY 70 srstsin his previous remark he coul