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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %

WASHINGTON, Feb %.
SENATE
The Senate passed a bill to amend the act of
March 3rd, 1857, limiting the liabilities of ship
owners.
Mr.. Bell of Tennessee, offered the resolutions Of
his State Legislature respecting his opposition to
the Nebraska bill, endorsing the Lecompton Con-
sttution and intimating that he ought to resign
He referred to the date of the resolutions, February
10th, being four years after his vote which they
sured. 1t had been usual, he said, when the con-
stituents of a member of Congress felt agrieved at
his course to act promptly,
He referred to the fact that the resolutions en-
dorse Internationally the repeal ofthe Missouri com
promise notwithstanding the mschevous results of
that repeal, have become patent and unmistakeable
which, in the language of the President have con-
vulsed the Union to its very centre,-ighted the
flames of civil in Kansas, and produced dan
gerous sectional parties throughout the confedera-
cy. He alluded to various elections in Tennessee
since the vote called in question. Showing that the
Kansas and Nebraska bill was but slightly alluded
/ to in the canvasses.
Mr. Fillmore, who declared, that had he been a
member of Congress, he would have vo ted against
the Nebraska BILL received $4,000 votes in Tennes-
see for President, and Mr.. Etheridge who voted
against the Nebraska bill returned to Congress
| BY an increased vote. He thought that at no time
since the repeal of the Missouri Compromise had
there been anv settled indication of opinion in the
/ South on that question: and he believed, if fair
and impartial vote could be taken on that question:
there would be an overwhelming majority pronoun-
cling it the most unfortunate Congress ever
passed.
Mr. Bell said he regarded the doctrine of insruc-
tons as contrary to the spirit and the literp pro-
visions of the CONSTITUTION. Democratic Senators
were disobeying their instructions every day There
were many important facts connected with the Lee
compton Constitution of which he had satisfacto-
nv knowledge and he did not believe the Tennessee
LEGISLATURE knew more about them than he did
| Mr. johnson, of Tennessee said he regretted to
differ from his Colleague but justice to- the Demo
cratic party of Tennessee, required him to speak.
He reviewed Mr.. Bells statements, saying that in
1855 when he, (Mr. Johnson) was elected Governor
the Nebraska bill was the main ISSUE In the Pres
! idential election of 1885, the Democratic party ON
like issue, victorious in that State. No
doubt therefore, large majority Of the people of
Tennessee condemn his colleagues course. He pro-
ceeded to biscuits the question of popular sovereign
ty and to advocate the admission of Kansas, under
the Lecompton constitution. He asked Mr.. Bell
whether nd would vote for the admission under that
instrument in consequence of instructions, with
! out.
| Mr. Bell said he would not, in consequence of
any instructions of the Legislature, unless he was
fully convinced and beloved the instructions were
founded upon full understanding of the subject
in all its bearings and consequences.
After further debate the Senate adjourned.
HousE-The House on re-assembling, went into
Committee of the Whole on the Indian Appropria-
! ton bill
Mr. Burroughs indicated the North from the
charge of sectionalism preferred by Southern gen.
tlemen referring to statistical facts showing theim
mense preponderance of the expenditures of the
Government in behalf of the South over the North,
and contrasting the superiority of the North over
the South in industry, wealth, population, educa-
! tion ETC.
He proceeded to denounce Presidents Pierce and
Buchanan for their course on the Kansas question.
Mr.. Smith, of Va, called him to order. 1t was
disgraceful, he said in gentleman denouncing on