Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-01-14
Thirty.Fifth Congress.
Washington, Dec. %.
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Mr.. Stuart presented JOINT resolutions
of the legislature Of Michigan in favor of
the division of that State into two judicial
districts, which were ordered to lay on
the table and to be printed. aa FL
Mr. S. also presented petition of ci-
tizens of ST. Louis county, Minnesota,
praying the establishments of an Indian
agency for the Indian bands Of Lake SUI
perior, which was, referred to the COM
mittee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. King presented a petition of the
New York State Agricultural College,
praying an appropriation of public lands
for an agricultural college in each of the
States of the Union. which was referred
to the committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Foster presented petition of citi-
zens of Berlin, Connecticut, praying the
rdoption of measures for the peaceful ex.
tinction of slavery by fair and ample
compensation to the owners of slave for
their manmnission, which was laid on the
table.
Motions were made and agreed tore
ferring to the Committees on Foreign Re-
lations, Judiciary, Military Affairs, Pub
lie Lands, &C., so much of the Presidents
annual message as refers to those res
pective subjects. rs
Mr.. Slidell gave notice of his intention
to introduce bill for the purpose of ex-
tending the amount for which the silver
coinage of the United States may be of
fered as lefal tender in payment of
debts. 49,
Mr.. Simmons gave notice of his inten-
ton to introduce bill to provide uni
form mode Of ascertaining the value of fo-
reign imports in the legal currency of the
United States, and to prevent frauds upon
the revenue by under valuations of mer-
chandise subject to duties. t-.
The President of the Senate laid before
that body two messages from the Presi-
dent of the United States-one in answer
to resolution calling for documents in
relation to the affairs of Kansas; and the
other communicating copies of correspon-
dence between the Department Of State
and the British and French ministers on
the subject Of claims for losses salledged
to have been sustained tg subjects Of
Great Britain and France Il the bonn
bardment Of Greytown; which were seve-
rally ordered to lie on The table and be
printed. gAe. isis@s ass' 'sssfIt ~ baslltslr
: W nL .J75 HOUSE. 9glv
Mr.. Robert P. Tripre, of Georgia, ap-
peared, was duly qualified, and took his
seat within the bar of the Houee.. a
Mr.. Warren, of Arkansas. submitted
the following resolution, remarking that
he regarded ita question Of privilege, as
} it affected the right of the delegate from
5 the Territory of Utahtoaseat on the floor
, Of the House on an equal footing with
other members
Whereas it appears from the proclama-
/ ton of Brigham Young, late governor
of the Territory of Utah, from the Presi-
dents message, and from later develope-
ments, that the said Territory is now in
: open rebellion against the government of
the United States; therefore,
) ReSolUed, That the Committee on Ter
ritories be instructed to report the fact,
and inquire into the expediency of the
immediate exclusion from the floor of the
delegate from that Territory.
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts objected to
the resolution on the ground that it was
| not question of privilege, and that the
facts contained in the preamble upon
! which the conclusions were based did not
| affect the right of the delegate from Utah
at all. 80
/ The Speaker overruled the objection,
5 holding that the resolution affected the
t right of the delegate to seat, and that
/ the preamble might or might not be adop-
ted by the House.
Mr.. Bocock of Virginia said that he
: had no particular objection to the refer
enee of the resolution to the Committee
: on the Territories, because he was will
, ing that they might inquire and report the
} facts to the House; but he was not prepar-
: ed to say that because a member rose and
: said that State or Territory was in a
state Of moral rebellion against the Union
the representatives of that State or Ter
ritory should be elected froma seat on the
t floor. He did not believe that the House
could set itself up as. grand inquisition
upon the morals of the country. He could
/; not see, however, how any harm could re-
S suit from making this inquiry; but he
S could not say that he concurred that the
r facts stated by the gentleman from Ar
$ kansas were true and sufficient for the
S election of the delegate from Utah.
: Mr.. Marshall of Kentucky did not
!, think that under all the circumstances oi
the case, the House could entertain the
f subject at all. Itwould be observed thai
everything that had been done by Brigham
J. Young had been done in his capacity o.
n sitting governor of Utah. The proclama
ton was the proclamation of the governor
of that Territory, and he had frequently
thought that it would have been mucl
more prudent for the in-going governor t,
have met that proclamation by counte
q proclamation, showing the fact of his owl
V appointment and. of the deposition o
d Brigham Young by the President of tn
-e United States, and thus have strippet
from the shoulders of the latter the cloal
" under which he was now acting. HI
j. agreed fully with the gentleman fror
le Virginia, Mr.. Bocock, that they were nc
Of to look in this hall for the tender of thei
10 seats to the moral sentiments of the nee