The Washington union., 1858-02-27

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The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
the Secretary the Interior in response 10 resou
ton OF the House of January 26 1853 calling for nor
nation communicated 20 him BY Mr. Lander engineer of
the wagon-road, NJ 10 the praeticabity of railroad to
the South Pass and the best method Of constructing the
On motion Of Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri, the commu-
noop referred the select committee ON the Pacc
rap,ad aud ordered to be printed
The SPEAKER also laid before the House evidence
taken in the contested election from the hifd con
gresiona district Maryland and it was referedto the
Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed
QunrIoN PRiviLSdE
The SPEAKER stated the business first In order to be
the consideration of the resolution introduced by Mr.
HoARD of New York, on Friday last for the appoint
ment of select committee to investigate to whether
any undue influence had been exerted by the executive
department of the government to procure the vote of
Mr. Buass Of Ohio against the resolution of Mr. HARRIS
of Illinois, referring the Presidents message on the sub
ect of Kansas the pending question being whether the
resolution should be reccved the ground that 1t in
VOWED the privileges of the House
Mr.. HOARD, Of New York, obtained the floor.
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES, of Pennsylvania, appealed to
the gentleman to give way The debate would terminate
the Indian appropriation bill at oclock and it was
important that they should have the time If he would
give way he would submit motion that the House 60
MIR. HOARD said he willing that it should be post
poned If such the desire of the House
Mr. DAVIS, of Indiana then moved that its further
consideration be postponed till Thursday next which
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES then submitted his motion to
go into the Committee Of the Whole; pending which,
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, moved the House so into
Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union and
take up the private calendar pending which,
Mr. SHORTER, of Alabama, moved that when the
House adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet on Monday
next which motion not agreed toyeas 81, nays 81
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
The question recurring the motion Of Mr. STANTON
Mr. POTTER, of Wisconsin, stated that he rose to a
question Of privilege and proceeding to read from
manuscript which he held in his hand, when
Mr. BURNETT of Kentucky, raised point of order
that it not question Of privilege.
Mr. POTTER said If they would hear him they would
understand his question.
Mr. BURNETT insisted upon his point of order
Mr. POTTER asked the Clerk to read from baltimore
paper Of the 25th-
Mr. BOCOCK Of Virginia. protested against consider
ing it question Of privilege for gentleman to rise in
his scat and read from newspaper. The gentleman
should ask for unanimous consent He did not object to
the gcntlemans proceeding but he did object to its be-
ing considered question of privilege.
Mr. POTTER asked unanimous consent, and caused
the statement which lie had alluded to be read at the
Clerks desk 1t states, In substance, that during the
night session of the House the resolutions Of Mr. HAIR
Rs Of Illinois, while the doors closed during call
of the House, Mr.. WnI0HT, Of Tennessee and Mr. Ell
Lor of Kentucky asked Of the doorkeepcrs to ad
init them through = window, and that the doorkeeper
refused 10 admit them at the suggestion Of Mr. POTTER,
Of Wisconsin Afterwards Mr.. WRIaMr and Mr. EILIoT
obtaining admission approached Mr.. Porter, when Mr..
WRIGHT proceeded to kick Mr. PorrER long he could
stand.
there not particle of truth in the statement and
that whoever pcnncd it had pcnncd deliberate false
hood ss -
The question again recurring upon the motion of Mr..
STANTON,
Mr.. BRYAN, Of Texas, obtained unanimous consent to
introduce the following bills which 'seycnlly read
twice and appropriately referred
bill to ameni net entitled act to divide the
State Of Texas into judicial districts.
bill to provide building to accommodate the courts
of the United States and post office at Austin in the State
Of Texas.
bill alter and create certain collection districts in
the State Of Texas
Mr.. BRYAN also presented joint resolutions of the
legislature Of that relative Indian spoiaons and
they laid the table and ordered to be printed
Tho question then taken the motion of Mr..
SrANros to 60 into Committee OF the Whole the pri
vate calendar and II not agreed toayes r. a.
The question recurring on tho motion of Mr. J.
CLANCY JoNEs of Pennsylvania so into Committee Of
the Whole the state Of the Unon it put and de-
cided in the affirmative ayes l05, noes not counted
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Whole the state Of the Union tbIr HOPKINS of Vir-
gina in the cha and resumed the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the current and contn
gent expenses Of the Indian department and for fulfilling
treaty stpulatons with the various Indian tribes the
year ending 3Oth June, 1859.
Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee said he should endcavor to
make his argument have bearing TO influence the pub
lie mind In reference to the admission into the Union
of the State of Kansas with all the rights and privileges
Of the original States Of the confederacy For the last
few years important events had prccpated themselves
in such rapid succession Congress and the country
that the statesman and the patriot lost in bewder
ment in contemplating the consequences of settlement
of this question: which before them Representatives
of the people This question involved the conclusion of
that agitation, which commenced in $780, upon tho do
mesc Institutions of half of the States of the Union
The first serious disturbance, the first serious agitation
which occurred IN this country in reference to the ques
ton Of slavery took place in 1920 and from that time
until the present, in form other, it had been
the theme of politicians statesmen, and all those who
disposed to iname the public mind, and live for
a time by the excitement which they produced,
There q spirit of revolution abroad, which, If
not checked, might time inaugurate that train
of circumstances referred to by the gentleman from I
nois, Mr. HARMS that train of circumstances which
would destroy the fairest fabric the face of the earth
This was q government Of law and order, and unless
maintained upon thesc principles could mot be maintained
at ALL He no disunionst and wished not to talk
about disunon and yet, if the idea should go abroad
that the dissolution of the Union impossible it only
armed those who would create revolution with an add
tiona motive to commit aggresons upon the rights of
those who might be weaker and in the minority to COM
NIT some aggression upon the rights Of sections Of the
Union, either North or South, which, unless arrested
would bring about dissolution OF the Union. He did
not wish the measure about which they had heard so
much to pass the House under threat of disunon He