Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-26
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WAsH.EGTos, Fet. I9.-SEsATE-The
private Calender sas taken up.
Mr. Tyerson said that Mr. Davis wished 10
yepiy to some remarks made by others on
the Army bill, before 4 vote was taken. and
moved for a postponemeat, which was agreed
10; and the Senate adjourned until Tues
day.
Houss-Ms. Hoard (S. " rose to u
to be read, a letter from Burns, OF Ohio, to
the following effect:
~ GU took occasion. on Friday. TO read
from the New York Tribune q false aBd foui
slsnder sgainst ne. tue tenor OF which you
knew the chrages set Iorih, if true, Womb
disquslify me froin holding a seat IN this
House. and you repeated the siandcr Win
out prosocntlon- pronounce the paragraph
a siander of the fouiest kilid. Il you sup
pose me guilty of the crime, nsk you 70
examine into it's truth or faisebnod, and u
innocent, you should Get the right"
Mr. Hoard desired 10 respond TO the letter
but objections were made. Hs insisted that
he had a rigLl: 10 be heard, on the ground
that. Mr. Bur1,s' Ictter was tbreatnins and
calculated TO in,irnidate him.
Mr.. Burnett (Ky.) cpiied Mr.. Hoard to or
Ger saying that he could explain by letter.
Mf. Giddiugs (o.) waited TO know wheth-
er The frieRds of Burns ~oald Insist upon i
reply.
Objections were ea.de,
On motion It was resolved that when She
House adjourn Il shall be until TUESDAY
next.
The private Calender was then tskeB up.
Mr.. Hatch made a personal explanation.
Is said that during his absence yesterday
Mir. Z-lficofef made q personal allusiUn 10
him. lie sought 10 bring befUre the House
credible authority for their existence, namely,
a ioornal Of New York, He did not vouclI
for the genuiness uf the o4,hs. T.le gen
tlemeR branded this allegation as false. Il
MIR. Zollicoffer were right. rhea he was al
issue with the authority, When I make ii
personal issue with any gentlemen, in or
outside OF the House, / ann responsible, but
annot be diverted from meetings question
involving the constitutional rights .; fellow
citizens by the gen'lemsn giving it 4 person
al os local application. Such oa'h4 may not
exist III Tennessee, and | did not aiiege that
MT- Zollicofer or any other. gentleman had
taken such obligaiione.
He had merely expressed his belief that
men in taxing such oaths, acted in direct vi
ofation of the constitution.
Mr.. Zolicofer said that possibly he had
Inexperienced the spirit ac,uating Mr..
Hatch. TIE obligations which he had read
az those of the American party were not
either in the letter Or spirit Of those ADMIN
isterej. in Tennessee. Being a member OF
the American party. he felt i, 10 be his duty
to throw off the imputation that the oaiiga-
lions were reasonable.
Mr.. Gilmer, interposing. said he would
have preferred that Mr.. Zoilicoffer had not
replied as Mr., Hatch had acknowledged tlia,
he was elected by foreign VOTES. (Confu,
sion and cries of order.)
Mr.. Zollicofer, resuming, said he did not
wish to make a PERSONAL issue. 1: he had
misapprehended MF. Hatch he had nothing
more to say.
Mr. Hoard, in personal explanation sent
to the Chair a paper, r~ecitIng that a state
ulent. had been made by a member vi the
House, that Mr.. Burns had stated to the lat
ter, on the subject of his (Burns') vote on
the Kansas Committee resolution, that he
was to have certain official patronage at
/, his disposal; that Mr.. Burns, by thus freely
ayowing his sentiments, afforded a ground
for the belief that improper Influences had
been exerted to bias his vote, aud concluded
with a resolution for the appointment OF u
Select Committee 20 inquire whether itnpsop-
CT attempts have been made by persons in
the Executive Department, or OF her persons
20 influence the action of the members Of
the House BY the promise of patronage.
Mr.. Hoard disclaimed any personal un.
kindness against Mr. Burns, ba. said that he
could not be diverted from his purpose by
side Issues. Last Friday, he said in the
House, that the Executive Department was
endeayoring TO influence votes BY the be-
stowal or patronage, and circumstances con.
nected with Mr.. Burns justified the charge
N. Burnett objected to gentlemen bring,
ing a personal difficulty into the House IN
der the guise OF a privileged question,
Mr.. Burns had pronounced the charge q,
false, and was responsible for shat he Ia;
said.
Pending The question the House adjourn
ed until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-FIoUsE.-The
House went into COMMITTEES Of the whole
or the iuuian appropriations.
Mr. Burroughs indicated the North from
the charge of sectionalisut, preferred by tle
Southern gentlemen, referring to the sIatis-
teal facts showing the immense snperabun-
dance of expenditures of the Government in
behalf of the South over the North, and con.
t~rastiDg the superiority Of the North over The
South, III industry, wealth. population, edu.
cation, &c.
Mr. Burroughs Proceeded TO Genounce
Pierce and Buchanan for their course on thc
Kansas question, when hIr. Smith (Va.) cali
ed him to order saying, it was disgraceiul ii
gentlemen denoucing en- si.is four a co
ordinate branch of the Government.
fCries of "No! No."l
Mr.. BoHrfcughs would DC harry il HI
could say in his heart that he honoret jaime!
Buchanan, but he mus. be allowed 10 gpcal
his candid opinion, and was proceeding
when Mr.. Smith again interrupted him.
Much confusion occurred, during which
his hour closed.
Mr.. Curry 1Als.l con,ended Tint the lie
compton Constitution was adopted under I'll,
forms of law by conservatives and law abid
ing men, and was opposed only by iactionist
and rebels.
The action of the Convention was con
elusive and it is absurd to say that the Legis
lature of Kansas can interfere with ii. Tn
Constitution is valid without its submission
to the people.
Some Of his friends speaa u compromise
like his colleague. If Congress was to or
der the submission of the Constitution L
the people, it would be a violation of the or
ganic act, and a direct intervention in I'll
affairs of Kansas to coe-se the people t
Congressional dictation, . This would b
worse than Black RepubIicanism.
He contrasted the political and social in