The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-01-08

|. Of the Conventions; the election 10 be
8 sconductcd in obedience to the lsws
!. in force on the 7th OF November
I last.
. II also provides that the Constitu.
tion shall not be 60 constructed as
I, to limit or impair the right Of tho
!. people at any time t0eall conven.
ton Tor the purpose ofsltering, amen.
F., ming or abolishing their form Of gov
. erninent, subject to the Constitution
|, OF the United States. The ordinance
Of the constitution in reference to the
public lands to be rejected. Mr.
!, Pugh stated that he would avail
himself Of an early opportunity to
; explain the provisions Of the bill
more in detail.
Mrs Benjamin submitted q reso.
luton which was referred to the
Committee on Printing, providing
! for printing Tor the use Of the Senate,
twenty thousand copies Of the opin.
IONS Of the Judges Of the Supreme
) Court in the Dred Scott case.
Mr.. Brown commenced speech,
ad vocating tho admission Of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution,
, but had not proceeded far, when he
was seized by vertigo and yielded
the floor, expressing the hope that he
would be able to proceed with his
remarks tomorrow. Adjourned.
! WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.
SEsATE.-Mr. Fessenden, Of Me-,
introduced a bill providing for the
payment Of French. Spoliation
Claims, and moved it's reference to
u select committee of seven. After
debate the motion was agreed to-
Messrs Crittenden, Collamer.
Toombs, Haml;n, Hunter, Davia,
and King were appointed commit
i ee.
Mr.. Sl:dell introduced an amen
datory to tho Coinage Act, relative
to half dollars, and smaller silver
coins.
Mr.. Gwin submitted n resolution,
which lies over, instructing the
{ ommittee on Foreign Relations to
enquire into the expediency Of pro-
viding by law for the appointment
Of q Minister Plenipotentiary to ia
pan.
Mr.. Brown was still too sick to re.
sumo his speech on Kansas affairs
After transacting some business Of
no public Importance, the Senate ad.
journed.
HoUsE.-The House went into
Committee oil the Whole on the state
OF the Union, and took up the Pres
id0nt's Message.
j. CLANCY Jones submitted a se-
ries OF resolutions referring the vari-
ous branches OF the Message to the
appropriate standing committees.
lie expressed a hope that they
would be adopted forthwith, as the
Message had been before the country
nearly month.
I Mr.. Quitman moved an amend.
ment referring that portion in rela-
ton to the enforcement OF the Neu-
Ftrality laws to u select committee Of
five members. lie said that the
country demanded that something
. should be done.
The gentlemen might attempt to
get rid Of these questions, but they
2 were nuw forced uI tho vonsider"
G tinn Of Congress. He had come to
, the conclusion that the greater part
of the Neutrality laws ought to be
} swept away from the statute book 4,
. and he believed that il the larger
e portion of the House would investi-
. gate the subject, they would arrive
at the same conclusion.
. MIR. Qui:man said that these were
. questions which might as well be let
out now. II an intelligent nation
D., like this should think proper to re-.
tain the Neutrality laws, or carry out
9 the recommendation of the President
J.. now, he believed, for the first time
made from the executive chair, that
). is to make them more stringent, he
must be content; but be could not be
T. content until he could bring Con-
e gross to vote on this important sub.
t jec,. He emphatically denied that
: tho law of nations requires indepen.
}, dent states to restrain their citizens
. from hostile aggressions on any 9th.
er power.
Mr.. Clancy Jones said, If he un.
q derstood the most distinguishing
characteristic Of our Government, 1t
was a government Of national, con
: stitutional and common law; hence
i, in framing his resolutions. be propos
] ed, as most appropriate, to refer this
subject to the Committee on Judicia'
ry.
Mr.. Keitt took it for granted that a
. special question like this might prop.
erly be confided to a special com.
T mittee. He understood that the gen
! tleman from Pennsylvania says that
3 the President waived the question
whether or not he was in favor Of a
a repeal or modification OF the Neutral
. i,y laws; but simply asked TO be
0 clothed with new powers to defend
: them.
), Mr. Jones (explaining) says his
d impression was such. He did moi
say that the President has made
8 a waivc. He meant to give no opin
b ion one way or the other; but if the
existing statutes are to be carried oul
a by the courts Of the country, it would
Z be necessary to have further legis
J. ation to enable him to execute
ol them.
:. Mr.. Keitt, resuming, said that the