Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-20
CONGRESS.
REPORTED roR ruE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
ssnate. Monday, December 49,

Senate, Monday December 49,
The Vice President being absent, the Sec
rotary called the Senate 10 order.
Mr.. Bright. of Ind, moved that Mr.. fltz-
patrick of Ala. BE- called 10 the Chair.
Mr.. Foot, of Nt.-Mr. Secretary. | be-
ley. i, ha, been the more recent practice 81
,h. Ssnatc. wner the absence OF the ice
President ha, rendered the election ut Il
President l,ro trmju,c necessary. 10 proceed
10 a vote by ballot, and therefore move that
the Senate proceed by ballot IL elect a pre-
siding officer. :.
Mr.. Bright. Of lnd.-Mr. Secretary. if
any Senator objects to the motion have
made, | presume that under the rules a bal
LOT may be necessary.
Mes-rs Fitzpatrick, OF Ala. and Foster,
of Conn. were placed III nomination, and
the Senate proceeded 10 ballot with the io-
lowing result: Whole number Of votes east,
81: necessary for u choice. q. For tltz-
patrick. So Tor Mr.. Foster H.. 81 Mr., Flt1-
patrick was declared elected, and took the
chair
Mr.. Bright. OF Ind, moved that the Pre-
sident ui the United States and the House
OF Representatives be notified OF the cleo
ton: which motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. Pugh. Of Ohio, called up MS resoIu-
ton repcaling that clause Of the act organl-
zing the territories OF Utah and New Next
co which requires the legislatures OF those
territories 10 submit their laws To Congress
for approval or rejection.
Mr.. Pugh desired IL reply 10 charges made
by the Senator from Georgia Mr. i\eIspn)
against the Northern Democracy. The
Northern Democrat, had not constituted
that gentlemen to be their judge. Those
who did not like the association ot the De
mocracy ol the North might seek better
company He quoted II speech OF Senator
lyersun delivered some years since, ana the
Kansas resolutions passed by the legislature
of Georgia in 1856, as maintaining the exact
views. for holding which it was now sought
to drive men from the Democratic party
lie declared that if Mr. Douglas was ex-
PEELED from the chair vi the Committee on
Territories bccsuse Of his popular sovereign
ty opinions, then nine tentns OF the Demo
Gratis of the North were expelled with him.
He continued, arguing the correctness OF the
opinions Of Senator Doug las upon the sub
iect of territorial sovereignty. In reply 10
a question from Mr.. Davis, of Miss, he de-
clared that he believed that Congress had
power to establish a territorial! government,
but not t. supervise Its action. lie avuTed
his uplon that disunion was no remedy either
Tor The South or the North under any cir
cumstances whatever, and closed his address
with glowing euloSy upon the Union.
Mr. Iycrson, of Ca, gave notice that at
future day he would reply to the Senator
from ONO and IL ''yentlate his opinions on
a variele OF subjects.
Mr. Gwin, Of Cal. discussed the question
from the point Of view taken by the Democ-
rary Of California He denied that the doc
truc If Senator Douglas was the doctrine 81
The California Democracy.
Mr.. Lane. oil Oregon, declared that he
did not hold that the opinions al Judge
Dnngi IA and hi, friends, excluded them from
Democratic fellowship. lie did no; agree
with those opinions. nor did majority ot
the Oregon Democracy.
Mr.. Brown, al Miss, delivered a high
rung.um upon the speech OF Mr.. Lane.-
lie said 1t Mas the most thorough national
speech. he had heard since he had been in
the Senate. lie spoke at length. maintain
ing the Southern view of the rights "i S!l-
very in the territories, during wH!ch ran
ning debate took place between the speaker
and Mr.. Push ut ONO.
Al the conclusion af Mr.. Browns speech,
he thanked tie Black Republican, seats, ali
Of which had been vacant during ms re-
marks, Tor their silence and attention, a"d
took has scat.
The senate then at y o'clock adjourned.