Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-12-21

A., tbe IIouse. MIR Clark's resolution in regard
IN those members Of the House who HAD ehdofs,
"A IIcllrr's hook, Was stlll under discussion anu
consumed tho entire session
Mr.. I,ake, oT Virginia, made an aN" sl'rc''
ami was for making the kePn'l''ahs '''''0 '"'
mHsir," ,.,t..
Mr. NIus,n. oI virginia, said that those who
endorsed llrlVeT's Book were mol III 10 NV "'"'"
,rss a. ls Speaker of the liouFe, +,
MIR Keiti. al South Carolina, in an able ana
temrerate suctrlI, showsl that the present s'I'o
oT fs,ling between tho North ani south ANA the
la,e of ,lnhn brown and his deluded followers was
Tie legitimate fruit nj the seed sown hY William
II. S,warl and other Abolition agltators'
Sherman and Curtis made speeches IN 'inii'n-
tiun of their position, and suid ~ Iernhl'ahs
llsy diI not Justify any interference by force he-
tween master and flaNe'
MIR Gihncr offered "A proposition reiirf"uhs
ia, declaration or the Wing aud Democratic plat
forms of 1852, to frnwn down any aud nlluttempS
To agitato the slavery question in or cut OF Com
grcss. u.l,,
Tbe session WIS an exciting one, And lively
time il nnticipatcd before q Speaker IL elected
No vote WIS taken On the election OF Spe"NeF'-
The House adjourned to IL o'clock NJ Tomorrow
WAsmISGroV, Dec. bath Houses "' Con,
cress were chiefly occupied IN the d'SeusS'ph VI
The slayery question, personal eNplahA'"hs' orc
4, m, lIuuse nothing WAS dOne towards tho
election of Speaker, aud no effort made to proceed
90 another ballot ,;,,
W,su,NCroN, Dec. In tho debate when
arose Yesterday in the Senate upon Mr. Mason
resolution, Mr. lrumhull urged his amendlhoht
of inquiry into the seizure oi the I"itrd SU'''s
arsenal ut Liberty, Mo-, and said It womb nave
hcon hotter for the country II That "h'F fau o''"
fully investigated at the time.
Mr. Mason objected to the amendment, lntiini
q, .,,Ig nliNrt puhlrraSS the III
yestigation into tho llarpcr's Ferry Affair." anu
that nnv reelection unihyorahlc to the people OF
Virginia would be- met, rs they deserved, with
contcmp..
Mr. TrumbuI dischimcd any intention OF
speaking disrcsprctrully OF the people oil Virgin
ia, az OF any other State.
llalc Of \. II. denounced the Supreme Court
Of tho United States, aud defined his position on
the slavery question.
Hunter of Virginia deprecated tho introduc'
tion of PARTY ISSUES into the discussion oil surh
a matter. and characterized ilale's lc'ity ns tne
the luugh of an incbriatc over the hcd OF death
/ Mr.. IIunter said the South wished to know
whether the General Government could iurhisn
the remedy for such inyuaiuns if not. the South
woullmalic preparations for taking care oil theih-
selves.
Davis Of Miss congratulated the Senate that
Senator's were ready 50 distinctly TO Gts"yow al
connection with and sympathy for old Brown
Green of No. explained that the arms taken
from tho United States arsenal Mt Liberty Mo-
were simply taken for the purpose o! resisting
the unlawful acts of the Emigrant Aid Society
Crittendan Of KY, thought that lrumOuil
} amendment would do no harm, except TO occupy
tho eomnitte u few days longer.
Wilson of Mass. attributed the Northern sym
pathy for Brown moro to Gov. Wisc's attemP
to implicate Northern public men as accomplice
in the IIarner's Ferry fnray than any other cause
lie hoped the investigation would be thorough
=, whoever vas implicated.