The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-20
L A T EST EW $
Thirty-Six Cengress-First srx
Siep

Ahtfty-SiXth Cengress-Firsf scs-
sien.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ~.
Inc Vice President being absent A.
Bright moved that Mr.. Fitzoatrick H..
potnleI Iesioent OF the Senate pro tempoyr.
the Senate had been to proceed to ha,ln. "a
The Senate then proceeded to baiint
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was elected, receiyinp thi,.
ty-three votes; Mr.. Foster received n;na,I,'..
votes, and Mr.. Hamlin one vote.
MI. Fitzpatrick took the Chair. retnr,i,
his thanks to the Senate tor this ran. In"z
mark of their confidence. y" F''
- Inc Omar presented the report of a..
treasurer ct the United States with conf.
VI us accounts tor the third and fourth oi,sr-
tiers OF the year 1859. 4""'
MI. Mason asked tina. his ;nve,,;,s.,,
COMMITTEE be auth orized to employ a a.,
winch was agreed to.
Mr. fugh called up his resolution subn,,,.
ted last Thursday. s"oiH''-
WI. hale said 1t was not in order IN nro,,.,
10 legislative business prior to th.. orae"
ton Of the House. WIG ''sa"'"a
Mr.. Pugh stated that he desired ,,...,.
10 the remarks of Mr.. Iverson the ntbor 'Jpil
anu Ne cared not whether he spoke on ~
.S'olusion or on point OF order. He d.s;,
e ca W uelend the Northern Democracy li,',,
Wy ha. e VI uhsoundness, which did ma;
come with good grace from thoss ~, 49, ~
South whe had not done so mncb rn ~ w. w.
party as the NOrtherners. ~" VIC
HOUSE.
The House met at the usual bo,r
Mr. Gilmer caused to be read na,vs,,,,,
article commenting on an extract trtd,
Boston Tract journal, associative his ra ,ne
ofensively with Helpers book, and sania
among other things, that the south oh1',i,
look ABOUT to see whether or NOT thar ,,,"
traitors ON her own soil. He said sn ts "Si
the article applied to hiB,it was an in,am,,, aS
ana malicious fabrication and falsehood tr,'.,
beginning to end. If he has ever reca;na,
neiper COOK as charged, it must have hsa,,
.nlouSu She mai, out he had no kuowlad',,
G 1na. .ng oo1k ever came into his possessian
Certaihly ne never read SOLITAIRE wnr",
1t. Ever since he had refused r. moi" 81
the Democrats on the Lecompton Goaa "'l!f
lion, which he believed TO ba an ;nf ns'i u
traua ana swlndle, he had beed pursued t,,I
onS lerocity OF tiger and the maliun;t.
devil-He repeated that the who'll a n,ty OF
ation as tar as it was intended to ettaa po b
Is lie from beginning to end. "''"'
Mt. singleton replying to Mr.. Hicsno
eelmpnaucally denied the latter's charge thaf
sne oouth mad violated all compacts a,''i
compromises. Where and when, be askad
mad the South demanded anythinS "H n'
than she was entitled to under the Gons nofr
lionf whenever aggressious were r nt
they were by the stronger on the w maue,
section, and the South was obliged to e tae.
1er present stand with a view to prqss srns
ne spoke of the difficulty in the wa.to,
1sattiing against sectionaism and defen osi y"
me rights of the South; and he said thngs
, mdea ef Senator in Georgia, to BE-
= lug sen o, tae seundness of the Democracy,
ne rep9diated the sentiment that the nay,
Ion OF Mr.. Douglas in Territorial r;rb.I po1','
kin to the Wilmot proviso, or Anf;- u1s was
;laIlc reading from a speech in the CONC
GLOBE, showing that Mr.. Cass sussai,,
I'd the same position. 40" '"S'ap1'