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XXXVItn CoNGREss-lst SESSION.
WASHINGTON, December 20.

r ." WARRINGTON, December ~.
SENATE.-Mr. johnson, of Tenn, intro
duced the Homestead Bill, which was read twice.
MT. Pugh's resolution, relative to New Mexico and
Mr. Pugh read an extract from the Dred Scott de.
cison, which he accidentally omitted In yesterday
MI. Harlan moved to amend the resolution by
adding that the Committee on Territories be also
rue e G}psS % Int tss Of s%th9r
their Territorial officers exscutiye legislative and
JUDICIAL, In sach manner as the Legislature thereof
Mr.. Green, Of o., moved to postpone the consid-
eraton Of the resolution: as the committee had mot
yt orssnzed ana ~ ne EVIL Wished e SPEAK on the ques
Mr.. Hale liked the suggestion Of Mr. Green, as 1t
gave him occasion to throw out q few hints. When
Ss n s no s5er aSTP y hs
Senate had ever been elected President he thought
that The reason Of this was wing to tbe ntrodueton
speeches. Gentlemen were drawn out to put their
foot In 1t before they knew where they were going
tendency to shorten these debates. Monday viii be
isot, and gentleman viii have time for reflection in
The motion was then agreed to, and the subject
postponed until Monday. The Senate then ad-
journed.
H0USE-Mr. Taylor, Of La, stated that
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risk Of his health, and he asked some gentleman on
the other side to pair of with him.
every day. Was It quite far to ask gentleman
present to pair off with himl Pairs, were usually
made by individqals themselves, and in cases where
both parties had to be absent. r
Y Mr.. Taylor replied that the question was one of
courtesy and under the crcumstances he considered
not responded to he suggested 10 the @ gente@sn on
the side that they have recource to those
methods familiar to all which would have the effect
grow houS it was bad practice for one
side coming into House and asking the other to
S IT, ss snsns vs e. tss Nhs he ha rs
know what policy, the Republican side intended to
pursue whether they intended to take advantage Of
Mr.. Grow know Of no understanding among his
party on that point, and repeated what he before
The conversation was ended by some gentleman
BE- no diflculty ID finding pair for Mr.: Landrum. ,
to act on his resolution, proposing tie adoption Of
Mr. Holman. Of Ind, said the question of slavery
be an approximation to that end different and con
dieting views are entertained On the subjects but he
urisdiction, under any whatever over
slavery in the Territories, because Il is domestic
institution, the Kansas Nebraska act giving the Peg
pie the right to control their domestic In
their own way. The position OF q portion Of the
South that slavery by the Constintion goes into
r. pos by wdin dress Is
a. unsupported by the Constitution AZ the other doc.
tIine held BY the Republican party, namely, that
potees.es the power to exclude slavery from
Whenever gentlemen talk about dissolyins the
Union, they touch the great heart Of this nation.
There never could be necessity for discussion of
the question In the absence Of proprssty aid feast
bIlity Of such measure.
He presented she views Of Plnkney, Of South Car.
olina, Patrick Henry, Jackson, and others against
the assumed right Of State to secede from the
Union which being the act Of the whole people could
not be dismembered except BY their explicit act He
looked upon this dottre Of secession % an assertion
higher than the law doctrine. These extreme views
came from the extreme North and South, while the
central portions Of this country we're conserya.
Iadana was one OF the most conservative States Of
the Union, as IL shown In all her past history, and
she would never consent that the Ohio River which
washes her southern border, should be the boundary
line between two confederscles. He closed with
glowing eulogium on the Union. ifl5IP
Mr.. John Cochrane,o Of N. j., next addressed the
House, \ .il'lt 500. hff.g o. -l.rN ~
He denied that the Union meetings were Of no &C.
count a. has been asserted; they prepare the public
mind for action He declared that the Union was in
no danger, but strongly censured the infsmmatory.
course Of the Aboltionists and Republicans In en-.
deavoring 70 bring about such event Hs asserted
mocrscy q The NorthStand firm on the principles Of
Whstsvsr iSs ,iserinss Of the South, che North
will project and support 1t in every right No