The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-22
PROCEEDINGS or THE THIRTY.SIXTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

WAsHINGTOY, Dec. 2l.-Mr. IYERsoN gave notice
OF his intention to introduce bills amending the act
establishing the Court of Claims, and changing and
regulating the mode of appointing cadets at the
! West Point Military Academy
! message was received from the President of
| the United States, transmitting executive commu-
nlcatons, whereupon the Senate went into execu-
! tive session.
The doors being again opened, Mr. Bright sub
| mltted resolution for the appointment of Stand
| ing Committees. cas- 3l--nays 10. strict party
vote. except that of Mr.. Pugh, who voted nav
The following constitute +he Standing Commit
| tees:
Slidell, Polk, Crittenden, Seward and Sumner.
On Finance-Messrs. Hunter, Pearce, Gwin,
! Bright, Hammond, Fessenden and Cameron
On Commerce-Messrs Clay, Bigler, Toombs,
! Clngman, Salisbury, Hamlin and Chandler
On Military Afairs-Messrs. Davis, Fitzpatrick,
johnson of Arkansas, Chestnut Lane, Wilson and
King
On Naval Affairs-Messrs Mallory, Thomson,
| Slidell, Hammond, Nicholson, Hale and Anthony
On Judiciary-Messrs. Bayard, Pugh, BENJAMIN,
Green, Powell, TrumbuIl and Foster.
On Post Office-Messrs. Yulee, Gwin, Rice,
Bright, Wigfall, Hale and Dixon.
On Public Lands-MesSrs. johnson of Arkansas
johnson of Tennessee, Lane, Pugh, Bragg, Harlan
and Bingham.
On Private Land Claims-Messrs Benjamin,
| Polk, Wigtall, Grimes and Ten Evck.
On Indian Afairs-Messrs. Sebastian Fitch,
Rice, Haun, Hemphill, Doolittle and Clark.
On Pensions-Messrs. Thomson, Clay, Salisbury,
Powell, Dur5ee, Harlan and Grimes.
| On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. ToOmbs Crit
IeIueh, Nichoisoh, Durkee ana Zen EycS.
On Claims-Messrs. Iverson, Mallory, Bragg
| Simmons and FOOte.
On the District of Columbia-Messrs. Brown.
Mason, johnson of Tennessee, Yulee, Kennedy,
| "%i.I''T m - ""u y" i'sIn' -. M
! hill, Simmons and Trumbu
! On Public Budings-Messrs Bright Davis,
! Kennedy, Clark and Doottle.
] NJ
| fian Fitzpatrick Ham Callahan and Wo1o
To Audit CONTINGENT Exnnnsas of tha Seno+o
| Messrs. Johnson ol Tennessee Powell pn1ram ~,
/ DIXON 81 "''
/ On printinr-Massrs Fitch Davis o,,l ,.t.
On Enrrossed BiIIsINeszrs Lane Ei,1nr ari
| Harlan
On Enrnllad PilIs-Nassrs Uoup SorIsb,,rr- = i
Bingham '''N'''"'' anu
On the Iibrary-Messrs Pearce. Bavard and
| Collamer
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
/ Mr. DAyIDsoH said he saw no usa fnr tho ;ndul
4 gencc of harsh LANGUAGE and he certainlv had M
desire to wound the FEELINGS of any gentleman He
liked to have freedom of sPeech for himself and
/ therefore wouId meyer trasnoss on that rirb+ os
applied to others TWAS n crave error 70 SOW
| that tba Scuth wants to forco sIo,orr ito ~ IT,
/ ritories All tbnv ask and which t6o,r ora da+o
mined TO have is that their rights sboI ha ,rotot
ed in tho com,non Tnrrtorios of tbo no,,,t ''~''
/ He haIongnd tn tha Votionoi Ror,norSoo, rf
trouhlas cvst in tbe marty Iet tTar, bo sa+tid id
of tha orpanization IIn was villina IsI,1nos',
should be sbv-poncs" While ha vonteJ tho
Housn crrani1ei no would ro,-or ,a,,,o,t 80 10 :.
nv tba aIGction o} a ,ro, ,,rI,rsa ,,o,tI :; tiJ ~
tbo Hood sn;It IN +bo Torit;S H. 20 D
Iiared in thn doctrino of saceSsion od Iid ~ he
iieve in il n bt ba tbo ,,on,in +, o',' uS ue
ad tIJ ~, C0 PsIPio Ie ass i5N H Gu
was o ott oJ II % m - ~. Tss tlitt
/ cior, con. ba,o 10 -, - LIS - P ~
i h. tIi W. PuDo opinlon wHo
| Son+Lorn bnI rbiob 80 ,,, ~ - a. e"e -" n".e
II 1 p ~
| Rubcon. on must stop where you are, Or the
Jects for which the Cone"eraey was formed must
cease. lie would candluIy tell gentlemen that un
less such ralds as those oil John Brown shall be
stopped, there VIII be war between the North and
,he south ne argued thaG the tepuDhcans were
mere as party TO strlKe down the rights OF the
HpHtilerh otdIeS'
| ne hau no uoupI 'uaI 5oe"dIu speecl at h"ches
LGF SuPeriiiuuctu 'ouh drown Iaiu III Virginia.
ne believed IN the remarK IN helper oooE' that a
"ireesoler was only taaPoe IN an advanced stage
y, r, MT an Is IIe iully Ge
yeloPed frog. LLapghter;l According 10 the
teachings ol liclier U0oh' tne Faiu III irSIhla was
committed. NO hepupllcan mere mas hau the nerve
elther 70 oenounce OF approve Tue aaylce ior nur
Ser anu scG'aoh tqntaheu IN LIisiPer 9ook; lie nae
oono oc ,ad oa, @ ;o ~ t
le?to VI '' "a a. u " o " ~ o VI tI' r
- NON anu 'o ans Mele" 'lldC ne Wouto wait o
tJ s.v ~ SG - 'Eo nus zen coni
m mlI.eu anu - oeiSie 'no "I:
n ,L "I ~ ;II "n" l'si
llGaNeI tne fepuIiiC"nS az d: q ~ IspolsiDle
MI Cohb'ol A'ap'nT' sdU Ii"'"l'gl SCI vice !"
th @ tgen years IN tniS llouse he was Iunillteu u
Lhu tlaI ne hau 10 "SS9ciatG WIN LnoSe VINO en-
uotsel LegiPer p3oh' Ms NNl'' EoDp - constItu
ents had heard all ABOUT brown ralu ana yet theJ
prayed tor the perpetmty OF the Cmon lie haC
oeen compromise man. out was now zone wlth
compromises lie referred 10 Tue ooqih Americans
anu dshcu thelu "HetHei 'heg "VuIu HoI heiP u
elect Speaker.
MI IaTHERlDGE rePhed that %hen the Democrat
coulo sho" thaU Ihey couiq concentrate tneh
forces on any one democrat theh II WSuld be time
to consider the pIopoSltlon' In turther reply NJ
said that he would vote tor Democratior speaker
only in a certain contingency.
Mr.. CoBB wanted 20 know why all the Southern
opposition yesterday did not vote for Mr.. Boteler
when twenty Democrats voted Tor hm
| Mr.. ErHERlDGE rephed that all the southern op
pOsltlon WOuld vote lor MIN at the proper time !
would only be IN the last resort however, that HI
instruments in forcinp on an unwilling DeOpIe tn
most consummate despotism ever attempted on
free people.
Mr.. ORB having concluded his remarks
Mr.. BOrEGER, in neat speech, after eloquent,
thanking his friends for their kindness eynresss,
toward him, withdrew his name a candidate to
Speaker and before he took his seat he nominated
Gen. MillsOn, of Virginia, for Speaker.
There were loud and enthusiastic cries for vote
and everybody seemed anxious that the Hous
should again attempt the election OF a Speaker.
Mr.. CLARK, OF New York, arose and made
speech on the subject OF organization. lie dehne'
his position at some length, and gave his definition
+ of what it was to be Democrat; He had differed
! from the ADMINISTRATION on ITS territorial pohcy
and without design ana reIech9n ne iound hlmsei
voting Wlth '"oSe IRON Wholn ne Politlcay ulliet
ed. lie spoke OF the eh0rts Oh federal and municI
pal oAce-hoaerS 70 DreaK MN gown, ana sald ina
ne was mere III uci"hce 0l the behoctauc organ
/ %atlon lie owed no aliegIahce 10 any man. an
was aS Tree as the nag that waves over the capitol
, MT. CLARK gave MS reasons why ne could Vot
! ior neither Air. Bocnck nor MT. Mlllson. 1t wa
because OF their support oil the Administration
Territorial policy.
Mr.. BoTELER, after returning his thanks to tn
gentlemen VINO Yotedfor hlIn' nominated Mr., M'iiso
lor speaker WI,
Inc house tAeh proceeded 10 vote " hoie nun
per oil votes cast 20; necessary 10 a cholce la.
Mr.. Sherman received d'...................... 100
Mr.. M!ilson' 30
Mr. GiineF ''''''''''''''''
W 6owis Of iniio,a
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From FENEzUELA.-A correspondent at Caracas
Venezuela, writing on the 9th OF November, state
: that the country was in a most wretched condition
1 social and commercial, owing to the mercenarv il
/ trjgucs of party spasmen. EX-President CaStr
was still in confinement aad closely guarded. Tn
laborerS OF the country were being forced into tn
j., army, and the coffee crop was going to ruin frol
neglect. The reyoutlonlsts had been defeated at
good many points by the regular troops. CoDgre
will meet on the 10th OF January. We have hlt
/ | of the COMcrciO, of LaguaYra 10 the 23d nit. The