Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-22
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THIRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 81.
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diets to the West Point Military Academy.
A message was then received from the
President OF the United States, transmitting
executive communications, whereupon the
Senate went into executive session.
Upon the opening OF the doors again, Mr..
Bright submitted resolution for the appoint
ment of standing committees, which was car
RED by yeas 81, nays 10, a strict party vote,
with the exception of Mr.. Pugh, who voted
nay.
The following are the committees as adopt
ed =
On Foreign Relations-Messrs Mason, Doug
las, Slidell, Polk, Crittenden, Seward, and
Sumner.
On Fmance-Messrs Hunter, Pearce Gwin,
Bright, Hammond, Fessenden, and Cameron.
On Commerce-Messrs. Clay, Bigler, Toombs,
Clingman, Salisbury Hamlin, and Chandler.
On Military Afdrs-Messrs. Davis, Fitz-
patrick johnson of Arkansas, Chestnut, Lane
Wilson, aud King.
On Naval A fairs-M essrs. Mallory, Thorn
son, Slidell, Hammond, Nicholson, Hale, and
Anthony.
On Judiciary-Messrs Bayard, Pugh Ben.
jamin, Green, Powell, Trumbul, and Foster
On Post Offces-Messrs. Yuee, Gwin, Bright,
Wigfall, Hale, and Dixon.
On Public Ldnds-Messrs johnson of Ark
ansas, johnson of Tennessee, Lane, Pugh,
Bragg, Harlan, and Bingham.
On Pricate Lind Claims-Messrs. Benjamin,
Polk, Wigfall, Grimes, and Ten Eyck.
On Indian Afairs-Messrs. Sebastian, Fitch,
Hemphill, Dooittle, and Clark.
On PenStons-Messrs. Thomson, Clay ,Saus-
bury, Powell, Durkee Harlan, and Grimes.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs Toombs,
Crittenden, Nicholson, Durkee, and Ten Eyck
On CLAIMS - Messrs. Iverson, Mallory,
Bragg, Sumner, and Foot.
On the District Of Columbia-Messrs. Brown,
Mason, johnson of Tennessee, Yulee, Kenne-
dy, Hamlin, and Wilson.
On Patents-Messrs. Bigler, Toombs, Hem
phil, Sumner, and Trumbnll.
On Pubic ButtdingS-Messrs. Bright Davis,
Kennedy, Clark, and Doolittle.
On TeuitorieS-Messrs. Green Douglas, Sc
bastian, Fitzpatrick, Haun, Collamer, and
Wade.
TO Audit Contingent Expenses of the Senate
Messrs. johnson Of Tennessee, Powell, and
Dixon.
On Printing-Messrs Fitch, Davis, and An
thony.
On Engrossed BMs-Messrs. Lane, Bigler,
and Harlan.
On Enrolled BMs-Messrs. Haun, Saulsbu.
bury, and Harlan
On the Library-Messrs. Pearce Bayard, and
Collamer.
Mr.. Rice corrected misunderstanding of
the reporters in regard to his response to Mr..
Pugh about the displacement of Mr.. Douglas
from the head of the territorial committee
He said he was not a party to it, nor did he up
hold it.
Mr.. Slidell introduced a bill making appro-
priations to facilitate the acquisition Of Cuba,
by negotiation, which was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, a resolution was
adopted instructing the post Office committee
to inquire fit be not practicable in some man
ner to avoid the delay in the transportation of
the mails between Washington and Boston.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, a resolution was
adopted instructing the committee on finance
to inquire into the practicability of adopting
some more efectual and economical means of
warming the public buildings of the govern
ment throughout the country, and making an
appropriation for the purpose of accomplishing
that object.
Mr.. Bayard introduced several bills, which
failed to receive action at the last Congress,
relative to the adminst ration of Justice in
criminal cases appeals and writs of error to
supply vacancies in certain offices; concerning
seamen and amending the act regulating the
carriage OF passengers in steamboats, and other
vessels.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Davidson of Louisiana, said he saw no
use for indulgence in harsh language, and Ger.
tainly he had no desire to hurt the feelings of
any gentleman. He liked to have freedom of
speech for himself, and he would never tres
pass on the right as applied to others. 1t was
a grave error to say that the south wants to
force slavery into territories. All they ask
and what they are determined to have is,
that their rights be protected in the COM
arrltOr Of IIo holO I'd
to the national democracy. If troubles exist
in party, let them be settled inside the
organization. He was willing to let bygones
be bygones While he wanted the House Or
ganized, he would never consent TIC do it by
the election of a man whose mantle is stained
by blood split in sedition. He never believed
in the doctrine of secession, and did not be
lieve in it now, but when the rights of PEG.
pie were tramped on without redress, there
was no other remedy. 1t was no longer the
politicians sent here to manufacture public
opinion, who talk about this grievous evil. 1t
was the whole southern heart which comes up
with one voice to say "Stop go no tartherE
you have passed the Rubcon. You must stop
where you are, or the objects for which this
confederacy was formed must cease" He
would candidly say, that unless such raids as
those of John Brown shall be stopped there
will be war between the north and the south.
He argued that the Republicans were here as
party, to strike down the rights of the south
ern states. He read from the compendium of
Helpers Book to show that it advises that the
institution of slavery must be disposed of, and
absolutely abolished as the true policy of the
sonth In view of this kind of sentiment, did
not John Brown believe that Mr. Sherman and
others would stand by hime Was it to be
expected that his constituents and the state of
Louisiana would consent that this Union should