New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20
GONG RKaS.

SENATE Dec. 1e--The Vice. President being absent
the Senate Proceeded TO ballot for President OF the
Senate pro tenn pore with the following reSult For Mr.
Fnzpair,ck 80; for Mr. Foster, l9i for Mr. Hamln, l.
MIR Fitzparick was declared electei. The rressurers
Report was then received. Clerk was granted 10
Mr.. Ma,ons Harpers Ferry Investigating Committee.
Mr. Pugh then ose to defend the Northern Democracy
against The charges Of unsouDdDess made by Mr. lyer
son the other day. Be said such charges came with
bad grace from the South which had not done AS mnch
for Democracy as the North. He repudiaed the sen-
mept that the petition Of Mr.. Douglas on Territorial
rights vas akin 10 the Wilmct Proviso or anti-Demo
cratic showing that Gen. Cass had sustained the same
position. He showed that Mr.. Iyerson, when mem
Der Of the House. eleven years ago. had supported the
petition Of non-nteFvenuoD, and the Georgia Legls-
Aure had sent inst uctons TO its representatives in
Congress in favor OF the same principle. he also
read the Democratic platform Of California, which
was almost literally copied from the Ohio platform,
dswn up by himself Mr.. p then proceeded to notice
tho action ON the part Of the Democratic majority OF
the Senate with regard to Mr.. Douglass position on
the Senate Commiirees Mr. Gwin explained the &C
ton Of the California Legislature in reference TO the
non. Intervention resolutions referred 20 by Mr. r.
Mr. Lane Of Oregon next spoke stating that his views
on the Territorial question that Territory is the
common property Of the whole people, and thst, while
in that Ttirtorisl condition. the people could not BY
unfeDdly legislation by unequal taxation, infringe
the rights OF the people of any State in the Union
Mr.. Brown Of Kentucky spoke, insisting that slaves
were property before tho Constitution existed, and that
il did no, belong to Federal Constitution to cay what
State should recognize property He claimed that
owners Of slaves had the gbi TO lakether slaves
10 Territories that owners Of other property bad to
take their property there and when there, they should
lie protected as property. AT the CONCLUSION oil Mr.
Brow = remarks, the Senate adjourned.
HousE, Dec. 19.-Mr. Gilner, on question OF
privilege, commented upon newspaper article asso-
ciA,ipg his psme o6ensively with Helpers book, and
"a, pg amopg other things that the South should look
about 20 se hetLer abe had not traitors on her own
coil He denied having any knowle3ge of receiving
the bock, il i, had been sent to him. Ever since be
had refused 70 act with tse Democrats on the LecomP
ton poley which be believed TO be an infamous fraud
ana swindle he had been pursued with the ferociy OF
tiger. He denied, in toto, the whole publication.
Mr.. Singleton OF Miss. tookihe hoor, defending the
South from Mr.. Hickman charge that the South had
violated al its eompeets and compromises Mr. hiek-
man D,erposed, nay ing ths, the South had demanded
the rertal Of the Missouri Compromise, as prevented
Slavery north Of go 30 and unjust 70 the South
With The aid Of few Northern representative the NJ
peal was accomplished, Tie South Pieds'ns snA' 1Os