The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-21
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Thirty-Sixth COngress-First SEES
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
SENATE.
I Inc Senate met at the usual hour
| r, MR.. johnson, of Tennessee, introduced
homestead bill, which was read twice
MI fugh's resolution, as discussed yester-
DAY, was then taken up.
mr.. r. read an extract from the bred
in bis speech yesterday. 'A'''eo
Mr: Hasian moved to amend the resolution
by adding that the Committee on Territnr;ns
be also instructed to inquire into Tho W. o'
priety OF authorizing the people of New Ma
ice, and Utah to elect all their Territoria,
ohcers, Executive, Legislatures and Judi
clal, IN such manner as the Legislatures
thereof shall provide. ''A'"'e %
Mr.: Green moved to POSTPONE the cons;
deratlon OF resolution. as the Committoae
were not yet organized and he wished ~
speap on the question, but was not in goed
health to-day. s0oo
, Mr.. Hale likes the suggestion of Mr.
Green, Tor it gave him an occasion to tbrow
0 G1i lew hints, upon looking back at the
history OF this country down to the presen =;
time. de found that no member of the n
States Senate had ever been eleeted ' Pros a.
dent of the United States. e''-
:, ne thought the reason was that owing tn
the introduction of such resolutions end
naAng nlllDustering speeches gentlemen
were drawn out and they put their foot in !.
'e1DIe they knew where they were going
II tnis was understood, he believes Il wonld
nave tendency to shorten these behstas o ano
Monday would be time enough to rsnoes sh
consideration of the subject, as gentlem oae
Will u, nave time tor reflection in the Interval
me motion of Mr.. Green was then aaraad
W al ana the SUBJECT was postponed to Mondav
The Senate the adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at the usual hour.
MIR. Taylor stated that his colleague. Mr.
Landrum, was still confined to bis room
He could be brought here but perhaps at The
risk OF his health, and he asked if some oeno
tleman on the other side would pair off gsith
him. "A'a
MIR. Grow said they had heard that apnesl
every day. Was it quite fair to ask 4 ren.
tleman present to pair off with him. PAIR
were usually made by the individuals them
selves and in cases where both parties had to
be absent. - W.
Mr.. Taylor replied that the custom resol.
we'd itself into one of courtesy, and under
ehe circumstances stated it was .propsr to
make pair. If his appeal was NOT resnonde
ed to, he suggested to gentlemen on the
Democratic side that they have recourse tn
those methods familiar to all, which would
have the effect of preventing vote.
Mr.: Grow thought it was bad practice-
one side coming into the House, and asking
the other to offset the absentees of the otber
Mr.. Clemens said he had a right to know
what policy the Republican side intended to
puraue:-w whether they intended to take sd.
vantage of the absentees.
Mr.. Grow knew OF no understanding
among his party on that point, and repeated
what he had before said.
The conversation was ended by some gen.
teman saying that when the proper time
comes, there would be no difficulty in find
ing pair for Mr.. Landrum.
J.. Mr.; hiekman made an Intellectual appeal Y
TO act on his resolution, proposing the adop-
ton OF the plurality rule.
MIR. Holman said the question of slavery
was not yet settled, although there seemed
an approximation to that end. Different
and conflicting views are entertained on the Il
subject, but he was of the number who he'd y
that Congress has no jurisdiction, under anv
circumstances whatever, over the subject Of
slavery in the territories, because it is a
domestic Institution, The Kansas and Me-
oraska act, giving the people the right to
control their domestic institutions in their
own way