Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-09
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CONVERSATIONAL.
WASHINGTUS, March 8.

| HoUsE.-Mr. Burch introduced u bill,
which was referred to the committee on
military affairs, providing for the payment
Of the expenses attending the suppression
of the Indian hostilitieS in California.
Mr.. Branch offered a resolution which
WAS adopted, instructing the Judiciary
committee to enquire and report whether
any legislation is necessary and can be
adopted consistently W the Constitution,
- facilitate an organization of the House,
preserve its order and regulate its pro-
ceedings previous to the election of a
Speaker.
Mr.. Kellogg, of ILL.,, introduced a bill
granting lands to actual settlers in the
Territories and pro. iding that the inhabi-
tants elect all the Territorial officers. Re-
terred to the committee on Territories.
Mr.. joan Cochrupe introduced a bill to
amend tue act limiting the liabilities of
ship owners.
Mr.. Col ak from the committee on Post
Offices, reported bill reducing the expen
ses of the Post Office Department. Refer
red TO the committee of the Whole. Also
st bill inviting proposals for carrying the
entire mails between the Atlantic and the
Pacific States, on one line, by which the
government reserves the right to reject any
or ell bids if deemed expedient. 1t is sim
ply to ascertain for what sum the entire
mails between those points can he carried.
On motion of Mr. Burnett the committee
on public expenditures were instructed to
| inquire how the public binding had been
/ let out, the number of binders and wheth-
er the contracts have been given to the
| lowest bidder in accordance with the eEis-
ting laws, with power to send for persons
and paperr.
Sir. Sherman from the committee on
| Ways and Nouns, reported the army APP
| preparation bill.
Mr.. Stanton argued that the bill should
be referred to the military committee in
order that they might be enabled the more
thoroughly TO examine it and report re-
| forms.
| Mr.. Curtis seconded Mr.. Stanton's views
aud conteuding thut the general appropria-
ton bills should be sent to the different
committees and not entrusted to the COM
mittee on Ways and Means.
Messrs. Sherman, Phelps and WASH
burne, of Me-, opposed this, maintaining
| that such an arrangement would cause
confusion and delay. There should be
| one committee entrusted with the general
estimates. By pursuing the ordinary
method respecting the appropriation bills
the military and other committees, would
be enabled, having previously examined
their provisions, to propose amendments.
| The bill was referred to the committee of
the Whole by two majority.
|. The House took up the bill requiring
tho executive documents to be printed pre-
! vious to t!ie commencement of the session,
so as then to be laid before the members
and fixing the compensation for printing
them. The bill was debated ut length; one
! side regarding it as interfering with the
| constitutional right of the President, and
the other showing the importance of hav-
f,,o 4 Of inst mn MI
before Congress. Those ordered this scs-
sion were not printed. The bill WAS
amended so us to authorize the President
to cause his annual message and accom-
panying documents, or, if he thinks prop
err, the documents alone to be printed in
advance of the meeting of Congress to-
gether with the Secretary of the TreAsu-
RVS financial report. The bill was ordered
to be engrossed for third reading, and
the House adjourned.
|. SENATE.-Mr. Grimes gave notice of
bill for the retrocessioE of the District of
Columbia to MaryIand, and the removal of
the Capital of the U. 8.
The joint resolution for the enlarge
mcnt of the Louisville & Portland Canal
was made the special order for Tuesday
next.
The Homestead bill was made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday at half past one.
MIR. Browns resolutions came up, and
Mr.. CoIlamer spoke. The idea OF the
| founders of the republic were to do away
with the privileged classes, that every mau
should own his land, and cultivate himself
what lands be owned. This was, gener-
ally speaking, the condition of society in
the free States. In the Southern States
totally different condition existed, anu lie
quoted from Calhoun to show that in the
Southern States there was an aggregation
OF communities, and not of individuals.
The master or owner of slaves was the
head of these communities, anu represent
ed hluself, capital and labor. 1t was
obvious that this was an aristocracY in the
great mass of the community. He spoke
of the white men as virtually governed,
and of the master as the head OF the COM
muuities that regulated and guided the
policy of tue States. The question was
what was the duty of Congress, as the
representative Of both sections, to each
He thought it should promote the Interests
of both. This might be sometimes dill
cult task, as sometimes these interests
would conflict. But he still thought II
could he done. 1t would be Impossible
to induce either section to adopt the
social system of the other. But he be-
| licved they could co-eIist together. The
Union was u couglomeratiou of separate
coufederacics. the institutions OF which
were protected by their local laws. A
State could not be slaveholding and free
at the same tune; neither coulda Territory.
| The question was, how they could arrange
their difficulties in relation to the Terrific
rios The early Congresses under tue
| provision OF tho Constitution giving pow
| err to make all needful rules and regulations
in regard to the nr trs ID cd
one OF its means, and prevented its extern
| sion, and it was believed to die out quietly
without any act OF abolition. The Re
nnhlirans nnir nrnnnsn To Carry ont this