The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-07
WASHINGTON NEWS

Mr.. LovEJoY's SPEECH-ExcITING SCENE IN THE
HoUsE-THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN-THE TREATY WITH HoNDURAs-THE OVER
LAND WAGON ROUTE.
Mr.. Lovejoy, of Illinois, poured out the walls of
his wrath upon slavery in the House on Thursday
in style which almost produced battle on the
floor. The equal has never been witnessed since
the conflict resulting from the Grow and Keitt diff
ficulty. The invective of the speaker-whose
brother the celebrated Alton martyr-was ter
rife. He walked from his seat down in front of the
area, and half way over to the south side, storm
ing out the most terrific imprecatons upon slavery,
and at the time shaking his fist at them as if
the slave power sat impersonated there. A young,
ardent and mpetuous Virginian viewed his manner
as an insult to Southern gentlemen, and coming
out into the also asserted that Lovejoy ought
not to be allowed to proceed unless he occupied his
own place, under the rules. By this time the area
was filled with members, all of whom were greatly
excited. The chief object of the concentration
about the Speakers desk and his principal assist
ant seemed to be to get them both back to their
places Lovejoy would not stir until sometime at
ter the Assistant SergeantatArms appeared with
his mace and requested gentlemen to take their
seats. When the conflict was thickest, Lovejoy in
formed the Infatuated crowd about him that they
could not intimidate him. Potter, of Wisconsin,
who stood by his side, gave notice that he had
right to select his own position when speaking
Burnett of KY, insisted that the gentleman from
Illinois should not be allowed to go on out of order
Another member cried out, ''He can't finish that
speech here today when kellogg. of Illinois,
sprang into the centre of the crowd in the and
with great emphasis and feeling declared that his
colleague was proceeding in order, and should not
be inundated by threats insult That he was
entitled to the floor and must be allowed to go on;
and when he was out of order, he Kellogg would
be the first to check him. This last speech, togeth
er with the appearance of the Assistant Sergeant
alarms brought harmony out of chaos, and
Lovejoy mounted the Clerks desk and proceeded
with and finished his speech.-The Covode Inves
tigating Committee examined Richard Sche this
Skad m Hath ha
contributed any money for the Presidential cleo
ton in Pennsylvania in 1856. He replied that he
did. They asked him what amount? He sad I'M
less ordered by the committee, he should decline
to answer the question. The committee requested
him to answer. He said he contributed one thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Covode then asked him whether
he had any interview with the President in regard
to the matter? He replied that he had any
versaton with the President upon the subject. They
wished to know whether he contributed any money
in Mr. Haskins district to defeat him? He declined to
answer, unless ordered by the House of Represen-
tatives. The committee then discharged him, but
requested him to remain in the city. Mr.. Haskn
informed the committee this morning that many
of Mr.. Butterworth's letters to him were in New
York, and that he had sent for them, and they
would be here in day or two, when the contents
of this private correspondence will be laid before
the committee.-The President to day commune
Gated to the Senate the commercial treaty with
Honduras, which has just been negotiated. The
provisions are the same rs those in the Nicaragua
treaty, except the provision maintaining or allow
ing force to be used in certain contingencies. 1t
also insures the neutrality of the transit route.
Accompanying this treaty are some practical OBJ
servations, laying down the views of the govern
ment in regard to the general policy and object of
the treaties, especially those of Mexico and Near
aqua, which are now before the Senate for ratif-
cation and showing that unless these treaties are
ratified the citizens of the United States will have
to look to foreign Powers for protection in
ing the great highway transit routes through
foreign NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Latham and Gwn,
and Representatives Birch and Scott, of California
have addressed Col. F. w. Lander, the Supern-
tendent of the Great Overland Wagon Road, a
letter requesting him to resign his position as
structor of the remainder of the road in favor
of one of their constituents. They pay him
a high compliment engineer, but claim
that the services of an experienced scien-
tifc man are not required to complete the
work