Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-24
CONGRESS-.
REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAzET
Senate, Wednesday May %.


The President sent message to the Senate
relative to the capture of more negroes of
the Isle of Pines, by the U, S. steamer Wy
andotte. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Grimes introduced resolution of in
curry, addressed to the Secretary of War, in
regard to the sale of the Fort Smelling reser-
walton.
\ discussion ensucd as to the propriety of
sending an inquiry to the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Davis contended that it could only be
addressed to the President.
Mr.. Mason and Mr. Fessenden opposed
this view Of the matter, and the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Benjamin, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill in response to the
Presidents message relative to the slaves
landed at Key West, and asked its imme-
diate consideration in view of The urgency Of
the bill
Mr. Brown objected, and the bill was laid
over.
On motion Of Mr. Mallory, the bill to IN
crease the pay of the Navy was taken up,
and the amendments made by the House
were concurred in.
On motion Of Mr. Hunter, the Senate in
sisted on the amendment to the Military Aca-
denny bill, and asked committee of con-
| ference.
The Japanese Embassy arrived at quarter
past II o'clock and created a decided sensa.
| ton. They were introduced to the Senators.
| Mr.. Hammond referred to Mr.. Wilson's
speech and his reflections upon the Southern
Judiciary as published in the Globe, and
desired to know whether any such speech
WAS delivered.
Mr.. Wilson said he had prepared his
speech with considerable care, but had not
read it all to the Senate, desiring to save
time, as disposition seemed to prevail to
attend to other matters. lie thought by so
doing he conferred Il service on the Senate,
particularly as his speech contained aluslon
| to no Senator. He spoke for fifteen minutes,
and then stopped to save the time OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Hammond said the continued rellec-
tons on the judiciary Of his State, if
delivered on the floor Of the Senate, would
have been instantly repealed lie protested
against the practice OF publishing speeches
not delivered. In this case it was made to
| appear that the Senators from South Carroll
ma remained silent in their seats, when high
| judicial officers of that State were assailed.
| lie pronounced the charges contained in
| Mr.. Wilson's speech as un,J ust and untrue.
Mr.. Hammond then proceeded to yind-
cate the purity of the South Carolina Judi
ciary, and said he hoped that amotion would
be made by some older Senator that would
put Il stop to this preparation Of forgery
and irand.
Mr.. Wilson rcioined lie had put moth
ing in his speech he was not willing to avow.
| 1t had been the frequent practice OF Senators
to put in their speeches matter additional to
that which had been spoken on the floor
He reiterated the statement that Il Judge
in Charleston had grossly perverted the bar
to shield persons guilty of violating the law
against the slave trade He had yielded to
the popular sentiment of South Carolina,
which favored Il revival of the slave trade.
Mr.. Hammond replied that the great
mass of the people Of South Carolina did
not favor the slave trade, and he concluded
by saying that the Senator from Massachu-
sets, and others on that side of the chamber
were chartered libertines.
The Senate then took up the resolution Of
Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Wigfall, Of Texas, resuming his speech
of yesterday, said that the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Pugh) was like Mark Anthony, elo-
qucnt over the dead body of his Cesar. Mr.
Douglas was dead. He died Of a disease as
common to politicians as bronchitis to par
sons-thc c0crthcs sr1ibendi. lie died of
pamphlet. Less patient than Job, he had
that i'll fortune which Job wished his enemy.
lie wrote IL book. 1t killed him.
Mr.. w. proceeded for several hours, going
ut length into the causes of Democratic div-
sions, and into national politics.
At the conclusion Of the speech of Mr..
| Wigtall,
The resolutions of Mr.. Davis were post
poned until Tomorrow, AID made u special
order for , O'Clock.
The Senate then went into Executive SEES
sion, and after some time spent therein, ad-
jUurned.