The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-26

should transact no business without ! e,,eriin
* there was power 10 enforce tic rules. HI e
ME- Houston said as tic House Yesterday
refused " adjourn till tho 3ath n Arfil le
was IN favor 0f remaining here ai,ds donna
something They could act on such bills M
were reported ID accordance with The esti-
mates and about which there was no contro-
Nc, CIawfora's motion was negatiycd Is
Mr.. Campbell, froiiths Committee 81 Elec.
tigns, made report on the Nebraska cottest-
I'd seat case, concluding with a resolution
that Samuel g. DAILY, instead Of Mr. Easta-s
pfooks - entitled 70 the seat as the delegate.
Anunlber 81 private bills were passed.
ME bnfiingams introduced resolution.
which was passed, instructing the Committee
on Forelgn Affairs To inquire into che expedf-
ency q raising the Sardinian mission to one of
tifst class, Adjourned till Monday 25d. FIX
April ~. III the Senate the chair presented
2 message from the President, Transmitting tie
instructiens given 70 Mr.. McLane when Min
lister to China. by ss. .5i II.
On motion Of Mr.. Yulee, a resolution was
adopted calling on the Postmaster General for
copies Of the contracts executed with Daniel
Johnson and Cornelius Vanderbilt, respec-
lively, for mail service Between New York and
San Francisco and New Orleans and San
Francisco, BIZ way on the Isthmas.
After other unfnpnrtant business, the Sem
ate adjourned until Thursday tho 2Bth. Il. .#s
The House went into the Committee Or the
Whole on the state OF the Union. s;s HI
April oath. In the House message from
the President was received III reply TO d sreso-
luton, in which he says, tsSiTco the admission
OF Minnesota into the Union, no act has been
performed by him recognising the existence Of
an organised government In the remaining or
outside territory ot Minnesota. q =,..s
The House went into the COMMITTEES Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
Z Mr.. bingham reviewed with severity the
political conduct OF those whom he character
ICED as the sectional slave power, and adyo-
Gated the exclusion Of slavery from all places
where the United States Goyernment has jurfs.
diction as the best method Of aIiaylng sections
al strife. + IN II # .. K: hi .;.#
Mr.. Noell alluded to the historyso Of political
parties-defending the Democracy.
Mr.. Campbell advocated the protection of
American industry, With his constituents ii
was question Of bread. 81 s=5 4. I. 13s
MIR. Howard defined disposition as Demo-
cTat, declaring himself In favor Of popular
sovereignty to the fullest EXTENT /. :@ Il.
i% Mr., Nc knight made q speechin favor Of the
protection Of American industry, and against
Pro-slaVery, secttonalism and especially the
Calhoun dogma, that the Constitution Of its
own strength, went into the Territories and
VI q. ! ss T.
Mr.. Morris, OF Penn, deprecated the neglect
sof the material interests Of the country, and
the exclusive discussion of sectional questions.
1t should be the aim Of American statesmen
to- remove, as far as possible, all causes Of
alienation and distrust between the different
sections Of the nation, and seek rather to
unite them by common interests, as a people.
The Committee rose and the House adj
joufned. 81. h. I. 1; s.s +. E ::
April 90. In the House Mfr. Colfax intro
duced, by unanimous consent; Al bill providing
that the regular dealers IN ne wspapcrs and
periodicals may receive packages by mail at
pro rata rates. Maps, engraViigs, phonogra-
phic paper and envelopes, books bound and
unbound blank OF printed cards tog go through
the mails at one cent per ounce, under 1900
miles, now charged letter postage by recent
decision Of the Department., and. the present
California postage to apply ON letters carried
by the overland mail from the Atlantic States
TO the Pacific coast, even If under 5000 miles
Mr.. Gotfax stated that he would call up the
bill when the House was full. ..s,.
The House then went into committee Of the
Whole on the state OF the Union. + .s :..6::.
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, asked the unani-
nous consent of the House to introduce a
resolution. I.desire to have It read and I will
say, il there is ne objection, shall propose "a
have the consideration Of the resolution post
poned for some FIVE or Six weeks. The subject
Is one Of Importance, and one upon which
desire to be heard. 81 81. ,. .s,:.s.
The resolution is as follows: .i.*s Il. 4. =.
Resolred By The Senate and Hoase Of Represesl.
tatires Of HE United States Of .anefica IN Con.
gress assembled, That the Hon.. James l.. Orr
OF the State Of South Carolina, General Alex.
ander w. Doniphan, Of the State Of Missouri
and Governor John Wood, Of the state Of M
iinois, be, and they are hereby, appointed
commissioners on the part of the United
States to proceed to Salt Lake City, in the
Territory of Utah, and negotiate with tbs
Mormons for the purchase Of their possessions
| for and on behalf Of the General Government
upon the express understanding and agree.
menty and none other, that they shall remove
within a reasonable time from without thu
limits and jurisdiction Of the American Re.
public; that the said commissioners be, and
| they are hereby, invested with plenaEy powers
/ to negotiate with the said Mormons FOR the OBJ,
| ject aforesaid; that they be instructed to SAY
to said people that, in the Judgment OF Con,
gress, deliberately formed, their peculiar in.
stftutions, Organization, and practices, arr
such that it will be impossible for them, IN /
Government like ours, il the future can BIZ
judged by the past, to maintain themselvesfol
any great length Of time; that the. peace o
| the United States, as well rs their own wei
fare and safety, fmpeTi0usly require their re,
moyal as aforesaid; that said removal ought Il
/ be and can be effected, il they will CONSUL
| their best interest, in a quiet manner, and Il
the advantage Of all parties, as Congress mos
earnestly hopes It may be. :.-:....:: ... Z.
That experience has shown, and their his
tory In Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, from eacl
of which States the people were In turn com
/ PEELED TO drive them, abundaBtly proves theN
cannot live in peace and good neighborhooC
with any other community contiguous TO them
that eommotioD, war, bioodshed, and almos
every conceivable species Of crime, character
! lie: their conduct; that entertaining the view,
and praeticing the denominations they do IL
/ total disregard Of all respect to God and man
religion and morality, and situated as they ar,
upon the direct route or highway to the Pacifi,
ocean, where, as sad experience has shown
they cannot be brought to Justice by process o.
law, 1t 10 useless for Congress to disguise tn
fact, or attempt to do It, that deadly feuds am
civil war between them and other settlers oil
both sides of the Rocky Mountains will in
evitably occur and hence it is our duty botl
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