New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-28
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHISoTos, Feb. n, 1860.

SENATE. WAsHINGTOE, Feb. II, lSbO.
Mr.. DAVIS Dem, Miss presented a memorial
from the Legislature Of Newt Mexico, asking the organ
IL alton of the Territory of Arizona. Referred to the
Committee on Territories.
sir. SEWARD Rep., n. y presented petitions
praying for pensions 70 soldiers OF the war OF loIZ
Mr. HALE Rep, n H. presented the memorial Of
Frank X Sanbo protesting against the order Tor his
arrest and asking that it be rescnded.
Mr. BINGHAM Rep Mich presented petition
in favor of the Homestead bill.
Mr. COLLAMER Rep, Vi introduced rssolu-
ton that The Committee ON Post Offices and Posi- Roads
inquire into the expediency OF having letters which
NAV remain in any Post0fice undeivered for thirty
DAVIS returned 10 their writers. MIR. Collamer adyo-
Gated the resolution necessary to relieve the DECD.
Letter Office OF The immense amount OF matter thrown
upon II.
The resolution was adopted
Mr. WILSON jRep., Mass. gave notice OF bill TO
reduce the rates now paid for The public printing .
MIR. BROWNS Dem, Miss resolution was taken
up, and
Mr. TOOMBS Dem, GA spoke. 1t had been as
serted that he had right 10 call IN question the acts
of sovereign States AS the representative OF Sow
eregn State he thought he had the right and that this
was the peculiarly appropriate place TO call IN question
the acts of the confederate States. IL redress could
NOT be obtained here the States would be thrown upon
their own resources. lie had Lot arraigned the do
mestie institutions internal affairs OF any State lie
had only arragned them for nhdety to the Constitu-
ton which they were bound by every consideration
GOOD faith TO carry out. He had charged certain
States with being untathtm to their compact ana
with having made supreme law OF the land OF no
elect None Of them denied these charges except the
Senator from Iowa, and he would SHOW
that the Fugitive Slave Law was no law.
There must be AN arbiter somewhere IN the case OF
this conflict. If the cannon is the only arDiter the
sooner we know the better Inc Senator from WE
consip had defended the action OF his State. Now,
Wisconsin had not only set aside decree OF the
limited States Court but had Duied provision OF
the Constitution ITSELF The provision OF the Consttu-
ton in regard 10 the rendition OF fugves from labor
was plain beyond csvi There was no analogy be-
tween the action of the Supreme Court Of Wisconsa
and that of Georgia quoted by the Senator from WIS
congin He had arraigned that State, not on the
ground that she had right TO decide upon the con,
stitutiOnaty Of United States law, but on the ground
that sbe had violated the painest provision OF the
Constitution. dir. Toombs supported his arguments
by copious citations from legal authorities.
Tn the coprse of his remarks he said was useless to
sing pieans TO the Union while they tramped the
Union under foot. Bad men in all ages have cried,
Lord Lord The cOnstltutlonalty oil the acl Of
1898 had been affirmed by every State Court before
which it had come and the act Of 1889 did not dsr
therefrom lie reviewed at length, and explained the
acts Of the Georgia Courts. The Courts OF Wisconsin
had as,srted the supremacy Of the State Courts
the Federal Courts The decisions referred to by the
Senator from Wisconsin simply asserted that the Fed
eral Courts had not supremacy over State Courts.
Nine Judges OF the Supreme Court said this was ne
doctrine in American jurisprudence. the action OF the
Wisconsin Courts stood III its naked deformty with
out parallel. In reply TO Mr. Hale he said the Or
dipance of 1877 passed before this Government was
formed and therefore rested upon constitutional
thority. The opinions OF the early fathers were mis-
represented.
Further consideration of the subject was postponed
until Wednesday, week hence.
The Senate took up the bill granting increased pay
to officers Of the Navy, without action upon 1t.
The Senate went into executive session, and after
ward adjourned