Weekly national intelligencer., 1860-05-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President of the United States, communicating docu
ments in relation to the affairs of Utah Territory not here
oore submitted which laid the table and ordered
to be printed. as
Mr. KELLOGG, of Illinois, asked leave to introduce
bill to exempt from duty the iron for the Central American
road, for the purpose of referring it to the Committee
of Ways and Means.
Mr.. CRAWFORD objected because the House was thin
and there understanding that business should be
Mr. C0LFAX said the Republicans were not responsible
for the absence of members and he thought that after losing
eight or ten days they ought at least to have opportunity
to introduce bills for reference.
Mr. CRAWFORD, after some further debate, withdrew
his objection TO the bill.
Mr.. WINSL0W renewed it,
Mr. DUNN said it was only fair to let the country see
who absented themselves from business and moved that
there be call of the House, which motion prevailed
The roll OF the House was called and quorum of MEM
bers (l23) responded to their names
Further proceedings under the call were then dispensed
with.
Mr.. PETIT asked leave to report, from the Commit
tee on the Library bill to amend the act providing for
the keeping and distributing of the public documents and
for other purposes
After discussion objection was made to the ntroduc
Mr.. GARTRELL presented the memorial of Mr. Esta-
brook delegate from Nebraska Territory in the case of
the contest for his seat by Mr. DAILY which referred
to the Committee Territories and ordered to be printed
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, made explanation
in regard to remarks Of his yesterday the consu
donaity of the fugitive slave law
THE TARIFF AND LOAN BILL
Mr.. SHERMAN gave notice that on tomorrow he would
move to limit debate in Committee of the Whole to the Ia
riff and loan BILL
The House went into Committee of the Whole (Afr.
CURTIS in the chan. and r@sa,ned ss me
Mr.. ENGLISH of Indiana, proceeded to address the
committee referring in his opening remarks the scenes
and events now Hansprng at Charleston. He did not
sympathize with those who impereusy demand Caesar
nobody, with the rule or ruin spirit which had
been too much manifested of late by both wings of the
Democratic party He would not characterize that spirit
the language merits he predicted that if disasters
serious difficulty should ensue the mass of the Demo-
cratic party never would they ought TO- forgive
those who had rashy and needlesy precpitaed this state
of affairs upon the country. 1t not to be denied that
dark and ominous clouds were just lowering over
house, but they would break away and leave the
sun of Democracy brightly shining Political storms had
errors for his great party and he would at present 90
upon the supposon that any storms at Charleston were
only necessary for the purity and heahness of the poll
tica atmosphere When the fine for action should arrive
every Democrat would be ready do his duty and even
those who might think their worst had been selected
for their Presidential candidate would have the consolation
of knowing that he better than the best the Repub
cans likely to put up and that any Democratic plat
form is infinitely preferable to that of their political oppo
nens But there fundamental and essential point
about which Democrats would not dfer-unceasng hos
tGy to the principles and purposes of the Republican
party There they stood unit, and iadivsble now
and forever He proceeded speak upwards of an hour
the rrpressbe conflict and negro equality doctrines of
the Republican party conendng that the peace of the
country and the perpetuy of institutions demand that
this sectional party should be put down.
Mr.. HUTCHINS. of 0hio spoke upon the slavery ques-
tdn, maintaining that slavery is wrong every aspect
wrong to the saye wrong to the stakeholder injury to
the material industrial POLITICAL social educational
ra and religious prosperity of any people who encourage
or tolerate it.
MIR. SMITH, of North Carolina, also spoke upon the
slavery question: defending the South against charges of
aggression and denying that the Constitution of the United
States hostile to the institution of slavery He depre-
Gated the acrimonious spirit evnced both sides in the
discussion of this question and appealed to Northern
not to continue the agitation of sectional issue but
unite with men of the South upon the basis Of the
promises of 1885, and in promoting the prosperity of the
whole country
At twenty minutes after four o'clock the committee
and the House adjourned