The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTY.SIyTH CONGRESS


WASHINGTON, June 5.-After the usual morning
business, Mr.. GREEN resumed his remarks against
the admission of Kansas under the boundaries pro
posed by the House BILL and also c0ntended that
her present population was insuficient--Mr
COLLAMER replied that if the boundaries we're
5" arranged as to make it Democratic State,
probably the Senator would be satisfied - Mr.
GREEN said that he did not have anv reference to
any such thing, and was understood to saw that
the Senator from Vermont knew that he did not
when he said so. He spoke so low that it was i'm
possible to catch his exact language in the report
ers' gallery. l--Mr. COLLAMER thought that was
equivalent to saving "you lie, and you know you
he."--Mr. GREEN made some explanation
which was entirely inaudble. Mir. C0LLAMER
said 1t was source OF modification to him, after
living to his time of life that he should be charged
with deliberate falsehood. He wished to give the
Senator a chance to withdraw his often
sive remarks.--Mr. GREEN had nothing
more to say that subject.--Mr. WIGFALL
made some remarks on our Constitution and form of
government repeating what he has heretofore
said on that topic. He went to say that he
should vote against the admission of Kansas under
any circumstances. He objected to the moral
character OF her people, and thought Kansas was
not respectable enough for Texas to associate with
In Kansas they are not law abiding people; out
laws and traitors have oritv there; the terri
tory has been filled up from the vagabondism of
the North: and Europe has been drained in order
To send emlgrants there.-Mr. HUNTER moved
to postpone this bill and take up the Army Appro-
prlation BILL which was agreed to-yeas SO, nays
27.-Mr. TRUMBULL then moved to postpone
the army bill and take up the Hounas land bill;
winch was not agreed tG-yeas %, nays 20
Several amend ments to the Army Appropriation bill
were discussed at some length.-Mr. IVERSON
moved to amend by adding new section that all
the states that nave mad or shall have refunded to
them oy the United States, moneys expended by
said States for military purposes during or since
the war of 1872, and which have not been allowed
interest on the moneys so expended, shall be al
lowed the amount of such interest SO far as thpv
pit her. Or Lost inta II .bo
OF discussion it was stated that this amendment
would embrace the amount of 81 500, 900, and it
was urged that as the State of Maryland had been
paid interest, the other States should have equal
justice done them.-The amendment was rejected
yeas 70, nays 20, and the bill reported to
the Senate-Mr HALE offered an amendment
that the pay and allowances of no officer of the
army, except the Lieutenant General, shall here
after exceed $1,000 per annum; rejected.-With
out finishing the bill the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. REl NULDS called up the Senate bill max
ing provision for the return and support for
limited period of the re-captured Africans The
Committee on the Judiciary proposed to amend bv
increasing the sum from one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty dollars for their comfortable cloth
ing, shelter and provision, for period not exceed
ing one year from the date of their landing in Af
rica; and also increasing the aggregate amount
from two hundred thousand to two hundred and
fifty thousand dOars.-Mr. TAYLOR offered an
amendment that no contract entered into by the
vention shall be entered into between the United
States and Great Britain, making Joint provision
for the return of all re- captured Africans Mr.
Taylor advocated his amendment, saying that
while we return such negroes, Great Britain does
not. He wanted to leave the whole matter open
for the consideration of Congress ss-Mr REY-
NOLDS replied that this bill proposed only to
carry out the existing law prohibiting the slave
trade, and the recommendation of the President in
his recent special message.-Mr CRAWFORD
wished to strike out much Of the bill as provides
for the maintenance of the negroes for one year,
desiring to test the sense of the House tn sub
Ject. He maintained that there not a word in
the act of 1919 which requires, justiies or permits
the United States to support for year those re-
turned Africans. These wild Africans should not
be supported from the Treasury-a boon not
granted to any white man.-Mr. REYNOLDS
showed that the provision in the bill carried out
President Monroe's Interpretation of the act of
1890, which has been followed from that time to
this, and the gentlemen from Georgia would find
that Congress, in March, 1859, appropriated S75,-
600 for the Africans captured the bark Echo, in
accoI dance with the request of President Buchanan
MIR. CRAWFORD said the House, in 1882 ac-
tually denied any such use as to be made of the
,O00-Mr Reynolds replied that thing
was ce rtan. The President advised Congress that
he bad made contract for the maintenance and
clothing of the Africans found on board the SLAYER
Echo, for year He asked an approximation
and Congress granted it.-Mr. SMITH, of Vir-
ginia, asked Mr.. Reynolds to accept the amend
ment, providing that no African negro found in
any vessel engaged in the slave trade which may
be captured by American vessels and landed, shall
be returned to Africa against his consent.-Mr.
REYNOLDS said he could not consent to that
Under the operation of the previous question the
amendments of the Committee the judiciary
were adopted.--Mr. TAYLOR'S amendment was
then reiected-yeas II, NAYS 99.--Mr. CURRY
moved to amend the title of the bill by making it
read, can act protecting and supporting the Colo
ny in Liberia, and attaching the Colonization So
ciety permanently to the United States Govern
ment."-Mr. PRYOR made brief speech against
the bill. While he did not doubt that the Consti-
tuition conters the power to suppress the African
slave trade, be denied that there authority to
take care OF and support these Africans. He was
opposed to opening up such illimitabe expense,
and said the S250,000 now appropriated were to
maintain those Africans captured only within
single month. Instead of sending them back to
Africa, he would pursue the more humane course
and reduce them to quasi condition of servitude
under an apprentice system.-Mr. MILLS0N re-
piled to his colleague, denying the soundness of
his positions Nothing was said in this bill
about the American Colonization Society; nor
was anything said about it in the law. He
maintained that the Government had no right to
reduce free men to slavery. Were these Africans
released no State would be willing they should
main within their limits. Virginia he knew would
not. He said these re-captured Africans must be
returned to Africa, because can do nothing else
with them-we cannot help ourselves.-Mr
CURRY desired to speak but he prevented by
the House seconding the demand for the previous
question, under the operation of which Mr.. Cur
rvs amendment to the title of the bill was rejected
The bill was finally passed-yeas l2l, nays Sc.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the Missouri contested election case; the resou-
tions reported by the Committee of Elections being
before them. viz lst. That J. r. Barrett is not
entitled to the seat in this House as member from
the first Congressional district of Missouri; and I'd.
That +. P. Blair is entitled to the seat-Mr.
DAWES opened the debate in favor of the resou-
tions.-Mr. GILMER opposed them.-The
House adjourned.