Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-22

In THE SENATE, yesterday, Mr.. Mason from the
Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee, reported
resolution that the President of the Senate issue
warrant for Thaddeus Hyatt, who had refused
to appear before the Committee on its summons.
Mr.. Hale would not object to the consideration
Of the resolution. When similar one was re.
ported the other day, he had been found In the
small minority Of four, yet he thought then and
still thought that it was a very dangerous prece-
dent, regarding 1t a most gigantic stretch of
power the part of the Senate calculated TO strike
down all the barriers thrown around the rights Of
the States
on considering the question more closely he had
come to the conclusion that the Senate had no
power to compel the attendance Of witnesses be.
yond the District of Columbia.
MIR. Collamer defended the report claiming that
| the Senate had power to compel the attendance Of
witnesses where the testim 1ny was necessary to
| subserve the public business.
The resolution was adOpted-yeas 43:-pavs ID
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of
the bill relating to the issue Of paper money in the
District of Columbia, but soon went into executive
session, after which it adjourned till Monday
HousE-The majority and minority reports of
the select committee appointed to inquire into
the expediency of having the present seats in the
hall removed, and the chairs and desks renIaced
being under consideration
| The first resolution reported by the committee.
was adopted under the operation Of the previous
| question-yeas IS, nays SO.
Mr. Haskin, of N. Y, from the Committee on
Public Expenditures, reported the following res
| solution
Resolred. That the select committee to whom
was referred the subject Of the printing expendi-
lures of the House of hand over to
| the Committee on Public Expenditures the books
| and papers, and such evidence they may have
| taken relating to said subject. and be DISCHARGED
| from the further consideration Thereof
After some discussion the resoluton YVES agreed
to-ayes %, noes %
| Thursday.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
| mole on the state OF the Union, (Mr. Washburne,
OF III in the chair and resumed the considera-
ton of the Presidents annual message
MIR. Lamar, of Miss, proceeded TO address the
| committee.
Mr.. Davis, of Md, next addressed the Commit
tee The Legislature of Maryland. he said, had
decorated him with its censu,e and was his pur-
pose to ac knowledge that compliment 1t was long
| since the party which controlled and gave
character to the Legislature had before been so
fortunate as to have majority in both branc hes
and 1t had now SO conducted itself that ii would
| probably be long ere it would be fortunate
again. AS regarded the vote of eensure passed
| upon him, he would say he knew his constituent
cY and the people of Maryland better than these
dabblers in eternal agitation; and he said that,
night or wrong. wise or unWise. this day the vote
hegave for Mr.. Pennington was not only approved,
but honored and applauded by every man whose
| opinion he regarded. Applause And he would
| be willing to meet his people upon any expana-
ion OF that vote, In the face Of the whole body of
| man.
| What were the circumstances Of this election ,
| He had no apologies to make excuses to offer.
What he did he did In bis judgment, and did
not look across his shoulder at his constituents to
| see what they would say. He told his constit-
uents before the election that he would come here
| freeman or not at all He told them that if they
| wanted slaves to represent them they could get q
plenty, but he was not one. He foresaw then ex-
| actly what has happened-that the time hight
come when he would be obliged again to take an
men OF like sentiments and he wanted his people
to know it, SO that if they preferred representa-
| tive who would bend like willow when the
| storm came they could choose material suited to
| their work But they had preferred to send him,
| and he had done what he knew they would ap-
prove without any apologize st ,ternent or expa-
| nation. That approval was not reason for but a
| cons deration after the doing.
| The gentlemen of the Leg slature did not know
so much about the gentleman who was elected
Speaker as he and his constituents knew. They
! charged him with being false to the South in no,
voting for Mr. Smith. of North Carolina That
| showed the rapdity and certainty Of the transmits
| mission of news to Annapolis, and the vigilance
with which those honorable gentlemen made
| themselves acquainted with affairs upon which
posed That those gcutlcu-I could identify MI
Pennington with Governor Pennington, whose
broad seal this same Democratic party had disre.
| garded in this Congress when they usurped the
| Inauguration of the House. That disregard of the
| prind Jacte evidence of the legal right of mem.
| beers they did not knOw-but he and his constitu-
| ents knew-had now been properly punished
| They dld not know that Mr.. Penning ton held
high offices under Gen Taylor and Willard Fill.
| more, and that his appointment in both cases wa,
| approved by the Senate of the United States
They could not be supposed to know that he is a
1 Wing in his principle and in favor Of thu en-.
| forcement Of every law in which Southern State
| is interested, and especially that law in which
Maryland more than any other State has practi.
cal interest-not mere political one. The l.eyis
lature did not know, but his constituents did, thai
Gov Pennington is opposed to this agitation, and
hence was the very man to be placed in that chair
as a signal of peace TO the country
Mr.. McPherson Of Pa, obtained the foor, when
| the Committee rose
| Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, moved that when the
| which was agreed to.
| At ten minutes past five O'Clock the House ad
journed.