The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-16

been seized on the eoast 81 Cgha hence there
eheald bc prompt action on the part III on,
Rress. ItHppeared 10 him that the only an
dttional legislation requifed was iii exnlane,
lion and construction oF the net heretofore
passed, Ills motion a. amended was referred
70 the Judiciary committee
NC. Sonets introduced a bill ta establish
auniterul bill Of bapkruptey Referred to the
judiciary corimittce.
Mr. Rucll intDiuce. a lall granting 100
acres Of land TO zach officer and soldier who
had scfyc,i in tue army fet a period OF FIVE
years, although not In my of the wafs la
which the country had been engaged
Other bills were Introduced In relation to
bounty lnnds
on motion q Mr., Elliott the President was
requested 70 furnish tic House information
recently received relative N the China Cody
trade III I'll y III M
Mr. Wells introduced 4 resolution tnr n Iine
and imprisonment for the purchase Of Africans
imported into the country In violation Of law,
and for the suppression Of the trade. An oh
Ejeetien being made, the resolution was laid
over
Mr. Montgomery introduced 4 rcsoiution
| proyiling for the adjournment 81 Congress on
the Ilth Of juno. Much cpnfasion followed.
An ineticstual motion was made to table ii
Mi sherman proposed nm amendment sub
stituthig the 18th, which Mr Montgomery nc.
certed but refused a fnrther amendment BIZ
Mr. Sherman, providing for evening sessions;
The resolution waNatloptc,i, 10 against 81
I On molten of Mr.GHrtis tho lncifc ~ II.
llmado tho special order 81, ansI after Thurs.
dry, s 3.. Il .l
On motion o. Mr.. Ioyejoy, the House unler
q slspeHaion oi tho ralee took tho Horne-
istcad bill MS amended by tltc Senate, and sub
diluted therefor the orgiil;tl House bill iy
Z ErI
70 the Senate 3=g
Tho proceedings throughout were more than
EorIfinafiiy ttirhulofit. Il # L.
Me sherman wantod to IL into committee
Of the whole on the state Of the Union Adj
joarned ...
Senate Mr.. Cameron presented petition
| from the citizens OF Pcnnsylvania for an alte.
ration Of theteyenuc He said he should press
tho question 60 that he might know who were
the friends Of this measure.
Mr., BONNER offered resolution that thaCo
Inittee on Commerce be Instructed to Inquire
| whether some action IL not necessary to pro-
vide for the better safcty of passengers between
New York anil SIN Francisco. Al
Hr Hale offered 4 joint resolution that both
IIonGcs aatoumlon Monday, the 10th OF June.
On motion Of Mr.. Green, the motion to alter
the hour Of meeting 81 the Senate to III O clock,
was taken up and carried. Yeas SO, NAYS III.
On motion Of Mr, Hale, the Overland Mail
bill was made the special order for Thursday
afternoon. f T..
On motion OF Mr. Wilson, the bill for tho
effectnal suppression Of the slave trade WA
taken up aud 8Indry amendments offered. Or
derea 20 DO printed md referred TO the com
mIttee on Judiciary.
| Mr., DayiF Territorial resolutions were taker
Imp, and Mr.. Toombs made long speech, con
Guiding by calling on his political friends t.
! put the stamp Of tIisapproval on thedoetrineo
| SsInatter Sovereignty There was CLEAN o
/ light coming from Chicago. Action had beer
ldsYoured by his own dogs. He called on the
Democracy to unite against the common foe
and while rindicating the Southern seceders q
Charleston, wanted them TO return to Balti
more with the view Of uniting to defeat th'
Republicans # mr. IT. r.. r: =. =. l.. 40 -,
| Hammond road brief legal argument agnins
Squattef Sovereignty, ..> f.. ~ q. Il.