Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-03-01
Gattst By Gtltgrapb.
conrrsrs-xxxvI. ser.Ion.
al- rr., session.


that the Secretary OF the Navy inform the
Senate as 10 the number Of marine hospi-
tails, the number Of patients and expenses
since 1854 Adopted.
Mr. Doolittle presented petition that the
Postoilice Department. be made free.
Mr.. Trumbull offered resolution that
the Secretary Of the Treasury communicate Q
a statement Of the revenue Of each collec,
iion district from 1854 10 1859.
Mr.. Wilson presented petition Of the
merchants and underwriters Of Boston for a
steam mail twice a month between Charles
ton, Key West and Cuba
Mr.. Seward moved that the bill for the
admission Of Kansas be put upon its second
reading. Carried by consent
Mr., Mason offered resolution that the
President communicate every oOmmunioas
ton received from the Governor Of Texas
relative TO disturbances on the Rio Grande.
Adopted L.
Mr. Seward presented the memorial Of
the Legislature Of Kansas, praying for ad-
mission into the Union.
Mr. Seward said--the evils Of slave labor,
either Of fellow men or Of slaves, was the
cardinal necessita Of society. Some States
have one kind and some the other. The
slave State strikes down and effects to ex-
tinguish the personality Of the laborer, not
only as a member of the political body, but
also as a parent, husband child, neighbor
or friend He thus becomes in a political
view merely property, without moral capa-
city, and without domestic, moral or social
relations, duties rights or remedies, a chat
tel, an object of bargain, sale, gift, inheri-
tance or theft. His earnings are compen-
sated and his wrongs abused, not to himself
but to his owner. The State protects not
the slave as q man but the capital Of anoth,
or man, which he represents.
In contrast, he reviewed the condition Of
the free labor and the free States. He said
the State which rejects slavery encourages
and animates the laborers by maintaining
and developing bis national personality in
all his rights and faculties Of manhood, and
with privileges Of citizenship, He thought
| he might not inaccurately call slave States
capital States and free States labor States.
| In his opinion the fathers Of the Republic
adjusted the slavery question 30 that it
might have given us much less than our
present disquiet had not circumstances af,
terward occurred which they had not clear,
ly foreseen; he condemned the practice of
slavery and hoped for its discontinuance
They expressed this when they asserted as a
fundamental principle in the Declaration of
Independence, that all men are created
equal, &c. He thought the constitution
recognized every human being, not as capi
tai, but as a person, After giving brief
history of the settlement of Louisiana terri,
tory. he referred to the question of Congress
legislating for the territories
The Senate was in session till after 6 o.
clock. After Mr.. Stewards speech, there
was a long debate, in which Messrs. Davis,
Douglas, Trumbull, Doolittle and Wigfall
participated, when the subject was post
poned till Monday. Adjourned
HOUSE. MIR. Parrott presented the reso.
lutions of the Kansas legislature, asking
admission into the Union under the Wyans
dOtte constitution. Referred to committee
on Territories.
Mr.. Rufin called up his motion made
yesterday to amend the Journal. His name
in the last vote for Printer was not recorded
How II happened, he was at loss 10 know.
During the years he had been member of
the House he had never missed n vote, ex-
cept when absent from the city, or confined
to his bed by sickness He was quite eerI
tain that he voted for Mr. Glossbrenner, and
minutely stated all TIE circumstances at the
time.
Mr. Hindman confirmed Mr.. Rufin's
statement-the gentleman's peculiar voice
and manner of answering to his name at
tracing his attention. Mr. Rufin had In
quired whether his name was recorded and
the clerk said it was. Of these facts Mr..
Rufin was perfectly confident. He did not
hear Mr.. Rufin respond to his name, but
heard him ask if his name was recorded,
and for whom. The clerk seemed to put
his name on the tally, and gave an affirmal
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that Mr.. Ruffin's name was recorded. John
Cochrape, Winslow Ashmo-e and Stout
confirmed the above statements.
Mr.. Sherman supposed from what had
been said that every body was satisfied that
Mr.. Rufhn voted, and therefore his vote
ought to appear on the journal, whatever
may be the consequences.
After further debate,
Mr.. Corwin said there could be no doubt
about Mr.. Rufhn's voting. Should the Jour.
nal be corrected, it would result in what is
called tie vote, and there would be no
election, With view of coming to as
speedy conclusion as possible, he wished
to oher preamble reciting the facts in the
case, concluding with resolution declaring
that Notwithstanding the informality in the
election, Mr., Ford be declared the Printer
of the present Congress.
Mr.. Ruffin refused to yield the floor for
the introduction of the resolution. He had
q right to have his name recorded for Mr..
Glossbrenner.
The House ordered that the journal be 60
corrected
The Speaker declared that the election
would be treated as pullity.
MIR. Corwin made an Intellectual effort to
offer his resolution
The Speaker said the House would pro,
ceed to the election of Printer.
Mr.. Washburne of Me- asked whether il
would not be better to postpone the election
until tomorrow or some other day.
The House proceeded to vote. Whole
number lSO--neoessary to choice 81. Mr..
Ford 81, Mr.. Glossbrenner rs, Mr.. Seaton
9, Mr.. Minton 2, Mr.. Ball 3, Mr. Richie 7:
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, further con
siderntion of the subject was postponed unl
til tomorrow at o'clock
Mr.. Reagan made a speech, maintaining
that neither Congress nor the Territorial
Legislature can abolish or have power over
slaves in the territories which are the prop.
erty of all the eople
Mr.. Grow discussed the propriety Of ceas'
ing forever the sale of the public lands, and
dedicating as free homes for free men.
Mr.. Junkin advocated protection to ell
industry, and condemned the free trade
policy of the Democracy
House adjourned,