The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-13
PROCEEDINGS on THE THIRTY.SIETH CONGRESS
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April l2.-Various Evecntiva re.
| Ports were received.-Mr. BIGLER asked and oh
teu ieaVe 10 introduce bill to extend the limits
port OF entry and delivery of the district of Pbila
delphla, which was read twice and refarred 70 tba
| Committee on Commerce. Mr. B. from tba Con-,
mittee on Commerce, to whom was referred Tho
bill from the House of Representatives for the re-
lief OF CharlesS Knapp, reported it hack witbont
amendment, and asked its immediate consideration.
and no objection being made, it was read a third
time and passed.-Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas
from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was
referred the bill from the House of Representative
confirming certain land entries under the third
section of the Act of March Sd, 1885, entitled Gan
act making appointments for the service of the
Post Office Department during the fiscal year end
ing June 30th, 1856, reported il back without
amendment, and asked its immediate consideration;
ana IL was accordingly considered and passed -
On motion by Mr.. MASON the Senate resuued
the consideration of the resolution which he sub
mitted yesterday, for a recess of the two
Houses from the 18th to the 3Otb instant
de thought it would be impossible IN do onw
public business during the session of the Charasto
convention, as so many Senators would be absent:
and he would be willing to accommodate the Re-
publican side in similar manner when their Con
vention came off.-Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas.
opposed the motion, regarding such recess as an
abuse which would be likely to increase in succeed
ing years.-Mr. CHANDLER moved to amend
by extending the recess to the 22d of Nav. He
was opposed to the proposition IN toto; and if he
could he would like to have walls around this city,
Convention. But while they were gone he wanted
TO 60 home and do little gardenng.-Mr.
GWlN opposed the recess in any form, urging
that 1t was the duty of the Senate to consider the
important measures before them.-Mr GREEN
snake in fe-"- ef n. oh~~dI,r.s amendment, but
said the talk about walling cities and hemming in
withdrew the resOlution.-Tbe remainder of
the day was devoted to business relating
to the District of Columbia. and several
pills were considered and passed.-Ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Inc house passed the Senate bill to settle the
title to lands along the boundary of Georgia and
Florlda.-The SPEAKER laid before the House
an Executive communication, in compliance with n
resolution, transmitting the results of the Coast
Survey, showing the practicability of making the
Harlem river navigable for commercial purposes
MIR. GILMER from the Committee on Flee.
hons reported the following:
Whersds 1t is claimed that that portion of the Terri
i y o minnesota not included in the State of Minnesota
stll remains organized Territory and the residents
hereof entitled to have delegate in Congress- There
Incompatible with the public interest all such informa
on he may have in his possession to the existence of
any such Territory.
The preamble was rejected but the resolution
was adopted-On motion of Mr.. HASKIN, the
consideration of the report of the Committee ON
Public Expenditures, proposing reforms in the
public printing, was postponed till the 18th of
April; and the consideration of the French Spolia-
tion bill till the 9th of May.-The Senate bill to
facilitate telegraph communication with the Pa
chc,was taken up, when Mr.. COLFAX explained its
provisions, and the amendments propOsed bv the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
They propose to reduce the amount to be maid bv
the Government to $40 900 a year: tolls eyceedng
this amount to be paid for in addition. Instead Of
S4 S5 are to be paid for every ten words He showed
the necessity for this measure and spoke of its i'm
portance, especially in military point of view -
Mr.. STOUT expressed his regret that the commit
tee had reduced the amount to be paid by the Gov
ernment, but, notwithstanding, he hoped the bill
would be passed. 1t was of great Importance to
the Pacific States, and would facilitate the opening
up of the great thOroughtare to that coast
MIR. BURNETT opposed the bill, denying that
there was constitutional power to authorize the
Government to engage in building telegraph lines
In addition, it was to take S400, 600 ont of the
treasury for the benefit of monopoly for ten years
MIR CONKLING advocated the bill. and
would have preferred it as it came from the Sen
ate, as the tolls therein were cheaper and more
moderate than than those OF any telegraph compa-
ny on this or the other continent. He spoke Of the
htness and character of the corporators for this
work, and answered the constitutional objections
urged by Mr.. Burnett.-Mr ALLEY said that to
throw this matter open to competition involved
tor another year at least the loss of telegraph
line. He spoke of the subject as of incalculable
advantage, and did not consider that the bill
gave to the corporators exclusive mOnoply-
Without dispoSng of the subject the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union, on the Tariff bill-Mr. HARDEMAN of
Georgia, made speech in defence of the costitu-
tional rights Of the South and in the course of his
remarks, cOntended that Congress has no power to
legislate for the territories either to establish or
prohibit slavery, but only legsIate for its pro-
lection where 1t legally exists. This the Georgia
doctrine. He therefore repudiated squatter SOW
ereIgnty.-Mr. DAWES, of Massac achusetts spoke
OF the conflicting views of both sections on the sub
lect of slavery, speaking of it rs sin and crime
oef2reGod and mana bhghting whitening curse to
the land it rests on, and to those who walk its sur
face.