Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-01
THIRT Y-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 30.
SENATE

" 10.
SENATE.
The galleries were densely crowded, and the
heat excessive. The invalid pension bill was
reported and passed.
MIR. GwIN reported the military academy
bill without amendments, and it was laid aside.
Mr.. GRIMES offered a resolution that the
Secretary Of the Navy inform the Senate of
the number of marine hospitals, number of
patients and expenses, since 1854. Adopted
Mr. DooLITTLE presented a petition that the
post office department be made free.
Mr.. TRUMBULL offered a resolution that the
Secretary of the Treasury communicate a
statement of the revenue, from each collection
district from 1854 to 1860.
Mr.. WILSON presented the memorial of the
merchants and underwriters of Boston, for a
steam mail twice a month between Charleston
and Key West and Cuba.
Mr.. SEWARD moved that the bill for the ad.
mission of Kansas be put on its second read
ing. Carried.
BY consent, Mr.. MASON offered a resolution
that the president communicate every message
received from the governor of Texas in rela-
ton to the disturbances on the Rio Grande.
Adopted.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the memorial of the
Legislature of Kansas, praying for admission
into the Union.
Mr.. SEWARD then spoke.
The Senate was in session till half past six
o'clock After Stewards speech there was
long debate, in which Messrs. DOUGLAS, DA-
Wis, DooLITTLE, TRUMBULL, and WIGFALL
participated, when the subject was postponed
till Monday. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. PARRoTT presented the resolutions of
the Kansas legislature, asking admission into
the Union under the Wyandotte constitution
Referred to the committee on territories.
Mr.. RUFFIN called up his motion, made
yesterday, to amend the journal. His name,
on the last vote for printer, was not recorded.
How this happened he was at loss to know.
During the six years he had been member
of the House, he had never missed vote ex-
cept when absent from the CITY, or confined to
his bed by sickness. He was quite certain he
voted for Mr.. Glossbrenner, and infinitely
stated all the circumstances at the time.
Mr.. HINDMAN confirmed Mr.. Ruffin's state
ment, the genteman's peculiar voice and man
ner of answering TO his name attracting his
attention. Mr.. Ruffin had inquired whether
his name was recorded, and the clerk said it
was. Of these facts Mr.. Ruffn was perfectly
confident. After much further discussion the
House ordered the journal to be corrected,
when the Speaker declared that the election
would be considered nullity, and the House
would proceed to vote for printer, which was
QOne WIFI the IOHOW0S RESULT
Whole number of votes, $50
Necessary for a choice, 81
FORD had 81
GLossBRENNER, 7S
SEAToN,
BALL,
WlNToN,
RICHIE,
On motion of Mr.. Sherman its further con /
sidera:ion was postponed till to morrow, at
o'clock The House went into committee of
the whole on the state of the Union. All but
dozen members went to the Senate.
Mr.. REAGAN made speech maintaing that
the Constitution recognized slavery as prop
erty, and that neither Congress nor Territorial
Legislatures can abolish or have power over
slavery in territories which are common prop.
erty Of all the people. In reply to arguments
heretofore uttered, he said the democratic was
neither proslavery nor anti slavery party.
MIR. EDGERToN argued that it was madness
to attempt to ignore the question of slavery.
Mr. GROW discussed the propriety of ceas-
ing forever the sale of the public lands, and
dedicating them to free homes for freemen.
He maintained that man has right to the free
use of whatever nature has provided for his
sustenance. Having spoken of the protection
of every constitutional right in the north, he
said that in the south, to be suspected of low
ing liberty and hating slavery was crime.
Mr.. JUNKlN advocated protection to Ameri-
can industry, and condemned the free-trade
policy of the democracy. The Committee
rose and the House adjourned.