The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-18
Congressional.

/ WARRINGTON, Dec. IL HOuse-Thursday
/ ~. vas set apart isr Territorial business.
I A-1t Thursday TWO weeks will be devoted to
f BE District OF Columbia.
Atummunication was receiver from the Sc
s'rA7y Of he Interior, asking au appropria-
-ea iyT deficiency in the sum devoted 10 the
oppression of the slave trade.
among the propositions offered to-day was
.-s by Adams, Of Ky, providing for more eff
't..1hIly protesting the rig rs of citizens, for
iaukhIGg persons for resisting the Fugitive
. save law, aud for holding the Safe in which
4 51.4 resistance occurs responsible for the
] 'a'-r u lie escaped slave.
! A"ssrs. Florence of Ala. and Cochrane of
| y II introduced similar propositions.
A.! we're referred 10 the Crisis" Commit
| re-
Nh sckles offered = proposition looking to
"s adjustment of the question of property
Aad he public debt as regarded the seeding
> ses. Referred 10 the same committee.
= NJ. AGraIn, of n. j., offered the following
!rsoiuHon, with pream bic, asserting the Con-
'I-HAon Of The United States TO be the su-
ptsIne Law Of The land
, At'o.r,d, That We depreca'e the spirit of dis
tFt.eHce to the Constitution Wherever manifest
-. HLa mat Se earnestly recommend the repeal
e.. statutes BY state Lea slaIrres, conf citing
' aau ~ V!6ihtloL ol that sacred instrument,
'Ts,ag avs Of Congress passed in pursuance
Af, Cochrane proposed an amendment,
""'tu was accepted. namely n recommended
lis NH'''~ ieiSoHoi NoeiJ
NJ. sherman moved to farther amend so as
a., ,irue all multiplying laws. so as TO receive
g." ItL"hlmous vofe objected o.
ne main question was rhen mt resultinq-
ayes lB1 NAYS IS ''-e" PH'' eS"i'ins-
-ha+ t-5feJoy oHeTed res7' lflon similar to
-. VI hdfain, but adding hat il is the duty
r.rn,la-,,. irsiueht 10 protec' and defend the
NJ OF Tie United States
III, -ti. 'faHiord, OF Ga. wanted n nronosition
have "'4''' I'su'~ IT" South shoula
ton nnstrksdale Of Miss. thought the resolu-
i'm ,d niaIca, Of \. g, thought the resolu-
Tn r1liisa HE President In using force.
III 'e'S'ulou was rassed AYES 1871. NAYS
claIIra tH.iis OF Ill, offered q resolution, de-
ION 0rs- a. mere as nothing in LiIcoln's cleo
o, he - -h-r cause, 10 justify dissolution
yAlue ,taI'n mat It's perpetuity is of more
or ms, '"a 1A Ihe temporary triumph of a party
l1r Cn,, Lar all evils ought 10 be corrected In
a. 'iu'ion was adopted--yeas rs, nays
l1 ,r, Davis, Of Miss, was excused from serv-
lof r.1 .le Crisis" Committee. His reason
70 yield@AA'ls vas, that The committee refused
Ao,o,.sn ming TO the South.
nutohsr "a resolution OF inquiry as 10 the
aad rort VI Federal soldiers aud the number
Wa JtsAoIton Of y. = arms In South Carolina,
~ i8'd over.
Iau,,.4i I granting the Baltimore and Ohio
Iuton'1@ iDooinpany the right of way ever the
az b. imlfidge, was made the order of the
usat, ,l. "eohesday next, and the Mexican
t4led 'ary stipulation with Spain was de.
i,rebcs. aus, OF Ohio made speech on the re-
ape - portion OF the Presidents Mes
Il, ss,d - special Committee OF Thirty three.
a. SUN Carolina could not com plain of
psEiy viz sa " The kepu biicans, because their
pIztats S. never had the power all her CON-
l,ntlcan sts Tie result OF unfoandsd appre.
s.uh hs understood Senators frern the
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