Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-12
THIRTY-SIXTH NGHESS~-First Session.
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SENATE

SENATE
Mr. Sumner presented memorial from Frank r. Sau-
born, of Concord Mass. given Of attempt
to "kdnap" him, he says by persons pretending to
by authority of the Senate Of the United States and
praying redress, &c.
Mr.. Sumner spoke at some length in furtherauce of
the memorial and moved its reference TO the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Mr. Mason objected to the reference and indicated
the officers making the arrest
On his notion the memorial laid the table, TO
await the return of the under which the Off
making the arrest acted.
Mr.. Kennedy, from the Committee on the District OF
Columbia, reported the bill authorizing the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad to cross the Potomac at the Long
Bridge, with sundry amendments; laid on the table.
The Senate then took up the Homestead bill
Mr. Doolitte of Wis, addressed the Senate in reply
to the speech delivered yesterday by Mr. Chestnut of s.
G. In the of his remarks abiding to what he
claimed the effect of slave labor upon the prosperity
of nations he said that the evidence of the deeterous
influence of slavery TO be found within shot
of the Capitol In the time of General Washington the
country between Alexandria and Mount Vernon
prosperous and populous-churches we're built and
happy people settled. The land had been impoverished
and was now deserted. One of the churches built at
great expense, and in which Washington himself wor-
SHIPPED had become dapidaed few years ago. and was
used a stable for cattle.
Mr.. Mason of Va nterruptng, said that the Senator
had fallen into gross He, Mr. Mason,) well
acquainted with the section of the country of which he
had spoken and knew Pohick Church we'll The land, it
true had its natural fertility exhausted by the
growth of successive crops of tobacco and for while
poor but of late fertilizers had restored the soil to
vgor, and it very productive. 1t was not true
that population had diminished on the contrary it
greater than it had been any period since the
Element of the country The church at Pohick he knew
we'll for it midway between the residence of his
cestors and that of Gen Washington and both had wor
shipped there. 1t had been built Of material brought
from England in Colonial times, but owing TO the State
support Withdrawn from it after the revolution, DIFF
fcutes between the Pensioners and the increase Of the
secarln denominations in the neghborhood, the church
had fallen into disuse and decay but subscription had
been taken up the church repaired aud the veneraed
pile was devoted to the uses of religion.
Mr.. Doolittle said he had only declared that few
years since the church used for cattle
Mr. Mason responded that the church had been re-
paired 20 years since.
Mr. Dooitle said that he only argued that the re-
gon in question: had ceased to be prosperous owing to
slavery.
Mr. Mason said he knew region in the immediate vi
entity of Plymouth, Mass which wilderness where
deer, and, it might be, bears were hunted.
Mr.. DOote said that that region sandy and I'M
fitted for human habtation. He spoke at length in de-
fence of the principles of the Black Republican party
Mr. Mason replied at some length, and with much pow
er, and was replied to by Mr.. Wilson, of Mass.
After some further discussion in which Messrs. Will
son. of Mass and Johnson, of Tenn, took part, at At
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Taylor, of La, Of the Committee the Judiciary
resumed the reading of his minority report the
Protest Message of the President which had been refer
red to that committee lie maintained that the House
had unlimited power to carry investigations OF any
kind at its will and pleasure. This would be incon
isent with the great principle of law everywhere recog
nzed where the rights of individuals concerned.
If restricted in its power, then consequence the
action of the House in adopting the resolution of Mr..
Covode in violation Of this great principle of law.
The further consideration of the subject postponed
until the 10th.
On motion OF Mr. Grow, of PENN the House then took
up the bill for the admission Of the State Of Kansas into
the Union
Mr. Grow said that ne had hoped that the wishes of
the people of Kansas this subject would be regarded
by the House and their memorial be acted upon at
early day.
Mr. Clark Of No, contended that Kansas could not be
admitted with the boundaries fixed by her present const
tuition without violating treaties made with Indian tribes
aud which by the constitution the supreme law Of
the land.
Mr. PARROT, of Kansas advocated the admission of
Kansas declaring that the people Of that State in
telligent and law abiding.
Without coming to any conclusion upon the BILL or
transacng other business the House at d o'clock ad-
journed.