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Mr.. DAVIS introduced bills to facilitate the
enlistment of soldiers in the army, to fix the
pay and regulate the allowances, To promote
the efficiency OF the army by retiring disabled
and infirm officers all OF which were referred
TO the Committee on military affairs.
Mr.. WILSON presented the petition of the
people of Boston against the removal of the
Post Office.
Mr.. LANE offered a resolution calling on the
President for the correspondence OF Gen. Win
field Scott and Gen. Harvey in regard to the
Island of San Juan. Adopted
Mr.. SLIDELL introduced bill to prohibit the
issue and circulation Of bank notes i'll the Dis
trct of Columbia OF a less denomination than
500 Referred to a select committee.
MIR. lvERsoN offered a resolution instructlng
the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the
Senate what portion of the sum appropriated
under the treaty OF Guadalupe Hldaigo for
the payment of claims of American citizens
remains unpaid.
Ir. MALLORY presented a memorial from
the citizens OF Charleston for the establish
T.ent of a steamship line from that place to
Havana. Referred.
Mr. FOSTER being excused from the special
committee on the lloumas land grant, on mo
\ ton Of Mr.. Toombs, the committee was re-
@fduced to four
Mr.. WILSON introduced a resolution, calling
Du the Secretary Of the Treasury to commu-
rotate statement of the exports, imports,
tid tonnage of the British North American
provinces, distinguishing Canada from the
others. Adopted.
Mr. Dixon of Connecticut addressed the
Senate in opposition to the Presidents recon-
mendation in regard to the Amistad claim GO
ing into a lengthy history of the case. He
contended that there was no legal claim upon
this government. Slaves had never been recog-
nized as property nationally, but only locally.
He quoted the letters Of President Munroe, in
support of his position and read from Spanish
and other laws, to show that slaves could not
be considered as property. He quoted the
opinion of Justice Story.
Mr. IvERsoN moved to take up Mr.. Pugh's
resolution offered last week. Carried. Mr..
Iverson said the senator from Ohio charged
him with having advocated, in 1913, while
member of the lower House, the doctrine of
popular sovereignty. He admitted it, but he
had repented and recaned his error. lie now
regarded it the duty OF Congress to protect by
enactment slavery in the territories, and de-
MED the right Of Congress to prohibit slavery
therein He then explained his action on the
Oregon bill in 1840 and went into the history
of the legislation of Congress since 1913, on
this subject. In the course Of his remarks
Mr. Iverson spoke Of Mr.. Douglas as occupy
plying position as Objectionable as that of the
the Charleston Convention to adopt an unmis-
taxable platform, asserting and carrying out
to the fullest extent the principles OF the bred
Scott decision. lie didn't want one like the
Cincinnati platform, which could be interpreted
differently to suit the views of different sec
tions of the country. Unless that convention
did SO he would not support their nominee,
except from necessity, and then only if he
approved the views of the nominee He could
support Mr.. Breckenridge or Mr.. Stephens of
Georgia with even defective platform, but
under ne circumstances could he vote for
Mr.. Dor, r.. His rejection by the Charleston
Conv and the southern people was a tore
gone Rusion His doctrines were as disas-
troas sgthose of%the Republicans, and he had,
rsefore, foateited all claims to the support OF
We south. He had deserted the party at a
8 critical juncture, and had done more than any
other man to defeat the policy of the party on
the Lecompton issue. If he wished to get
back into the party, he must atone by years of
service fol- his error before he could regain
their confidence. He thought northern Demo
Gratis generally were unsound, having, in their
state conventions, California not excepted, sus-
tanned the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
The old Wing party, which, twenty years ago,
was as sound as the present Democracy, had
been swept away, and nothing was left of them
except Edward Everett Robert G. Winthrop,
and others, whose declarations were "mere
sound and fury, signfying nothing, and who
could not control q single vote With single
exception the Senators on the other side had
denied, by their votes, the right Of property in
slaves
Mr.. DooLITTLE said he supposed he was
the exception referred to. He desired to say
that in his opinion property in man rested only
upon the laws Of the sovereign states, and not
by virtue Of the constitution.
Mr.. IyERsON said he was sorry to find not
one honorable man on that side who would
recognize property in slaves. He concluded
by referring to Mr.. Stewards ''irrepressble
conflict doctrine, and regarded the election al
Democrat to the Presidency necessary to the
preservation of the Union. If a Black Repub-
lican was elected, he would advocate dissolu.
ton Of the Union. Such a result would be
conclusive evidence fthe hostility of northern
mind. What would be the value of the Union
kept together by the bayonet? We hear such
vaporings on this floor, but they come gener-
ally from men who would be the last to uI.
dertake the job Let these braggadocia Hot
spurs come to the South, and enforce their
views, and they would net be shown the
chance extended to the friend of John Brown,
but would be hung up like dogs.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. WINsLow of North Carolina, asked Mr..
Gartrell, who was entitled to the floor, to give
way for call of the House
Mr. GARrRELL of Georgia, said that altho'
he wished to trespass on the House but a short
time to-day, if his friends desired it, and
thought there was prospect of organization,
he would cheerfully yield the floor for the pur-
pose of voting, with the understanding that he
would be entitled to the floor when the discus
sion was resumed. The House was called.
Mr.. SMITH Of Virginia, made humorous
explanation as to his taking egg nogg on the
26th of December which was kindly sent him
by lady, while he was speaking on that &C.
casion Though he was not strictly temper
= ance man, he had not taken a glass Of spirits
v for forty-fve years. though he acknowledged
he liked little egg nogg at Christmas. Laugh
teri He called attention to the remarks of an
opposition paper, the Alexandria Gazette, pub
lished in his district, which represents him as
strictly temperance man. He complained of
the remarks of correspondents, who by courte-
sy occupied the reporters gallery in the House,
deliberately intending to bring members into
contempt and ridicule, instead of representing
them in the best possible position before the
country.
1t appeared ON the call of the House, that
the only members absent without pairs, were
Messrs Florence OF Penn. Dem), Hindman
of Arkansas, Dem.) and Taylor Of Louisi-
ana, (Dem.) and the House, with only five
dissenting voices voted to proceed to ballot
The vote resulted as follows
Whole number of votes, 2l9
Necessary for q choice ITO
SHERMAN had 105
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