Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-31
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70 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
THTRT CONGRESS.
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SENATE.
Mr. Seward is in his seat, and was warmly
greeted.
Mr. Wigfall called attention to speech Of
Mr.. Bingham, pronouncing an alleged quota
ton from a former speech OF his TO be utterly
false.
Mr. Bingham said he found the language
in newspaper, and supposed it to be correct.
lie had no intention Ia msreprcsent the sena.
tor from Texas.
Mr. Irumbull made personal explanation
M regard to the article in the constitution at
lacking his and MIR. Ham ms vote upon one
OF the Davis resolutions, and il the editor had
read his remarks at the time, he would not
have made false statement as to his position.
MIR. Slidell reported back bill tor the ac
QUESTION OF Cuba, and gave notice that he
would call 1t up at once the next session.
He also presented a report from the majority
committee to investigate the charges OF corrup-
ton against the Senate printer, accompanied
by resolutions, which he moved to be printed.
MIR. King rose to make Il personal cXplana-
ton, but was cut short by motion taken up
i'll the overland mail bill, which prevailed.
Mr. GwIN appealed to Mr.. Hale to withdraw
his substitute, to which Mr.. Hale assented for
the present, in order to perfect the original
bill
TO the Pacific overland mail bill Mr.. La
than offered an amendment authorizing the
Postmaster General to contract with contract
ors on routes between st. JOsephs, Mo. and
Great Salt Lake, and between Salt Lake and
,acervle for semi-weekly distance, to be
done in twenty days, at not more than S462,
600 annually also to contract for the trans
portatiOn OF printed matter and ranked docu-
mentS by steamship at not over 100000 per
year; also, to contract for daily mail coaches
from April LIST to December LIST, and tri-weckly
for the balance OF the year from Sacramento
to Portland, Oregon, at not over 100000 per
annum; also, to contract Tor a weekly mail
from st. Paul Mimi to the Fails of Oregon at
not over 100000
Mr. LATHAM spoke at length in avor of
Buterfield's overland route, thinking Con
gress possessed no right to terminate the con-
tract except by an eXescise of despotic power
Mr.. CHANDLER rose to a question OF privi-
lege. He found in the Globe OF yesterday
language attributed to the senator of Indiana
(Ftch) in which he characterized him Chand-
ler) as Xantippe in pants, and accused him of
gross ignorance. He had not heard the Ian
guage, but if used, it showed the senator was
incapable of approaching the position which he
by accident held on this floor.
Mr.. FITCH avowed the language, and still
thought it appropriate.
Mr.. CHANDLER said when the post office
bill again came up he would discuss it, and the
question of Ignorance shall then be deter
mined.
The overland bill was postponed to Satur-
day.
The House bill for the admission of Kansas
came up.
Mr.. CoLLAMER advocated it, when further
discussion on it was postponed to Monday.
The Oregon war debt bill came up, and Mr.
LANE defended it as proper. Others spoke on
the subject, and Mr.. HUNTER moved an
amendment authorizing a loan to pay the
amount Lost-yeas II, nays So. An amend
ment, that all money paid under the act shall
be to persons who actually did service and not
to assgners, was agreed to, and the bill passed
81 against II. 1t appropriatcs 100000.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House insisted on its amendments to
the homestead BILL and asked for committee
OF conference.
Mr.. HAsKINs' resolutions that hereafter no
person snail be elected printer to Congress,
who is not a practical printer, and has not Il
fair reputation as to skill and ability and that
the printer to either House shall give bonds in
twenty five thousand dollars, and that the re-
ducng of present prices forty per cent. is ne
cessary-were debated. The minority report
was read, concluding that Mr.. Ford's contract
with Larcourt and English, is in violation of
an act of Congress- and declaring the office of
printer to the House is vacant
Mr.. GURLEY advocated a bill for govern
ment printing Office, and Mr.. Glopton opposed
it. Adiourned