, 1860-05-11
Tu1RTY.slxTH CONGRESS SESSION.

WAsaus7ox Nay 10.
NJ: Wilson offered = resolution .u.truo'iug
tue Conmltsee on Judiciary to irquiIt wht,hsr
the Marshal of The Southern District OF New
York has permitted = yessels fitted out ftr
tie slase trade to leave that or any other port
upon pay uent Of any sums OF paouey 10 him or
any QUE in his office, sny other confederation,
~Mn power to bend for persons and papers.
AF. Yuaeo reported the House bill to furnish
ADDITIONAL mail facilities, aud it ~as passed.
ihe uounans land clAin bill was made The
special order for Tuesday week.
The Homestead bill was resumed, and most
o. o., the amendments adopted IN Committee of tho
"Hole seateFdaY weEe adopted without debate
AF' ausndment, extending the opera
Eoas OF the bill to iants not subject 10 private
entry, Was rejected. Other amendments were
tuefed and rtj-csed, aud the tilt finally passed
ayes a. noes 8. TIE noes were Aessts
nfagg, Chogtnan, Hsmtln, Hunter, A1soa,
Adjourned.
AousE+-Tbe consideration Of The Presidents
Thursday next
Mr. bingham. from: tbs Judici,ry Com
mlttee. reported a bill declaring null
New Mexico establishing and protecting 4l4-
very. Mf. Taylor ueked leave to make + MI
nor1ty report.
| The House passed the bill providing for rua-
nlnx boundary line between California and
tue territories OF the Uuited s st.s.
As. Grow reported q bill 10 organize the Ter
r'tor1a1 G 'verumrnt Of 1dAboe.
Ar Clark Of Missouri gave notice Of an
! amendment to strike out the c'ause prohibiting
slareEy. and inert instead. th.t the Legislature
Assembly shA'! not by legislation establish or
PFen'oE Kst,n5< sa.er5 1u;x T.. - IT.
Grow, ofereo an amendment providing for the
election OF atl Territorial Officers BY the people
] Of organized Territories.
Ar. Morris said be could show his col
league that he mas in this matter playing
the demago6ue.
b's coltasgue to conduct himself ~ : gentle
| man, for the Almighty bus written on bis face
| The resaainde Of the sentence waa lost in 70
cife~ous cries Of "order"] Mr. Morris excl
tedly replied. The only worjs heard were.
- Falsehood, and can prot; that God Almighty
bis words wt1e not heard in the roar Of roice.
caIiias hia, to arder.
| At last quiet WAS restored. and Ar. Sherman
moved 10 censuFe both gentlemen. but 6nally
| by req Test, Hithdrew it.
| Betore further action on the bill, Mr. Hous
ton muved a call'ot the House, which WAS de-
| MED.
Mr. Bingham said the Democratic side chal
lenged Us TO take vote without discussion,
Sir. Houston.-We said w were r-ady, aut
I challenged discussion, not vote, but yan har.
puta gsg upon us and ne are willing 70 NEE
I the issue. ~
Several Democratic voices called for yote
and M,lison't motion YVES rejected.
After further debate, the bl.i passed-97 yea
to 90 noes.
The consideration of the bill ras then 70
| Bumed.
Mr. Thayer n,ade enbstitute. proposing Il
create the j. detson land district With Surrey
| nr General kc
Dir. Grow raised a point that the suhstitut
was not germsne, and The Speaker sustaine'
this view.
An appeal from the Speakers decision va
tabled hy majority.
Mr. Rinxhau,, in accordanee with the reaues
ofti. Republican friends, was willing to post
pone toe consideration Of The bill two weeks il
order that It may be fully considered. Nue.
excitement prevailed.
Mr. rsy ior inquired whether it was Mr. Bine
hams intention 10 .ff,rd olscussiou.
Ar. Bingham said that was for the dsterml
Tbe Democrats called for yo!e aud the mai
qneaIon was ordered.
Jno. Coctrans protested against the precipi
ta,.on in q bill Of such great Importance.
Ms. Adrain insis.ed upon tho reports bein
read.
NJ keitt sid i was simply an amendment G
the Hlmot Prorlso.
Sir. Iii lson moved to reconsider the vote o,
dering the main question.
GArtrsll desired to offer an amendment
! each Of the territorial bills, FIVE in numbe,
nrohibiting Territorial Legislatures from exc!ud
Ing slavery.
Aura,u gave notice of IN amendment 1eavin
tire pe"pe 9 Of the Territories tree to regulst
their owl Institutions in their own way, s0bjes
| only to the Consiitati u.
Mr. ua.k,n slso indicated an amendment, ar
thoriziug the h"ld,Dg Of Convention 10 furm
State Con n,titusson, when each territory sha
ta'e Tue requssive popu'as,nu for member {
ConStess.
On motion of Mr. Grow, the bill wa
postponed to Saturday, aud amendment
ordered to be printed. The House went lnr
COMMITTEES cn the tariff bill. MnrEilI's bill, Wit
few slight mods6caiions, nos affecting its ger
eral principles. was agreed to-s9 against 3;
The Copnmlttte rose. Much confusion prevail
ed, principally as 10 getting IN VI amendmet
ras.rg the duty on 14x reed from ~ to 1ec pe
busbe1. Rejected. The bill passea~-1u5 to 6.
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