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the Committee Post Offices and Post Roads inquire Into
the expedency Of revision OF the postal aws Passe l.
THE INAUGURATION or m wAauNoroH STATUE
Joint resolution was received from the House. Appro-
pIapg ten thousand dollars for the Inauguration Of tho
On motion Of Mr.. HAMMOND, (dsm.) of g. c., u was
taken up.
Mr. PreH moved to strike out ten and insert two
M HAMN, (rep.) Of Me-, thought the sum ten thou
sand dollars small enough II was the intention OF the
Committee 70 entertain the troops while here, they
Mr.. PrcH withdrew his amer dment
NJ Hall, lrep) Of H. asked for the yeas and nays.
The resolution was passed.
RULES OF ORDER.
The resolution from the House for Joint committee
Joint rules O: the two Houses was agreed TO.
M Davis resolutions were taken up. They are as fol
lows
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NJ. CIARK, (rep.) Of n H., said he should speak
The fourth resolution He called attention. speech Of
NJ Rreckiridge, who said is the aim Of every good
citizen TO keep the slavery question out Of Congress,
where 1t only did harm No Southern Senator or Repre-.
sentative attempted 70 egsate upon It, He read the ex.
tract not 70 blame the Senator introducing the resolution
but 70 call attention TO the modern history Of slavery ag
tston. Since 1850 what has been donss In 1852 the
democrats resolved that should be kept Congress-
same party resolved again that there should DO
slavery agitation IN Congress- but in 1876? they brought In
the lecompton constitution. And 90 they agAte year
after year. and resolve that they will not In 1890 slave
Y was tmid They did not say slavery should go into
geography but now slavery goes in spite Of climate
and everything else 1t has grown bolder, and
sSsas 70 s aPgtopIiss :. the Territory In the
question Of slavery be left 70 the people. II the
people have the power where do they getMg s denied
the constitution has power protect slavery this be
true where 90 the people get the power to override the
20 into Territory with their slaves and be projected
The doctrine 10 alarming Nextslavery will claim protsc
on in the States against The win Of the people win
claim protection In the old States under the constitution;
and the time may come when the Senator from Georgia
may, in his own Words cali the roll Of his slaves
Mr.. TooMBs (dem Of Ca wanted to know his authority
Mr.. CLARK could not tell where he had seen 1t.
had been contradicted In New England and New YORK.
bat th.t seems to be the policy Of his party.
Mr. CLARK denied that be had the contrafic-
ton. He could not tell where he the remark.
Mr. rooMBs-You might have seen # in the New York
Tribune, which is the general receptacle OF all false
hood.
Mr. CLARK was very glad to hear contradiction from
the Senator When the constitution formed Virginia
did not recognise the doctrine that slavery ennobed both
She did not recognise the doctrine OF squatter
sovereignty COnress repealed the doctrine Of free ter
rtory for sixty years. yet is now claimed that the con-
It, On the acquisition Of Southern Territories,
slavery admitted by special proviso, on the
suppoeion that the constitution would exclude it. other
wsR, except in few cases, there proviso. but
nobody claimed that the constitution protected IT, He
warned the Northern democracy not TO mako the doctrine
form they should tie history and end Of the party
would be ehort and rapid that of Chaldea In that
night was Beshazzar, King Of the Chaldeans SLAIN He
denied that there was any power under the constitution TO
take slavery into the Territory Slaves were held by
State law When the consttuton formed the trainers
OF 1t made provision for the carrying Of slavery to
other States. Since this session commenced these halls
have rung with dsunion Senator'S trying to excel
each other The South said 70 be for slavery and dis
union, and TO threaten secession slavery not pro-
tected He referred to the remarks Of the Senator from
Virginia who said the stone OF the arch Of the Union
not the sone but cobble in the arch making
tremble and shake, but the arch would not fall If
were taken out.
NEsAGx FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message was received from the President Of the Unit
ed States transmitting memorial from the citizens Of
Referred TO the Committee Claims, in order to be print
ANNOUNCEMENT rm DRATn opNR GoopE
message was received from the House announcing the
death Of William o. Goode, Of Virginia.
Mr. HusnR, (dem) Of Va, offered the usual resolutions
Of respect and moved that the Senate adjourn he gave
sketch Of the Life and character Of Mr.. Goode. BE
man Of great energy and fathfuness his State and
country consistent and true 70 bis Of duty and his
public and private career were such as any might
envy He walked through his years OF public life without
tant or suspicion, and, like the true Christian, went
peacefully to rest
Mr. CLAY, (dem) Of Ala, expressed entire concurrence
IN the eloquent statements Of the Senator from virginia
He had sought the acquaintance Of the because he
came from the district where his Mr Cays) mother
from and her kindred lived, and be respected him from
their 6rst interview he was gentleman, who held
to the right Mr. Goode aspcd 10 noble ends and
ed oil base means. He always wAchfu at his post
and faithful 10 bis constituents n the hazard Of his
health Adjourned
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 20, 1890.
The SPEAKER announced the following select committee
on the Senaie's bill to abolish the franking privilege
Messrs. vsllandisham, Kellogg Gn), Burnett, Adams
(Ky) and Stokes.
Mr. LovDoY (rep.) OF H., asked leave 10 introduce
preamble and resolution recng the rights and privileges