Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-21

WAsuINGros, Jan. I9.

Senote--Mr Douglas resolution instructing
the Judiciary to report a bill tor the better
suppression of invasion, etc, was specially
assigned for 1:30 P. II. on Monday next
A debate Of some length took place on the
point whether he Senate had right to trans
act any business until the House organizes.
The Senate finally by vote OF As to over
ruled a point of order to that eject, and re-
ferred private bill on which the debate had
sprung up to the Committee on Private Land
Claims.
Five thousand FIVE hundred extra copies of
the Treasury report were ordered to be print
ed. s
Mr.. King offered a resolution proposing
select committee to investigate whether any
portion of The Public Printing appropriation
had been applied to the support OF any news
papers. especially the Constitution, Penn
sylvauian and Argus. and as to the contract
said to have been made by Mr.. Bowman, by
which he was to receive $4,000 per year,
| also whether any member OF the Government
was privy TO it; and also what reduction can
be made in the price of public printing.
The resolution lies over. Adjourned till
| Monday.
| Hosse-Mr. Hindman made a speech. accus-
ing the Republicans of the responsibility of
non reorganization of the House If they had
put in nomination one who had not endorsed
/ The circulation of book counseling rapine,
/
| been no prolonged opposition to his election
/ or an allusion to the white slavery of the
! Northern factories.
| debate ensued between him and Gooch,
of Mass, without elciting any points ofinter-
| est
Mr.. Hindman said that John Brown was a
tool OF the Republicans, and no Republican
could shirk the responsibility. Public opin-
ion would gibbet them as effectually as the
hemp that sfrangled Brown. The hemp was
already around their necks. If Mr.. Hickman
could march his Northerners to the South
the NortheraerS would be welcomed TO bosp
table graves. The black mantle of Republic
canism covered both Mr.. Sherman and Mr.
Helper 1t was an insult to the South &c
insist on Mr.. Sherman for Speaker. The De
mocrats should unite on one of their OWE
party and vote for him to the end of the con
test. whether it ended tomorrow or On the
4th of March, 1861.
After some proceedings of no particular
interest, Mr.. Leake caused an article from
the New York CoaTitr and Enquirer to be read
and denied that be had ever said on this fiool
, that the election of Mr.. Sherman was ins
cause for the dissolution of the Union. III,
. thought it the initiatory step. and if it wer'
followed by the election of Mr.. Seward TO
President it would be a cdusns 6ilii. He deBie(
! the truth of the C6uriers assertion that they
wanted to reduce the six millions of white
at the South to slavery.
Mr.. Pottle referred to the recent Garrison
Convention at Utica and its resolutions
, that the New York Herald was a safe medium
, for communication of Abolition utterance
, to the South. He advised the Aboiiionist
, to patronize the Herald. He regretted tina
these proceeding should have been scattered
over the country.
Mr.. Colfax brought out the fact, which wa
acknowledged by several Southern Demo
Gratis, that they had signed paper pledginl
themselves to resist, by all parliamentary
siratngem, a vote the plurality rule
House adjourned.