Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-01-27
CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToN. Jan. Is. 1860.

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WASHINGTON, Jan Is. 1860.
| SENATE.-Sundrv resolutions were intro
duced by Mr.. Brown, looking directly to the
establishment by Congress of ID sltve code of
law for the territories Mr. Hale desired
to pat private bill from the Nav.l Commit
tee, on its passage.
After debate by Messrs. Mason. Hunter,
| Fessenden, Benjamin and others, during
! which it YVES contended that such a bill was
not in orde as Congress had not organized
! MIR. Hale withdrew his motion % put the
bill on its passage.
Mr. Bavard offered resolution that no
final action shall be taken in the Senate on
any bill or joint resolution till notice Is re-
ceiyed of the organization of the House.
Laid over
HorsE-Mr McRea was entitled to the
floor. but yielded it to Mr. CLAYTON, who
was about to address the House when Mr.
Washhurn Of Me interrupted im p calling
for vote on the Hutchins solve for the
adoption Of tie plurality rglo. lie insisted
that they were oblieed by law to proceed to
vote for Speaker without debate and DELAY.
Mr.. Crige of y G. raised point of or
der ON Mr. Nashburn. when the latter re-
peated the motion for the adoption Of the
plurality rule
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during which several speakers We're called to
order
Mr. Clayton said the South was the We
tim - Dee led to the slaughter. There was
hu- little. ifauv. disagreement in his dis
uict that the South would >ecede in the
event OF an election Of "a Republican Presi-
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resume n the powers Wh,ch they delegate 10
tht edeTa' government.
NIr- OarleT uIl nor 'ole l,t 10, vi VT Ii1a"'
because ne ldehl hlihe1 hIhseI WIN iHdI party |
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pr -sIuihT ',ucer- I'D 80 Young ne Niu "oO
for South American. because tnat party |
is in favor of a slave code IN the Territories. |
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81 code and intended ~. demand evorv south
ern right.
Mr, VuAries was for equality ana heIieved
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claim every arm of government to protect
it.
Mr. Etheridge said-SO help him God, he
would never give vote to put slavery in
the Territories, while the Nebraska-Kansas
bill. according to the construction put upon
il at the time of its passage, remains in force,
for it gives the right to the people, while in
the territorial condition. to regulate slavery
in their own way.
Mr. Boteer said they were in favor of
protectIn, slave uropertv in the Territories.
and the former said no territory can interfere
with those rigbts.
Mr.. Rriccs explaiped that he never be-
lieved a necessity existed for legislation on
slavery bevond what is claimed by the Con-
stitutior Vie a,rrorod of ,,on-intervention
in the Territories as a kind of souatter
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