The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-28
THIRTY.SIYTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb q, 1860
ORGANIZATION ARIZONA TERRITORY.
Mr.. DAVIS, (dem) Of MISS presented memorial from
the Legislature Of New Mexico asking the organization of
the Territory Of Arizona Referred 70 the Com ttee
Territories.
PENSIONS SOLDIERS
Mr. SEWARD (rep) Of N Y, presented petitions pray
ing for pensions TO soldiers Of the war Of 1912.
III. ARREST A WITNESS HARPER's TERRY ISvEs
nGAroN.
Mr.. HALL, (rep) Of N. H. presented the memorial Of
Frank sauborn, protesting against the order for his
rest, and asking that 1t be rescinded.
1AE HOMESTEAD BILL
Mr.. BINGHAM, (rep.) Of Mich, presented petition In
favor Of the Homestead bill.
Mr.. CorIAMER (rep.) Of Vt, introduced q resolution
that the Committee Post Offices Post Roads INQUIRE
into the expedency Of having letters WHICH may remain
their writers.
Mr. CoIIAMm advocated the resolution as necessary 10
matter thrown upon H.
The resolution was adopted
ECONOMY THE PUBIC PRINTING.
MIR. WILSON, (rep) Of Mass gave notice of bill TO
duce the rates now paid for the public printing twenty
per cent.
SPEECH OF MR.. rooMes
Mr. Browns resolution was taken up, and Mr. TooxBs,
(dem) of Ca spoke. It had been asserted shat he had
right cali In question the acts Of sovereign States
As the sovereign State he that he had
the right, and that this was the peculiarly appropriate
place to call in question the acts Of the confederate States
II redress could not be obtained here the States would be
thrown upon their own resources he qad not arragned
the domestic institutions internal ofairs Of any
State. He bad only arraigned them for n1deHty
10 the constitution, which they bound by
every con Iteration Of good faith 70 carry out
He had charged certain States with ibeing unfahful
their compact and Of having made supreme law Of the
land OF no effect None of them denied these charges
cept the Senator from Iowa. and he would show that he
was wrong The excuse given that the Fugitive Slave
law was no law. There must be arber somewhere in
the case Of this conflict II the cannon is the only srbi
ter, the sooner knew IL the better The Senator from
Wisconsin bad defended the action Of his State. Now,
Wisconsin had not only set aside decree Of the United
States Court, but had nuifed q provision Of the
cor stituton itself. The provision Of the constitu-
ton in regard 10 the rendition Of fugitivee from
analogy s action O. s Court ~ w no
consin and that Of Georgia. quoted by the Senator from
Georgia He had arragned that State not on the ground
Of United States law, but on the ground that She had
violated the paneet provisions Of the constitution Mr.
Toombs supported his arguments by copous citations from
was useless to sing paans to the Union while they tram
pied the Union under foot Bad In all ages had cried
sord! L0rd The consutionsy OF the act Of 1893 had
come and the act Of 1859 did not differ therefron BE
reviewed length and explained the acts Of the Georgia
courts The courts Of Wisconsin had asserted the
courts. The decisions referred to by the Senator
from Wisconsin simply asserted that the federal courts
bad not supremacy State courts Nine Judges the
Supreme Co TT said this was new doctrine in American
jurisprudence. The action of the Wisconsin courts stood
10 its naked deormity without parallel In reply to
Mr. Hale he said the tnance Of 1887 passed before this
constitutional authority The opinions Of the early fathers
were msreprescnted
Further consideration Of the subject was postponed
The Senate took up the bill granting increased pay to
officers OF the navy but without action upon the Senate
went into executive session. and afterwsrd adjourned