The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-04


Committee on Territories, reported bills for the
organization of the Territories of Arizona and
Colorado The same gentleman offered resolu-
lions charging Mr. Medi, First Comptroller
of the Treasury, with violating the laws regulat-
ing the Department and suggesting his removal
therefor bill reported by Mr.. Mason from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to defray the
expenses of the Japanese Embassy on their arrival
in this country. The Homestead bill was taken I'D
and its amendment moved by Mr. Fitch, by insert
ing proviso that the alternate quarter sections of
land reserved by the government shall not be sold
LOT less than double the regular price.-The House
resumed the consideration of the bill to suppress
polygamy in the Territory of Utah. Mr.. McCer-
nand addressed the House in support of his asser-
ton made on Monday, that there was no instance
in which Congress had enacted special penal
code to operate in the organized Territories. His
plan to remedy the evil complained of, was to
divide the Territory of Utah between Pixies Peak
and Nevada. Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, said that the
plan proposed by Mr.. McClernand, was in his
opinion, the best possible way to dispose of the
question. Mr.. Parratt remarked that Pixies Peak
was legally part of Kansas, and he did not want
to see it cut off from the latter before it shall be
admitted into the Union. Mr.. Lamar did not doubt
felony
in the territories, but if poygamy be suppressed,
he thought that the Republicans would take this
act as precedent to suppress slavery. He pre-
ferred that the Government should buy out the
Mormons, and thus get RID of them. Messrs Noal
Thayer, Keitt, and Vaandigham, opposed the
bill, and Messrs. Olin and jenkins favored it.
During the discussion, one of those little Congress
siona peculiarties of frequent occurrence, took
place, and created considerable sensation for the
moment Mr.. Farnsworth said that he was of
Wesley's opinion, that ''slavery was the scum of
all the villanes" to which Mr. jenkins replied that
if he believed so, che declared a lie"
THE PURCHASE MOUNT VERNoN-It is stated
that the recent visit of the ladies of the Mount YER
non Association to the estate, not for the pur-
pose OF taking formal possession. The Association
IS not compelled to assume the expense connected
with such step until 1861 and do not consider it
prudent to do so until sufficient are raised to
make Mount Vernon selfsustaining: We have be-
lore us copy OF the Mount Vernon Record Extra.
containing statement of Miss Anna Pamela Cum
nngham, the Regent, showing the present financial
condition of the Association. 1t is emnently IA
vorable. 1t shows that their payments to Mr..
Washington have all been punctually made, and
that they have besides about $4,000 for the fund
winch VIII be necessary to meet further RESPONSE
bilities. And what these responsib ities Miss
Cunningham says:
Practical men whom l have consulted on this SUBJ
lect, estimate that it will require from SIS, 900 to
Sl0,OOO annually to cover the expenses which must
be incurred If Mount Vernon is to be kept in repair
and provided with force sufficient to protect and
preserve the house and grounds in security and.l
good order worthy their future national position.
vi this sum, the annual receipts from visitors NAV
furnish from 81, 500 to So 000 although those of tb
past year only amounted to 81, 22S 25 but the ra
mainder cannot be safely relied on except from |
principal invested to yield the requisite inte
rest The safety ofinvestment, as general rule. !
is in inverse ratio to lucrative interest If we est
mate at per cent, it would require principal of
from $4,000 to $4,000. As we have $40 900 in
possession we are already in position to meet one
OF our obgations-to restore Mt Vernon to auhat At
aoas in its palmy days We have yet to acquire the
Sl4O 900 needed for annual maintenance. The uues-
ton for you now to decide is shall we take posses
sion of Mt Vernon without funds incur the risk of
increasing indebtedness-to be Cancelled we know |
not how, but with vague hope, from the future |
donations of the generous and patriotic hearts |
which may be touched by annual piteous appeals |
to their purse and patriotism save us from our
embarrassments-or like unselfish patriots. NOT |
wearied or discouraged by the hard.fought battles
OF the past, but inspired by the glorious victory
achieved, and confident of our ability to win new
trlumphs-reconsecrate ourselves to the work with
determination never to pause until we reach the
goal we set out for.