Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-29
rhirty-sizth conFsss list Session.
wssiiiscros, February 81.
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| OENAIE.
Mr.. Davis presented resolutions Of the Lsgisla.
ture of New Mexico. praying Congress to erect
the territorial government OF Arisona; when
were read aud referred ~ the committee on Terri
| tories.
Mr. CLAW from the committee on commerce, TO
whom was referred the bill 70 provide for the con-
structiou of a marine hospital at Apalachicola,
aud another TO provide for the construction OF q
custom house at the Same place. reported them
back with the recommendation that they DO not
| pass.
| Mr.. Hale presented the memorial Of T. d. San
born demonstrating against the action of the Sen
ate in ordering his arrest because he refnsedto
obey the summons Of the Ilarper's Ferry nvesti-
| eating committee, AMI praying the Senate to re-
| scnd that order M being improper and illegal-s-
Mr.. II. snd he cordially concurred with the pray.
e of the petitioner, but inasmuch a. the Senate. in
spite Of all he could say, passed the vote by
pretty largo majuritv he would move that the
petition lie on the tablc-vhich was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Callamer, a resolution was
ado pied directing the committee post offices and
post roads to- inquire into tho cxpediency Of pro.
Wiling by law that any letter which shall have re-
mainrd in the postoice for thirty days undeliver-
ell shall be returned TO the writer thereof, who
shall have endorsed his name and residence there
on. Mr.. G. remarked that under the present sys-
tenn of requiring all letters to be prepaid. there
was no pecuniary induccment for the government
Just to require Of tho government what would be
required Of private carrier, that when he failed
TO deliver n package entrusted to his cnre. hc
should return il. II would cost no more to carry
these letters back to their writers than to take
them to the dead letter office.
On motion by Mr.. Hammond, n resolution was
adopted TINT when the Senate ndourns to-moh
row, il be to meet on Thursday next.
On motion by Mr.. Chandler the bill making an
appropriation to deepen the channel over the st.
Clair Fnts was made tho special order for next
Thursday.
On motion by Mr. Rice resolution was adopt
Cd instructing the committee I'm the postoHice and
post roads to inquire into the eypedicncy Of re-
vision Of the postal laws and to report by b or
otherwise.
On motion by Mr.. Hammond the joint res oh-
ton from the House of Repre- ,cntatives np2ro phi
ting $40, o0a to derray the expenses Of ina ug ira
ting the equestrian statue Of Gen. Washington ON
the % inst, taken up and passcd-yehs 80,
NAYS -.
Mr.. Clarke made speech on the subject of sa-
very. attrbnting NIL thu agitation ON that SUBJ ect
to the democratic party.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of tho re-
solution If Mr.. Brown in regard to terri tosial
right; and Mr.. Toombs replied to the speech of
Mr.. D,olittlr. delivered oh Friday last. he re-
peatcd tho charge he had formerly made, that
ninc States Of this Union were laithess to their
law Between independent sovereigntcs thee
must be mn nrber somewhere, Where is it2 If
they refuse to comply with their solemn oblie u
tons and persist in aggression upon the.rights IF
their neighbors, the lannon's mouth must be tho
hnnl urhitcr; and he prepared fDr that mt ai'y
time, If there was no other. Mr.. Il. then gave IL
historical statement of the case of the Georgia,
missionaries. Wooster and Butler. showing that
III un particular was the Constitution yiolatrd hv
Georgia. ia the action ut her Supreme Court. 1t
was u record, every page of which he proud
ol lie then contrasrd with that action the course
Of the State OF Wisconsin. On the conclusion Of
his remarks.
Mr. " nln obtained ihe nnr and the further
rou-ilcrn'io" Of the subject was postponed un-
I'll " cdne,Iny Of next week, at half past ono o.
clock
GA motion of Mr.. Mason. the Senate then pro-
c,clei Ia the consideration Of executive business,
and after some time ~ ent therein, adjourned.